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Allen & Ginter • #MRD-14

1887 • Topps • Allen & Ginter • Small
Major League Baseball
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This 1887 Topps Allen & Ginter card features George R. Jones, card #26. A great addition to any baseball card collection. This is the Small parallel variant. George R. Jones cards remain popular among collectors. Topps has been a leader in sports cards since 1951. Vintage cards from this era are increasingly rare and valuable. Ships securely with tracking.
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George R. Jones as an 1887 Allen & Ginter subject occupies a highly specialized niche within 19th-century baseball card collecting, where age and historical significance drive valuation far beyond the player's individual statistical legacy. With only a single active listing available, the market is effectively illiquid, meaning any transaction commands a scarcity premium that reflects supply constraints rather than purely demand-side dynamics. Cards from this era consistently trade above modern-era equivalents of comparable players due to their status as foundational artifacts of the hobby itself.
The 1887 Allen & Ginter series predates modern serial numbering, but the inherent print attrition of 135+ years means surviving examples — particularly graded copies — represent an extraordinarily small population relative to the original issue. Population reports from major grading services such as PSA and SGC typically show single-digit or low double-digit graded counts for most Allen & Ginter subjects of this vintage, making each graded copy a meaningful percentage of the known census. Condition sensitivity is extreme at this age, with even mid-grade examples (PSA 3–5) commanding significant premiums over raw ungraded copies due to the rarity of structurally intact specimens.
The 19th-century card market has demonstrated durable long-term appreciation driven by a finite and shrinking supply, as attrition from age and handling continuously reduces the available pool of collectible examples. Collector interest in the Allen & Ginter brand has been amplified by Topps' modern revival of the set, which has introduced new generations of collectors to the historical originals and sustained crossover demand. Grading submission trends for pre-1900 cards remain steady among advanced collectors, and any fresh submission that grades at PSA 4 or above is likely to attract competitive interest given the near-absence of active market competition.

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