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.
Al Simmons is one of those 14 Hall of Famers, and is the subject of this example with fantastic centering. Nice corners and edges and brilliant colors give this one tremendous eye appeal. A slight registration error and some very faint surface abrasions keep this one from grading even higher than it already has.
PSA has only ever graded 166 total examples of this 1933 DeLong, with only forty-five receiving a higher grade than the EX 5 offered here of Hall of Famer All Simmons.