“Without question, the rarest and most difficult of all tobacco golf card sets is the 1900 Copes Golfers.” Swinging into the Past: A look at Pre-War Golf Cards by Dave Johnson. Johnson goes on to state that “[t]his set is truly the Mecca of all golf card sets.” “It is a set of 50 cards that feature artist renditions of some of the major names in the history of golf.”
Well, offered here is the original artwork for card #19 – Charles I.
The fact that this original artwork still exists is extraordinary. It has been framed with a rare 1900 Copes card #19 that put this piece of artwork into use. The entire framed piece measures 14 1/2" x 9 1/4", and the artwork itself measures approximately 3 1/2" x 2"