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Lot # 1489: T3 Baseball Turkey Reds Near Complete Master Set (103/105)

Starting Bid: $5,000.00

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



Turkey Reds feature full color lithographic fronts with gray frames and are some of the most beautiful cabinets ever produced. Obtained by mailing in coupons found in Turkey Red, Fez, and Old Mill brand cigarettes. Imagine getting these beauties in the mail, it must have been tough to stop smoking! Offered is an incredible near complete set including variations 103/105. Lacking just #27 Mathewson and #40a Willis Pittsburgh for a complete master set! Stars & HOFers include: Baker (pinhole at top & bottom, 78 written on verso in pen o/w VG), Bender (pinhole at top, light pencil on verso o/w GD), Bresnahan (PR-FR), Brown (light pencil on verso o/w GD), Chance (pinhole at top & bottom o/w VG), Chase (two pinholes at top & one at bottom o/w GD), Clarke (pinhole at top & bottom o/w VG), Cobb (VG), Collins (pinhole at top o/w GD-VG), Crawford (pinhole at top & bottom, light pen on obverse o/w GD), Evers (two pinholes at each corner, PR), Griffith (VG-EX), Jennings (PR), Walter Johnson (FR), Joss (pencil on verso o/w GD), Keeler (two pinholes at top o/w VG), Lajoie (trimmed, pinhole at top & bottom, PR), McGraw (light paper loss on verso o/w VG-EX), Speaker (FR-GD), Tinker (there is a staple mark in each corner o/w FR), Waddell (pinhole at top & bottom o/w FR), Wallace (three pinholes at top & one at bottom o/w GD), Walsh (FR-GD), Willis/Pitt now with St. Louis Nat’l (pencil on verso o/w FR-GD), Cy Young (two pinholes at top & one at bottom o/w GD). Balance of the Turkey Reds grade 20% VG, 35% GD, 45% PR to FR. 35/75 cards have pinholes and is not reflected in the grade. These are difficult to find in any condition. One of the most popular issues of all time.

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