1911 - E94 George Close Candy Cards
 

This is my only one for now but there will probably be more in the future. Anyone else like the Close cards?

https://luckeycards.com/e94doolan.jpg

Phil?



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George Close's card offering of 1911 is one of my favorite sets, the imagery, quality of the cardstock, and printing puts the set well above many sets of the era. And you can't beat the color saturation. A Candy card set should look like a bowl of lifesavers and with 7 different background colors the E94 hits all the marks.

Here's some Reds.

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that lajoie is off the chain!!!!!! I TOO love e94...used to have a set...now just have my murray run.

Anyone have an orange??

red
 

grant

Love that color run Pete, the Orange Murray would be the cherry on top.
Some additional color backgrounds.
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I’m an e93 collector and that’s mostly because I can’t afford e94. E94 are the best looking cards in the hobby in my humble opinion.

The "floating ball" Laj is such a unique image and one of my favorites, there were some floating ball images pre 1900 but I'm not sure how many were post 1900, I'd be interested to see any examples during dead ball. Of course nothing can beat the great Gus Zernial of 1952.

There's also the t201 lajoie with similar pose. I'm sure they nailed the balls to zernials bat for the 52' image!!!!!!

I love the e94 lajoie!!!!!

E94
 

Love the set...probably even more than T216s and D303s...here are a few I still have...apologize for the scans in advance...Jerry

Orange E94s
 

Cool orange Turner Phil!!...TBOB PLEASE SHOW ORANGE E94s...Jerry

that's it jerry!!!!! what the heck color is your lajoie????

i want to see a mosaic of tbobs e94 collection!

Lajoie
 

Pete it is blue like the Evers but they look grey because of my crappy scanning abilities...Jerry

Thanks for sharing Jerry, fantastic cards, especially the "floating ball Lajoie at dusk"

Leon knew he would trigger the E94 guys with this thread, it's such a special set. Wouldn't be complete without Tbob weighing in, 3 short of a Master is unbelievable. Some private guys on this sub who won't post that hold some pretty special E94!s, can't thank them enough for accepting a relatively new E94 collector and giving their knowledge generously.

E94 is a GREAT set. Phil, our resident aficionado, and Jerry great post.

Pete, I love that color run. Color runs are so cool

Just one as part of my type collection.

Beautiful example Michael.

I recently saw the original b/w photo for this, and it appears in the photo that they used clear tape to make those balls stick to the bat.

Brian

Great cards everyone. E94 cards have always been tougher to come by and more expensive than other caramel cards, so I have never had much from this set. I believe tbob is another resident expert on this set.

For fun, here is my mystery E94-esque ghost of John McGraw card. Anson from Prewarcards.com has written a couple of articles on his site about this one and a similar Murray that he has:

https://prewarcards.com/2021/07/18/b...y-of-intrigue/

https://prewarcards.com/2021/09/01/t...crap-surfaces/


Brian

Dougherty Red
 

I have Dougherty Red...

Cool! Those scraps are awesome!!

Great cards Jerry! I owned that Cicotte at one point.

E94s
 

The Lajoie is one of my favorites. This one and the green Moore came from Steve Falletti's Beantown find and are likely scrap.

E94 Moore
 

Moore

Group
 

Sorry for the cell phone pic but here is about half of my graded E94s. It's definitely my favorite set.

Wow, that is beautiful!!

Let me know if ever want to sell one of your Sam Crawfords. Love that card.

Beautiful table of E94's Steve, thanks for posting more eye candy.

Here's my other Orange, acquired from Leon via trade.
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My jaw dropped when I saw the pic, then fell off completely when I read that this is only half your holdings of E94s. Damn dude.



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Thanks Phil, I always enjoy seeing your high grade (and super eye appeal) examples.

Mr. Speaker says he would like to join the fun. And since we're on the lookout for orange E94's, these guys say they would more than willing to welcome their orange friend to their home.....

Hello to all! I’m glad to see so many collectors love the E94s. I’ve been enamored by them for many years. One of these days I’ll get around to scanning my (almost) master set but I’m not quite ready yet. Since I hit a brick wall on the dark green Cobb, blue Crawford and violet Lajoie, I haven’t crossed the finish line yet but I still have hopes that I’ll reach it one of these days. My other great hope is that the Vikings win a championship in my lifetime. I saw my first Viking game in 1961 at the old Met and have waited 61 years for that one.
I could write a long winded treatise on the orange E94s and bore everyone to tears but that’s a story for another day.
Stay healthy and thanks for remembering me and my happy obsession with the Close cards. I will begin to enjoy my retirement once the virus slackens and I hope to see you all in Chicago next summer!
Tbob.

Thanks for chiming in Bob, an E94 thread wouldn't be complete without you and good luck on those last 3 to make your Master, quite an accomplishment.

Couple of Greenies to keep things moving.
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Great to have you chime in my friend! That's the best E94 run out there for sure.

some e94s
 

As a Cambridge MA resident, I'm duty bound to note George Close's place on the city's candy tour.

https://historycambridge.org/self-gu...-in-cambridge/

...and I bet a sharp E94 Cy Young can net more than $25K these days!

Monster cards Wayne, thanks for posting.

Thanks, all you folks, for posting. Absolutely fantastic examples of a great looking set!

I only have one, a Cy Young. Great set though, enjoy seeing the big collections some of you have.

Great thread
 

Great cards everyone!!...Bob no one on this thread would be bored by a long discussion of orange E94s...Steve that is cool...when I first starting putting my set together many years I had no idea about the rarity of player/color combos...I had a mangled purple Wagner without realizing how rare it was...Jerry

Straight. Up. Card. Porn.

Love this thread, fun to see the old school E94 guys post some of their gems. Bob, I think a lot of E94 fans here would like to hear your theory on the Oranges.
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Some Olives.
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The few I have.

https://www.net54baseball.com/pictur...ictureid=10385

E94s
 

favorite set ...
Cobb and Wagner in purple .... scans arent great
Finished this set 5-6 years ago.... seems like purple is fairly rare and orange rarely even seen.. any thought on colors?


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Damn those are nice!!! I used to follow this set much more closely than I do now. Purple have always been desirable, for some reason. I honestly think that some colors of some cards appear to be hard to find… only way to know this is by experience and talking to other collectors. I think yellow or gold is also considered a tougher color? I was under the impression most oranges were one of a kind?

Awesome cards everyone! Without a doubt my favorite set. Here are some of mine…Attachment 528520
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Monsters Pete, I was hoping you'd show up on this thread.