Extraordinarily rare, the cards formerly known simply as "1921 Baltimore Orioles" cards have recently been identified as White's Bakery Baltimore Orioles. Issued only in the Baltimore area on a one-a-day basis, the cards were included in loaves of White's Big Tip Top Bread.  The sepia-toned cards are susceptible to severe condition flaws due to their method of distribution and the thin stock on which they were printed.  However, the cards are extremely beautiful, oversized (3 1/4" x 5 1/2"), each featuring an attractive player photo and identifying information printed at the bottom of the card in an elegant typeface. The unnumbered cards are extraordinarily scarce, with PSA having graded just 42 cards in total, of the 22 known subjects in the set. Half of those cards are featured in this auction, we believe the largest group ever assembled.

James Lester Aitcheson never made the majors, playing just one season with the Orioles in five minor league seasons. Described on the card as an infielder, Aitcheson was actually a pitcher, having won 19 games with the Moline (IL) Plowboys the year before this card was produced.  As is the case with most of the surviving cards from this issue, this example exhibits heavy creasing and wrinkling, simply a result of the thin stock on which they were produced.