The challenging E90-1 set is known for vibrant colors, eccentric variations, and loose relationship to its stated "100 subjects." American Caramel would exceed that by at least a score, depending how you count its subsequent E90-2 and E90-3 releases.
Many know that Addie Joss impressed so many with his on-field performance and off-field personality that pressure from a group of sportswriters, as key parts of the election process, convinced the Veterans Committee members to grant an exception for Cooperstown's 10 year minimum and admit Joss in 1978, more than 65 years after his untimely passing of meningitis in 1911. Fewer know that the star-studded "Addie Joss Day" exhibition game, arranged to raise money for his surviving family, laid the memorable groundwork for what we now know as baseball's annual All-Star Game.
This PSA PR 1 grade remains appealing and presentable in the face of its rounded corners and horizontal crease, with Addie's eyes remaining resolute and its reverse clean, if speckled from handling. Our Love of the Game auction offers several key cards in collector grade from this tough American Caramel set, all colorful and some freshly graded!