Lot # 478: 1910 T210 Old Mill Tobacco "Series 3" Texas League Near-Complete Set (85/95) Including 28 PSA- and SGC-Graded Cards

Presented is a near-complete set of 85 different (out of 95 total) 1910 T210 Old Mill "Series 3" cards featuring Texas League players. Missing the following 10 cards for completion: Alexander, Burch, Hooks, Johnston, Jones, Mills, Morris, Northen, Slaven, and Stinson. The T210 set is composed of eight different series, each a set unto itself, and each representing a different minor league. The "Series 3" cards feature players from the Texas League. A complete or near-complete series such as this is very rarely offered. Twenty-eight cards have been professionally graded and encapsulated by SGC (25) and PSA (3). SGC Grading Composite: EX 60 (4 cards): Curry, Dugey (PSA EX 5), Galloway, and Hirsch. VG/EX+ 55 (1 card): Stadeli. VG/EX 50 (3 cards): Barenkemp, Donnelley, and Mullen. VG+ 45 (1 card): Weeks. VG 40 (5 cards): Deardorff, Gardner, Harper, Riley, and Walsh. GOOD+ 35 (2 cards): Kaphan and Weber. GOOD 30 (6 cards): Blue (PSA GOOD 2), Firestine, Jolley, Merritt, Ogle, and Woodburn. FAIR 20 (3 cards): Crable, Wickenhofer, and Yantz. POOR 10 (2 cards): Hornsby and Tesreau (PSA POOR 1). Authentic (1 card): Spangler. The condition of the 57-card unencapsulated balance is 7% Vg-Ex, 30% Gd to Vg, and 63% Pr to Fr. The T210 Old Mill Tobacco card set has always been extremely highly regarded by advanced collectors because it features so many players who appear in no other sets, it has a very distinctive design, it is scarce compared to most other tobacco-card sets of the era, and it features striking photos that are unique to the set. The T210 Old Mill set is also well-known by all collectors due to its inclusion of Joe Jackson (Series 8) and Casey Stengel (Series 6), which are regarded as two of the most famous and valuable of all baseball cards. It is virtually impossible to complete the entire set, and only a few complete sets (or even sets minus a few cards) have ever been assembled. This is a rare opportunity to acquire a near-complete set of one of the key series, featuring Texas League players. Total: 85 cards. The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot.