Lot # 625: 1911 E94 George Close Candy Eddie Grant - SGC PR 1

Category: 1900-1948

Starting Bid: $50.00

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Item was in Auction "Summer, 2025 Premier Auction - Closes August 9",
which ran from 7/23/2025 10:00 PM to
8/9/2025 9:00 PM



The E94 candy set helped its collectors along by including a full 30-player checklist on card backs, making it easy for any young fan to track what was missing. Utility infielder Eddie Grant joined Cincy for 1911, so this card shows a photo from his prior years in Philly. While E94 singles prove hard to locate in any condition, the modest wear on this SGC 1 makes it more accessible than most legible examples.

Recent research indicates this set printer started with a stack of 30 players and pitched them as promotional offers to multiple candy makers, offering personalized branding. George Close Candy of Cambridge, MA, appears to be who took greatest advantage of that offer, which then led the ACC to associate this set with the Close company. This implies "Close Candy" cards as a subset of E94, with other legitimate stamps possible.

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