Lot # 229: 1911 E94 George Close Candy Honus Wagner SGC FAIR 20- Blue Background

E94 candy card featuring Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Famer Honus Wagner in a batting pose set against a blue background (one of the seven different background color variations of the set). The E94 Wagner is considered by many to be among Wagner's most classic cards. The card displays a bold blue background and a crisp image of Wagner. Graded FAIR 20 by SGC due to honest corner wear, scattered creasing, and light soiling on the reverse. 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, even though they use many of the same subjects and poses. Of the three previously mentioned sets, E94s are the most difficult to find. The E94 caramel-card set is usually associated with the George Close Co. of Cambridge, Massachusetts. While most of the E94 cards do not have any sort of advertisement on the back, some have been found with overprints that refer to this company. Caramel cards, of course, are rarely found in high grade. A presentable low-grade example of one of Honus Wagner's most classic cards.