S74 Silks - HOF checklist

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Posted By: steve

Is there any checklist for 1) the S74-1 silks w/paper backing, and 2) Colored S74-2 silks ?

I am more interested in the colored silks as I have Matty, Cobb and Johnson - but need other 4 major HOF'ers.

My question: Are there colored silks for Cy Young, Lajoie, Speaker, super outside chance Wagner ? I have never seen these four. Anyone have one of these four ?

Steve

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Posted By: Jimmy Piccuito

In the past I have had almost every Hall of Famer in the colored set and never came across those four - but Speaker and Young are listed - Wagner and Lajoie are not in the set because the set used images from the T205 set. There are more HOF players in the colored set - I had a nice purple Walter Johnson a few months back

Take Care

Jimmy

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Posted By: John S

Checklists can be found in both Lew's Encyclopedia and the Standard Catalog. I believe that the lists have remained fairly static for the last 25 years with a couple additions in that time period.

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Posted By: andy becker

hi guys,
speaker and young are out there. wagner and lajoie are not.

lew's book is a better reference for silks than scd.

the colored (s74-2) checklist is not the same as white (s74-1) checklist.

lew's book also references an uncut sheet of each which is a great resource too.

regards,
andy

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Posted By: Anonymous

I have several S74 White Silks and recently noticed there are color variations in the ink printing. All of the ones I have are Old Mill backed and have brown, red, blue & rust (faded brown?) printing. Does anyone know about distribution, why the differences, is one more dificult than the others, other colors, etc.?
Thanks!

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Posted By: andy becker

the use of maroon, black, or blue front ink on the white silks is random.
maroon and black are more common.
blue is more scarce.

there is a correlation within some tobacco brands of front ink color and folded vs. not folded examples.....at least that has been my experience.

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Posted By: steve

Jimmy P. - did I get my W.Johnson silk from you while back - its graded GAI 6 with purple tone?

I hope to someday come by the Speaker and Young colored silks in an honest EX 5 or better. It would make an impressive little display - the 5 S74's of Cobb, Matty, W.Johnson, Young & Speaker ! Please let me know if anyone has the Young or Speaker available.

Thanks Steve

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Posted By: Jimmy Piccuito

I had it at a trade show last fall - and it was picked up by one of the collectors I deal with, you may have got it from him - it maybe the same one -and yes it was a high grade silk - I thought it might get a 6 or a 7 - I am glad someone on the board got it.

Take Care

Jimmy