Lot # 198: 1911 E94 George Close Candy Ed Cicotte SGC EX 5 - Gold Background - Highest Graded!

Graded EX 5 by SGC. One of only three examples graded at this level with none higher! Extremely attractive E94 candy card featuring Boston Red Sox pitcher Ed Cicotte (member of the infamous "Black Sox") in a pitching pose set against a brilliant gold background (one of the seven different background color variations of the set). Very attractive card with bright, crisp colors, outstanding registration, centering toward the left, and even wear to the corners. The back features the checklist for the set. While at a glance E94s may be easily confused with other caramel-card sets of the era (E93 and E98 specifically), they are an entirely different set, though they share many of the same subjects and poses. The E94 caramel-card set is usually associated with the George Close Co. of Cambridge, Massachusetts. While the majority of the E94 cards do not have any sort of advertisement on the back, some have been found with overprints that make reference to this company. This is an extremely attractive example of one of Cicotte's most classic cards from this rare, early twentieth-century candy issue.