1915 T214 Victory Tobacco Johnny Evers PSA VG-EX 4 (MC) - The Only Graded Example!

Sold For:

$24,000

Year:

1915

Auction:

2025 Spring

Lot #:

600

Category:

Prewar Baseball Cards (1900-1941)

Graded VG-EX 4 (MC) by PSA. This is the only example ever graded by PSA or SGC! The 1915 T214 Victory set is an obscure series of tobacco cards issued exclusively in the Louisiana area, which is sometimes mistaken for the T206 White Border set. Victory Tobacco is one of the few sets that feature players from the Federal League, in addition to featuring players from the National and American Leagues. To date, PSA has only graded 33 examples (of any player) from this set, which has a known checklist of 67 cards. Offered is a rare card of Hall of Famer Johnny Evers, who is identified with the Boston Braves from the National League. Victory Tobacco cards have a glossy coated surface that is very susceptible to creasing, and which makes high-grade examples particularly rare. This is a very attractive mid-grade example, with a light crease near Evers' right elbow. The front is bright and clean with vibrant colors, outstanding registration, and a slight miscut along the top and bottom edges. The important "Victory Tobacco" advertisement on the reverse has remained intact and mainly clean. It is rare to find any T214 Victory Tobacco in any grade, let alone an exceptionally strong and attractive example of a Hall of Famer.