1953 Stahl Meyer Set (Advice?)

[sunspot22]

I run an Automotive repair business in Southeast Wisconsin and recently I took some cards in trade for installing some tires. It is an 84 year old man who knew there were some good cards in his folder, but wanted me to have them regardless of value. I knew he has a complete set of the Johnston Cookies Milwaukee Braves because he had mentioned them before, including 2 Aaron rookies. To my surprise once he actually handed over the folder (just loose cards in a folder! ugh). Anyway they are all still in decent shape. To my surprise there were some cards in there besides the Braves cards......a complete set of 1953 Stahl Meyer! I know not to get too excited until I could verify these as real. I started my research and quickly realized that the cards I have looked different than anything online that I could find. They are not waxy, are miscut a bit and no rounded corners. I called the guy up to get more information about how he had this set of cards that were distributed in New York? He said that his grandma gave the Braves and Stahl Meyer cards to him sometime around early 1960's, he remembered he was in his early 20's and she gave him all the cards at the same time including a uncut sheet of the 9 Stahl Meyer cards. Of coarse he promptly cut them apart so they would look like other baseball cards. This explains the miscut edges. I asked if he had any idea how his grandma got hold of an uncut sheet of Stahl Meyer cards. Unfortunately, he has no idea how she got them. One theory could be that she knew someone that worked at Mill Print in Milwaukee, only 30 minutes from home? Did someone keep an uncut sheet? Could reprints of these already be a thing in the 60's? Is he just remembering dates wrong? So, I sent them in to SGC and the came back "Authentic, signs of trimming". So these things are real! Now, what could these things be worth. How do I even go about finding their value? Will add pictures once I figure out how. Pictures have been added below.

[sunspot22]

[swarmee]

Welcome to Net54. Sounds like you have a neat find. Recommend you upload pictures to a photo sharing site like Imgur and then post the links to the images here.

[sunspot22]

[GasHouseGang]

You can also add pictures easily if you are on a computer. You can click the paper click symbol at the top and then access a picture file on your computer and add it.

[sunspot22]

Man, I just can't figure out how to add my pictures. I don't see a paper clip and my URL won't load either. Is it really this difficult to post a picture of my baseball cards?

[NiceDocter]

when you post.... scroll down to "manage attachments" and go from there..

[sunspot22]

[Lucas00]

You got probably the best deal in car repair history. A single '54 johnston Aaron is basically $1000 minimum. If authentic and presentable. If it say gets a 3 that price triples.

The Stahl Meyer mantle alone trimmed is probably $3000-$4000 minimum (depending how bad its trimmed)

Not talking about the other cards in the set or the second aaron/what each card grades. You're breaking $10,000 easily. And probably approaching $20,000.

[Lucas00]

I love the Hodges, that cotton candy sky..

[jchcollins]

It would have been better if they hadn’t been trimmed / sheet cut obviously, but I would guess these will still be worth a very pretty penny. Finding Stahl-Meyers that were not subjected to hot dog juice is not a situation that you run across every day, and cards like that which present well are going to be valuable even in Authentic holders like that, especially if the images present well - as yours appear to.


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[Lucas00]

I'll stand with my original price valuation.