Lot # 305: 1922 W573 Uncut Strip w/Grover Alexander (HOF)

Category: 1900-1948

Starting Bid: $100.00

Bids: 5 (Bid History)

Time Left: Auction closed


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Item was in Auction "Fall, 2014 Premier Auction",
which ran from 10/10/2014 4:00 AM to
11/2/2014 8:43 AM



Another exceptional ten-card strip from this extremely ornate and attractive 1920s issue. The card issues of the 1920s were primarily crude black and white cards issued by candy manufacturers. Unlike the tobacco and caramel issues of the early 1900s the cards were rudimentary - even the colorful strip cards of the era featured poor production values; cartoon images of players were often printed out of register and errors were frequent. The E120 and W573 sets stand out above many of their contemporaries due to an exceptional design; despite being black and white the cards feature ornate borders and attractive photos. Issued in strips of ten with the obvious intent of cutting them down into cards this is a complete strip featuring Hall of Famer Grover Alexander (along with Aldridge Flack Grimes Barber Davis Severeid Tobin Shocker and Gerber). Complete strips are not plentiful by any means. This one has wear consistent with a collectible of this type mild creasing and folds along with miscut edges so common to strip cards. Still an exceptional collectible and an excellent display piece. Stored curled but our experience has been that strips of this nature fold out flat quite well.

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