1921 Holsum Bread

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Posted By: Anonymous

I have just started to get interested in Holsums. Lipset's encyclopedia says that D327 Holsum Bread (1921) photos come from E121 American Caramel (1921) and E135 Collins-McCarthy (1916). The photos for the two D327s I recently picked-up from a fellow board member (Leonard and Vaughn) come from E135--although there is a disparity between Leonard's uniform and the team caption in D327 since he was traded from the Red Sox to the Tigers between 1916 and 1921. The D327 set is supposed to include 80 subjects but I have heard that only about half have been catalogued. Assuming that is true (I have not verified), it seems surprising that D327 commons in VG list for only $65 on the Old Cardboard website. Perhaps, like many other vintage sets, D327 pricing suffers because the cards are so scarce that few collectors pursue the set. Anyway, I'm tickled to have my two crease-free EX examples.