What Prewar sets have never been completed/are uncompletable?

[fkw]

havent read the replies yet...

these are basically impossible, except maybe a couple, if you have the short print chase card....
N172, T209 B&W, T213-1, T213-3, T214, T215-1, T215-2, T216-2, T216-3, T217 (maybe), T231 (1 of the 2 known cards hasnt been seen in many years), T4, T5, E92 Nadja, E107, E123 C.Ireland, E125, E270 red border, E271, E286, "N258" Diaz, 1925 Playing card strip cards w/boxers (Adam W. would know), ca.1929 Universal Toy and Novelty Co.Playing Card Strip Cards, Sports Co. of America Champions Spalding w/ad back, V117 (only 2 Stengels known), Holland IceCream (only 1 Peckinpaugh known), Schapira Big Show, D303-2, D327, D329, D381-2 Clark, 1915 B&W, 1916 Holmes to Homes etc., 1917 Merchants (E135 group), 1921 Herpolsheimer, 1921 Haffner's Big Tayto-Loaf Bread, 1921 Gassler's American Maid Bread, 1922 Cream Nut or Goodie Bread, 1922 Henry A. Johnson Confectioner, 1922 Lou Gertenrich Candy, 1922 Witmor Candy Co. vertical, 1923 Fleer, Tango Egg, J=K, Base Ball Bats, Orange Border, Cabanas, Colgans square, 1912 BUnc Felt, W503, W504, W519-2-2, W555, "N561-1" Diana Cigarrillos Bigott Sucs. (maybe), R304, R308-1, R314-5 (some are very close), R329, R340, 1936 EUnc Candy Cards (S&S like), Diamond Dust (maybe), Kroger Bread (I have the only 1 ),

[edhans]

Nice list Frank. I wonder if anyone has completed the E122 set. Not terribly popular, but not far behind (if at all) Curtis Irelands in rarity. I don't know if the t215 Pirate set was ever completed either.

[oldjudge]

T211 has been completed (not by me). T210 has been completed by several people although I doubt that any of them really care about the orange variations (I know I don't).

[Bicem]

Bunch of postcard sets, Bregstone for example.

[Danny Smith]

I would guess no one has completed a e105 mello mint set.

[irishdenny]

Originally Posted by Danny Smith

I would guess no one has completed a e105 mello mint set.

Ahhh, Danny Boy beat me to it! Aboslutely Correct!

There is a Collector working on it though... I've been hoping to either Help him out or at least find a "New one!" Still Seeking...

I believe that the closest any one has come, has been about the 33 card total!?

[Danny Smith]

Originally Posted by irishdenny

Ahhh, Danny Boy beat me to it! Aboslutely Correct!

There is a Collector working on it though... I've been hoping to either Help him out or at least find a "New one!" Still Seeking...

I believe that the closest any one has come, has been about the 33 card total!?

I know exactly who you are talking about. I think he has 30 plus. I have 15 and im going for the set but its going to be a long road to the finish line.

[cdn_collector]

Originally Posted by Danny Smith

I would guess no one has completed a e105 mello mint set.

Ah, I've always wondered about that one. Seems to me one could get awfully close if not. I've only owned one mello-mint in my time [and it's gone now], but it's certainly one of my favourite E sets. If I ever win the lottery and Mr. Klein allows me to buy more than just one card, I'd like to take a crack at Mello-Mints.


And Frank, I saw e92 Nadja on your list. Is that to say the other 3 e92 series are completable? I know there was a chap working on Croft's Cocoa a few years back and that he was within 1 card, but I never heard if he closed out the set.


Regards,

Richard.

[brianp-beme]

The 1913, 1914, and 1919 Zeenut sets have been completed, and possibly the 1916, and I am pretty sure I have seen a couple of complete D310 sets offered at auction.

Brian

[DixieBaseball]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

T211 has been completed (not by me). T210 has been completed by several people although I doubt that any of them really care about the orange variations (I know I don't).

Jay - I will gladly swap you 17 red borders for your 17 Orange borders. Since you don't care...

I know of only 1 person that has completed the T211 set (The same person Jay is referring to) and know of one person that is 1 card away, and 3 others that are within a dozen or less. With that being said, there are only 75 cards in the T211 set, so with 1 complete set known, and 3 others close, it really speaks to the rarity of the Red Suns.