Seldom-seen card from an impossibly rare set, one of three different featured in this auction. The cards are so infrequently seen that only 12 have been checklist, despite the cards themselves referring to a 22 card set. Unnumbered cards measure 4 1/2" x 3 3/4" and have blank backs. The cards are so rare that PSA has graded precisely three - the three featured here, all of which we submitted for this auction. SGC has graded just one other.

An incredible slugger with off-field issues, Joe Taylor had a 14-year pro career that included four in the majors and one in the Negro Leagues. This example of his Hygrade Meats card is well-worn, with significant surface wear. Clips at the corners may be original to the card - it's difficult to know for certain, without many comparative references. The Standard Catalog clarifies that the corners of the issue are typically rounded, however, we have found examples in our research with corners both rounded and clipped, so it is entirely possible that they originated from the factory this way.