FS/ Honus Wagner & Cy Young 1940`s Eagle Hall of Fame SOLD!!

[pow323]

Brad, Thanks for the post. Yes they are hard to find what ever year they are. I would like to find the Musial but I have never seen one. If you come across one please let me know. Thanks again, Marc ( Have a good weekend!)

[leftygrove10]

Two Musials sold last year on eBay... I believe there are two different versions of the Musial... Thicker and thinner cardboard versions.... I know who sold them... Maybe I can at least get you a scan of one...

[Exhibitman]

I realize the resources noted list them as 1940s issues but the FOE did not elect the subjects to their sports HOF until 1955 and 1959, respectively, so there is no way that they are 1940s issues. SCD also wrongly lists a Bob Fitzsimmons card when he was never elected to their HOF.

Ditto Brad on the scarcity. There was a burst of these on Ebay over the last 6 mos or so, from two sellers. I grabbed what I could as fast as I could. Got lucky as heck and filled out all the boxers.

[pow323]

There is also a Jack Dempsey that is not listed in the reference guide that someone had and I missed it! I don`t know if you knew about the Dempsey. What did you pay for your cards that you have? If you don`t mind me asking? Thanks, Marc

[Exhibitman]

I didn't miss the Dempsey...

The boxers are Sullivan, Jeffries, Dempsey, Gibbons (all 1955 inductees) and Baer (1959 inductee).

Prices were all over the place, from about $12 on a few under-the-radar sales up to $150. Conditions were varied as well.

Here is a link to the FOE web site listing of their sports HOF. As you can see, the known cards all date to the 1955 and 1959 inductees, which nails the issue date as far as I am concerned since you can't issue what doesn't exist and this HOF didn't exist in the 1940s. I haven't seen a Thorpe...yet:

http://www.foe.com/about-us/sportshof.aspx