1932 Sanella Margarine

PlayBall

I recently bought an almost complete set of these, and would like to send them in to be graded. Nothing special, probably Ex-Ex+ on most. I would appreciate it if anyone could direct me to a place where I could get a checklist, preferably one in English! My German ain't so good.

Thanks in advance.

Virtualizard

All I could find (so far) is that it is a 112 card set. Babe Ruth is the only Major League player included in the set. These cards seem to be identical to the 1933 Astra Margarine set produced a year later.

I'll do some more digging, but, in the mean time, please post scans of a few of these cards. I'd love to see them.

JEB.

thegemmintman

I've owned a few of the Babe Ruths. There's two different versions where the back is a little differently arranged. The Astra version I understand is extraordinarily rare.

PlayBall

JEB,

After recounting my cards, I have all 112. Not sure why I thought I only had 108. I've done the web search thing and it's coming up empty.

Gemmint,

I believe the different "Types" are in regard to where the Sanella is written on the back. Either centered or to the left.

thegemmintman

Playball, it's coming back to me now. The Type 1 has the workd "Sanella" centered on the back. The Type 2 has "Sanella" closer to the bottom of the back. Supposedly the Type 2 is much more rare, but frankly when I used to search for these cards I noticed the Type 1 was the more rare card.

So which Type do you have? May we see the Ruth?

PlayBall

Gemmint,

I have the Type II set. The Ruth isn't the greatest, but it's still the Babe. During your search, did you ever come across a way of organizing them? All the backs are the same except for the portion at the top, which describes the person and/or sport.

thegemmintman

Hey not a bad Ruth!

I think this may help you...

Actung!

I've seen many times when the card is listed as a 1932 card, not sure why. Some of the cards are "numbered" as to which page they were supposed to be glued onto in a book that was designed for them. Some cards, like the Babe, were not numbered.

thegemmintman

BTW, I just check the POP report and it seems to "confirm" my theory that the Type 1 is actually the rarer card. There have been 59 Type 2 Ruths graded compared with only 17 Type 1 Ruths graded. Once again it can be found under 1932 baseball. Other cards are listed under 1933 baseball, but no Ruths.

mrc32

Here is a set:
http://www.19thcenturyonly.org/site/bid/bidplace.asp?itemid=1800&getauctionid=49