This is the 1860
The Atlantics were a founding member
of the National Association of Base Ball Players–
the sport's first organized league that held
the championship from 1859 through 1861.
The card is a photograph mounted on a 2.5" x 4" cardboard
...probably taken in a Brooklyn photo studio.
An undated newspaper clipping pasted to the back
lists the players' names.
The card will be auctioned on July 30th.
This is a seminal artifact, not just of baseball,
but of American history,
said Chris Ivy, Director of Sports Auctions at Heritage.
It ranks with the most significant mementos
of the sport's infancy ever to surface and is,
quite possibly, the only team card on Earth
printed before the first drop of blood
was spilled in the American Civil War.
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