1910 PC Sepia 796 Sepia - How rare are these?

[dstudeba]

They are nice, and come up with some regularity. Putting together a set would be tough but rewarding. Everything is relative, but I don't think these come close to the extremely rare designation.

[ls7plus]

Originally Posted by dstudeba

They are nice, and come up with some regularity. Putting together a set would be tough but rewarding. Everything is relative, but I don't think these come close to the extremely rare designation.

It is interesting to note the difference in opinions here, and dstudeba is certainly correct that everything is relative. I personally have not seen many in any of the major auction catalogues (and I receive most of those), and as stated, saved ebay searches for many months have simply come up with the same handful of cards being offered at intervals of several weeks to months. It will be interesting to see what the pop reports reveal 5-10 years from now, but with the prices some of the better players are commanding, I would expect to have seen more graded and offered. Putting a set together would certainly be challenging, and that's what a lot of the fun of the hobby is all about! I like them a lot, and plan on eventually adding a number of the HOF'ers to my little group to keep Walter company.

PS: You're quite welcome, Jeff. Just those of yours that I've seen posted constitute a great collection of cards!

Happy collecting,

Larry

[Bicem]

Poor man's Novelty Cutlery.


Just kidding, I like them. Would say medium difficulty in the postcard world.

[Baseball Rarities]

Originally Posted by Bicem

Poor man's Novelty Cutlery.


Just kidding, I like them. Would say medium difficulty in the postcard world.

I actually think that this is true. They have always sold at a discount to the Novelty Cutlery postcards.

This set has the exact same subjects and images as the Novelty Cutlery set. While we will probably never know, it may have been issued before the Novelty Cutlery set. From the little bit of research that I have done, the earliest cancellation mark that I can find for the Novelty Cutlery set is late 1911, while the earliest that I have seen for the Sepia set is late 1910.

If anyone has one of these cards that is cancelled before the dates listed above, please post it or contact me.

Thanks, Kevin.

[calvindog]

The pop reports have on average about 6 for each PC 796 subject and about 4.5 for each Novelty Cutlery subject. I think because the NC cards are earlier they have some more desirability; that and the fact that there are less of them. For me personally (and I own a few of each) it really depends on the image. Some I like more with the NC border and some I don't. I would say that the NCs sell for about 50% more than the PC 796s which is not too far off their population report ratio.

[ls7plus]

Having seen what I have over the years through a multitude of major auction catalogues, I don't think the ratio Jeff speaks of is likely to change much. I just don't see many more coming out of the woodwork ungraded, and as the pop report stands, they could certainly qualify as within shouting distance of "extremely rare." For the sake of redundance, my bet is that we never see any more than 20-ish pop counts of any player, at which point they would have to be considered at least "rare," IMHO. But who knows, maybe I'll have to eat my words. MARK IT DOWN HERE, THOUGH--THERE WILL NEVER BE
HUNDREDS OF EACH OF THESE CARDS, AND EVEN 50 IS PROBABLY THE FAR SIDE OF THE MOON!

Great discussion guys,

Larry

[ValKehl]

Larry - Here's one "out of the woodwork ungraded." Not the greatest condition, but I am thrilled to have it! Mike P. - Thanks again for the trade! Let's see some more of these PCs!
Val