Old Joe Dimaggio Tattoo/Transfer

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Posted By: alan elefson

Hi-
I thought I would provide an update on this piece. So far I have found two other collectors who have a Dimaggio, and a few other people who have seen one or two over time. One local dealer told me he believed they are catalogued in a nonsports priceguide for candy cards that was published in the mid to late 1990s. He said there were several more tattoos to the set, mostly of cartoon characters and other nonsports designs. He believed the football player was designed to be Bronko Nagurski (it does not appear to look like him in my opinion), and that the set dated to the mid to late 1940s. I have not been able to confirm this listing as I am not sure which nonsports card catalog he was referring to.
I also spoke with the dealer I originally purchased it from. He said it was part of a store display he had purchased in the late 1960s. ZThe gentleman he purchased the display from thought the tattoos dated to the mid to late 1940s. He said there were other tattoos on the display and will be showing them to me if he can find them in his wharehouse.
Once again, if you know anything about these cards, please let me know. I am also trying to determine a fair value for the Dimaggio, so if you own one, please let me know how much you acquired it for (if you do not mind stating that). Thanks again for everyone's help.
Alan Elefson
aelefson@hotmail.com