is this anson broadside real

[Shoeless Moe]

Fine I'll do it, Leon what's your credit card #?

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

Fine I'll do it, Leon what's your credit card #?

I will chip in the quarter I used to picture with my collection .

[Shoeless Moe]

Originally Posted by Leon

I will chip in the quarter I used to picture with my collection .

You should put that quarter in your next auction, I guarantee you get 2 NET54ers in a bidding war for it, I say you take home $27.50.....minus the buyers premium.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

You should put that quarter in your next auction, I guarantee you get 2 NET54ers in a bidding war for it, I say you take home $27.50.....minus the buyers premium.

I hear ya'....people are crazy. I recently picked up a Dr.Jim Beckett promo baseball card from around 25-30 yrs ago, graded by Beckett..(around $40)...who knows why we do what we do. I would estimate around 10 bucks for the quarter . Catch two guys getting a good one on, in a bidding war, later on a Friday evening and it could get to your estimate.

[ruth-gehrig]

Looks like someone is taking a chance on this piece....its been sold. Anybody want to fess up?

[VintageBall]

The Heritage one originally was sold in a 2001 Ron Oser auction and came with a letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. It is mounted on poster board. It is approx. 8 x 11 inches.

It likely was originally given to newsstands / news sellers to advertise a coming issue of the magazine.

Robert S

[aquarius31]

Hi Guys,
I saw this thread in the afternoon after having made an offer a few days ago which was accepted today. I'll let everyone know what I find out when it arrives.

I've collected plenty of 19th century woodcuts, prints, and supplements. I know that Heritage and this listing were listing it as a 'broadside.' I don't think that description is accurate. IMO it's simply a supplement that was likely inserted into the publication to incent people to buy the future publication with Anson on the cover. It is also possible that was part of the actual publication.

Regardless of whether it's a supplement or part of the publication, I think the price is accurate. If this was in fact an advertisement piece that was independent of the publication, I would think that it would be a much larger format. There are certainly small format advertisements (I have one of 1889 Boston BBC that has similar dimensions) but it is more likely intended to be part of the publication. Again, I'll let you all know what I find. I've been surprised before but the image and the text look period.

George

[aquarius31]

Hi All,
The Anson advertisement arrived yesterday. I have included some close-up photos below...it's certainly period. It is mounted on poster board so I'm going to have a frame shop remove it. Just looking at the color and texture, it is unlikely that this is part of the actual publication (even if dimensions are similar).

To Robert's comment, this does appear to be some sort of advertisement...I'm still open to the idea that it may have been a supplement that was included with the prior publication but looking more and more like a stand-alone item. I'll keep everyone posted on what else I find out once it has been removed from the poster board.