Engel only lists the sheets for four teams (Braves, Flyers, Hawks and Giants) in the guide and states that only one copy of each is known to exist. So my Giants sheet is either that one known copy, or it is a newly discovered second copy. I'm leaning towards the second as being more likely, given that I bought it from an antique dealer located in Kobe who probably dug it up locally. Either way, these are pretty hard cards to find.
The backs of the cards have pictures of dogs wearing baseball caps in red. Hence Engel gave this set the nickname "Dog Wearing Baseball Cap". Which is pretty cool.
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ReplyDeleteOh wow! It took me about 10 seconds to see the dog image on the back. Looks like they came in a magazine. Awesome that you found a second copy out there. Engel only recently catalogued this set a few years ago in his Vintage 2.0 edition so I would imagine they rarely come up since they were only recently discovered. Awesome find!
ReplyDeleteYeah, the dog is hard to see in there! Except for this one I've never seen any others out there!
DeletePuppies and baseball are two of my favorite things in the world.
ReplyDeleteIts nice when a card encapsulates two of your interests simultaneously!
DeleteNice find. Rare, great condition and handsome set.
ReplyDeleteThanks! Yeah, its in decent shape!
DeleteVery nice! Did you get that from Larry Fuhrmann?
ReplyDeleteActually no, it was from a different guy in Kobe who mostly sells antique toys but sometimes gets old menko too.
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