Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Spring 2019
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/18/2019
A regional issue that parallels The Sporting News M101-4 and M101-5 sets, we have an especially scarce 1916 Famous & Barr Co. Fred Merkle card encapsulated and graded EX-MT 6 by PSA, with a “PD” qualifier. Never quite able to shake the "Merkle's Boner" incident, with the 1908 error always preceding him, Fred was actually an accomplished first baseman, contributing to the Giants’ three consecutive pennant victories from 1911 to 1913. Sporting the desirable St Louis clothier’s Famous & Barr reverse (bottom-to-top), only two total Merkle cards have been graded with PSA including a NM 7 example, with our specimen sporting a print defect qualifier for what appears to be a factory overprint.
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