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Card # 426
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Helmar Oasis
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| Player |
Position |
Team |
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Rube FOSTER (HOF)
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Forest behind
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Chicago Union Giants
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| Top Auction Price |
Total Sold |
Avg # Bids |
Avg # Bidders |
Last Sold |
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$ 145.00
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2
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16
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6
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July 24, 2024
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About the Player
A short bio from the Helmar-R319 card back: Rube is one of baseball’s greatest players and organizers. As a pitcher he averaged over 50 wins a season from 1902-1910, playing against teams ranging from semi-pro to major league. In 1911, Rube organized the Chicago American Giants, who featured a scrappy game. In 1920, he was the force behind the Negro National League. In 1924, he promoted the Negro League World Series, between the NNL and the Eastern Colored League. Medical concerns have recently forced “Rube” to step away from the game.
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.
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