1920s S-Unc Transfer Stamps Set

Here is a set you don't see everyday.

This set is believed to be issued around 1910s - 1920s due to the player choices used in the set.  There is a similar boxing set that depict scenes from the Jack Dempsey/Gene Tunney match of 1927.  I don't believe they are from the same set as these baseball subjects. 

Both the baseball and boxing sets have correct writing on the tops and reverse writing on the bottoms, but the boxing stamps have much more detail in the background and just don't look the same as the baseball set.

They appear to have been issued in panels of at least 8 stamps per panel in a 4x2 format.  See example below.

 

 

They include strip-like qualities as far as the artwork goes; crude drawings of the players.  Some of the images are obviously taken from known photos of the players.  The Ty Cobb, for example, is the same image as used on his W502. 

 

The backs are all blank and, I assume, can be licked and stuck to something, or applied like a temporary tattoo since the name is written in reverse at the bottom of each stamp.

 

Here are several other examples from the set.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm not sure of a complete checklist but the choices of players was quite interesting.  I mean, Phil Todt was a decent first baseman for Boston but wasn't anything special. 

 

Our friends over at Prewarcards.com has the following checklist posted on their site.

1. Grover Alexander
2. Ty Cobb
3. Harry Heilmann
4. Rogers Hornsby
5. Bill Hunnefield
6. Ray Kremer
7. Walter Johnson
8. Leslie Mann
9. Bob O’Farrell
10. Edd Roush
11. Babe Ruth
12. Luke Sewell
13. George Sisler
14. Phil Todt
15. Dazzy Vance
16. Waner Brothers (Lloyd and Paul)
17. Cy Williams

Each of these players are depicted above (with the Cobb as part of the 8 stamp sheet).

 

I particularly like the full body poses more than the portraits, but that's a common thing for me when it comes to cards.  It look me many years to really appreciate the portraits in T206 but now I like them. 

 

There are several Hall of Famers in the selection shown above including Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb and Walter Johnson among others.

 

If you guys know any more details about this set let me know in the comments.  I really like this set and would love to learn more about it.

 

Enjoy the hobby all...it's a great one.

 



 

 



 

A new Abe Attell

I just got this new Abe Attell in the mail today and I'm excited about it.

I don't care that a lot of my posts are becoming recent pick up threads.  Hey, this blog is mine and I like to show what I pick up.  So here is my latest guys...

A 1909 Ogden's Pugilist & Wrestlers of Abe Attell.

 

I have several other Abe's but this is one of my favorites.  I am working on this set a little, I think I have three other examples at this point. 

 

For those who don't know, Abe was involved in the 1919 Black Sox scandal involving the Chicago White Sox cheating in the world series. 

 

Abe was supposedly a messenger between gangster Arnold Rothstein and the players of the Chicago club.  He was working with pitcher "Sleepy" Bill Burns to try to get Rothstein to financially back the fix.  Because of Abe's involvement in the scandal, his cards usually command a small premium.  The good news is that he is included in many issues of the day as he was a pretty good boxer too.

 

I'll share a couple other Attell cards if I ever get them scanned. 

 

I hope you enjoyed this card as much as I do.

 

Enjoy the hobby all...it's a great one.

New Pick Up

Hello everyone, I recently picked up a other 1920 W519 Decalco Litho boxing card.

I really like this strip card set of boxing stars and they just don't seem to come up for sale all that often.  So, I'm very happy to pick them up when I can.

This particular example is number 11, Irish Patsey Cline.  I have two other examples from this set, just don't have them scanned at this time.  Here is the Cline I just picked up.

 

I really like the images and colors on these cards.  I've also got a Jack Britton and a Tom Gibbons.  Here is an image of the Jack Britton although it is not my card.

 

 

 

I am a fan of full body poses on prewar cards which is one reason I really like this set.

 

There are twenty cards in the set listed below.

 

1. Jack Dempsey
2. Tom Gibbons
3. Pete Herman
4. Frank Moran
5. Billy Miske
6. Jess Willard
7. Johnny Kilbane
8. Rocky Kansas
9. Young Pal Moore
10. Jack Britton
11. Irish Patsey Cline
12. Ted Lewis
13. Georges Carpentier
14. Bill Brennan
15. Joe Stecher (wrestling)
16. Fred Fulton
17. Soldier Bartfeld
18. Benny Leonard
19. Mike Flamier – Zulu Kid
20. Wladek Zbyszko



There is another related set known as W521 which are essentially the same cards with reverse images. 

Two of the subjects are also not boxers but are rather westlers, Wladek Zbyszko and Joe Stecher.

These are just really nice looking strips in my opinion and I'm have a fun time slowly chipping away at it. 

Enjoy the hobby all...it's a great one.