1909-11 T206 Broad Leaf 460 Clark Griffith (Batting) PSA Poor 1 -- The Finest of Only Two PSA Graded Examples! ...

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1909-11 T206 Broad Leaf 460 Clark Griffith (Batting) PSA Poor 1 -- The Finest of Only Two PSA Graded Examples! Clark Griffith, the "Old Fox," is another Hall of Fame member that has largely gone under appreciated. His career as a pitcher spanned 20 seasons from 1891 to 1914. His years as a manager for the Highlanders, Reds, and Senators extended that career to 1920. Clarke appeared in 453 games. A workhorse by any means, he completed 337 of those games and won 20+ seven seasons between 1894 and 1901. Griffith mortgaged his ranch to become owner of the Senators, a title he kept until his death in 1955. He is known as much for his guile as his skills. He ran a tight ship but had an eye for talent. He was instrumental in bringing HOFers Stanley Harris and Joe Cronin to the Senators.

The T206 edition includes two cards featuring Griffith. Our offered 1909-11 T206 White Border tobacco card features Clark Griffith via his "Batting" pose. A highly coveted Broad Leaf - 460 Series advertisement is featured on the reverse. This card is graded PSA Poor 1. One of only two graded examples by PSA in this back!

More Information: 1909-1911 T206 Drum and Broad Leaf Back Collection
The legendary 1909-1911 T206 set produced by the American Tobacco Company includes 524 different player images/team changes and varieties. The T206 set features thirty-eight individual Hall of Famers, with seventy-six unique Hall of Famer images. Adding to the complexity of this prolific card issue, they were printed with sixteen different tobacco brand backs. Factoring in three distinct print series: "150, 350, and 460 Subjects," as well as myriad factory markings and back color variations, research experts estimate that the possible back variations represent close to 6,000 individual cards.
By reputation and statistical data, Drum and Broad Leaf back T206s are among the rarest and most revered back brands amongst advanced collectors. As of this writing, PSA has graded 277,009 T206 cards in total. Of those, the census shows only 166 Drum and 438 Broad Leaf examples.
Many collectors have pursued various individual brand back collections, but few have been as dedicated and successful as the consignor of the following lots. Presented here is the first of three offerings of what is most likely the greatest assemblage of T206 Drum back and Broad Leaf back cards ever compiled. It must be noted that any single card bearing Drum or Broad Leaf back advertising is an exceptional hobby treasure in any condition. However, the accumulation we unveil here and in forthcoming sales represents an unfathomably high percentage of the finest known examples with regard to player caliber and population rarity. This unprecedented offering of T206 "unicorns" is a seminal hobby moment we hope collectors will embrace.


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