I have always thought these sets were issued in the '88-'89 timeframie.
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Originally Posted by G1911
Putting it together from all my notes for the similar champion athlete sets:
N28 - Late 1888, possibly into early 1889.
N29 - The store poster is August of 1889
N43 - Similar, late 1889
N162 - probably late 1888 into early 1889 or Q1-Q2 1889 alone. Album available and actively advertised until at least August of 1889, probably still after that. Possibly 2 issuances.
N184 - probably late 1888 into 1889; 2 issuances at some remove? Album available until Q1 1890.
It looks like all of the multi-sport champions sets are significantly later than they are traditionally claimed.
Sport and non-sport, there are a lot less 1887 sets than usually claimed.
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