C46 Imperial Tobacco - Question

Do you think any of those SUPER high grade C46's in those PSA holders are altered. I always wonder about those cards that are 100+yrs old that are pack fresh

[Sixtofan]

I really enjoyed completing this set. The Hoy was tough and there was another card that I hard a hard time finding (can't remember who it was but it wasn't one of the HOFers). Overall, some of them just didn't come up for sale that often probably as they aren't that popular. I wonder how many there are?

[marcdelpercio]

I was the winning bidder on the trunk lid on eBay. I was very happy with the final price. I have often felt that this set was undervalued as it is quite attractive and features a number of big leaguers, as well as being the only major pre-war Canadian release. I believe the cards are at least as scarce if not more so than the mainstream US minor league releases of the time.

I have also wondered about the evidence that this was an Imperial Tobacco release as it is stylistically entirely different from the Imperial Tobacco hockey and lacrosse issues of that era. Beautiful set nonetheless.

[marcdelpercio]

Here's a pic of the trunk.

[tbob]

Marc- nice pickup. Do you have a link to this auction?
tbob

[Hot Springs Bathers]

Marc- Do you ever wonder what cards were on those glue spots?

[marcdelpercio]

Thanks tbob,
I was really happy to win this piece at the price it sold for. Here is a link to the auction:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=170475364955

Actually, the other cards that have been removed from the trunk are included with the lot. Somebody had apparently attempted to begin removing them. Thankfully they stopped before too much damage was done. As a general note, simply grabbing a card and ripping it from a wooden trunk is not the most effective method

[uffda51]