SCBC Update . . . Two Rare Ruths

[Bob Lemke]

My source is Rob Lifson, and here is an excerpt of what he had to say about the Taylor Chocolates Sports Heroes Babe Ruth . . .

I saw your blog post on the Taylor Chocolates Ruth and your instincts are right on the money! That is not a real card - It is not a reprint in that there is no original - It is simply a "fantasy card" produced to look old and fool people. It is definitely not real. I remember when they "surfaced" - it's been a while (guessing 25 years) so they have a little age to them for real but the fact is that the card itself is not real - not a chance in the world! I am very familiar with this card - you can tell the paper isn't even right. This was a nice try by someone long ago to create a "rarity" but it did not work.

I'll take his word for it.