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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

Dave Shean was one of the last cards I acquired for my set. He is one of the cards in this set that has a double "whammy". First,
being a Boston player and 2nd is the fact that he was traded later in 1909; and therefore, appeared in the last (tough) series.

In a prior thread on this set, it was pointed out that many of the Boston players were not issued until the last series of 20-30 cards.
Some of the these Boston subjects that come to mind are Graham, Hall, Karger, Shean, Stahl and especially Speaker and Bill Sweeney.

E90-1 Joe Jackson

Onto the subject of the Joe Jax in this set. This card, in my opinion, has become one of the most overpriced cards in the hobby.
It was issued in the 1st series of the E90-1 release; and therefore, quite available.. And, as recently as 12 years ago, you could buy
this card for about $100-200 for a nice example. Then, the hype on Joe Jax started with at least two BB movies, and combine that with
the advent of ebay, the price on this card has skyrocketed beyond the reach of most true collectors and into the "investment class".

I bought this card in Vg-Ex (or Ex) condition in the late '80s for $60. It was considered an "unrecognizable" card of Joe Jax, and there
was no real interest in it.

TED Z