T206-Helmar #361 Carl Mays Boston Red Sox

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Card # 361	T206-Helmar
Player		Position		Team
Carl Mays		White cap, follow through		Boston Red Sox
Top Auction Price	Total Sold	Avg # Bids	Avg # Bidders	Last Sold
$ 67.66	13	6	4	October 25, 2022

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About the Player

John J. McGraw says: “Over in the American League this willingness of the umpires to throw out a ball started with the sad accident in which Ray Chapman was killed by a ball pitched by Carl Mays. I am told that someone had objected to 210 My Thirty Years in Baseball the ball that day, but that the umpire did not see fit to throw it out. Instead of going as intended, the ball “sailed” and Chapman was hit. Since then the umpires take no chances. In a way one cannot blame them.”

About the Series

The Helmar T206 series is one of our boldest and most important projects. Each card is the same size as the original American Tobacco 1909-1911 T206 cards, though the Helmar T206s are thicker and sturdier. Each Helmar T206 is made from an original, exclusive painting. Cuban stars, Babe Ruth with the Red Sox, Negro Leaguers, and Ty Cobb shaking hands with Honus Wagner are some of the most popular Helmar T206s.

We also spend a huge amount of time creating evocative, humorous, interesting backs. In creating these cards, we have a deep appreciation for the unknown artists who brought the original T206s to life.

Oddities: Card #26, Fred Clarke, has two versions. One has the painting cropped at about the knees. The second has a closer cropping of the head and chest. The fuller figure is much more rare. A similar situation exists for card #501, Tom Jones. The closer cropping is rarer and is found only with the Colgan's Chips logo in the bottom right corner.

A handful of test cards were made with proposed back designs that were never used. They are hand marked as such. The fronts featured either Walter Johnson or Rabbit Maranville.

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305		Bedient, Hugh	Arms down	$ 42.56
307		Henriksen, Olaf	Belt up, leaning to his right	$ 63.53
338		Carrigan, Bill	Leaning with bat	$ 56.55
360		Stahl, Chick	Red sweater	$ 43.50
361		Mays, Carl	White cap, follow through	$ 67.66
362		HOOPER, Harry	Chest up portrait	$ 50.50
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