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Sounds like the 1910 tobbacco premiums from 'Egyptian' & 'Hassan'
brand cigarettes. I have many of the other kinds (birds, royalty,
butterflys, etc..) Havent had any of the basball characters personnally
but other dealers seem to get $5-$15 each. They also where made on
felt 2" x 4" depicting various colleges, I have a few of these. Depends
on who it is and the condition. I mostly see these at the antique shows
I setup at. BTW, the 'other dealers' are antique dealers, not card sharks..
The felts or, blankets are listed in the SCD book... They TOO had
'variations' back then but you dont hear anyone squakin' about those!!
I have several of the 7" felts, dealers at card shows have these
but they dont move too well. All in all - they dont look too bad matted
& framed on the library wall..
-John
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| Hi,
My mother was cleaning out her celler a few months ago and found
two diamond shaped cloth things that appear to be coasters. One of them
has Ty Cobb on it and the other has Doyle (can't remember the first
name, think its Denny) on it. There were old papers with them that
were dated from the early 20's. They are about seven inches long and
about six inches wide and are made of thin felt, and they are in color.
They are in good shape. The Cobb is in better condition then the Doyle.
The coloring on the Doyle is a bit smudged. Are there any knowledgeable
sports_memboribilia collectors out there who might have an idea what
these would be worth? I don't have a clue! Any help would be
appreciated.
Thanks,
Wally
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| Wally, from your description they sound like what are called
"Blankets". They were put in cigarette packs in around 1912 and 1913.
People used to sew them together like quilts so to find any that
without moth or sewing holes is very good.
Players could also come in different colors; these colors also
determined the prices. I have not seen a memorabilia price guide
recently, but the commons run about $20; Cobb should be a very good
price.
In later years these "blankets" came out as flags and are pretty common
at flea markets.
Jared
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