1924-1925 AGUILITAS #846 JOHN HENRY LLOYD SGC 30 GOOD 2 (RICHARD MERKIN COLLECTION).
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$6,296.54 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
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Auction #207 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 1234 in auction 207
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Item Description
1.5x2-3/8" Cuban card produced for the Aguilitas Cigarette brand. The baseball cards are a subset featuring 44 players from the Cuban Professional League. This extensive 900 card set also featured movie and stage stars, boxers and other subjects. Glossy photo front w/text below portrait "Joe Base Ball." The card back also has the card number and an ad for Aguilitas. Image is bold and distinct. This is one of the key cards in the set and highly sought after. "Pop" Lloyd is rated by Bill James as one of the top 30 baseball players of all time and was known as the "Black Wagner" as a comparison to Honus Wagner. His baseball career was legendary and culminated w/his induction in the National Baseball HOF in 1977. Designated by SGC as being from the "Richard Merkin Collection" and comes with Hake's COA.
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