SCP Auctions, Inc.
Timed Auction

Fall Premier Auction 2018

Wed, Nov 21, 2018 04:00PM EST - Sat, Dec 8, 2018 11:00PM EST
Lot 181

1911 GILMARTIN PRINTING CO. SAN FRANCISCO SEALS FRANK BROWNING (OSSIE VITT COLLECTION)

Sold for
$1,028.40
Sold Price includes BP

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Of all of the varied PCL baseball card issues that emerged on the West Coast around 1911, there were several oversized issues such as Zeenuts, P.C. Biscuits, Big Eaters, and the impressive T4 Obak premiums. Rarer than any of those are the locally produced little known series of cabinets issued by Gilmartin Printing Company, portraying only players from the San Francisco Seals. The scarcity of these 4-3/4" by 6-7/8" printed cabinet photos is such that fewer than a dozen player examples have been catalogued and of those, most examples exist in singular form with no more than two known of any given player.  Presented here is a newly discovered example of Frank Browning which originates from the estate of Seals player Oscar Vitt who is also represented in the Gilmartin issue. This Browning specimen has foxing throughout the front and a vertical band of discoloration across the middle. The back has some surface loss and adhesive staining from album removal. Stated condition factors aside, the front image presents well, and given its extreme rarity we don’t suggest waiting for a better one.

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