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.

Pitcher James Murphy has just ten minor league games listed in 1921 between Baltimore and Newark on his Baseball-Reference page, but looks dapper in his Orioles sweater nonetheless on his Tip Top card. Graded GOOD 2 by PSA, this is one of the higher-grade cards in the set, since they are so susceptible to wear and creasing due to the lightweight stock on which they are printed.  This example does boast exceptional eye appeal.