July 18, 2019: Sports & Americana Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/18/2019
It doesn't take a HOF player, nor a high-grade limited Population Report for a baseball card to be sought by advanced collectors. Such is the case with this Bill O'Hara ‘St. Louis’ version T206 that has been graded a PSA 1.5. The prestigious T206 Tobacco set issued from 1909-1911 is first renowned for the 4 high-end cards to obtain including Wagner, Plank, the Magee error (Magie) and Doyle variation. After these famous four, the two rarest variations are the St. Louis O'Hara and Demmitt versions produced by the Polar Bear cigarette company. After O'Hara was traded from the New York Giants to the St. Louis Browns of the American League, only the Polar Bear company reflected this change in their tobacco issues. All other factory issues printed O'Hara in a New York Giants uniform. Hence, a significant T206 variation was born.
1909-11 T206 Bill O'Hara St. Louis (Polar Bear) PSA 1.5
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