1880s lithographs from eBay

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Posted By: Kyle

Now that the auction is over, and that it was at $200ish at the beginning of the day, and closed more than 7 times that, can anyone fulfill my curiousity and identify these? I was looking around trying to figure it out, and failed.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=018&item=280026313487&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1


Many thanks,
Kyle

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Posted By: ernest reyes

Those cards are 19th Century era Baseball themed trade cards. Keetz cataloged the cards as H804-28 Large Head Series in his guide. They measure 2 7/8" x 4 1/4". Also, in Keetz's guide he catalogs only 2 cards from the set. So 2 of the cards in the set sold where previously unknown/uncataloged. The card with the bat and the card with the player catching the ball while in a seated position are the previously uncataloged cards.

http://dodgersblueheaven.blogspot.com/
http://imageevent.com/ernestreyes

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Posted By: fkw

Very Rare set of Trade Cards. They are known as H804-28 "Large Head Series". Only 2 of the cards were cataloged (known), the other 2 were unknown (uncataloged). They were the first examples Ive ever seen on eBay (last 8 years), and might be the complete set.

Final Price doesnt surprise me (but it did beat my bid by $500)

***Edited to say Ernest beat me to some of the info (maybe I should actually read all the posts first)

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Posted By: barrysloate

I've handled trade cards for years and have seen just about every set but I never saw those. They are clearly rare and the artwork is far superior to almost all other sets. Then again, it was only two guys at the end.