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Unopened tobacco packs with possible cards in them?
Are there examples of unopened pre-war tobacco cig packs w/baseball cards in them? If so, what prices have they gone for? Thanks.
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There was a Sweet Cap on the bay in the last two days that had X-rays of a T card still in it. I think it was $1750.
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there is more of a chance to get a T58 Fish Card, T42 Bird Card or a T80 Military Card, etc. as there is a T205 or T206...
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Better question, would you open it?
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Sorry if this is a hijack, but I think it fits the theme...
Did cigarette buyers in the day know if they were going to get a baseball card or was it pot luck year-round to receive any of the above T cards? |
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Many, many years ago I remember Alan Hager had several packs that he was selling for somewhere around $5000 each.
I believe he sold them all at Bob Lee's San Francisco Holiday Show. Happy Holidays, Bill Hedin |
I think Mark Murphy and maybe the Prince of cards had some Piedmont's a few years back, with cards inside.
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possibility
I have an unopened polar bear pouch 1910 and an unopened Obak pack 1912
which I framed immediately so I wouldn't open them. They've been hanging in my office for some time now, containing fabulous cards, I'm sure--- or I hope. best, barry |
Unopened packs
I have 15 or so unopened, but the dates don't match up well with the card issue dates. Also, the factory numbers might not match. Other issues are soft-pack vs. hard-pack and the count of cigarettes in the pack. It's hard to get the 'stars to align' properly so that one would likely contain a baseball card. If so, prices of $1000 and up are likely. Still I enjoy collecting them, and there's always that thought that a similar-looking pack would have contained a card some 100 years ago. Fun to collect as companion pieces to T206 and other T cards, and very hard to find these in unopened condition.
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