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Lot # 1546: 1953 and 1954 Red Man Tobacco Near Sets

Starting Bid: $500.00

Bids: 1 (Bid History)

Time Left: Auction closed

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Item was in Auction "December 2003",
which ran from 11/5/2003 12:00 AM to
12/4/2003 9:00 PM



Red Man tobacco was the first national set of tobacco cards produced since the golden days of tobacco sets in the early part of the century. 1953 set is near complete at 37/52 cards. Includes: #3 Berra (VG, crease), 5 Fox (VG), 5 Campanella (VG-EX), 10 Reese (VG-EX), 14 Snider (VG-EX), 21 Wilhelm (EX-MT), 26 Musial (VG), etc. Lacking Stengel, Ashburn, Rizzuto, Mize, Spahn, and 10 others. Dressen and McDougald are missing tabs. Grades 5% EX-MT, 45% VG-EX to EX, 35% VG, 15% Poor to Good. 1954 set is near complete at 34/50 cards. Includes: #2 Ashburn (VG), 11 Spahn (VG), 21 Lemon (EX), 23 Mathews (EX), etc. These average VG to EX. Lacking Kell, Snider, Rizzuto, Berra, Hodges, and 11 others. 22 cards are missing tabs-Mays, Slaughter, Campanella, Kluszewski, Fox, and 17 others. These average EX.

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