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jhs5120
06-21-2010, 05:59 PM
Hi everyone,

I just won a 1953 Willie Mays Howard Service card 7up ad!!!!!

I just purchased this last night. When I saw this for sale I could not believe my eyes I watched the card throughout the entire sale and finally put in the winning bid and won it for a fraction of what it is worth, possibly. I have only seen one of these, not in person, and I can't find anything on the issue other then this card.

The question: is it real?

If it isn't real, no biggie, but I have no reason to believe it is a reprint.

The seller checks out:
http://toolhaus.org/cgi-bin/negs?User=4596james&Dirn=Received+by&ref=home
he has 1500+ feedback, mostly cards and the only complaints have been poor packaging. Nothing to do with reprints/altered cards.

After a quick google search I found nothing on any reprint sets that have included this card. I know TCMA had some oddball postcard reprints out but I think they were primarily pre-war.


Here is a photo front/back of the card in question:

http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae147/jhs5120/Maysfront.jpg
http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae147/jhs5120/Maysback.jpg

Here is the link to the auction:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260619030321&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_500wt_1154

Any opinions would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Jason

scgaynor
06-21-2010, 07:08 PM
The card is real, I don't know about the stamping, I have not seen that before.

Scott

fkw
06-22-2010, 05:19 PM
Its listed in the SCD guide, in the 2009 its on page 184.

Under 1953-55 Howard Photo Service

there are 7 in the set, including 2 poses of Turley, and the 2 Mays cards, one with "7-up" ad, 1 without. They list the one with the "7-up" ad as $200 NRMT.

jhs5120
06-22-2010, 05:33 PM
Its listed in the SCD guide, in the 2009 its on page 184.

Under 1953-55 Howard Photo Service

there are 7 in the set, including 2 poses of Turley, and the 2 Mays cards, one with "7-up" ad, 1 without. They list the one with the "7-up" ad as $200 NRMT.


Hi,
Thanks, I talked to a contributor of SCD and he acknoledged that the price is flawed and will be updated.

http://www.goodwinandco.com/LotDetail.aspx?lotid=6116

This is the rarest Mays card known.

Matthew H
06-22-2010, 05:49 PM
Hi,
Thanks, I talked to a contributor of SCD and he acknoledged that the price is flawed and will be updated.

http://www.goodwinandco.com/LotDetail.aspx?lotid=6116

This is the rarest Mays card known.

Nice find!

FUBAR
06-22-2010, 07:48 PM
great pick up and a smokin price... this seller had tons of recent auctions go for super cheap....