19550

1934 World Wide Gum Uncut Sheet of Seventy-Two

Currency:USD Category:Sports - Cards & Fan Shop Start Price:4,750.00 USD Estimated At:6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD
1934 World Wide Gum Uncut Sheet of Seventy-Two
<B>1934 World Wide Gum Uncut Sheet of Seventy-Two Cards.</B></I> Discouraged by taunts that they were behind the times, the Canadian World Wide Gum manufacturers abandoned the design of the 1933 Goudey issue at the midway point, offering the contemporary '34 style from card number forty-nine to ninety-six. And so our neighbors to the north became the beneficiaries of the "Lou Gehrig says..." advice, in both French and English, on the verso, the only way that these cards vary from the American issue. On the face, this incredible sheet is a dead ringer for the 1934 Goudey. And while we'd be thrilled to have just that second forty-eight in a single sheet, this one repeats seventy-three to ninety-six, offering duplicates of every card from John "Blondy" Ryan through John Allen. Happily, this range includes Hall of Famers Hafey, Lombardi, Appling, Earnshaw and Lou Gehrig himself, so that each of these pre-war legends appears twice on the sheet. Lest we forget those who appear only once, we should note that cards forty-nine through seventy-two feature Terry, Grove, Dizzy Dean, Klein, Gehringer, Foxx, Cochrane, Frisch, Paul Waner, Manush, Durocher, Vaughan and Hubbell. That's twenty-three Hall of Fame cards total! A masterful color and paper restoration job has diminished the signs of wear almost to the point of invisibility, but if you look very closely you can spot a seam that runs the length of the second column of cards, and various other scattered wrinkles throughout. But again, like cards one through forty-eight offered in the previous lot, the bright coloring of the cards leaves the impression of a factory-fresh sheet from any reasonable distance. <BR><BR><B>Important notice:</B> Heritage usually auctions material at the rate of 200-250 lots per hour. On some occasions eBay Live bid software or the Internet may not be able to keep up with the pace of the auction. We recommend placing a realistic absentee bid now as insurance to avoid disappointment. Occasionally the auctioneer may eliminate or reject an eBay Live bid, and the auctioneer may also reopen a lot after the close of the eBay live bidding (usually because we missed an audience bid), and may reject your bid even if it shows you as the winning bidder. By bidding via eBay Live, you agree that Heritage may award the lot to another bidder at its sole discretion under the circumstances described above or any other reasonable circumstances. Since eBay bids are not shown to us until we open the lot on the floor, we treat those bids just like floor bids. In most cases the floor responds before the eBay bid is presented to us, due to Internet lag time, so for consistency we have made it a policy that floor bids are always considered first over tie eBay live bids. Also please note that all Heritage lots purchased through eBay Live carry a 22.5% Buyer's Premium. Please make sure you read the Terms and Conditions before you bid. This lot is being auctioned in conjunction with a live floor auction by Heritage Galleries & Auctioneers. All final auction and invoice information will be supplied by Heritage Galleries & Auctioneers, and all other information should be considered preliminary. Lot:19550 <BR><BR><B>Winning Notification and Billing:</B> After the FINAL session in this auction is complete, Heritage will send e-mail and snail mail invoices. This process normally takes several days. All final auction and invoice information will be supplied by Heritage Galleries & Auctioneers, and all other information should be considered preliminary. <BR><BR>This auction will be conducted on a live auction floor and over the Internet through eBay Live. If you choose to place an absentee bid, please take a moment to <font color='#0000ff'><u><a href='http://pages.ebay.com/liveauctions/help/before/laabsentee.html'>learn how eBay Live absentee bidding works</a></u></font><font color='#000000'>