View Full Version : 1878 "Forbes co Boston" cards?
honus94566
02-26-2012, 08:43 PM
Anyone familiar with these?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/150760431042
I have a few Tobin lithographs which I guess are kind of similar, but had never seen these before. I thought the cartoon images were pretty funny and ended up winning this ebay auction earlier tonight.
Anyway, if anybody has any clue about these I would be interested in more info.
aquarius31
02-26-2012, 09:13 PM
I think these are designated H804-6 cards with a total of 6 cards all of which you were able to obtain through this 1 lot...well done! There are variations of each of the 6 cards (with advertising, without advertising, color variations on the title, no titles/advertising, probably others). Here's one example without any writing. Very nice pickup overall!
The cards are legit and as the seller described.
honus94566
02-26-2012, 10:42 PM
Thanks! With the number H804-6, I was able to do a google search and find a few sites with more info. Looks like a set of these was sold in the last legendary auction also:
http://www.legendaryauctions.com/LotDetail.aspx?lotid=123793&searchby=0&searchvalue=None&page=0&sortby=0&displayby=2&lotsperpage=50&category=53&seo=1878-H804-6-%E2%80%9CForbes%E2%80%9D-Baseball-Advertising-Cards-Complete-Set-(6)
Anyway, thanks again. Looking forward to seeing these arrive. I think these are hilarious, especially the "muff".