Lot # 88: 1906 Fan Craze American League Jimmy Collins PSA GEM MINT 10 - 1 of 2!

Graded GEM MINT 10 by PSA. One of only two examples graded at this lofty level by PSA! Exceptional example of Boston Americans Hall of Famer Jimmy Collins from the 1906 Fan Craze playing-card set. Issued in 1906 by the Fan Craze Company of Cincinnati, these cards were designed as a deck of baseball-game playing cards and feature what many collectors consider the finest portrait poses of turn-of-the-century ballplayers ever produced on baseball cards. Collins is one of 13 Hall of Famers represented within the 54-card set. The Fan Craze set has a special significance to collectors, as it is one of the few sets issued in the earliest years of the 20th century, and the set includes many players who appear in no other card sets. Because of the year of issue, it is also one of the few sets that includes a blend of 1910-era stars along with players who made their mark in the 19th century. The offered example of Collins is stunning! Crisp, clean image with virtually no wear to the edges or corners. Clean reverse. A tremendous example of Hall of Famer Jimmy Collins from one of the most important issues of the era and one of the most beautifully designed and classic of all Jimmy Collins cards.