DeLong was one of several Boston
based confectioners that issued small sets at the end of Prohibition. The format of the card - with a photograph of the player
superimposed onto an illustration of a baseball stadium, making the
subject look like a giant - is very unique and fun.
DeLong managed to put out a classic set for their lone effort, with 14 of
the 24 subjects included in this 1933 issue eventually ending up in the Hall of Fame - an envious
batting average by any measure.
Lon Warneke is one of the 10 who didn't get a plaque in Cooperstown, though he was a 5-time All-Star and won the ERA title in 1932. Warneke is the subject of this example
with great centering. Fantastic corners and edges and brilliant colors
give this one tremendous eye appeal. A very slight registration error keeps this one from grading even higher
than it already has.
PSA
has only ever graded 115 total examples of this 1933 DeLong, with only
three receiving a higher grade than the NM+ 7.5 offered here of Lon Warneke.