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fkwI bought the card ($50), not the holder. I was just showing off the crazy thing the card came in. I might use it as a cutting board or something.
BTW in case anyone doesnt know. These Ruth cards are from 1948 and are found in 2 variations. One has "Compliments of American Association of Professional Baseball Clubs" at the bottom of the back, while the other is missing this line and now is known to have been produced by the "Pacific Coast Sports Publishing Co." of L.A. The PCSPC cards were offered for 10 cents ea. in an ad (with picture) in the Sept. 10, 1948 issue of "Pacific Coast Baseball News" (a PCL Magazine). The PCSPC info in not yet known or published in the SCD Standard Catalog, yet the cards are listed on page 26 in the 2007 SCD.
The only other difference between the 2 variations is the style of the "R" in "Ruth" on the back.
(Thanks to Jim Manos for finding the ad in the 1948 magazine)
