How Rare Is 1912 J=K Candy?

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Posted By: bruce dorskind

The Mastro Classic Collectors February Auction catalog arrived late yesterday.

Lot 52 is a 1912 J=K Candy card of Lajoie.

It is only the second example that we have seen in nearly 30 years of
participating in public baseball card auctions

The most recent SGC population report notes only two examples
have been graded. The Old Carboard web site indicates that only 40
of the 100 cards in the set have ever been confirmed.

Does anyone recalling seeing an example of this card in an auction
and/or on E Bay?

What would you estimate the value to be?

Thanks in advance for your assistance in this matter.


Bruce Dorskind
America's Toughest Want List

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Posted By: Dave

I never heard of them till someone offered me a Topsy Hartsel.
I'll never regret buying it. First because I only collect Topsy
Hartsel cards and second as you found out you don't find them.
I ended up spending a little over a thousand dollars. I'd like
to know exactly what the box they were cut from looks like. To
me the whole issue is a mystery.
Dave

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Posted By: jon freund

Several ago I came across an original box of Konigsberg chocolates which a contractor found in a wall in Ohio during a remodel job. This was the original box with two baseball players on it--one with the head raised and the other a rectangular shaped card.

I auctioned it off several years ago with Lew Lipset. If you look back three to five years you should find the Box--i think it had Speaker and ?--Cant remember.

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Posted By: Scott Elkins

It was lot #15 in the April 2001 auction. Great story on the find btw!

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Posted By: Scott Elkins

However, they never interested me, since they are actually box cutouts. I remember them being relatively inexpensive years back due to this fact (the ones cut out - not the intact box). Wish I would have picked some up now, but never thought the grading companies would ever slab these or that there would be much interest in them.

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Posted By: fkw

Used to be able to find them once in a while a few years ago with no problem, because many didnt know what they are.

I once bought a group of 3 them in the 1990s for $50 ea. from Festberg when they were know as "W-Unc Name Plaque" cards

Ive owned 4 in the last 4 years including a nice Speaker. They are out there.

There are 2 types, one is B&W and was found on one side of the candy box, the second type is B&W with an orange tint and borders and this type has a diecut head that was part of the end flap of the box. The type 2's are slightly tougher to find.

There was a Speaker that sold for $628 in the Nov. 2003 Lipset auction, and a Wagner thats sold for $2,673, both about EX and both are the type 2.



PS. I sold a Speaker on eBay about 2 years ago in the $1,200 range, and a Tesreau about a year ago for about $500, both about EX and both type 2's.

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Posted By: fkw

Here is the picture of the box (March 31, 2000 SCD page 84)



Edited to add one more picture for those interested.