1888 Allen & Ginter N28, "World's Champions" ⭐️ Ike Weir
This is the oldest card in my collection.
Ike Weir was an Irish boxer and credited with capturing the first Featherweight World Champion Title.
He was sports' first serious "entertainer", known to dance a jig, or to perform handstands or backflips in the ring for the entertainment of his fans.
Allen & Ginter produced the N28 "World's Champions" cigarette card of pugilists Ike Weir in 1888. The card, officially part of the first series (N28), features Weir and other prominent athletes of the day. Although sometimes cited as 1887, collector research generally confirms 1888 for this, one of the most famous sports card sets ever.

1887 Allen & Ginter ⭐ Ike Weir
This is the oldest card in my collection.
Ike Weir was an Irish boxer, credited with being the first man to be featherweight champion of the world.
He took the title 2 years after this card was printed by defeating Frank Murphy on March 31, 1889, in Kouts, Indiana in a fight that went an eighty rounds.