1910-11 T3 TURKEY RED
P roduced in 1910-11 by the American Tobacco Company, the Turkey Red cabinet cards were redeemably by mailing in coupons found in packs of Turkey Red, Fez and Old Mill brand cigarettes. The large-format cards were produced on heavy stock, measuring 5¾” x 8” and feature beautiful, colorful lithographic printing featuring one of 126 different subjects (including 25 boxers, which are catalogued as T9 cards, but are actually part of the same set). Cards are found with checklists on the reverse, or in the case of card numbers 77-126, with a Turkey Red advertisement. Due to their size, the cards are often found with pinholes and back damage from mounting in scrapbooks or hanging on walls, and are seldom found in higher grades. Difficult to find in quantity, they are considered to be among the most beautiful and desirable of all the baseball tobacco issues. Presented in this auction, card-by-card, is a handsome, nearly-complete set of T3 baseball cabinet cards. Nearly 80% complete, the set in its entirety ranks #8 on the PSA Current Finest list, #24 on the All-Time list. Each of the cards has been graded by PSA (there is one SGC-graded card in this section that comes from a separate consignment). Due to the difficulty in completing a T3 set, we have elected to present this grouping as individual lots, to allow individual collectors the opportunity to purchase individual cards. The set was, for the most part, assembled by an individual collector who paid careful attention to the quality of the image; in most cases the condition issues relate to the border areas or card reverse. The result is a beautiful grouping of visually-striking cards, among the more difficult and valuable of all the tobacco issues. Yes, really.
279. 1911 T3 Turkey Red #3 Tommy Leach - PSA PR-FR 1 MINIMUM BID: $50
277. 1911 T3 Turkey Red #1 Mordecai Brown (HOF) - PSA FR 1.5 MINIMUM BID: $150
280. 1911 T3 Turkey Red #4 Roger Bresnahan (HOF) - PSA PR 1 MINIMUM BID: $100
278. 1911 T3 Turkey Red #2 Bill Bergen - PSA VG-EX 4 MINIMUM BID: $100
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