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Harry Stovey
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(b.
December 20, 1856 - d. September 20, 1937)
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SABR - "Most Overlooked
19th Century Ballplayer for HOF"
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Cut from 1884 Lorillard “Climax” Red Tin Tobacco "Representatives of Professional Base Ball in America" Poster Harry Stovey
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| Comments: I found this
cut at Dave Schraders (Baggers Sportscards) table at The National
in Cleveland in August, 2014. It jumped out at me and the guy had
a chance at making the Hall someday. I don't know of any other portrait
pieces from the time period. The asking price was a little too much.
I've dealt with Dave before and he's one of the good guys in the
hobby. I asked for his best price. It was close…so I kicked back
an offer $25 less. He agreed and the item was mine. I walked away
without asking if he knew the background. I tried finding the item
that night on Google but the sticker description on the card saver
"lollard" didn't kick back any results. So, the next day I went
back and he pulled up an image of the original poster on his lap
top. There it was - Lolliard. I searched a little more when I had
time and found a couple more images. Really love this item. Without
the means of buying the full poster, and knowing it goes for $10K+
when available, this authentic cut will have to do. |
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| Card Details Below: |
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1884 |
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| Set Name: |
Lorillard “Climax” Red Tin Tobacco "Representatives
of Professional Base Ball in America" Poster (Cut) |
| Country: |
United States |
| Description: |
Here's a picture of the full poster which sold
in a 2004 Robert Edwards Auction for $7,475:
This next example sold
for $5,581.25 in 2007:
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