1911 T205 Gold Border Minor Leaguer SGC-Graded Complete Set (12)

Sold For:

$3,600

Year:

1911

Auction:

2018 Fall

Lot #:

422

Category:

Prewar Baseball - T Tobacco Cards

The Minor Leaguers have always been appreciated for their rarity and unique design, and are a popular subset to the T205 series. They have also always been listed at a significant premium in relation to regular cards in the set. Presented is a complete set of all twelve scarce T205 Minor Leaguers, highlighted by Hall of Famer Jimmy Collins, each graded and encapsulated by SGC (all submitted by REA). The offered subset is from a very substantial, totally untouched collection of 1910-era tobacco cards consigned to this auction. SGC Grading Composite: EX/NM+ 6.5 (1 card): Nee. EX/NM 6 (1 card): Dunn. EX+ 5.5 (2 cards): Batch and Lee. EX 5 (2 cards): Adkins and Hanford. VG/EX 4 (3 cards): Cady, Frick, and Phelan. GOOD 2 (1 card): Collins (HOF). FAIR 1.5 (2 cards): McAllister and Merritt. Each card is bright and crisp, with deep, vibrant colors, and perfect registration. All have Hassan advertisements on the reverses. The scarcity of the Minor Leaguers has always made putting together a complete T205 set particularly difficult. This is an extremely impressive, rarely offered complete collection of Minor Leaguers, very high quality across the board, with most cards having an appearance superior to their technically accurate assigned grades. The equivalent SMR value in the assigned grades (factoring the half-grades in at the lower whole-grade level) is $2,415. Total: 12 cards. Reserve $500. Estimate $1,000+.