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1893   Just So Tobacco

Year(s) Published: 1893
Hobby Designation:   --
Set Name: Just So Tobacco
Card Size (inches): 2-1/2 x 3-7/8
Number of Cards in Set: 16
Est. Value (common; VG): $8500



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Set Summary
  • Obscure set is unnumbered and blank-backed
  • Features members from only one team (Cleveland Spiders)
  • Player initials and last name printed in lower part of image
  • "Chew or Smoke Just So" displayed in bottom margin
  • Set contains earliest known card for HOF pitcher Cy Young
  • Set believed complete at 16 cards (see references below)
  • Reference:
    1) Thomas A. Slowey, "1893 'Just So' Tobacco Cards Linked to Frishmuth Bros. & Co.," Old Cardboard Magazine, Issue #27 (Spring 2012), p. 31-34
    2) "1893 Just-So Tobacco Checklist Expands," Old Cardboard eNewsletter, Issue #133 (May 2015), Item #2


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