Lot # 562: 1916 Tango Eggs Hughie Jennings (HOF) - SGC NM 7

Category: 1900-1948

Starting Bid: $150.00

Bids: 9 (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



Discovered only recently, the Tango Eggs issue was produced in 1916 by L. Frank & Company of New Orleans.  Similar to the 1915 E106 American Caramel issue, a hoard of about 800 of the cards were discovered in 1991.  Prior to that, the set was virtually unknown, with just a handful of circulated examples having popped up over the years.  Of the 20 different subjects discovered, the majority of the cards found were either of outfielder Bob Bescher or of Hall of Fame manager Hughie Jennings.  In fact, of the Tango Eggs cards graded by PSA and SGC, nearly half are of one of those two players.  Still, even the Bescher and Jennings cards are very scarce and valuable, and often serve as the introduction to the set for prewar collectors who then set about the impossible task of actually completing the set.  This example is sharp and well-centered, virtually devoid of the tilt that typically plagues this card.

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