Card Fronts - First Series
The first series of cards offered by Turkey Red consisted of 50 different beautifully produced color
lithographs, highlighting the best of the baseball world in 1910. The offering included the cards of Ty
Cobb, Christy Mathewson, Napolean Lajoie, Tris Speaker and the great Cy Young. No less than 13
other Hall of Famers were available to collectors in the first series.
During the early stages of production, card #28 showing Harry McIntyre of the Brooklyn Dodgers was
updated to reflect a mid-season team change. While the picture on the card did not change, the
nameplate on the card front was updated to show "Brooklyn now with Chicago Nat'l". Thus the first
variation was born.
Through the years, collectors have speculated as to the existence of a variation of card #40 showing
Hall of Famer Vic Willis. Because Willis' card notes the team affiliation as "Pittsburg now with St.
Louis Nat'l" on the nameplate, it was thought that an earlier version noting simply Pittsburg on the
nameplate would exist. After having personally handled more than a dozen Willis cards, seeing
nearly 100 others and discussing the collections and observations of prominent dealers and Turkey
Red collectors over the years, my conclusion is that this card does not exist.
Please note that being proven wrong on this point will cause me no pain. If you find one, I'd love to
know.
Coinciding with the production of the first 50 baseball players was the separately categorized T9
Turkey Red Boxers set. This amazing group of boxing cards were noted as numbers 51 thru 76 on
the card checklist back. This website will only briefly cover the T9 set, but this absolutely beautiful set
of cards should not be overlooked. Arguably the most beautiful set of boxing cards ever produced.
The first series of cards offered by Turkey Red consisted of 50 different beautifully produced color
lithographs, highlighting the best of the baseball world in 1910. The offering included the cards of Ty
Cobb, Christy Mathewson, Napolean Lajoie, Tris Speaker and the great Cy Young. No less than 13
other Hall of Famers were available to collectors in the first series.
During the early stages of production, card #28 showing Harry McIntyre of the Brooklyn Dodgers was
updated to reflect a mid-season team change. While the picture on the card did not change, the
nameplate on the card front was updated to show "Brooklyn now with Chicago Nat'l". Thus the first
variation was born.
Through the years, collectors have speculated as to the existence of a variation of card #40 showing
Hall of Famer Vic Willis. Because Willis' card notes the team affiliation as "Pittsburg now with St.
Louis Nat'l" on the nameplate, it was thought that an earlier version noting simply Pittsburg on the
nameplate would exist. After having personally handled more than a dozen Willis cards, seeing
nearly 100 others and discussing the collections and observations of prominent dealers and Turkey
Red collectors over the years, my conclusion is that this card does not exist.
Please note that being proven wrong on this point will cause me no pain. If you find one, I'd love to
know.
Coinciding with the production of the first 50 baseball players was the separately categorized T9
Turkey Red Boxers set. This amazing group of boxing cards were noted as numbers 51 thru 76 on
the card checklist back. This website will only briefly cover the T9 set, but this absolutely beautiful set
of cards should not be overlooked. Arguably the most beautiful set of boxing cards ever produced.
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28. McIntyre - Brooklyn
28. McIntyre - Brooklyn now with Chicago Nat'l
McIntire) was traded by the
Brooklyn Superbas on April 13,
1910 for Bill Davidson, Tony
Corrected quite early in the
printing cycle, the corrected
version was made available
with all three back variations
found in the first series.
Brooklyn Superbas on April 13,
1910 for Bill Davidson, Tony
Corrected quite early in the
printing cycle, the corrected
version was made available
with all three back variations
found in the first series.
