1910 Sweet Caporal Pins P2

This unnumbered set from American Tobacco Company were produced and distributed roughly between 1910 and 1912. There are some players with small lettering and large lettering in the checklist with large letters will have a B next to it, the pins with larger letters are worth more.  Each pin measures approximately 7/8" in diameter. The pins are essentially brown and white and the pictures closely resemble the T205 Gold borders around the same time period. Original advertising "Sweet Caporal" brand identified on a thin-paper backing inside the pin’s reverse is a big plus. I will include price at near mint condition. Luckily they are hard to counterfeit so you don’t need graded pieces although it doesn’t hurt if the price is right.

Sweet Caporal are designed as P2 in the American card catalog

These are a great and fun set to start collecting vintage cub pins are very common and lower grades are cheap. Good Luck and Happy Hunting!!!

1910-12 Sweet Caporal Pins P2 #3 Jimmy Archer -$30
1910-12 Sweet Caporal Pins P2 #3B Jimmy Archer -$35


1910-12 Sweet Caporal Pins P2 #20 Mordecai Brown -$90
1910-12 Sweet Caporal Pins P2 #20B Mordecai Brown -$100


1910-12 Sweet Caporal Pins P2 #25 Frank Chance -$90
1910-12 Sweet Caporal Pins P2 #25B Frank Chance -$100


1910-12 Sweet Caporal Pins P2 #49 Johnny Evers -$90


1910-12 Sweet Caporal Pins P2 #96 Harry McIntire -$30

1910-12 Sweet Caporal Pins P2 #108 Tom Needham -$65 

1910-12 Sweet Caporal Pins P2 #112 Orval Overall -$65

1910-12 Sweet Caporal Pins P2 #116 Jake Pfiester -$30

1910-12 Sweet Caporal Pins P2 #120 Ed Reulbach -$30

1910-12 Sweet Caporal Pins P2 #121 Lew Richie -$30

1910-12 Sweet Caporal Pins P2 #127 Wildfire Schulte -$30

1910-12 Sweet Caporal Pins P2 #128 Jimmy Sheckard -$30

1910-12 Sweet Caporal Pins P2 #132 Harry Steinfeldt -$30


1910-12 Sweet Caporal Pins P2 #138 Joe Tinker -$90
1910-12 Sweet Caporal Pins P2 #138B Joe Tinker -$100


Cap backs can be found printed in red (no Factory #, Factory No.42) or black (Factory No. 25, Factory No.42)

1914 Cracker Jack reverse side

You know, my favorite thing to do on this blog is to examine the backs of vintage baseball sets from the 50s on up, but this time I’m looking at the 1914 Cracker Jack. Very little about card backs is ever discussed, but the reverse side can be very interesting. They complete a picture by providing information that people might not know. The Cracker Jack Company of Brooklyn and Chicago began inserting baseball cards into its boxes. This is one of the most popular baseball card sets of all time and these cub players are some of the best that ever played the game. Here’s the checklist.

To tell the difference in the 2 years they were printed, the ad mentions 144 cards in the set; in 1915, the number was changed to 176. Another difference between the backs in the two sets is that the 1915 cards were printed "upside down" in order to be read when mounted in an album specifically made for the cards.

17 Roger Bresnahan with number
17 Roger Bresnahan no number about 10x more valuable
21 Heinie Zimmerman
41 Tommy Leach
64 Jimmy Archer
89 Lawrence Cheney
101 Frank Schulte
104 Vic Saier
105 James Lavender

The American Card Catalog designation for this set is E145-1

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 Condition is a big factor since Cracker Jack cards are made of heavy paper (instead of cardboard) as you can see all the stains from the candy and the discoloration from sitting around all these years.

Hall of Fame Joe Tinker Cubs Cards

Joe Tinker one of the greatest shortstops to play for the cubs from 1902 to 1912. With his great speed and exceptional defense he led the national league 5 times in fielding. During his decade with the Cubs, they went to the World Series four times, winning in 1907 and 1908. He helped form major league baseball's most famous double play trios of "Tinker to Evers to Chance."

Tinkers rookie card 1903 Sporting Life Cabinets W600 #368 Joe Tinker is a great player to collect and his cards go up in value all the time. This card is worth 7900 in near mint condition well its really not a card its from a magizine called sporting life from philly and These large,attractive cabinet-type cards (5 x 7 1/2) are mounted on heavy cardboard mattes, backs are blank.

 

 

 

 

 

Joe Tinker Vintage Checklist

1902-11 Sporting Life Cabinets W600 #368 Joe Tinker
1904 Allegheny Card Company #98 Joe Tinker
1905-10 Carl Horner Cabinets #56 Joe Tinker
1907 Cubs A.C. Dietsche Postcards PC765 #15 Joseph B. Tinker
1907 Cubs G.F. Grignon Co. PC775 #16 Joe Tinker
1908-09 Rose Company PC760 #113 Joe Tinker
1908-10 American Caramel E91 #32 Joe Tinker A
1908-10 American Caramel E91 #66 Joe Tinker B
1909-11 American Caramel E90-1 #110 Joe Tinker
1909-11 Colgan's Chips E254 #289A Joe Tinker
1909-11 Colgan's Chips E254 #289B Joe Tinker Cincinnati
1909-11 T206 #487 Joe Tinker Bat off Shoulder
1909-11 T206 #488 Joe Tinker Bat on Shoulder
1909-11 T206 #489 Joe Tinker Hands on Knees
1909-11 T206 #490 Joe Tinker Portrait
1909-13 Sporting News Supplements M101-2 #47 Jos. B. Tinker/Chicago-N/10/20/10
1909-17 Max Stein/United States Publishing House PC758 #14 Joe Tinker
1909 E92 Croft's Candy #46 Joe Tinker
1909 E92 Croft's Cocoa #46 Joe Tinker
1909 E92 Dockman and Sons #36 Joe Tinker
1909 E92 Nadja Caramel #57 Joe Tinker
1909 Ramly T204 #118 Joe Tinker
1910-11 Sporting Life M116 #264A Joe Tinker Black Back
1910-11 Sporting Life M116 #264B Joe Tinker Blue Back
1910-12 Plow Boy Tobacco #42 Joe Tinker
1910-12 Sweet Caporal Pins P2 #138A Joe Tinker Small Letters
1910-12 Sweet Caporal Pins P2 #138B Joe Tinker Large Letters
1910-13 Red Cross T215 #79 Joe Tinker (2)
1910-13 Red Cross T215 #80 Joe Tinker (2)
1910-13 Red Cross T215 #163 Joe Tinker
1910-13 Red Cross T215 #253 Joe Tinker
1910-15 Ornate Oval Pins #24 Joe Tinker
1910-19 Coupon T213 #237 Joe Tinker Chicago Fed. Bat on Shoulder 2
1910-19 Coupon T213 #238 Joe Tinker Chicago Fed. Bat off Shoulder 2
1910-19 Coupon T213 #239 Joe Tinker Chicago Nat. Bat on Shoulder 2
1910-19 Coupon T213 #240 Joe Tinker Chicago Nat. Bat off Shoulder 2
1910-19 Coupon T213 #323 Joe Tinker 3
1910 American Caramel E90-3 #11 Joe Tinker
1910 Clement Brothers D380 #16 Joe Tinker
1910 E101 Set of 50 #43 Joe Tinker
1910 E102 Set of 25 #24 Joe Tinker
1910 E98 Set of 30 #26 Joe Tinker
1910 Mello Mints E105 #43 Joe Tinker
1910 Philadelphia Caramel E96 #30 Joe Tinker
1910 Standard Caramel E93 #26 Joe Tinker
1910 Sweet Caporal Domino Discs #116 Joe Tinker
1910 W555 #59 Joe Tinker
1910 World Series Photo Pack #8 Joe Tinker/Harry Steinfeldt
1911 Baseball Bats E-Unc. #39 Joe Tinker
1911 Diamond Gum Pins #27 Joe Tinker
1911 Helmar Stamps #107 Joe Tinker
1911 Jones, Keyser and Arras Cabinets #333 Joe Tinker
1911 L1 Leathers #122 Joe Tinker
1911 Pinkerton T5 #208 Joe Tinker
1911 Plow's Candy E300 #63 Joe Tinker
1911 S74 Silks #72 Joe Tinker
1911 S81 Large Silks #97 Joe Tinker
1911 T205 Gold Border #191 Joe Tinker
1911 Turkey Red T3 #35 Joe Tinker
1912 Colgan's Chips Red Border #289A Joe Tinker/Chicago Nat'l L
1912 Colgan's Chips Red Border #289B Joe Tinker/Cincinnati
1912 Colgan's Chips Tin Tops E270 #289A Tinker/Chicago Nat'l L
1912 Colgan's Chips Tin Tops E270 #289B Joe Tinker
1912 Hassan Triple Folders T202 #64 Evers Makes a Safe Slide/Joe Tinker/Frank Chance
1912 Hassan Triple Folders T202 #72 Harry Lord at Third:/Ed Lennox/Joe Tinker
1912 T207 Brown Background #183 Joe Tinker
1913 National Game WG5 #40 Joe Tinker
1913 Tom Barker Game WG6 #37 Joe Tinker
1914 Boston Garter Color #4 Joe Tinker
1914 Cracker Jack #3 Joe Tinker
1914 General Baking Co. D303 #45 Joe Tinker Batting
1914 General Baking Co. D303 #46 Joe Tinker Portrait
1914 People's Tobacco Kotton T216 #55A Joe Tinker/Portrait
1914 People's Tobacco Kotton T216 #55B Joe Tinker/Batting/Chicago Nat'l
1914 People's Tobacco Kotton T216 #55C Joe Tinker/Batting/Chicago Feds
1914 People's Tobacco Mino T216 #66A Joe Tinker Batting/Chicago Feds
1914 People's Tobacco Mino T216 #66B Joe Tinker Batting/Chicago Nat'l
1914 People's Tobacco Mino T216 #67 Joe Tinker Portrait
1914 People's Tobacco Virginia Extra T216 #66A Joe Tinker Batting/Chicago Feds
1914 People's Tobacco Virginia Extra T216 #66B Joe Tinker Batting/Chicago Nat'l
1914 People's Tobacco Virginia Extra T216 #67 Joe Tinker Portrait
1914 Piedmont Stamps T330-2 #104 Joe Tinker
1915 American Caramel E106 #39A Joe Tinker Batting
1915 American Caramel E106 #39B Joe Tinker Portrait
1915 Chicago Tribune Supplements #4 Joe Tinker (April 4?)
1915 Cracker Jack #3 Joe Tinker
1915 Victory T214 #54 Joe Tinker
1916 Ferguson Bakery Felt Pennants BF2 #71 Joe Tinker
1916 M101-4 Altoona Tribune #174 Joe Tinker
1916 M101-4 Blank Back #174 Joe Tinker
1916 M101-4 Block and Kuhl #174 Joe Tinker
1916 M101-4 Burgess-Nash #174 Joe Tinker
1916 M101-4 Everybody's #174 Joe Tinker
1916 M101-4 Famous and Barr #174 Joe Tinker
1916 M101-4 Gimbels Italic #174 Joe Tinker
1916 M101-4 Globe #174 Joe Tinker
1916 M101-4 Green-Joyce #174 Joe Tinker
1916 M101-4 Herpolsheimer #174 Joe Tinker
1916 M101-4 Indianapolis Brewing #174 Joe Tinker
1916 M101-4 Mall Theatre #174 Joe Tinker
1916 M101-4 Morehouse Baking #174 Joe Tinker
1916 M101-4 Sporting News #174 Joe Tinker
1916 M101-4 Standard Biscuit #174 Joe Tinker
1916 M101-4 Ware's Basement #174 Joe Tinker
1916 M101-4 Weil Baking #174 Joe Tinker
1916 M101-5 Blank Back #177 Joe Tinker
1916 M101-5 Block and Kuhl #177 Joe Tinker
1916 M101-5 Famous and Barr #177 Joe Tinker
1916 M101-5 Gimbels (Large Block) #177 Joe Tinker
1916 M101-5 Gimbels (Small Block) #177 Joe Tinker
1916 M101-5 Herpolsheimer #177 Joe Tinker
1916 M101-5 Holmes to Homes #177 Joe Tinker
1916 M101-5 Morehouse Baking #177 Joe Tinker
1916 M101-5 Standard Biscuit #177 Joe Tinker
1916 M101-5 Successful Farming #177 Joe Tinker
1916 Mothers' Bread D303 #20 Joe Tinker Portrait
1916 Mothers' Bread D303 #22 Buck Weaver Batting UER (Joe Tinker pictured)
1916 Tango Brand Eggs #17 Joe Tinker
1916 Tango Brand Eggs #19 Buck Weaver/Photo of Joe Tinker

1998 Best Full Count Autographs #23 Kerry Wood

Kerry Wood day is back!

Sorry it’s been so long without a Kid K post, but now that he is officially retired, I will start posting some of his other hard to find cards and a few fan favorites, so this week let’s look at the 98 best autos. These cards were randomly seeded into packs of 1998 Best Signature Series baseball. The cards are copyrighted as 1997 issues and share the exact same front design as the basic 1997 Best cards. In all likelihood, there may've been complications or delays in finishing these cards in time for the 1997 packout, and they were thrown into 1998 packs rather than being destroyed, sitting in a warehouse forever, or being sold individually by the manufacturer. In addition, a standard-sized mail-in offer card featuring a copy of Kerry Wood's 1997 Full Count autograph on the front (whereby the collector could obtain the featured card for $49.99) was made available.

It's Kerry in his Orlando Rays Minor League uniform and his 97 Best regular issue with promo back, kinda rare.

1888 G and B Chewing Gum Co E223 - Chicago White Stockings

These cards measure approximately 1" by 2 1/8" and primarily feature players from the National League. This is one of the few nineteenth century issues which are not tobacco related. The set was issued by the G and B Chewing Gum Co and is the first set released by a gum or candy company.

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All prices are NM condition
1888 G and B Chewing Gum Co E223 Cap Anson (Batting) 10,000
1888 G and B Chewing Gum Co E223 Cap Anson (Photo Portrait) 38,000
1888 G and B Chewing Gum Co E223 Mark Baldwin (Bat at side) 31,000
1888 G and B Chewing Gum Co E223 Mark Baldwin (Photo Portrait) 31,000
1888 G and B Chewing Gum Co E223 Oyster Burns 31,000
1888 G and B Chewing Gum Co E223 Ed Daily 31 31,000
1888 G and B Chewing Gum Co E223 Pat Dorgan 31,000
1888 G and B Chewing Gum Co E223 Frank Flint 15,000
1888 G and B Chewing Gum Co E223 August Krock 31,000
1888 G and B Chewing Gum Co E223 Fred Pfeffer 10,000
1888 G and B Chewing Gum Co E223 Jimmy Ryan (Photo Portrait) 31,000
1888 G and B Chewing Gum Co E223 Jimmy Ryan (Throwing) 10,000
1888 G and B Chewing Gum Co E223 Albert G. Spalding 50,000
1888 G and B Chewing Gum Co E223 Martin J. Sullivan 10,000
1888 G and B Chewing Gum Co E223 George Van Haltren (Photo Portrait) 31,000

The Portrait in this set  are hard to get and cost more-not for the avg collector.