Lot # 182: 1911 E94 George Close Candy Ty Cobb SGC FAIR 20 - Olive Background

Extremely desirable E94 candy card featuring Detroit Tigers Hall of Famer Ty Cobb in a catching pose set against a olive background (one of the seven different background color variations of the set). The E94 Cobb is considered by many to be among Cobb's most classic cards. The offered card displays a bold background and a crisp image of Cobb. The reverse features the checklist for the set. Graded FAIR 20 by SGC largely due to a heavy horizontal crease extending across the lower portion of the card and moderate corner wear. 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 pleasing low-grade example of one of Ty Cobb's most classic cards.