Lot 16. 2 1880s H804-16 Forbes “Injury” Series Cards – “Assisted to His Base” and “Short Stop.” Both cards have blank backs that show minor damage. The “Assisted” card appears to have been slightly trimmed (about 1/16”) in each direction. The front of this card, without the trimming considered, grades ex-m+. The front of the “Short Stop” card is g-vg. These cards are scarce.
Winning Bid $61.
Lot 17. 5 Circa 1880s H804-31 “Small Card Series” Trade Cards. Only 1.75” x 3.25”, these cards are from a set of eight. They feature black & white none-sport drawings on beige or white backgrounds and have baseball-related titles. Two cards use stereotypical caricatures of black figures. The backs are blank. Vg-ex overall.
Winning Bid $50.
Lot 18. 2 Different 1880s H804-32 Baseball Trade Cards. These cards have black framing inside a white border and a “9” without a period in the lower right. It sometimes is confused with the H804-15A set. Titles of the two cards, from a set of nine, are “Lo, the Poor Umpire” g-vg and “Oh, What a Pudding” p. On the front and back, both cards advertise Max Stadler & Co. clothiers.
Winning Bid $61.
Lot 19. 1880s H804-33 Gold Medal Coffee Baseball Trade Card. All of the cards in this multi-colored set of nine are untitled. This example shows three players, two about to catch a ball. F-g with stains on the back, which contains a testimonial for the coffee by a professor of chemistry from Ohio State University.
Winning Bid $40.
Lot 20. 2 1880s H804-36 “W.D. Series” Trade Cards. These cards, which measure 2.5” x 5”, use the same artwork that was used on folding scorecards. From a set of four, the titles are “A High Fly” vg and “Two Out, Two Strikes & Three on Bases” ex+. The backs are blank.
Winning Bid $35.
Lot 21. 6 19th Century Baseball Trade Cards, All from Different Series. 1. 1889 H804-1B Tobin Litho “Tan ‘oo Tech,” Baby McKee. Back damage, g front. 2. 1887 H804-24 “Ball Series,” “Safe,” with “C-679” in the lower right. Clean blank back, vg+. 3. H804-30 “Planet Series,” “Jupiter: ‘Taking a Fly’.” Nice card with “R809” in the lower right. Clean advertising back; ex. 4. H804-31 “Small Card Series,” “A Hot Liner.” Advertising back; vg-ex. 5. H804-38, “An Accurate Barometer Series,” “Prospect of a good afternoon for Base Ball.” Moderate damage to the advertising back. G front. 6. Single card (not from a set). “Taking Things as They Come,” 1870s, Bufford, Boston, about 2.75” x 2.75”, black & white. Stains on the blank back; vg-ex front.
Winning Bid $61.
Lot 22. 2 1888 N135 Duke Talk of the Diamond Cards. These novelty cards feature colorful baseball artwork. “A Heavy Batter” has damage to approximately one-half of the back. The front is vg-ex. “Out” has stains on the back; all type is present and readable. F-g card with a vg front.
Winning Bid $75.
Lot 23. Scarce 1889-90 N136 Duke “Terrors of American” Large Card – Out on First! This card is one of eight in the 50-card set that has a baseball theme. The full title is “Out on first! How’s that umpire?” The 2 ½” x 4 3/16” card promotes Duke’s Honest Long Cut brand. Knapp & Co. provided the lithography. The back exhibits light to moderate soiling. Vg-ex card with an ex-m front. We have two other “Terrors” cards below.
Winning Bid $50.
Lot 25. Scarce 1889-90 N136 Duke “Terrors of American” Large Card – The Pitcher. Advertising Duke’s Honest Long Cut brand, this 2 ½” x 4 3/16” card is one of eight of the 50-card set with a baseball theme. Including this card, we have three examples in this auction. The lithography is by Knapp & Co. G.
Minimum Bid $25.
Lot 27. Unusual Multi-Color Card from the Circa 1905-09 PC792 Embossed Baseball Postcard Set. Typically, these cards are a single color. This example has shades of blue, gray, brown, beige and green. It shows a runner sliding into a base as a fielder leaps and catches the ball. The untitled postcard has an eagle on the undivided back and was postmarked in 1907. Vg-ex.
Winning Bid $20.
Lot 28. 2 Circa 1905-09 PC792 Embossed Baseball Postcards. From a set of six, one card shows a batter beginning his swing. It has three pin holes at the top and two on the bottom; otherwise, g-vg. The other, with a batter, catcher and umpire and another player in the background, is f-g. These untitled cards have an eagle on the back. One has a signature written on the front and both have messages on the back along with a postmark. One back is divided (batter), and one is not.
Minimum Bid $10.
