Assistance ID'ing Gehrig card

[Bloxson]

I'm hoping someone can assist. I found this Gehrig card in a collection I'm sorting through but I can't place it. The back is blank. Can anyone recognize it from this photo?

[Exhibitman]

Looks like one of the 1970s SSPC/TCMA, etc. cards.

[JustinD]

Looking at that font and the quality, I say fantasy card soaked in tea.

Font identification says Fluro Semibold. Which is a font made in Australia in 2019.

[NiceDocter]

I agree with both the above posts..... its probably a copy "aged" to look old of a 1975 TCMA collector issue..... this one ( not doctored up) is on eBay now...https://www.ebay.com/itm/16620712512...Bk9SR7rWiZ-nZA

[brianp-beme]

If tea does that to a card, imagine what it does to your teeth.

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Brian (I oopsie-daisied card for tea-sier viewing)

[Bloxson]

OK, thanks everyone for the quick replies. Stay away from tea!

[bcbgcbrcb]

Surprise, a member who never posted before shows this.

[Hankphenom]

A very rare and worthless card from the Phony Baloney set of recent years.

[JustinD]

Originally Posted by NiceDocter

I agree with both the above posts..... its probably a copy "aged" to look old of a 1975 TCMA collector issue..... this one ( not doctored up) is on eBay now...https://www.ebay.com/itm/16620712512...Bk9SR7rWiZ-nZA

Good call on the TCMA issue. It’s amazing someone took time time to scan and counterfeit a card not even worth a dollar. There’s a whole lot of people that really have time to waste.

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by JustinD

Good call on the TCMA issue. It’s amazing someone took time time to scan and counterfeit a card not even worth a dollar. There’s a whole lot of people that really have time to waste.

I'm sure they were hoping to do a lot better with it than a dollar!

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by Hankphenom

I'm sure they were hoping to do a lot better with it than a dollar!

The staining by tea made it worth even less...and just think of the cost of the tea bag! Hopefully they at least enjoyed a nice cuppa before trying to tease out some extra money by going down such a distainful path.


Brian (the British would add milk, but I believe that would lessen its faked authenteasity). And with this statement I have finished crossing my I's and spotting with Teas

[gregndodgers]

That card looks much older than it really is. I assume this card was baked in an oven to get its yellow “patina.” Just goes to show that we must be extremely careful when buying cards.

[Leon]

It was a reused tea bag.

Not a good reprint. Some are better than others. This is on the low end.

[/B]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

The staining by tea made it worth even less...and just think of the cost of the tea bag! Hopefully they at least enjoyed a nice cuppa before trying to tease out some extra money by going down such a distainful path.


Brian (the British would add milk, but I believe that would lessen its faked authenteasity). And with this statement I have finished crossing my I's and spotting with Teas