Lot # 591: 1916 M101-4 Morehouse Baking #72 Clark Griffith PSA VG-EX 4 - Highest Graded!

Graded VG-EX 4 by PSA. Mid-grade example of Washington Senators Hall of Famer Clark Griffith from the 1916 Morehouse Baking Co. set (D352) issued in 1916. The 1916 D352 Morehouse Baking card is identical to M101-4/5 Sporting News except for the different advertisement on the reverse. Morehouse Baking reverses are seen much less frequently than Sporting News reverses. This is one of only three examples of Griffith (in any grade) to ever be graded by PSA (and no examples graded by SGC)! To date, only 97 examples featuring a Morehouse Baking back (of all players) have been graded by PSA (SGC has graded 115). While exact population numbers for ungraded examples cannot be known, in their extensive research into the M101-4/5 sets and their advertising backs, collectors Tim Newcomb and Todd Schultz estimate that Morehouse Baking cards are among the most difficult to find (along with Holmes to Holmes and Indianapolis Brewing) and account for two percent of the entire M101-4/5 production run of all back varieties (Morehouse Baking has been confirmed to appear both on M101-4 and -5 cards). The card displays a strong image and even corner wear. The reverse has the "Morehouse Baking" advertisement boldly printed in black, along with a purple factory-stamp ("Cancelled").