Just So Tobacco

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Posted By: Preece

Does anyone have any information on the 1893 Just So Tobacco card find in Strongsville around 1994? Any other information about the quantity of cards in existence?

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Posted By: Andy Baran

Preece,

I tried to send you messages at 2 different e-mail addresses, but I never heard back. I can give you some information that you are looking for, if you contact me. My e-mail is:

abaran0427@hotmail.com

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Posted By: JC

I would be curious to know as well. Could you e-mail me or make a post. Thx

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Posted By: Andy Baran

JC,

There are only between 1 - 3 copies of each player known. There is only 1 known Cy Young, which is nestled away in the collection of a prominent memorablilia collector. There is also only 1 known Jesse Burkett, which unfortunately has had all of the borders (including the Just So advertising) trimmed away. Fortunately for me, the Burkett resides in my collection

There is speculation that there could have been cards produced for Buck Ewing and George Davis, but these have never been discovered.

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Posted By: Todd (nolemmings)

should be part of this set, and yet I have not heard that any card of him has been confirmed. He was an integral part of the Spiders during 1893 and surrounding years.

I doubt that you will ever see both a Ewing and Davis card from this set. They were not teammates; in fact, if memory serves, they were traded for each other. Also, Davis did not play for the Spiders in 1893, and since Boyd played only 2 games in the NL at all--those for Cleveland in 1893--it seems certain the set can be pegged to 1893. If so, it seems that Davies yes, Davis no for Just So.