Spring 2021 - Item detail
1947-1970 Postwar Baseball-Card and Card-Related Collection (65) Including 1950 Drake's Cookies
- Sold For:
- $510
- Year:
- 1950
- Auction:
- 2021 Spring
- Lot #:
- 940
- Category:
- Postwar Baseball - 1950s Cards
Presented is an extremely substantial collection of sixty-five cards from twenty different issues spanning the years 1947 to 1970. This collection is highlighted by numerous Hall of Famers (including Stan Musial, Warren Spahn, and Pee Wee Reese), as well as sample cards from some scarce or unusual issues. This collection is composed of the following:
1) 1947-66 Exhibits (9 cards): Casey (Gd), Galan (Vg), Judnich (Vg-Ex), Kolloway (Vg+), Wright (Gd), 1948 Indians (marked front and back, otherwise Vg+), 1952 Yankees (Ex+), 1954 Indians (Gd+), and 1955 Dodgers (Vg+).
2) 1947 Bond Bread (7 cards): Edwards (pencil on reverse, otherwise Vg), Gordon (Gd), Keltner (Vg), Kiner (Pr due to back damage), Lockman (Vg), Pesky (Vg-Ex), and Van Der Meer (Pr).
3)1947 Remar Baking Co. (1 card): #19 Lodgiani (Gd+).
4) 1948 Baseball's Great HOF Exhibits (1 card): Plank (Gd+).
5) 1948 Kellogg's Pep (5 cards): Cavaretta (Vg-Ex), O. Grove (Vg-Ex), Tresh (slight trim, otherwise Gd), Trout (Vg), and Wakefield (Vg).
6) 1948 Swell Sport Thrills (4 cards): #5 (Fr), 9 (Vg), 11 (Vg), and 15 (Gd).
7) 1949 Bowman (5 cards): #113 (Ex), 127 (Ex-Mt, script name on back), 127 (Vg+, printed name on back), 130 (Gd), and 205 (Fr).
8) 1949 Remar Baking Co. (4 cards): Lavagetto (Vg-Ex), Metkovich (Ex-Mt), Thompson (Vg+), and Zimmerman (Vg).
9) 1950-1956 Callahan HOF (1 card): Young (Vg).
10) 1950 Drake's Cookies (7 cards): #12 Waitkus (Gd), 14 Spahn (Pr), 16 Gordon (Gd), 28 Reynolds (Pr), 29 Scarborough (Gd), 34 Stephens (Gd), and 35 Elliott (Gd).
11) 1950 Royal Desserts (1 card): #2 Reese (Pr-Fr due to tear in top edge).
12) 1953 Red Man Tobacco (3 cards, all without tabs): #12A Woodling (Vg), 17N Ennis (Vg-Ex), and 26N Musial (Vg+).
13) 1953 Johnston Cookies (1 card): #4 Buhl (Vg).
14) 1953 Mother's Cookies (1 card): #8 Peterson (Gd).
15) 1954 Dixie Lids (3 cards, all without tabs): Gordon (Fr), Minoso (Vg-Ex+), and O'Connell (Vg+).
16) 1955 Red Man (1 card, with tab): #17N Reese (Vg).
17) 1960 Lake to Lake Braves (4 cards): Cottier (Ex+), Crandall (Vg+), Dressen (Ex-Mt), and Schoendienst (Ex).
18) 1961 Post (2 cards): #15 (Vg) and 124 (Gd).
19) 1965 Topps Embossed (4 cards): #1 Yastrzemski (Vg), 50 Bond (Vg), 64 Ward (Vg-Ex), and 65 Richardson (Gd).
20) 1970 Kellogg's (1 card): #21 B. Robinson (Vg due to small cracks).
Truly a collection unto itself, this is an impressive assembly of cards with several notable highlights! Total: 65 cards. Reserve $200. Estimate (open).
1) 1947-66 Exhibits (9 cards): Casey (Gd), Galan (Vg), Judnich (Vg-Ex), Kolloway (Vg+), Wright (Gd), 1948 Indians (marked front and back, otherwise Vg+), 1952 Yankees (Ex+), 1954 Indians (Gd+), and 1955 Dodgers (Vg+).
2) 1947 Bond Bread (7 cards): Edwards (pencil on reverse, otherwise Vg), Gordon (Gd), Keltner (Vg), Kiner (Pr due to back damage), Lockman (Vg), Pesky (Vg-Ex), and Van Der Meer (Pr).
3)1947 Remar Baking Co. (1 card): #19 Lodgiani (Gd+).
4) 1948 Baseball's Great HOF Exhibits (1 card): Plank (Gd+).
5) 1948 Kellogg's Pep (5 cards): Cavaretta (Vg-Ex), O. Grove (Vg-Ex), Tresh (slight trim, otherwise Gd), Trout (Vg), and Wakefield (Vg).
6) 1948 Swell Sport Thrills (4 cards): #5 (Fr), 9 (Vg), 11 (Vg), and 15 (Gd).
7) 1949 Bowman (5 cards): #113 (Ex), 127 (Ex-Mt, script name on back), 127 (Vg+, printed name on back), 130 (Gd), and 205 (Fr).
8) 1949 Remar Baking Co. (4 cards): Lavagetto (Vg-Ex), Metkovich (Ex-Mt), Thompson (Vg+), and Zimmerman (Vg).
9) 1950-1956 Callahan HOF (1 card): Young (Vg).
10) 1950 Drake's Cookies (7 cards): #12 Waitkus (Gd), 14 Spahn (Pr), 16 Gordon (Gd), 28 Reynolds (Pr), 29 Scarborough (Gd), 34 Stephens (Gd), and 35 Elliott (Gd).
11) 1950 Royal Desserts (1 card): #2 Reese (Pr-Fr due to tear in top edge).
12) 1953 Red Man Tobacco (3 cards, all without tabs): #12A Woodling (Vg), 17N Ennis (Vg-Ex), and 26N Musial (Vg+).
13) 1953 Johnston Cookies (1 card): #4 Buhl (Vg).
14) 1953 Mother's Cookies (1 card): #8 Peterson (Gd).
15) 1954 Dixie Lids (3 cards, all without tabs): Gordon (Fr), Minoso (Vg-Ex+), and O'Connell (Vg+).
16) 1955 Red Man (1 card, with tab): #17N Reese (Vg).
17) 1960 Lake to Lake Braves (4 cards): Cottier (Ex+), Crandall (Vg+), Dressen (Ex-Mt), and Schoendienst (Ex).
18) 1961 Post (2 cards): #15 (Vg) and 124 (Gd).
19) 1965 Topps Embossed (4 cards): #1 Yastrzemski (Vg), 50 Bond (Vg), 64 Ward (Vg-Ex), and 65 Richardson (Gd).
20) 1970 Kellogg's (1 card): #21 B. Robinson (Vg due to small cracks).
Truly a collection unto itself, this is an impressive assembly of cards with several notable highlights! Total: 65 cards. Reserve $200. Estimate (open).