Fun and Cool Cards I Have on Displayby Vvvergeer - 46 cards (Last updated on Mar 12, 2024) |
And now you can read the old description of this list that's been here forever.
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 four display cases of Last Topps Card of Hall of Famers, The Merkle's Boner Collection, the T207 Cubs Team Set (partial), and the First Black Player on Every Team -- I don't include those here.
This display used to be only Hall of Famers (and an 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 it's 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. 1888 R&S Die Cuts #NNO Generic player
Oh my god, now I have two cards from the 1800s. I hunted this for quite a while. Of course, I have nothing to say about the player, because it's generic. But it's the Chicago White Stockings. And it's quite beautiful. The eBayer may have had the auction end at the wrong time, because I got this graded about two grades higher than I expected to buy for a lot less than I was willing to pay for a 1.5. This is a cool card!
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2. 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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3. 1909 Ramly Cigarettes T204 #NNO Frank Schulte
So now I've picked up two cards from 1909 this year. I hunted a T204 Ramly for a couple of years. Didn't really think I'd ever get one. Then this came up pretty reasonably priced, given everything. I love these. The front looks like one of the Turnpike Troubadours' album covers. And the pattern is embossed. Kind of wish I could touch this one, but it had to be graded, for authenticity's sake.
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4. 1909-11 American Tobacco Company T206 White Border #NNO Jack Warhop
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 -- he gave up Babe Ruth's first two homers (see other list), and I got it ungraded relatively cheaply from a source I trust.
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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 that is still used today.
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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. 1911 T205 Gold Border #NNO Germany Schaefer
Was slightly aimless in my collecting or wanted a change and had a little money in the budget, and I stumbled into what I thought were some very fairly priced T206 cards. As noted above, the American League cards from this set are just gorgeous. So I got this one, even though it's similar to the Murphy. It's very crisp and gold looking. And he once stole first base!
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8. 1911 T205 Gold Border #NNO Hans Lobert
Read "The Glory of Their Times" and decided I needed a Hans Lobert card. Saw this, thought it was beautiful, and stalked it on eBay for months. Then I bought a better version than I expected to. He once raced a horse around the base paths....
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9. 1911 T205 Gold Border #NNO George McBride
Well, it was months of stalking before, with mom's birthday money, I tracked this one down. It's beautiful, of course, and a different color combo than my other T205s. But more importantly, Mr. McBride is the player with the lowest career batting average of anyone with over 5000 at bats. Quite the accomplishment.
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10. 1911 T205 Gold Border #NNO Jimmy Sheckard
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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. | ||
Congrats on the Cracker Jack! If I recall correctly you mentioned previously that it was a goal to get one of them? | ||
Thanks for sharing. I just traded for my first Obak T212 recently - https://www.tcdb.com/ViewCard.cfm/sid/61741/cid/3757259/1909-11-Obak-(T212)-NNO-Ivan-Howard It's the oldest card in my collection. Yeah, I gave up a Mantle for it but have no regrets whatsoever. My favorite is my '36 Goudey Gehringer https://www.tcdb.com/ViewCard.cfm/sid/9736/cid/408747/1936-Goudey-Wide-Pen-Premiums-(R314-Type-1)--NNO-Charlie-Gehringer with my '49 Bowman Berra a close 2nd - https://www.tcdb.com/ViewCard.cfm/sid/18/cid/26061/1949-Bowman-60-Larry- Thanks again and enjoy your endeavors! | ||
Museum quality. I would be awestruck walking into a room full of this stuff. | ||
This is awesome! Thanks so much for sharing. |