|
Card # 243
|
Helmar Oasis
|
| Player |
Position |
Team |
|
Stan MUSIAL (HOF)
|
Helmar sign behind
|
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Top Auction Price |
Total Sold |
Avg # Bids |
Avg # Bidders |
Last Sold |
|
$ 255.00
|
16
|
13
|
7
|
April 1, 2024
|
CLICK TO GO TO BIDDING SECTION!
About the Player
A short bio from the Helmar “This Great Game” card back: When Musial arrived in camp for the first time with the Cardinals, he had a sore arm and couldn’t throw a strike to save his life. The most senior scout in the organization wanted to release the young pitcher, but Musial had one man in his corner: general manager Branch Rickey, the famed “Mahatma,” a master at evaluating ballplayers. Rickey watched Musial smack a home run in a spring game and immediately ordered his coaches to keep the Polish kid from Pennsylvania in uniform. “Don’t let him go,” Rickey said, “put him in the outfield and see if he can hit.” Oh how The Man can hit: emerging as the best hitter in the league, a perennial favorite to win the batting title. Nice catch, Mr. Rickey.
About the Series
Seven layers make up a Helmar Oasis card. Each layer has to fit perfectly. It takes a long time to construct each card, then scuff it to make it seem well-worn; it's already well-loved, by us. Oasis is designed to evoke the Gaslight Style, a name applied to commercial trade signs of the 1870's through 1890's, in an era that succumbed to electric light. The essence of Helmar Oasis is depth. The pictures of the players arise in a shadowy light, to seem like they're almost emerging from another plane of existence. Each card is about 2.65" x 4". Gouache paintings by J. Scott Pedely.
Related Cards in the Series
You can click the thumbnail images to see a larger image of that card!
Also, click on card number to see card information or player name to see player information page!
| Helmar Oasis, St. Louis Cardinals |
| Card # | Thumbnail Pic | Player Name | Position | Top Auction Price |
| 148 |   | HORNSBY, Rogers | Lavender background | $ 94.00 |
| 149 |   | DEAN, Dizzy | Lavender background | $ 92.00 |
| 150 |   | WILLIS, Vic | Lavender background | $ 139.07 |
| 233 |   | McHenry, Austin | Helmar sign behind | $ 63.00 |
| 241 |   | BOTTOMLEY, Jim | Helmar sign behind | $ 78.00 |
| 243 |   | MUSIAL, Stan | Helmar sign behind | $ 255.00 |
| 310 |   | MEDWICK, Joe | Forest scene behind | $ 89.50 |
| 313 |   | O'Farrell, Bob | Forest scene behind | $ 78.44 |
| 322 |   | Sallee, Slim | Purple background | $ 77.50 |
| 327 |   | Perdue, Hub | Purple background | $ 73.13 |
| 424 |   | Dean, Paul | Ball forward | $ 74.00 |
| 430 |   | Martin, Pepper | Looking at viewer. | $ 86.00 |
| 433 |   | Rhem, Flint | Hair parted near middle | $ 77.00 |
CLICK TO GO TO TOP OF CARD INFORMATION!
CLICK TO VIEW OUR AUCTION TERMS AND CONDITIONS
CLICK TO GO TO TOP OF CARD INFORMATION!