1893 Just So Advertising Poster

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In the upcoming Legendary Auction during June. I guess this puts an end to the speculation towards what other undiscovered Just So cards might be out there.

[Mountaineer]

Quick question since I've been out of the hobby lately.

Was there a new tobacco based set of cards discovered recently that came from the "Just So" tobacco packages? I've never heard of Just So tobacco.

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Dustin:

Not new but they are extremely rare. In a typical year, it would not be unusual to see a total of two or three examples from this set come up in major auctions, that's about it. Key HOF'ers are Cy Young, Jesse Burkett, John Clarkson & recently discovered Buck Ewing, a couple of years ago. One other note, HOF'er, George Davis was traded from Cleveland to New York during February of 1893. Depending on how early in the season the cards were produced he could have been issued although the card is not known and I don't see him on the poster, difficult to tell for sure though since one image is almost totally obliterated.

[Mountaineer]

Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb

Dustin:

Not new but they are extremely rare. In a typical year, it would not be unusual to see a total of two or three examples from this set come up in major auctions, that's about it. Key HOF'ers are Cy Young, Jesse Burkett, John Clarkson & recently discovered Buck Ewing, a couple of years ago. One other note, HOF'er, George Davis was traded from Cleveland to New York during February of 1893. Depending on how early in the season the cards were produced he could have been issued although the card is not known and I don't see him on the poster, difficult to tell for sure though since one image is almost totally obliterated.

thank you so much for the explanation. So I'm guessing these tobacco cards were just based out of Cleveland and were not country-wide?

I also just learned Burkett was born and raised in WV so that's pretty awesome!

[bcbgcbrcb]

Yup, the set was strictly in the Cleveland area and featured only Cleveland Spiders players. The one known example to exist of Burkett was unfortunately restored by taking the Burkett photo portion of the card and mounting it onto an actress card, which severely detracts from its value.

Also to note, the Burkett & Young cards are considered to be rookie cards, with only one known example of each making them impossible to collect. When I was doing the BB HOF RC collection for 10 years and reached about 85% complete, these were two of the ones that I never was able to acquire. The restored Burkett did come up for auction once, think it sold for around $12K which, in hindsight, maybe I should have bought it then if I could have afforded it at the time. Never had a chance at the Young, don't think that one has been offered publically in over 10 years, likely a six-figure card IMHO.

[wonkaticket]

As a collector of advertising banners. I'm not sure what to make of this.

http://www.legendaryauctions.com/Exc...LOT170727.aspx

"As of this printing the piece resides at a respected conservation company where they are applying initial treatment steps necessary to stabilize and preserve the historic artifact. This includes what the conservationist defines as "Structural treatment" (e.g. clean, deacidify and repair tears to the paper) which in our opinion are the minimum steps necessary ensure this 120+ year old collectible can be enjoyed for another century. The approximate cost of this treatment $3,000 will be added to the invoice of the winning bidder so please bid accordingly. Before bidding begins we will 1) the current photo, 2) a detailed report from the conservator of what work was performed along with a detailed condition report and 3) a report on a proposed "Cosmetic treatment" at the end of this first phase. This way the ultimate owner will determine if they want to apply these additional cosmetic steps in order to bring it closer to its former glory."

On one hand great that it's being preserved and stabilized. On the other hand as a bidder I would like to reserve the right to decide for myself should I win, the steps and company I would prefer to preserve/restore. Also to just pass the bill to the winner is odd.

This isn't grading fees from a TPG. There are a multitude of companies that do this kind of work some may be cheaper, some may better. Again something I think would be better left to the new owner to decide, not the AH.