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Originally Posted by Hankphenom
Wouldn't that be something! Makes me wonder if there has ever been the kind of tracing of these as in the case of the Wags. In one sense, that should be easier given the greater scarcity of the Ruths, but on the other hand when was it that those starting getting the same kind of publicity as the famous-from-the-beginning-of-the-hobby-Wagner, which might make it more difficult to track all of the public transactions of the former in the early years of the hobby? In any case, it's fascinating!
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Hank, I think that transactions of Baltimore News Ruth cards and T206 Wagner cards have often been done privately, rather than publicly.
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Seeking very scarce/rare cards for my Sam Rice master collection, e.g., E210 York Caramel Type 2 (upgrade), 1931 W502, W504 (upgrade), W572 sepia, W573, 1922 Haffner's Bread, 1922 Keating Candy, 1922 Witmor Candy Type 2 (vertical back), 1926 Sports Co. of Am. with ad & blank backs. Also 1917 Merchants Bakery & Weil Baking cards of WaJo. Also E222 A.W.H. Caramel cards of Revelle & Ryan.
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