Lot # 699: 1913 Fatima Cigarettes T200 Boston Americans - SGC PR 1

Category: 1900-1948

Starting Bid: $50.00

Bids: 15 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Spring, 2024 Premier Auction",
which ran from 3/11/2024 12:00 AM to
3/30/2024 9:00 PM



Issued in tins of Fatima brand cigarettes in 1913, the set we refer to as T200 today consists of 16 team photos - eight National and eight American league cards.  The cards are printed on glossy photographic paper and are subject to all manner of condition woes due to their fragility.  Though cards from the issue appear frequently in hobby auctions, each has a varying degree of scarcity, with some much more difficult to obtain than others.  According to the Standard Catalog, the team cards feature 369 different players, managers, and mascots, including some of the most popular and important figures to play the game.

Hall of Famers Tris Speaker and Harry Hooper are featured in the photo, as well as several other of the day's better-known names like Smoky Joe Wood, Bill Carrigan, Duffy Lewis, Ray Collins, and Dutch Leonard. Olaf Henriksen, 3-time World Series champion and the only MLB player ever born in Denmark, is seated on the bottom row, second from the left.

This Boston Red Sox team card is graded POOR 1 by SGC due to some significant creasing, corner loss, and a slice that travels 2/3 up the card from the bottom border. General wear and some snow are present, but the image is still a nice, bold print with great contrast. The reverse shows some light staining, but the text remains beautifully dark after more than 110 years. This is a tough example of the T200 Fatima issue.


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