Photo checklist of 1886 H812 New York Base Ball Club

[orator1]

Of the 8 cards in this 1886 set I've only seen Welch and Deasley, which are posted below.
I'd like to see if we can put together a photo checklist of this rare set, which to my knowledge hasn't been attempted before.

Does anyone recall H812 NY BB Club cards being offered at auction?
If you have a photo or scan of these cards or know where they might be found, please post.

1. Deasley
2. Dorgan
3. Estebrook
4. Ewing
5. Gerhardt
6. O'Rourke
7. Richardson
8. Welch

Note - I haven't yet figured out how to make posted images the same size.

[Leon]

I have seen a scan of the Ewing. I think it was sold in a major auction 15-20 years ago. I didn't keep it.

[orator1]

For those who have seen the Burdick Collection, do you recall any H812 NY BB Club cards?

[barrysloate]

I don't recall seeing any in the Burdick Collection, but due to their size they probably would have been in a different album or box than the cigarette cards. I don't think Burdick had any.

[orator1]

Barry, have you seen any of these cards before during your years in the business - and if so how long ago?
I'm trying to get an idea of how rare they really are.

Eight cards appear on several checklists, so is it safe to assume they have all been verified to exist?

[barrysloate]

Paul- I've virtually never seen any. Perhaps only the one pictured in the Encyclopedia of Baseball Cards, and that's it. They are extremely rare.

[E93]

Originally Posted by orator1

Eight cards appear on several checklists, so is it safe to assume they have all been verified to exist?

I would NOT assume they exist just because they appear on a checklist. It only takes one careless checklister to assume they must have made cards for the whole team and put them all on the list. Then others copy that list with the assumption that the guy before him verified them. I would go with Lew's list of three and wait for verification on any others. This is a potential issue with other very rare sets as well like N167.
JimB