Lot # 270: 1956-63 Artvue Hall of Fame Plaque Postcards Type 2 Partial Set (72/94) Plus Extras

Category: Baseball Postcards

Starting Bid: $50.00

Bids: 10 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Summer, 2022 Premier Auction",
which ran from 8/2/2022 12:00 AM to
8/20/2022 9:00 PM



Partial set of Hall of Fame plaque postcards from the 1956-63 Artvue issue, including a few extras.  Collection averages VG+ with some better and some lesser.  Artvue was the official provider of the postcards available for sale at the Baseball Hall of Fame.  There are two types of cards from this set: Type 1, in which the bolt holes in the four corners of each plaque are open, and Type 2, in which they are filled in with bolts.  The majority of these cards fall into the Type 2 category.  

Missing from completion are: Grover Cleveland Alexander, Cap Anson, Eddie Collins, Sam Crawford, Dizzy Dean, Bill Dickey, Joe DiMaggio, Jimmie Foxx, Frankie Frisch, Lou Gehrig, Charlie Gehringer, Hank Greenberg, Rogers Hornsby, Carl Hubbell, Walter Johnson, Connie Mack, Christy Mathewson, Mel Ott, Babe Ruth, Pie Traynor, Honus Wagner, and Paul Waner.  The collection includes Type 1 postcards of Cap Anson, Bill Klem and Tommy McCarthy, along with an albertype of Herb Pennock and a Kid Nichols variation.  

 

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