1910-11 Sporting Life M116

The cards in this 288-card set (326 with all variations) measure approximately 1 1/2" by 2 5/8". The Sporting Life set was offered as a premium to the publication's subscribers in 1910 and 1911. Each of the 24 series of 12 cards, which cost four cents for each series, came in an envelope printed with a list of the players within. Cards marked with S1 or S2 followed by an asterisk can be found with both a blue background and a more common pastel backgr… [Read More]

The cards in this 288-card set (326 with all variations) measure approximately 1 1/2" by 2 5/8". The Sporting Life set was offered as a premium to the publication's subscribers in 1910 and 1911. Each of the 24 series of 12 cards, which cost four cents for each series, came in an envelope printed with a list of the players within. Cards marked with S1 or S2 followed by an asterisk can be found with both a blue background and a more common pastel background. Cards marked with S3 followed with an asterisk are found with either a blue or black printed Sporting Life advertisement on the reverse. McConnell appears with both Boston AL (common) and Chicago White Sox (scarce). Pricing is unavailable on the McConnell White Sox card, but a copy was sold at auction in 2007 graded EX+ by SGC for $31,024. McQuillan appears with Phillies (common) and Cincinnati (scarce). A card featuring Johnny Bates as a member of the Cincinnati Reds was recently discovered, and the first known copy sold for slightly more than $20,000 early in 2006. [Collapse]