Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction October 2016
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/9/2016
Splendid black and white images of the five dozen baseball immortals who had been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1950 are offered with this terrific ensemble, headed by the cards of the five original inductees; Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, Babe Ruth, Walter Johnson and Christy Mathewson. Featuring swell detailed biographies on the backs and measuring 1-3/4” by 2-1/2”, (the same size as 1951-52 Parkhurst hockey cards), the cards were sold as sets in Cooperstown from 1950 to 1956, with newly elected members being added. This 1950 edition is missing just an interior view of the Hall of Fame to be complete and comes with its original box, a thin stock affair with a “window” on the front. High grade slabbed examples sell for lofty amounts and several grading possibilities await the high bidder here. The majority look to be NM-MT or better, with a couple of notable exceptions. A section of discoloration affects the Ruth card, along with that of John McGraw. Artist Mario DeMarco created the illustrations for the cards, which also include legends Gehrig, Young, Mack, Grove, Hornsby, Ott, Foxx and dozens more!
Complete list of cards included; Grover Alexander, Cap Anson, Roger Bresnahan, Dan Brouthers, Mordecai Brown, Morgan G. Bulkeley, Jesse Burkett, Alexander Cartwright, Henry Chadwick, Frank Chance, Jack Chesbro, Fred Clarke, Ty Cobb, ERR Mickey Cochrane – Cochran on front; Cochrane on back, Eddie Collins, Jimmy Collins, Charles A. Comiskey, Candy Cummings, Ed Delahanty, Hugh Duffy, Johnny Evers, Buck Ewing, Jimmie Foxx, Frank “ Frankie” Frisch, Lou Gehrig, WHI Charles Gehringer, Clark Griffith, Lefty Grove, Rogers Hornsby, Carl Hubbell, Hughey Jennings, Ban Johnson, Walter Johnson, Willie Keeler, King Kelly, Napoleon Lajoie, Kenesaw M. Landis, Connie Mack, Christy Mathewson, Tommy McCarthy, Iron Man McGinnity, John McGraw, Charles Nichols, Jim O'Rourke, Mel Ott, Herb Pennock, Eddie Plank, Charles Radbourne, Wilbert Robinson, Babe Ruth, George Sisler, A.G. Spalding, Tris Speaker, Joe Tinker, Pie Traynor, Rube Waddell, Hans Wagner, Ed Walsh, George Wright, Cy Young and Baseball’s Hall of Fame – Cooperstown New York - In addition to the Hall of Fame inductees, the set included an exterior (included) and interior picture (NOT THERE) of the Hall of Fame (same as the Albertype & Artvue postcards).
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