Red Cross - Is it really a Louisiana exclusive?

[G1911]

Originally Posted by RCMcKenzie

Do you believe that Tango Eggs is a Louisiana issue? I've only heard the story. I wasn't there.

Came across the first one while looking for something else unrelated, so back to it.

1) National Poultry, Butter and Egg Bulletin, September 1919. Branches in 2 Texas cities, Mississippi, and Havana.

2) Texas Department of Agriculture, State's Marketing Bulletin Volume 2, issue 11, 1920. They are also buying poultry in Texas.

In 1915 the U.S. Egg and Poultry Magazine has the L. Frank Company taking the lead in an effort by the industry to reduce rail rates in Texas because eggs from Texas weigh less than eggs from New York (today I learned) but were charged at the NY weight.

Seems this company was headquarted in NO, but also did not restrict its operations to the local level and was actively engaged in business throughout the southeast at least. They claim to be "New Orleans' largest poultry and egg handlers in the south"; I cannot find much on the Tango branding that appears on the cards.

Unlike Red Sun and Red Cross; it seems their card set was barely issued if issued at all. There's a true handful of what appear to be original circulation cards. I believe only 2 have the number stamps. The letter states how the lot that accounts for almost all of the cards was acquired in New Orleans. If properly issued, it may well not have been an NO exclusive, it appears.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by G1911

Came across the first one while looking for something else unrelated, so back to it.

1) National Poultry, Butter and Egg Bulletin, September 1919. Branches in 2 Texas cities, Mississippi, and Havana.

2) Texas Department of Agriculture, State's Marketing Bulletin Volume 2, issue 11, 1920. They are also buying poultry in Texas.

In 1915 the U.S. Egg and Poultry Magazine has the L. Frank Company taking the lead in an effort by the industry to reduce rail rates in Texas because eggs from Texas weigh less than eggs from New York (today I learned) but were charged at the NY weight.

Seems this company was headquarted in NO, but also did not restrict its operations to the local level and was actively engaged in business throughout the southeast at least. They claim to be "New Orleans' largest poultry and egg handlers in the south"; I cannot find much on the Tango branding that appears on the cards.

Unlike Red Sun and Red Cross; it seems their card set was barely issued if issued at all. There's a true handful of what appear to be original circulation cards. I believe only 2 have the number stamps. The letter states how the lot that accounts for almost all of the cards was acquired in New Orleans. If properly issued, it may well not have been an NO exclusive, it appears.

Cool ad!!

[ullmandds]

Very interesting!!! Great info! I wish there were a tango dots miller w/glove card!!

[RCMcKenzie]

That's all well and good, but if you guys want the 37 Bob Beschers and 14 Hughie Jennings, you'll have to outbid me, gang.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by RCMcKenzie

That's all well and good, but if you guys want the 37 Bob Beschers and 14 Hughie Jennings, you'll have to outbid me, gang.

I know this is just a joke about the REA lot, but does anybody have a accurate count of the Tango Eggs find? The original documentation I have seen groups them into batches based on quantity, but the top group is 25+, and no count beyond that is given. It feels like Bescher is more common than the others in this 25+ grouping.

Mr. Mint claimed to have 5-12 of the subjects he got from it.

I own a Besher I bought from the BST last year as my lone type of this set, and have no intention to acquire another Tango Eggs (unless a Jennings happens by at a good price...). Very cool issue with a unique story, but a set builders nightmare.

[steve B]

I called to reserve as the ad said, got an answering machine and never got a call back.
Wasn't a big fan of Mr Mint before, and really disliked him after.

[Golfcollector]

Jesus...why couldn't I have gotten in on the Crawford in 1995! I will never own one now....