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Good question. I like the backs because of the advertisements -- its Americana and living history, in addition to sports memorabilia; an antique so to speak. To that end, I think those 1920's cards (which frankly I don't know much about) are very relevant and worth considering/ranking. However, I am most interested in the "T206-ish" cards -- like 1903-1915 -- the T's & E's....
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I am unsure how difficult these are, or even you have any interest in subject matter beyond baseball. I just bought these on eBay. 1 is an n101 dukes tobacco card. The other shares the same front with an added line of advertisement on the front and an advertisement for a piano company on the back. The card stock for the piano company one is much lighter. Anyway, I thought they were cool.
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You got any of them n series non sport and boxing in there? Last edited by Mdmtx; 11-03-2017 at 08:12 AM. |
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It depends on whether you count stamped ads or just printed ads, but
here are some that I believe there are fewer than 5 surviving examples of. D310: Aldon Candy E121: Service Candy, Shotwell, Kings, Henry Johnson (green) R316: Douglas Park, Morton, Rialto, Community Theatre 1925-31 Exhibits: Marguerite's W461: Playland W514: Robinson Peanuts W516-1-1: Sandow W517: Piercy's W554: Lucky Yo-Yo, Lukcy Deal, 40 Winners 1929 Exhibits Stars: Dixie Theater W573: Cafe du Monde, Cream Nut, Kings Here's the more extensive answer: http://www.net54baseball.com/showthr...192333&page=11 |
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as per op's request...5 or so rarest pre WWI cards...no stamps...as stated...red crofts, T216 VE stand out as likely the rarest...Culligans are pretty tough.
Then I'd guess Pirate/Tango Eggs are relatively comparable...from a #'s perspective...although definitely not perception or demand or price. Last edited by ullmandds; 11-03-2017 at 08:31 AM. |
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I'll throw these in for this discussion......
T208 Philadelphia A's Fireside . . TED Z T206 Reference . |
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96 Pirates cards were sold at once. You think there are only another 9 in the hobby?
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I suppose if we are talking toughest backs of tcard sized cards...pre wwI mainly, then these issues need to be in the mix. e92 crofts candy red t216 VE T215 Pirate T215 Red Cross both types T213 Type I t214 victory Clement Bros t208 ty cobb/cobb back because its not a t206. what have I missed? Last edited by ullmandds; 11-03-2017 at 12:26 PM. |
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I'm surprised no one has mentioned the D355 Niagara Baking back.
I owned the Otto Knabe, which I subsequently traded to Dan Gannt, who sold it in his divestiture over the past ±2 years. I don't think I've ever seen any other D355 example in the last fifteen years. The E104-III Nadja's are certainly rare - but I'm not sure if they're that much rarer than E104-III blank backs. Which, if that's the case, I'm not sure becomes a valid comparison. (I've owned seven or eight E104-IIIs, and have had a fairly even mix between blank and Nadja back) A bit like OP, I am the proud owner of a Pirate and Brown Lenox back - two cards that are unlikely to leave my collection anytime soon. m |
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There's also the infamous blue Old Mill T206, but that's a different discussion perhaps. In the meantime, I believe these are the five toughest backs in my own collection: R316 Douglas Park, W573 Cafe du Monde, W514 Hendler's ("Plate" error), W514 Robinson Cruso, W575 Henry Johnson & Howard P Boyer.
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Oh, and also it would make a fun thread to see the population of all the different Aldon backs, not sure how many there are in total. Owen Image: https://imgur.com/a/lSPoT
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Probably not as rare as some backs where there are only a small handful known to exist in total, thought the '21 Herpolsheimer's should at least get an honorable mention as only a single card is known to exist for each player.
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T207 Red Cross is a contender for rarest back.
Here's a previous thread on it: http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=190490 Steve
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Glenn has a good list. Although I have three Aldon overprints (all horrible shape), so I doubt there's less than five of them. You can add Jamaica Theater to the list of possibly unique R316s. Leon used to have some unique backs, like the E222 AWA and the 1921 Voskamps (not the 1913 version). I think there's less than 10 known Peggy Popcorn and La Azore Cobb cards. And the Alpha Photo Engraving issue comes in at a whopping 14.
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Here's the other variation of Leader Theatre:
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