26 EDDIE PLANK, Athletics/A ' S (1968 SCFC Art Card) Scarce Pre - TCMA Issue EX/NM
Item History & Price
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Offered for your consideration is...1968-1969 SCFC - forerunner to TCMA#26 - Edward S. "Eddie" Plank ~ Philadelphia AthleticsScarce Line Drawing Art CardIn the late 1960's, collector Mike Aronstein started a company by the name of Sports Cards For Collectors (SCFC) - a forerunner to his later firm, TCMA (The Card Memorabilia Associates, Ltd.). His very first set featured line drawings of famous major league baseball players in a larger 3-3/8" ...by 4-1/4" format. If memory serves correctly most of the art was done by Mike's uncle Myron. The art work became too much for Myron (usually signed MSA on his art) so his wife did some of the art. Margie Aronstein's contributions are designated "MA".The first 36 cards were issued in 1968 while cards #37-78 followed in 1969. In addition, there were 4 checklist cards making 82 cards in the entire set.We are offering a single card from this seldom-seen set. It is estimated that only a few hundred sets were originally produced nearly 5 decades ago. This is a great opportunity for hobbyists to acquire a scarce card from a collector-issued set that was produced before the hobby's first-ever sports collectors show. Truly this is a card with both historic and baseball hobby pedigree!Cards of this size fit well in standard 4-pocket collector sheets designed for smaller postcards.The back of this card is blank.Condition: The card appears to be in Excellent/Near-Mint condition. A colored background has been provided to assist you in evaluating borders, corners, etc._______________________Important: Shipping Information Our goal has always been to keep shipping costs low. Our objective is to sell cards and other things of interest to baseball hobbyists - not make money by overcharging on shipping. U.S. residents: We combine multiple items purchased so you pay only the shipping on the heaviest item - all other items ship free of charge. (An exception would be if an item must be sent via media/book rate.) All Other Countries: Email us first. To receive your combined shipping, please wait for us to send you a combined invoice. The eBay checkout system usually displays an incorrect shipping charge. (It is normally too high.) Please do not pay for each item separately; if you pay separately, there is no shipping discount. We pack your order carefully - sandwiching cards between cardboard and utilizing boxes, bubble wrap, etc., as necessary - to ensure your items arrive in the condition you expect. Items are shipped the next business day after we receive your payment. We ship 5 - usually 6 - days each week. Payment must be made within 10 days after notification of purchase. BigBlue / SGL208-002 ~ The Baseball Hobbyist and Gram invite you to visit their eBay store ~
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