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Extraordinary complete set of fifty 1888 N19 Allen & Ginter "Pirates of Spanish Main" cards, all graded and encapsulated by PSA. This set currently ranks second overall on the PSA Set Registry with a very impressive 6.14 GPA. This is a very attractive high-grade complete set of these extremely popular and colorful tobacco cards! Fourteen of the cards are highest-graded examples and three of those cards are the only ones graded at their respective levels. PSA Grading Composite: NM 7.5 (1 Card): #33. NM 7 (15 Cards): #1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 25, 29, 32, 39, 42, 44, 47, and 50. EX-MT+ 6.5 (1 Card): #27. EX-MT 6 (23 Cards): #9, 11-16, 18-22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 31, 34, 36, 38, 41, 46, and 48. EX 5 (10 Cards): #3, 4, 17, 23, 35, 37, 40, 43, 45, and 49. Issued with Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, the set is entitled "Pirates of Spanish Main." Each card features a portrait image of a legendary pirate (such as Blackbeard, Captain Kidd, Sir Henry Morgan, etc.) on the front with a beautiful color lithograph of a scene relating to the individual's field of interest. The back of each card features the biography of the respective pirate. This is an extremely attractive set, with fascinating subject matter, and with outstanding eye-appeal. Our consignor spent more than fifteen years building this world-class complete set! Allen & Ginter's "Pirates of Spanish Main" are rarely offered as a complete set, and are highly prized by historical collectors and nineteenth-century nonsport tobacco-card collectors. Total: 50 cards. Opening Bid $2,500. Estimate (open).