New Topic - E92 Croft's Candy Set
 

....and why the T206 set is much more attractive.

Sorry Phil, I couldn't resist!!

I think E92s and their subsets are very cool. Probably a lot still to be learned about them also. Still in the raw....

http://luckeycards.com/pe92croftscandymattyblack.jpg

E92 Croft's are a great set. I especially love the tough blues and impossible reds.

it is a very cool set but it is still the same goal for me, the tougher backs

http://photos.imageevent.com/cfc1909...ize/McLean.jpghttp://photos.imageevent.com/cfc1909...ze/McLeanb.jpg

That is one beautiful card Leon. I love the Matty Horizontal pose!!

http://i529.photobucket.com/albums/d...oftsmcgraw.jpghttp://i603.photobucket.com/albums/t...uecroftsbk.jpg


TED Z

E92
 

Great cards guys !!

Are the Croft's E92's tougher than the Nadja E92's, or is it the other way around?

Thanks-

Sincerely, Clayton

The non-St. Louis Nadja cards are very tough, the St Louis cards being much more common seem to make the E92 nadja's seem easier than they are. Being a St Louis company (Blanke) it makes one think that the st Louis cards were probably a set by themselves a la the E90-2 Pirates set and maybe should be viewed that way versus part of the E92 set.

I think as time goes on we will learn more about E92 and it's subsets. I agree with Rhett in that it seems the St.Louis Nadja's might be a subset unto themselves. I remember when I, with the help of Jon Can.field, acquired what I believe to be the missing link box providing us with the name of the mfg.....Blanke Wenneker....

And I think I have since sold one of these Red's.....and only have 4 now, I believe. I know I have the horizontal as it resides in an SGC 60 holder. These were all bought from an 81 yr old gentleman, in a clandestine sale, in the parking lot of a Kroger, in Coppell TX, late at night. He was a nice gentleman that said he was a dealer in the 1980s....

http://luckeycards.com/pe92croftsredbacksx42nd.jpg

http://luckeycards.com/pe92croftsredbackmiller.jpg

Black Back
 

Honus
 

Black back

Love the Miller, looks like his glove got run over by a steam roller! Thanks for sharing

Couple fun ones acquired from past B&L auction...one blue back, and one upside-down back:

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calvindog/4113198656/" title="1909 Croft's Candy E92 by calvindog65, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2681/4113198656_ac699bb6fd_o.jpg" width="900" height="726" alt="1909 Croft's Candy E92"></a>

Amazing to see so many reds in one place - nice stuff, Leon!

Cheers,
Blair

Now those are some reds! Thanks for sharing, Leon.

Great cards everyone-red backs, blank backs, and even an upsidedown back !!! Awesome.

Leon- that meeting sounds very "deep-cover" :D You scored some great cards in that parking lot ;)

Sincerely, Clayton

Fred with a rightside up back:

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g5...klitschE92.jpghttp://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g5...schE92Back.jpg

Shean

Yes, Clayton. It was kind of weird but it's a nice neighborhood and he was a nice guy. As I remember it the night meeting was the second meeting. I believe we had 2 meetings. The other 2 cards I got from him were these 2 Metropolitan Opera House Ruth cards (the bottom two). They are trimmed but hey, I have never seen any others exactly like them (trimming not withstanding)...and to get back on track, a blue Crofts with the back scan larger than the front...

http://luckeycards.com/phuncbaberuth...e3xtheater.JPG



http://luckeycards.com/pe92croftsbluebackjennings.jpg