1934-36 Diamond Stars question

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Posted By: Hal Lewis

Hopefully this set is not so "modern" that there aren't some experts on this site who can answer my question:

In the 2005 Standard Catalog, they list ONLY the first 24 cards in this set as having been distributed with "1934" copyright dates on back.

Did these cards come 24 cards to a sheet?

AND, more importantly...

Is it TRUE that ONLY the FIRST 24 players in the set can be found with a "1934" date on back???

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Posted By: Bob

I've about 3/4 of the set and did a quick look. All of my cards # 1-24 are from 1934 and None of my cards > 24 have a 1934 date.

thanks

Bob

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Posted By: Hal Lewis

Thanks Bob!

I looked on Ebay for current and past auctions...

and did not see one card higher than #24 that came with a "1934" back.

Anyone else have a definitive answer?

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Posted By: Hal Lewis

As a HOF rookie card collector...

this is important information for me, as it would indicate that AL LOPEZ and DUCKY MEDWICK do NOT have "1934" Diamond Stars cards...

thereby making the 1935 Diamond Star their first widely distributed issue.



Lopez and Medwick have "Batter Up" cards...but there is really no way to know whether those cards were printed in 1934, 1935 or 1936.

It also means that HANK GREENBERG does NOT have a "1934" Diamond Stars card...

thereby making the 1934 Goudey clearly an earlier issue than his D.S. card.

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Posted By: Elliot

Hal, yes to all of your questions. Quick note that the first 24 were also issued with different copyright dates.

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Posted By: Paul

Hal, Al Lopez has a 1930 Baguer Chocolates card issued in Cuba. It is tiny and ugly, so you might not want it in your collection, but I thought I'd mention it in case you had overlooked it.

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Posted By: Todd (nolemmings)

I have that Baguer chocolate Lopez somewhere, if you're interested. It's so damn small it could take me awhile to find it though.

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Posted By: Hal Lewis

Sure, Todd, let me know if you find him.

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Posted By: Andy Baran

Medwick was in the 1933 Worch Tobacco set

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Posted By: Hal Lewis

Those are postcards, Andy.

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Posted By: Andy Baran

They are postcard-sized, but they are not postcards.

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Posted By: Hal Lewis

I also don't think you could just buy them in a store.

I think you had to send in for them and get them mailed to you from this ONE store somewhere in Minnesota.

Thus, they don't meet my definition of "baseball cards"... but to each his own!

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Posted By: jay behrens

Hal, you're jsut anti-Minnesotan. And we are such nice people :-p

Jay

Wow upside down is Mom. Mom upside down is what dad wants to see.