Socony stood for Standard Oil Co. of N.Y. Standard Oil was later known as Esso and now Exxon. I got this 1959 Socony envelope as part of my Don & Chris Old Stuff order a while back. I paired it with a card from the 1993 Megacards Babe Ruth set. After a disastrous 1922 World Series the Bambino spent the offseason on a farm, chopping wood and shoveling snow, to clear his head and regain his form. During that winter he posed in the farm holding several Socony cans.
Joy of a Completed Set: 1992 Leaf Black Gold
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that is great that you found a card showing the oil cans. i was a bit confused by ruth's hair at first, but upon closer inspection i see it is a hat.
ReplyDeleteCreative pairing! Old Stuff website = danger.
ReplyDeleteNice combo. Hadn't heard that Ruth story before.
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