Fun and Cool Cards I Have on Displayby Vvvergeer - 33 cards (Last updated on Jan 4, 2021) |
In a mildly shocking development, I traded away the 1959 graded Koufax, so there's a open spot for a little while! I'm still running out of Topps cards to put away soon. Who's next to go? I think the '51 Berra.
Anyway....
Here's a list of the cards that are out of the binders, in cases, and on display on a shelf in our office (I also have my three display cases of Last Topps Card of Hall of Famers, The Merkle's Boner Collection, and the T207 Cubs Team Set (partial) -- I don't include those here.
This display used to be only Hall of Famers (and autographed 1970 Pete Rose) until sometime in 2016, when I opened it up to cards and players I just liked, and I expanded more fully into non-Topps. Now I label each card carefully, explaining why its on display and/or some history of the player. Making it more personal to me and finding players with interesting histories really made it fun for me. I love these cards. Hope you enjoy it.
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1. 1887-90 Old Judge (N172) #NNO Dell Darling
Finally pulled the trigger on a card from the 1800s, with this Chicago White Stockings (Cubs) card. Nothing exceptional about Mr. Darling's six year career. But he may or may not have been involved in a series of train robberies near the end of it. Either he helped hide on cars, throwing off things from the luggage compartments as the trains were moving, or he just received some of the stolen goods.
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2. 1909-11 American Tobacco Company T206 White Border #NNO Jack Warhop
Latest addition. Stalked this card for a long time. Then kinda lost interest. Then regained interest because I couldn't think of anything else to buy and I like the quirky trivia aspect (see other list) and I got it ungraded relatively cheaply from a source I trust.
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3. 1911 Turkey Red Cabinets T3 #32 Orval Overall
A few years ago, I learned about these and drooled over them for a bit, and then ruled them out as a possibility because of the expense. Well, in 2020, in the midst of a pandemic, after receiving birthday money, I just went for it. I found this one, with a pinhole and other edge flaws, but beautiful.
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4. 1911 Mecca Double Folders T201 #NNO Mordecai Brown / Solly Hofman
Tracked this card for probably a year or more. Just really wanted a double folder and thought Mordecai was the way to go. Feel bad for Hofman, though, who's on the back and not whole. Since the card is graded, only Brown will ever be properly displayed. Also, the T201 are considerably cheaper than T205s or T206s, which made this HOF purchase possible.
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5. 1911 T205 Gold Border #NNO Lena Blackburne
Realized I needed an American League T205, because they’re even more beautiful than the National League cards. The discoverer of baseball rubbing mud.
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6. 1911 T205 Gold Border #NNO Danny Murphy
Saw this American League T205 while I was hunting for one of a player with some fun trivia. After I bought the Blackburne, a couple of these came up for sale at reasonable prices. The diamond on mine is a tad more orange than yellow, which makes it look even better. From the elephant to the colors to the rosy cheeks, my backup daughter and I decided I just had to have this card. He wasn't a star. There's no exciting trivia associated with him. I went with the better of the two on sale.
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7. 1912 Hassan Triple Folders T202 #NNO Evers Makes a Safe Slide (Jimmy Archer / Ed Reulbach)
Suddenly became obsessed with the triple folders. Then found a card with the only guy who's thrown two shutouts in one day and a guy who gained arm strength when he fell into a vat of boiling sap at 19, with Evers in the middle? All Cubs? Had to have it.
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8. 1916 M101-5 Sporting News #60 Max Flack
11/20/17. So pleased to have the other half of the between double header trade of Max Flack for Cliff Heathcote. Took me awhile of stalking to get this one. SGC 55, hence the fuzzy scan. |
9. 1922 E120 American Caramel Series of 240 #NNO Marty Krug
9/21/20. Kind of a surprise here. Just stumbled into this set on eBay. Didn't have any of them and did have any cards from 1922. After a little research, Mr. Krug became the obvious choice, since as a scout later in life, he proclaimed Ted Williams too fragile to play baseball. Oops.
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10. 1927 Exhibits W461 #NNO Cliff Heathcote
My only card from the 20s. Need to find a Max Flack, whom Heathcote was traded for between games of a double header. Both players played for both teams that day.
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Comments
Nice list Vvvergeer. The tobacco cards are pretty cool. Those cards put into perspective just how long the game of baseball has been around, as well as how much the card industry has evolved. For better or worse. I also have to get some Mays, Banks, and Aaron cards. I like the '73 Aaron for starters.
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I love the language on the back of the tobacco cards. Read the descriptions.
I'm spoiled, it's true, but I'm a bit annoyed that my oldest Aaron is 1972. He was a star of the 50s and 60s. Must remedy....So many cards, so little budget.
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Very nice collection. Brought back a lot of memories. Love the Berra. I own only one tobacco card, bought it just to have one. You think about the years they went through and still survive. Amazing
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That was my original thinking on the tobacco cards. I just wanted one, any one. Then I thought it should be a Cub. Then I thought I needed Tinker and Evers and Chance. That took me awhile. Now I want a Fred Merkle. And I'd say that would be the end, but maybe it won't be.
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Great list. Your love of cards is similar to mine - the 70s and older are so much more interesting because they were about the player. I only have 5 of these cards in your list but I could make one of similar vintage cards that I treasure the most in my collection. By the way, my display case is mostly Nolan Ryan cards and things.
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Very nice collection you have there, love the vintage and your write ups on the cards.
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Thanks. Looks like you've got some nice vintage Bowman baseball. I really need a card or two from the 40s.
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Frank Sullivan, huh? Good thing you don't have a best friend named Mickey Mantle! | ||
Keep us up to date on your T207 progress. Ten Cubs, two are HOFers. I hope you get King Cole next, just because I enjoyed his write-up on the back in the site scan. | ||
Really like the T cards and the Gum cards from the 30s and 40s. I'm going to try and acquire a few of those myself. Great list and excellent display choices. | ||
Some very special ones in there. Many are from an era when baseball was still just a "sport" meant merely to be played, watched, and enjoyed. How times have changed over the past several decades and not just in sports. Great writeups also. p.s. My sincerest apologies for generating the Forum topic of Baseball Humour. ..nah..not really , just trying to keep it light. | ||
Nice new addition with Warhop. Although he doesn't look all that happy about it. |
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