T203 The Red Sox Mayo's Cut Plug Card Late Night Thoughts
I know there has been debate whether the T203 Mayo's Cut Plug Baseball Comic set was either from 1910 or 1900. If it was from 1900, would the Red Sox card be one of the earliest references of the team name on a card?
The team wasn’t officially called the Red Sox by media until 1907 and it wasn’t until 1908 where they played officially as the Boston Red Sox. However, the American League franchise didn’t exist until 1901 and even then they were the Boston Americans.
It would make sense if the set was from 1910 knowing the above, but if the set was truly from 1900, it has me scratching my head.
Is this a reference to something else at the time perhaps?
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