JULY 19TH AUCTION
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/20/2013
The 1950 R423 card set consists of 119 cards, with each black-and-white card measures only 5/8” x 3/4” and printed on thin cardstock. The set is a nice mix of current and retired ballplayers. The front side features a posed or in-action image of a player with his name and a play or pitch appearing on the bottom border, indicating this set was likely produced to play some sort of table top baseball game. The card backs bear a simplistic drawing of a baseball field, and are known to exist in a variety of different colors. The collection was originally issued rolled on long horizontal strips consisting of 13 separate cards, with each piece connected by a perforation, and available via vending machines. These six strips feature the more common orange backs, and include MLB stalwarts Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams and 28 other Hall of Famers for a total of 34 immortals. Condition is excellent on all strips.