Lot # 106: 1933 R300 George C. Miller Dizzy Dean (HOF) - SGC VG/EX 50

Category: 1900-1948

Starting Bid: $1,000.00

Bids: 9 (Bid History)

Time Left: Auction closed
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Item was in Auction "Inaugural Auction",
which ran from 10/5/2012 4:00 PM to
10/28/2012 3:27 AM



Many prewar baseball card collectors consider the early 1930s to be the "golden age" of card collecting; notably 1933 when several of the most popular and lasting card sets were issued.In 1933 George C. Miller & Co. of Boston produced a 32-card set of the day"s stars which received limited distribution at the time of issue. Youngsters purchasing the candy (and thus the cards) could complete the 32-card set and then redeem the cards for a "Fielder"s Mit regulation American or National League Baseball or 1 Grandstand Seat to any American or National League Game (except World"s Series) at any Park." The cards would be returned cancelled with the prize the redeemer selected.Cards were cancelled by the company in one of two ways - a series of hole punches (we have seen them in small circular punches or multiple punches forming the shape of a diamond) or by slicing off the bottom of the card with a scissor or blade. As a result many of the surviving R300 George C Miller cards are damaged with such hole punches adding a level of scarcity to an already difficult set. Indeed only a half dozen or so complete sets have been assembled most auctioned off in their entirety over the past few years.The George C. Miller card of Dizzy Dean is one of the most desirable cards of the Cardinals hurler and is one of Dean"s earliest cards. This uncanceled example is well-centered with strong color and surface quality. The back is clean but is slightly marred by the ink transfer that is common to this colorful issue as wet sheets stacked atop each other occasionally bled ink onto the backs of adjacent sheets. The top right corner has a very feint crease more visible on the back than the front keeping the card out of an EX holder.This is one of the cleanest highest-graded examples of one of the most popular Hall of Famers in a scarce and desirable set.Population Data:

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