There is a separate section for buying, selling and trading the bst. One of the key cards to the increasingly popular 1914 cracker jack set, that of the great joe jackson. Get the best deals on cracker jack baseball cards 1993 when you shop the largest online selection at. The two sets appear very similar and in fact have numerous near duplicate cards. The 1915 cracker jack reprint baseball card set was reprinted in 1993 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the cracker jack company. Say it aint so joe jackson makes the cut and is welcome on our cracker jack allstar team. In fact, these minisized cards have become a highly soughtafter prize for card. Get the best deals on joe jackson original baseball cards when you shop the largest online selection at. Tom and ellen zappala, the cracker jack collection. The 2 14 x 3 cards feature fullcolor photographs on a red background with a white border on the front while the numbered backs feature a short biography plus an advertisement. Lucky owners of a fresh joe jackson card and a signed. Rare cracker jack baseball cards found, to be auctioned.
The 1915 issue is one of the few sets to include players from both the major league and the. Fulfilled by comc worlds largest consignment service. Shop joe jackson 1915 cracker jack baseball reprint card white sox and more authentic, autographed and gameused items at amazons sports. The 1914 and 1915 cracker jack issues are arguably jacksons most beautiful baseball cards. Late saturday night, yet another valuable prewar baseball card was hit by the altered cards scandal. Here, among the cracker jack cards, are the best baseball card images of shoeless joe jacksons swing, of walter johnsons pitching motion, and of ty cobbs glare. A complete set cost 25 cents and two box tops back in 1915. Shop comcs extensive selection of 2005 cracker jack ballpark legends baseball cards. Baseball card collecting is a hobby that many often adopt an early age, only to continue well into their adult years. Get the best deals on reprint joe jackson baseball cards when you shop the largest online selection at.
A favorite uncle who grew up in south dakota collected baseball cards found in fivecent cracker jack boxes in 1914 and 1915 featuring ty cobb, joe jackson, and christy mathewson. Buy 2005 topps cracker jack sports cards online baseball. It took the greatest scandal in the history of our national pastime to redefine joe jackson. This time, a user on the blowout forum alleges that a 1914 cracker jack joe jackson card has been fixed up and resold for a major. The set consisted of 24 baseball cards and each card from the 1993 cracker jack 100th anniversary baseball card set is listed below. The 1915 cracker jack baseball card set e1452, no babe, but still one of the top vintage sets of alltime. The 1914 cracker jack joe jackson is probably the most available of his cards during his playing career. However, as mentioned earlier, the 1914 cracker jack cards were packaged directly inside the boxes so theyre usually more difficult to find in good condition. Buy 1915 cracker jack reprint cards, sell 1915 cracker. And despite his lack of experience submitting cards for grading, he was absolutely correct psas assessment of this particular shoeless joe was preciesely that. Joe jackson, ty cobb, honus wagner 1915 cracker jack. Those 102yearold baseball cards are worth considerably more today and one of the true gems of the set is the image of shoeless joe jackson, then in the glory of his prime with the chicago white sox. If only your ancestors had been fans of cracker jack and baseball.
Shoeless joe jackson baseball cards american legends. Top cards include honus wagner and shoeless joe jackson. Love of the game auctions, a hackettstown, njbased sports memorabilia auction company, will be auctioning a group of more than 170 newlydiscovered 1914 and 1915 cracker jack cards, including ultravaluable cards of shoeless joe jackson, ty cobb, christy mathewson, and walter johnson. We simply want to give him his just due as a great ballplayer. While not considered part of the big three baseball sets in the hobby, which includes the classic 19091911 t206, 1933 goudey and 1952 topps issues. Subscribe to baseball online price guide and get the latest and accurate values of cards. Strange perhaps, but you can find both 1914 and 1915 cracker jack baseball cards for sale on sites around the internet. Expand set name card nbr card description total qty low price. Baseball cards which featured a player who did not appear in a regular season game during the most recently completed season, do not link to their major league statistics. These forums are devoted to both pre and post war baseball cards and vintage memorabilia, as well as other sports.
Although they are very similar, there are a couple of key differences to distinguish the 1914 and 1915 cracker jack baseball cards. The classic set includes shoeless joe jackson and christy mathewson. The first of two consecutive sets, with identical card fronts, the 1914 cracker jack cards can be easily confused with the cards issued the following year. Card number pr 1 good 2 vg 3 vgex 4 ex 5 exmt 6 nm 7 nmmt 8 mt 9. A recent 1915 joe jackson 562018 sold in rea for,200, it was auth due to min size req. Shoeless joe jackson cards the trading card database.
Joe jackson baseball card checklist baseball card database. And, as discussed, that makes sense as this is a rare opportunity to find a joe jackson card issued during his playing career. Identical in imagery as its 1915 cracker jack counterpart, the 1914 version is equally as visually pleasing. Joe jackson 1915 cracker jack baseball reprint card white. In the eyes of many collectors and baseball aficionados, the 1915 cracker jack set is one of the greatest card sets ever produced. Bob feller brooks robinson 1982 topps cracker jack baseball signed uncut cards. Get the huge collection of 2005 topps cracker jack sports cards online at beckett.
The closest one as of this article is joe jackson with slightly more than 90 cards graded. The 1914 and 1915 cracker jack cards are significant in several ways, not the least of which is the fact that they are the only cards which feature players from the shortlived federal league. I didnt see much of any jersey line on my card and the colors look right. Another noticeable difference in the 1915 set is that it was printed on a thicker cardboardlike stock. Since cracker jack cards were distributed inside boxes in 1914, they are prone to the obvious condition issue of staining. Cracker jack baseball cards are among the most rare and valuable collector cards on the market, with a shoeless joe jackson. I was able to put the pics of my joe jackson on my album on here, but thats all i was able to do.
He had been, for the last full decade of the dead ball era, simply the greatest hitter on the planet, a distinction assigned to him by those most qualified to do so, the men who aspired to the title. There is a separate section for b selling and trading the bst area if you write anything concerning a person or company your full name needs to be in your post or obtainable from it. Above all the other stars included, one card stands out as the real key to this set. Get the best deals on joe jackson baseball trading cards when you shop the largest online selection at. At the time of this writing, the legendary 1914 and 1915 cracker jack baseball card issues were approaching their 100th anniversary. The 1914 cracker jack baseball card set e1451 has 144 cards, which measure 214 x 3. Today, jackson may be more famous than ever even though he was barred from baseball and never played another game after 1920. A rare 1914 joe jackson crack jack baseball card and a 1925 baseball signed by the two alltime great pitchers walter johnson and christy mathewson are affording them unexpected riches in a love. Baseball card values and how to determine their worth.
Shop joe jackson, ty cobb, honus wagner 1915 cracker jack baseball reprint 3 card lot chicago pittsburgh detroit and more authentic, autographed and gameused items at amazons sports collectibles store. A 1914 shoeless joe jackson cracker jack is the most expensive card alleged to be altered in the recent scandal. Buy from many sellers and get your cards all in one shipment. However, one player did not have a 1915 cracker jack card issued till nearly a.
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