Now that it's done, a rare Sociedade Industrial Babe Ruth card

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

BTW the set has to be a late 1928 issue at earliest because there is a card from the Tunney-Heeney fight from July 1928.

Dempsey stuff has been doing really well lately. Don't know why

I think there is a chance it could have been a multi-year set. Here is a NY Times I have from April 1927.....

[glchen]

I won the Ruth card. Definitely not a steal like the one Leon won especially since the seller marked the condition as Very Good, so not sure if there's some damage to the card like scrapbook residue. Not sure if it's cut short either. I guess I'll see when I get the card in. At least, it's affordable compared to the Leland's one, which was graded in much better condition, however, and will match the Tabacalera one that I won from Legendary (crossed over to PSA). (Thanks for not outing the auction! )

[rhettyeakley]

Originally Posted by Leon

I think there is a chance it could have been a multi-year set. Here is a NY Times I have from April 1927.....

I Agee with Adam, I won the hockey card...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hockey-Canad...vip=true&rt=nc
I'm pretty sure this is depicting the final game of the 1928 St moritz Olympic Games between Canada and Switzerland. I don't think they were a multi year set because if they were updating this or the Tabacalera set we would see different cards with the same number.

That being said I actually prefer the Tabacalera La Morena set with its terrible tinting than the Portugese issue.

[Exhibitman]

I was an underbidder on that one Rhett; great card. Can you ID any of the players yet?