Lot # 59: 1911 Western Playground Pete Daley - SGC GOOD 2

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Another incredibly rare card from the 1911 Western Playground issue, a set of baseball cards featuring members of the Pacific Coast League, with membership certificates to the "Western Playground Association." The cards were a promotion run by the Mysell-Rollins Company, one of the leading printers in San Francisco, whereby youngsters were encouraged to present their certificates to teachers, who could redeem the cards for "School Apparatus or Playground Supplies."

 This, also, most likely explains why cards from this incredibly unique set are so hard to find today. Only 86 total examples from the 40-card set have ever been graded by SGC. Three examples of Pete Daley's card have been so assessed, this the second highest of the three.  Centered high and to the east of the canvas, the card carries a grade of GOOD 2, due largely to corner and edge wear.  Regardless, when a card with a graded population of just 3 is the most plentiful card in the set, we are dealing with extreme rarity.  

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