E107 anyone?

[danc]

What does Caroline Munroe have to do with e107's?

My favorite cards as well.

DanC

[joeadcock]

Nothing at all.

Admire the set, difficult to assemble and very expensive(even the lower grade cards).

Can members show some of their examples?

[Kenny Cole]

Van Haltren

[ls7plus]

Very rare, very expensive, and very worthwhile collecting in any grade!

Great cards, guys.

Best to all,

Larry

[rainier2004]

Ok, Im new....what are these e107's, how many are in the set and where do I get a Carline Munroe at?

[Jacklitsch]

I'll play...

[sb1]

Rainier,

It's the toughest E card set bar none, heck even tougher than any T card set. Issued in 1903-04, perhaps by more than one company, Breisch-Williams being one.

No one has ever completed it due to very tough team variations.

Findind a picture of the actress would be easier than finding an E107. Maybe that was the comparison intent

[rainier2004]

Thanks Sb1...that plank is amazing!

[terjung]

Originally Posted by sb1

Rainier,

It's the toughest E card set bar none, heck even tougher than any T card set. Issued in 1903-04, perhaps by more than one company, Breisch-Williams being one.

No one has ever completed it due to very tough team variations.

Findind a picture of the actress would be easier than finding an E107. Maybe that was the comparison intent

That kind of says it all right there. (...and Scott would know based on his experience with the set. He was a contributor to the Old Cardboard article too.)

[E93]

Originally Posted by sb1

It's the toughest E card set bar none, heck even tougher than any T card set.

You may be right, but there are some other extremely tough E sets to complete. Correct me if I am wrong, but I don't think anybody has completed the E105 Mello-Mint set either. Finding a type is example is not hard because half of the set is available, but the other third to half are nearly impossible with only 1-4 examples known. Tougher ones include Cobb.

JimB

[terjung]

Originally Posted by rainier2004

Ok, Im new....what are these e107's, how many are in the set and where do I get a Carline Munroe at?

Extremely tough set issued in 1903-1904 that is the first major set of the 20th century. The set is largely attributed to Breisch-Williams caramel company, but may have been issued by more other companies as well. They come with two basis backs - namely "one of a hundred and fifty prominent baseball players" and blank backs. The back indicates that there are 150 players in the set, but only 147 players have been found to date. A handful of players have team variations, which pushes the master set over 150 to somewhere around 161. There is a great article by Brian McQueen in Old Cardboard (Issue #4 - Summer 2005). It is required reading for anyone interested in the set. (Actually, the entire publication is fantastic. Subscribe if you don't already.)

You will note on some of the flips where "Type 1" is denoted. There is a "Type 2" of E107s. This does not refer to the second kind of back, but rather refers to a handful of "cards" that have been found with the same image. About 9 players (perhaps a couple more, I don't recall) have been found that have been classified as "Type 2". They are all hand cut and on thicker stock of paper. It has been hypothesized that they were all cut from an advertising display. No one knows for sure at this point, but they are more scarce than even the Type 1 cards. In general, when people refer to E107s, they are talking about the Type 1 cards.

Some players are tougher than others. I think it can safely be stated that the surviving population of any card is less than 20. A handful of Philadelphia players are the more commonly found and they are probably in the 10-20 range. It is commonly held that many of the cards only have single digit populations (graded + raw). If you are looking for a type card from E107 set, it won't be impossible to find / acquire due to the number of cards in the set; however, if you are looking to add a specific player from the set, the challenge increases dramatically.

[Anthony S.]

Originally Posted by danc

What does Caroline Munroe have to do with e107's?

DanC

Well, the first two pictures in the thread are Topsy...

[joeadcock]

I went on a major hunt of old newspapers, advertising last year via the internet but could find nothing on Breisch Williams. The envelope of Leon is first thing I've seen otherwise.

[terjung]

[DanP]

Brian, you're killing me! GREAT CARDS!

[terjung]

Thanks, Dan. I appreciate it. My collection pales in comparison to some others here, but I don't let that bother me. Hobby happiness is finding cards that fit your collection. Some of my cards have about every technical flaw they could have, but I love them all the same.

[joeadcock]

Originally Posted by DanP

Brian, you're killing me! GREAT CARDS!

Agreed Dan

Killing me also

[terjung]

Thanks, Joe.

I'll back off and let others post. I don't want to monopolize your thread. (probably too late!)

Let's see some more E107s guys!