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Extremely attractive Eastern Exhibit Supply card of Ty Cobb. As with many Exhibits, the large size of the card provides a level of detail that “regular” sized cards to not, which is certainly part of their appeal. In this case, the card has been graded EX+ 5.5 by PSA, with very light corner touches and a bit of age-related discoloration along the top edge. Otherwise clean, the card would not look out of place in an EX-MT holder. 61. 1922 Eastern Exhibits Ty Cobb (HOF) - PSA EX+ 5.5 MINIMUM BID: $750 62. 1922 Eastern Exhibits Babe Ruth (HOF) - PSA EX 5(MC)
63. 1925 Exhibits Ty Cobb (HOF) - SGC VG-EX 4
Tough, midgrade Exhibit card featuring Hall of Famer Ty Cobb, identified here as both manager and outfielder. Despite his advancing age, Cobb batted .378 in 1925, and had it been a statistic, would have led the league in OPS. This example has been graded VG/EX 4 by SGC, with some mild corner wear and very modest surface wear here and there. The quality of the image is sharp and clear, the card boasting very strong aesthetic appeal.
MINIMUM BID: $750
64. Tough 1925 W504 Universal Toy & Novelty New York Yankees Team w/Lou Gehrig (HOF RC) - PSA A
The issue known as W504 is classified as a strip card issue, printed on thick cardboard containing a team photo and 16 individual player cards that were intended to be cut up and separated. The issue featured individual sheets for both the New
The key to the 1922 Eastern Exhibit Supply set, this example of Babe Ruth is in EX condition, with a Miscut qualifier speaking to a very slight truncation of the team affiliation at the bottom of the card. Additional imperfections are minor, mostly related to light chipping at the top corners, nothing detracting from the spectacular image of Ruth holding a baseball.
York Yankees, New York Giants, Brooklyn Dodgers and Washington Senators, with the Yankees’ sheet more desirable due to the presence of Babe Ruth. The individual cards are valued very high, compared with other W-card issues, with the Babe Ruth card eclipsing five figures in even the lowest grade. The individual team images are seldom seen. Despite the fact that Lou Gehrig is not one of the 16 individual subjects featured on the Yankees panel, he does appear in the team photo, as does Ruth. Despite being issued in 1925, the photo pictures the 1923 Yankees, a year in which he played just 13 games with the team. Though the card shares the same year as Gehrig’s prized 1925 Exhibit card, this card features a much earlier image of Gehrig, perhaps the earliest collectible featuring the Iron Horse. The result is a very desirable card in any grade. This well-worn specimen has been graded AUTHENTIC “ALTERED” by PSA, the so-called “alteration” relating to clear tape that was applied to the reverse long ago to keep the torn edges from expanding. In addition to the tears, some paper loss is visible on the reverse, with some additional wrinkling, surface and edge wear apparent. Regardless, a seldom-seen card featuring both Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig from the dawn of the Yankees’ Murderers’ Row lineups, perhaps the earliest collectible image of Lou Gehrig.
While all Ruth cards are incredibly collectible, earlier issues are even more so, making this a highly desirable card. This example features both companies’ addresses on the card reverse.
MINIMUM BID: $2,500
MINIMUM BID: $250
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