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02-16-2007, 04:54 PM
Posted By: <b>steve</b><p>This Ruth card closed on ebay today - item # 200078934413 - the seller listed it as 1949 Leaf Premium. I posted an earlier thread on this issue - The reply scans do not look like this card, but similar. The ebay card has no script on the bottom, just a normal white border. Can anyone positively identify this ebay Ruth card? Big thanks, I was high bidder, rolled the dice on this one.
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02-16-2007, 04:59 PM
Posted By: <b>Ted Zanidakis</b><p>STEVE<br /><br />This is not a 1949 LEAF Premium<br /><br />TED Z
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02-16-2007, 06:32 PM
Posted By: <b>Randy Trierweiler</b><p>It looks like this seller bought this card from Hyee Auctions on December 10 for $270. Hyee is a solid seller. The original sale shows a better scan. Here is the link: <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270063844233" target="_new" rel="nofollow"><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270063844233</a" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270063844233</a</a>> <br /><br />I agree with Ted though. It doesn't even look like the Gehrig sample shown in the original auction. The photo actually looks like the 1974 Capital Publishing issue. <br />
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02-16-2007, 06:39 PM
Posted By: <b>MW</b><p>To the best of my knowledge, there were four different 1949 Leaf Premiums produced for Babe Ruth (this is one of them). They comprise a variety of different tints, colors and general appearances.
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02-16-2007, 07:46 PM
Posted By: <b>Ted Zanidakis</b><p>Steve<br /><br />There are 8 different HOFers in this set of Premiums (5 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches)<br /><br />Alexander<br />Cochrane<br />Gehrig<br />Johnson<br />Mathewsom<br />McGraw<br />Walsh<br /><br />and Babe Ruth....of which there are two....one is B/W and a Blue tinted one.<br /><br />The B/W Ruth is pictured against a dark background and has a printed strip on the bottom edge of<br /> the premium and a facsimilie autograph.<br /> <br />The one you won has Ruth with a White background and I don't know from what set that card is in.<br /><br />TED Z
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02-16-2007, 08:11 PM
Posted By: <b>MW</b><p><img src = "http://www.bmwcards.com/chatboard/Ruthpremiums.jpg">
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02-17-2007, 05:06 PM
Posted By: <b>Ted Zanidakis</b><p>Here are the actual Premiuns that were inserted at the botton of the Leaf wax pack boxes. You could redeem 10 Leaf wrappers for a portrait.<br /><br />TED Z<br /><img src="http://members.aol.com/Len7878/images/48leaf1large.jpg">