Truly Rare Pre-War Cards

[terjung]

Originally Posted by e107collector

I think there are eleven 1914 Baltimore News Ruth's that exist.

Tony

I didn't think the number was quite that high. Didn't somebody lose one of them?

[benchod]

Originally Posted by terjung

I didn't think the number was quite that high. Didn't somebody lose one of them?

That was the buttercream (R306) Ruth that got tossed in the trash

[White Borders]

I believe only two Charles Lindstrom cards from the 1932 US Caramel (R328) Set are known to exist.

(Scan is one I found on the Web)

[Baseball Rarities]

Originally Posted by terjung

I didn't think the number was quite that high. Didn't somebody lose one of them?

I think that REA accounted for ten known Baltimore News Ruth cards - plus one that a customer of theirs kept in his office drawer, but was either lost or stolen years ago.

In reference to the R306 Ruth - I think that it was Barry Halper who accidentally threw away the example that he purchased from Lew Lipset.

[terjung]

Originally Posted by Baseball Rarities

I think that REA accounted for ten known Baltimore News Ruth cards - plus one that a customer of theirs kept in his office drawer, but was either lost or stolen years ago.

That was the story I was thinking of, but I guess lost or stolen doesn't mean "gone, never to be recovered", so the number is 10 with a possible 11th surviving. I was thinking that the story was that he had thrown it away accidentally or something like that.