A CURATED SELECTION OF GREAT CARDS
45. 1895 N566 Newsboy Cabinet Amos Rusie (HOF) - SGC GOOD 2
Issued in the late 1890s by the National Tobacco Works, the N566 Newsboy Cabinet set was a massive set that contained hundreds of popular athletes, actresses, locations, politicians and more. The 4 1/2” x 6 1/2” sepia photographs were mounted on a variety of cardboard backings, many cream in color but in some cases gray with green borders and text. Newsboy cabinets of baseball players are very highly desirable, particularly due to their extraordinary scarcity. Just 14 baseball players are known, among more than 600 cabinets discovered thus far, with multiple variations possible. Of the 14 known baseball players featured in the Newsboy issue, just three depict Hall of Famers: two variations featuring John Ward, and one of Amos Rusie.
Presented here is one of just 7 Newsboy Amos Rusie cabinets to have been graded by SGC (PSA has graded two additional). Featuring a beautiful image with extraordinary clarity and contrast, the grade of GOOD 2 relates largely to a lower-left corner clip, general corner and edge wear, and some light surface wear on the image and mount. Overall eye appeal is outstanding, however, a gorgeous specimen featuring a popular Hall of Famer of the era. Newsboy cabinets featuring baseball players are very difficult to locate, and with just two different Hall of Famers in the set, they are quite desirable when they become available. Rarely can one be found with this type of eye appeal; simply an outstanding piece.
MINIMUM BID: $1,000
46. 1888 N173 Old Judge Cabinets Mickey Welch (HOF) - PSA PR 1 (MK)
47. 1888 N173 Old Judge Cabinets Tim Keefe (HOF) - PSA GOOD+ 2.5
Nicknamed “Smiling Mickey” due to his temperament and ever- present grin, Mickey Welch was just the third pitcher in history to reach 300 career wins. A cornerstone of the pennant-winning 1888 and 1889 Giants, Welch averaged nearly 300 innings pitched per season over a 13-year career, eclipsing 500 innings pitched in three different years. This extremely rare cabinet photo boasts an exceptional image of
Seldom-seen N173 cabinet photo featuring Tim Keefe, the image corresponding to pose #251-5 in the N172 Old Judge Cigarettes issue. The image quality here is extremely strong, with remarkable contrast revealing subtle details not visible on the smaller Old Judge card. The result is a tremendous image. The photo has been well- protected by its cardboard mount, which does exhibit some light wear and soiling on both front and back. The grade of GOOD+ 2.5
Welch, the pose corresponding with pose #486-2 in the N172 Old Judge card issue. As is the case with all N173 cabinets with the possible exceptions of Anson and Kelly, examples of Welch are extremely rare in any grade. The size and outstanding clarity of the image enables us to see detail not visible in the smaller card, right down to the laces on Welch’s jersey and his unusual grip on the ball. Multiple pinholes that reduce the technical grade are restricted to the mount and do not interfere with the image itself; some light foxing is visible in places but nothing particularly distracting. A particularly difficult to find example of a New York Giants legend.
assessed by PSA speaks to that wear, along with some light soiling and foxing along the top edge. None of this interferes with the quality of the photo, however. One of just three examples graded by PSA, a very rare and desirable 19th Century cabinet.
MINIMUM BID: $3,500
MINIMUM BID: $2,500
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