1920's Anonymous Sets
The 1920's Anonymous sets are very hot right now. They contain several Hall of Fame Rookies (I own the Nels Stewart and Bun Cook), and there is a small group of collectors with deep pockets that are trying to complete these sets. To my knowledge, no one has ever completed either the 1925-26 or 1926-27 sets. They are extremely rare.
Even with that said, this was a very high price for the Rothchild card. I thought it would sell for between $600 - $750. None of the collectors that I know who are working on the set won the card, nor were they the underbidder. I have a strong suspicion that it sold so high because 2 people wanted it due to the fact that he was the first Jewish player in the NHL (as previously stated). Would love to know who won the card.
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