FRONT (E254)	BACK (E254)	Year(s) Published: 1909-13 Hobby Designation:   E254/270 Set Name: Colgan's Chips (3 sets) Card Size (inches): varies Number of Cards in Set: var. Est. Value (common; VG): $27 Combined Checklists E254 Gallery Colgans on eBay Google Search
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Set Summary Produced by Colgan Gum Company of Louisville, Kentucky Round player portrait discs about the size of a silver dollar Black & White photos with printed ads on back Distributed with chewing gum in round tin containers Three distinct sets (see table below for detailed comparisons) Two obscure variations include "Square" & "208" Colgans References: 1) John Spano, "1909-1913 Colgan’s Baseball Sets: Packed with 'The Gum That's Round,'" Old Cardboard (Issue #19, Spring 2009, p. 26-33) 2) Lew Lipset, "E254, E270 Colgan’s Chips," Encyclopedia of Baseball Cards, (1984, Volume 2, p. 72) 3) Winterton vs Autosales, United States Circuit Court of Appeals Reports. (West, 1915, p. 212-218; digitized by Google) 4) "Curious Collector Corrects Colgan's Chips Checklist," Old Cardboard eNewsletter, Issue #152 (December 2016), Item #4 Colgan's Chips Sets Compared ACC Designation E254 E270-1 E270-2 Year Issued 1909-11 1912 1912-13 Example of Card Front Example of Card Back Subset Nickname Stars of the Diamond Red Borders Tin Tops # of Cards in Set 226 185 227 Border Style Borderless Deep Red Borderless Message on Back-Top Stars of the Diamond Send 25 Box Tops ... Send 25 Tin Tops ... Value Multiplier 1 3 3

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