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12-17-2020, 09:40 AM
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Help with rare Mel Ott
  Anyone able to put a date on this Australian Mel Ott (aka O.H. Melville!) card or provide further info on the set? The owner believed the set to be circa 1926-27 but it does seem odd Ott would be considered a “big gun baller” that early in his career. Thanks! Jason
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12-17-2020, 11:43 AM
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very interesting. I have certainly never heard of this issue before and I've been around the block a few times.
The image on the card does appear to match up with this type I photo from 1926 that I own: 
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12-17-2020, 01:30 PM
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There is a more detailed description of the Ott card, the set and the sponsor of the set in the current issue of Old Cardboard eMagazine.
See: Downunder Discovery Uncovers Mel Ott Rookie Card https://oldcardboard.com/eNews/2020/.../eMag176.htm#3 Lyman
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12-17-2020, 03:19 PM
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oldcardboard should use my image as a photomatch to the Griffith's Goblin Merrymints Ott. Did I mention that I LOVE new finds like this. When will the owner be auctioning or selling this card? I'd be a potential buyer!
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... http://imageevent.com/derekgranger HOF "Earliest" Collection (Ideal - Indiv): 250/346 (72.3%) 1914 T330-2 Piedmont Art Stamps......: 116/119 (97.5%) 1923 V100 Willard's Chocolate............: 180/180 (100%) Last edited by h2oya311; 12-17-2020 at 03:25 PM.
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12-17-2020, 04:41 PM
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Derek, glad you enjoyed the article. Yes, I will plan to replace the B&W image in the article with yours. The current Ott image is a close match but definitely a different Giants jersey. How did you determine that the image is from 1926? That certainly is consistent with the 1926-28 dates that he estimated for the set.
Most of the info in the article came from Stephen Flemming, a veteran Australian collector that I quoted in the article. He also wishes that he owned the card. The card belongs to a fellow collector of his and I don't believe it is for sale. Happy Holidays to all, Lyman
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12-18-2020, 12:27 PM
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[QUOTE=jason.1969;2046495][/IMG]
Interesting that they describe Ott as a 'baller'. I thought this was strictly a 21st century slang term. Perhaps Aussies way back in 1920's were using it to describe athletes in sports that use balls? Brian
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12-18-2020, 12:29 PM
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baller = ballplayer.
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