Lot # 1056: 1919-21 W514 #56 Rogers Hornsby (HOF) - SGC

Category: 1900-1948

Starting Bid: $50.00

Bids: 29 (Bid History)

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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. 

Hall of Famer Rogers Hornsby is the subject of this hand cut example which has been graded Authentic by SGC due to a printing error which has only struck the yellow layer of colors, and a double print of the black layer, leaving a ghost print of the text at the bottom of the card. The top right corner is miscut, as well, but regardless of condition concerns, this is a genuine card from Hornsby's playing days, which are becoming increasingly expensive.

SGC has only ever graded 33 total examples of this W514, with only twenty receiving a higher grade than the Authentic offered here of Hall of Famer Rogers Hornsby.



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