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George
Davis
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(b. August 23, 1870 - d. October 17, 1940)
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Inducted in 1998
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1903 E-107 E107
Breisch Williams Type 1 George Davis PSA 2 GOOD
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| Comments: This is my
all-time best purchase; acquired in early 2004 and graded by PSA
in May of that year. There are only three known copies - a SGC 70
example which sold in a Winter 2005 Mastro auction to the same collector
who supposedly also owns the third copy. I've been offered ten times
my purchase price on several occasions and have turned each offer
down easily. Numerous people have tried to pry this one away, having
received more interest from website customers in this item than
any other card I own. #2 on the "will you sell-please list" is a
Ted Lyons rookie card, ironically, sold in the same deal. Both cards
were incredible buys and items I consider "untouchables".
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| Card Details Below: |
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1903 |
| ACC Set Designation: |
E107 |
| Set Name: |
Breisch Williams |
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United States |
| Description: |
Identified by the American Card Catalog as E107, this
circa 1903 set is significant because it was one of the first major
baseball card sets since the days of the Old Judge issues in the
1880's. It established the pattern for most of the tobacco and candy
cards that were to follow over the next two decades. Measuring approximately
1-3/8" X 2-5/8", cards feature black-and-white player photos with
the name, position and team along the bottom. The back states simply
"One of a hundred and fifty prominent Baseball players," although
blank-backed varieties of this set are fairly common. Also found
have been cards with a diagonal overprint stating "The Breisch-Williams
Co." establishing the producer of the set. The Type I set consists
of 147 different players although 11 additional variations can be
found. The Type II cards are thicker than those in Type I and may
have been cut from an advertising piece. Many of the photos were
used in other sets, like T206 and M116 Sporting Life. |
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Example Geo. Breisch & Co. Envelope
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