Lot # 1052: 1919-21 W514 #3 Happy Felsch (Hand Cut) - SGC GD 2

Category: 1900-1948

Starting Bid: $50.00

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Item was in Auction "Summer, 2024 Premier Auction",
which ran from 9/12/2024 4:00 AM to
9/28/2024 9:00 PM



Easily the most popular of all the 1920s strip card sets, the W514 set of 1919-21 features a large checklist of 120 players. Issued in 10-card strips, they were meant to be cut along dotted lines, separating each card. The result - as with many strip cards - is a host of off-condition cards that were often torn rather than carefully cut. As a result, miscuts and poorly-shorn borders are common condition flaws. The flimsy paper on which the cards were printed is also an issue, making high-grade examples very difficult to obtain. 

Chicago's Oscar "Happy" Felsch is the subject of this hand cut example with surprisingly nice centering, despite the uneven and misshapen borders. Gorgeous, bold colors overpower the light soiling on this one, and even soft corners and light surface abrasions can't take away the eye appeal of this important card.

Felsch was one of the participants of the Black Sox Scandal in the 1919 World Series and was banned for life from the game for his role. This, along with his 1920-21 Holsum Bread D327 example, would be Felsch's last appearance on a baseball card until the 1975 TCMA set.

SGC has only ever graded 39 total examples of this W514, with only nineteen receiving a higher grade than the Good 2 offered here of Oscar "Happy" Felsch.


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