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Lot # 777: 1880s Cap Anson Cuban Cigar Box

Starting Bid: $300.00

Bids: 8 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Fall 2013 Catalog Auction",
which ran from 12/9/2013 12:00 AM to
1/10/2014 9:00 PM



One of the finest 19th-Century baseball players is appropriately depicted on one of the 19th-Century's premier cigar boxes... a container that unusually featured a real "named" player. The Cuban cigars from "Habana" that were once housed in this roughly 7" x 3" x 5" wooden box are known as "Flor De Anson" and were manufactured by T.J. Huening in Burlington, Wisconsin. The double label and well-intact lid is a true rarity and the first we have ever seen. Overall, it grades VG-EX. Anson was a lifetime .334 hitter who compiled 3,481 hits before eventually taking the reins as a big-league manager for 11 seasons.

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