Lot # 612: 1923 German Transfers Panel w/Ty Cobb (HOF) - SGC A

Category: 1900-1948

Starting Bid: $100.00

Bids: 13 (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



Three-stamp panel from a set of mixed-sport perforated stamps that were made available in sheets of 25 stacked in a pad.  Manufactured in Germany, the images of boxers and baseball are similar to the W515 issue, and are reversed here so that they were properly oriented when they were applied.  The issue was a "tattoo" variety where the cards could be moistened and applied to the skin for ink to transfer.  The intended use of these stamps accounts for their obscurity; kids do not generally save soggy paper transfers.  Panel includes boxer Floyd Johnson along with baseball players Bob Shawkey and, of course, Ty Cobb (HOF).

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