Tucked away in an old Yahtzee game box for years, a fabulous new find of early 20th century baseball cards will come to auction this summer. SCP Auctions will offer the collection, which includes over 432 cards, highlighted by the first 1914 E224 Texas Tommy Ty Cobb ever to be graded and just the second graded Texas Tommy card of Shoeless Joe Jackson. The Jackson … [Read more...]
Rare E224 Texas Tommy Set Includes Two Variations
Produced in 1914 by the Cardinet Candy Company based in California, the E224 Texas Tommy set is a rare candy issue that came after the early American Caramel lithographic cards and before the popular 1930s Goudeys. Here's a closer look at this unique and difficult issue. E224 Texas Tommy Basics The E224 Texas Tommy cards were issued with Cardinet's Texas Tommy candy bars. … [Read more...]