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M's_Fan

10-13-2010 12:45 PM

1925 Turf Cigarettes Card

I just picked up this 1925 Turf Cigarettes card of George Sisler. Does it look authentic? It was pretty cheap, so I guess that is why I'm suspicious.

I'm curious to know more about this issue: was it only distributed in london? Is Sisler the only baseball player? I assume they are talking about his 1922 season where he hit .420.

Any info on this card and Turf cigarette cards in general would be appreciated.

http://i.ebayimg.com/15/!B4R2)L!!Wk~...B(n3g~~_12.JPG
http://i.ebayimg.com/01/!B4R21!wBWk~...JqYNw~~_12.JPG

bbcard1

10-13-2010 02:07 PM

Looks like the one I have. They are inexpensive and British/German trade cards don't bring much. Still a cool card IMO>

rhettyeakley

10-13-2010 03:45 PM

It's real. It comes from a set of 25 cards each depicting a different "sport records" and the term "Sport" is used very liberally within the set. There is also a boxing card, golf card, mountain climbing, etc., etc.

The Sisler is the highest demand card in the set. It's actually a pretty cool little set with interesting write-ups on the backs of the cards (the Mountain Climber didn't live to see his card made, unfortunately!)
-Rhett

M's_Fan

10-13-2010 04:45 PM

Thanks for the info. So is the Sisler card the only baseball card in the set?

HercDriver

10-13-2010 07:31 PM

Sisler card

Unfortunately, the Sisler card is the only baseball card. There are actually two series of 25, thus the card number...

Cheers,
Geno

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