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1910-19 T213 Coupon Cigarettes Type 3 Ty Cobb Portrait PSA 6 EX-MT – POP 1; Only 4 PSA Examples Graded Higher!
EXTREMELY SCARCE TYRUS!!! From 1910 through 1919, Coupon Cigarettes released three distinct tobacco card series utilizing similar player images from the classic T206 Tobacco "Monster Set". Distinctly known for their various sizes that were typically smaller than a T206 subject as well as the blue ink, as opposed to black, utilized for the player's name and team, the standard 3rd Coupon Series was released in 1919 within the Louisiana Region, revealing a "FACTORY No.3 DIST OF LA." distribution print. Presented here is the set's most desirable and valuable player, the immortal Ty Cobb Red Portrait in a spectacular PSA 6 EX-MT holder, the sole example at this super-eye-pleasing tier with only four specimens graded higher! In fact, PSA's illustrious population report only lists a total of eight Cobb Red Portrait copies for ALL GRADES. Furthermore, the monumental disparity between a standard T206 Red Portrait Cobb cards versus its 1919 Type 3 brethren is extraordinary, with the aforementioned eight T213 Ty Cobb examples representing a microscopic 0.3% of the 2,400+ T206 Cobb Red Portrait PSA encapsulated copies.

The Georgia Peach is still considered by many historians as baseball's best five-tool player ever, and his record-setting .366 lifetime batting average and 12 batting titles in a 13-year span justify this notion. Cobb's undisputed stature as a baseball immortal will stand for eternity, and this Red Portrait representation of him resides as one of the hobby's most distinguished cardboard images. Indeed, the iconic Carl Horner portrait of Cobb stands right alongside Honus Wagner's T206, Ruth's 1933 Goudey #144, and Mantle's 1952 Topps illustrations as the arguable four most exalted baseball card images. This particular offering reveals crystal-clear clarity and sparkling facial hues, with the thin borders a typical characteristic of the Type 3 Coupon Cigarette subject (similar to T206 American Beauty subjects). A bold red background, relatively clean surfaces, somewhat square corners, the obscure "COBB, Detroit" blue text and critical COUPON CIGARETTES Type 3 verso all substantiate the grade for this miraculous keepsake. Keep in mind that only eight of these Ty Cobb marvels have found their way into a PSA holder, with this ultra-rare artifact destined to be a centerpiece attraction in any world-class Georgia Peach collection!

MIN BID $5,000
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