1869 Peck & Snyder Red Stocking
B.B. Club of Cincinnati
B.B. Club of Cincinnati
THE HISTORIC FIND
We at Memory Lane Inc. are proud to be chosen to offer Bernice Gallego's amazing find of one of the most important pieces of Baseball Memorabilia issued in 1869.Bernice Gallego, a 72 year old Fresno resident, last summer was looking through a few old boxes of antiques for items to list on eBay. She came across, what looked like to her, an old card that had "Red Stocking B.B Club of Cincinnati" on the front. Bernice and her husband Al have been selling antiques in their Tower District Antique store since 1974. Its Bernice's job to find old items that might have value. She did what she does with all items that go on eBay: Took a photo, wrote a description, and listed it. "Lets put a $10 starting price tag on it as $15 is too much as it cost 20 cents more to list it at $15." That evening, she received a few e-mails asking interesting questions about the card. Is it authentic? Would you end the auction early at an agreed price? Well, fortunately for all collectors, Bernice pulled the item from eBay and started calling around to find out if she had something of value. She did in fact uncover one of only three cards graded by PSA, a third party authenticating service out of Santa Ana, California. She got the card authenticated by PSA, making the total four.
ONE OF THE EARLIEST KNOWN CARDS EVER PRODUCED. The card was issued in 1869 and is one of the first Baseball Cards issued and also the beginning of Baseball as we know it today. The card itself was issued in multiple sizes as well as different backs. This card is the large version and most desirable and is 1 of 4 graded authentic by PSA. The card has special historical importance as it features Baseballs First Major League Team, the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings led by Hall of Famers Harry and George Wright as well as having the advertising Peck & Snyder logo on the back, who were a leading sports retailer at that time. This card has all of the players listed on the front with a red Peck & Snyder logo on the back. Condition of this incredible find is as follows: The card is centered nicely with upper right and lower right creases. Pin hole in the top middle, with normal brown toning across the card. A small white paper loss mark on the front middle players arm. The red writing is clear as well as the players on the front, which is very Rare as the other examples known to exist are slightly fuzzy. The back of the card has the same normal brown toning with no other issues. This example condition is superior to the other known examples that exist. Keep in mind this card is 140 years old, which is the same decade Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated and 4 years after the Civil War ended as well as 16 years prior to the first Gas powered vehicle and the birth of Babe Ruth.
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