Lot # 956: Rare 1911 T4 Obak Cabinets Roy Hitt - SGC PR 1

Category: 1900-1948

Starting Bid: $250.00

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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



The T4 cabinet issue produced as premiums for Obak cigarettes are among the most scarce of all the tobacco issues. Distributed in conjunction with the T212 Obak cards, these 5"x 7" cabinet-sized premiums feature a black and white photo inside an oval "frame " with the player photo typically resembling the illustration on their corresponding Obak card. The cards are extraordinarily scarce as they could only be redeemed with the mail-in of 50 coupons, making them extremely difficult to obtain in 1911. While a complete set of 175 subjects is theoretically possible, far fewer than that have been discovered in the modern hobby.

Graded Poor 1 by SGC due to large pinholes at the top and bottom, along with corner wear, the presentation remains strong on this example of Roy Hitt - as if a collector interested in obtaining such a card could pick and choose among multiple examples in varying condition. The player's name and position is written in pencil in the top right corner of the reverse, which does not affect the front. A clean and attractive example from a very scarce tobacco issue.

This is the only example of this T4 Obak Cabinet card of Roy Hitt which SGC has ever graded.

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