Card Collectors Bulletin No.7, Sept 1, 1938

[Leon]

Card Collectors Bulletin #7, Sept 1, 1938.
Thanks again to George Vrechek for the generous sending of these a while ago.







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[barrysloate]

#75 lists the American Caramel set at 100 cards, based undoubtedly on the ad on the reverse. Of course we now know the set consists of 120 cards. Had nobody even put together a complete set at that time? Somebody should have known that number was incorrect.

[toppcat]

Barry, I wonder if the 1939 US Card Collectors Catalog picked up on the 100/120 American Caramel differential.

[barrysloate]

Dave- somewhere along the line they had to. Leon could probably go through his library and figure out when the set was properly counted at 120 cards.

[oaks1912]

According to the 1939 ACC, it was cataloged (Set # 75) as having 100 cards in the set, with a special designation for "name in blue capitals" series (we know as Type 2).... I see that the Hess prices have gone up a bit as well...

[barrysloate]

At least the E90-3 read "Chicago" instead of "Philadelphia" on the back, so that clearly distinguished them as a separate set. Did early collectors realize that the group of Pittsburgh portraits were not part of the E90-1 set? Who knows?

[E93]

Originally Posted by oaks1912

I see that the Hess prices have gone up a bit as well...

I noticed that too. It is also interesting that with some of the tougher caramel sets like E103 and E105, AWH, etc, they did not even venture to guess as to the amount of cards in a complete set. They seemed to be aware of what they did not know. These are a fascinating glimpse into the beginnings of the organized hobby.

Leon, Thank you for continuing to post these!
JimB

[birdman42]

Could the Misc 386 at the top of the third page be the Buchner Gold Coins? Those have been "overprinted in heavy type and used as an advertising poster." If so, did we know that they were done up in sheets of 42?

Bill