In 1916 published Felix Mendelsohn produced two series of black and white photographic baseball cards that were designed with blank backs and also offered to a variety of companies with their advertisements on the reverse. The different sets have become extremely popular among type card collectors hobbyists building back runs and set collectors alike. Long underrated the challenge of completion coupled with the added layers of rarity associated with the various backs have increased collector interest particularly as type collecting becomes more popular. In addition to offering a number of different advertising backs from these two issues our Summer 2015 auction includes a large number of Hall of Famers and key cards with the tougher Famous & Barr advertisement on the reverse. The St. Louis clothing retailer was an early customer of Mendelsohn's M101-5 issue and continued with the M101-4 series. As a member of the 1919 "Black Sox " pitcher Eddie Cicotte remains widely collected today primarily for his place in the game's history. While athletes of today are reviled for "cheating " for some reason the players of the past are still revered regardless of their roles in sullying the game. Graded GOOD 30 by SGC the card possesses several creases that traverse the center of the card along with wear at the corners and edges. Still a very desirable card. Population DataSGC Population: 4 total graded 1 at this level 2 higherPSA Population: 1 total graded 0 at this level 1 higher