1888 N28 Allen & Ginter John Clarkson

Incredible for pre 1900. Staining on back doesn’t detract too much.

This example comfortably reaches the Top Tier of eye appeal, though I do detect corner wear and damage on the reverse. Those issues matter some, but not enough to keep my cycloptic eye from remaining fixed primarily on the image rather than the distractions behind it and at the extreme perimeter.

I am not a back of card person but i look and as long as not extreme it does not bother me. The back of this card is more stained than I like. The front of the card presents well

Mild toning but doesn't bother me. Image and colors look great.

Incredible detail for a card this old. Some staining on the back, but for me the front presents really well.

A great case of damage in a location that does not bother me in the slightest bit as a collector. The main event here is the subject image and nothing bumps my eye there. Much rather have the back damage than a stain or crease on the player's face. Honest corner wear, as the saying goes, is noted. My kind of card!