Best Looking Black & White Card Ever

[paul]

There was a recent thread on the best looking card ever. I thought I'd start a similar thread restricted to black & white cards.

Here are a few nominees. My two favorites:

N173 Ewing & Mascot
E300 Wagner

A few other nice choices:

Four Base Hits Kelly
W600 Waddell with green mount (if that counts as black and white)
E121 Ruth photo montage pose
R-309-1 Ruth
Felix Mendelsohn test issue / proof of Christy Mathewson
PC796 or Novelty Cutlery of Cobb & Wagner

I only have scans of two:

[ullmandds]

hmm...i never noticed honus's name was/is misspelled on the pc796?!

I'd nominate the oj with the doggie...and the e107-honus, mathewson or young...and I love that clements card with the guy reaching over into the crowd recently posted.

[Bicem]

my fav...

http://photos.imageevent.com/bicem/rotograph/websize/1905%20Chesbro.jpg

[Chris Counts]

I can't decide which one I like better ...

[Kawika]

After perusing my black-and-whites, all the Zeenuts and 796 postcards and Billiken beauties, it came down to these two stunners. It's a very subjective choice, of course; I look forward to what others will post as I am sure there will be cards that will blow McGraw and Ruth away.
http://photos.imageevent.com/kawika_o_ka_pakipika/bbbofsfirstclass/holygrailcards/websize/DMcD549.jpg http://photos.imageevent.com/kawika_o_ka_pakipika/bbbofsfirstclass/bbhofthefirstclass/websize/DMcD115.jpg

[Wesley]

E107 Honus Wagner
E107 Cy Young
E93 B & W Ty Cobb

[Rob D.]

I'm partial to the Butter Cream Ruth. (Scan is from REA's Web site.)

Of ones I own, the Lajoie. (Big surprise.)

[calvindog]

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calvindog/3084954078/" title="1908 Detroit Free Press PC 773-4 by calvindog65, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3015/3084954078_91616db3e7_o.jpg" width="475" height="882" alt="1908 Detroit Free Press PC 773-4" /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calvindog/3176446827/" title="1905 Louis Van Oeyen Real Photo Postcard by calvindog65, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3128/3176446827_deb6327e1d_o.jpg" width="500" height="912" alt="1905 Louis Van Oeyen Real Photo Postcard" /></a>

[iggyman]

This one will always get my vote.

Lovely Day...

[ghostmarcelle]

Almost all my favorite cards are black and white, but I'll go with this one:

[Rob D.]

Jeff,

How do you leave out the Boston Garter Chase?

And thanks for the topper on the Lajoie.

[ullmandds]

great cards guys...I never realized Cobb's midline was so off center?!?! That Gehrig kicks butt!!

[Leon]

Regardless of color or black-white, this is one of my favorite poses in my whole collection. AS with beautiful women it doesn't get better it only gets different :).


http://luckeycards.com/pd381wagner.jpg

[drdduet]

E121 Cobb with bat

[vwtdi]

Heres the OJ with the doggie for Peter, I like it too.
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f92/vwtdi55/temp_n172/n172_whitney_dog063.jpg

[Baseball Rarities]

I am partial to N173 Old Judge cabinets and have always liked this one.

Kevin

[Touch'EmAll]

Sorry no scan - its tucked away in the safe deposit box - but I vote for the 1926-29 postcard back Babe Ruth (pose). Awesome!

[E93]

Not a great scan, but I love this card. Thanks Leon.
JimB

<a href='http://img199.imageshack.us/i/n172commyetcjpg2.jpg/'><img src='http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/9055/n172commyetcjpg2.jpg' border='0' alt='Image Hosted by ImageShack.us'/></a><br/>

[ghostmarcelle]

I'll throw out this one too:

[deadballpaul]

Novelty Cutlery Ty Cobb. There are Sepia & black & white varieties of the set. Only about 10% of Novelty Cutlery postcards are the black & white variety from my experience. Attached is a black & white Cobb. Happy Festivus to all.

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[D. Broughman]

I like Black and White cards and the different ways they display the players. I would love to have some of the cards shown.:D

[V117collector]

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn269/Maple_Crispette_Set/4.jpg

[DaveH]

I love Groh's bat and you can't beat Johnson's sidearm windup.

[rhettyeakley]

Peter, spoken like a true dental nerd! Cobb's midline is certainly off but not to the extent of Tom Cruise or anything.
-Rhett

[Kawika]

Maybe that's why he hardly ever smiled. His midline was off. And all this time I thought it was because he was just a mean SOB.
http://photos.imageevent.com/kawika_o_ka_pakipika/bbbofsfirstclass/bbhofthefirstclass/websize/Ty%20Cobb%20_Conlon_.jpg

[sb1]

1 of a kind as far as I know

[calvindog]

Rob, this one is up there as well, for sure. And I would say that the Van Oeyen Lajoie, the Rotograph McGraw and the Detroit Free Press Cobb are the nicest portrait PCs I've ever seen. As for Exhibits I love that 21 Ruth.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calvindog/3548533797/" title="1914 Boston Garter Sepia H813-3 by calvindog65, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3342/3548533797_7efd61cac3_b.jpg" width="737" height="1024" alt="1914 Boston Garter Sepia H813-3" /></a>

[Robextend]

Maybe a strange choice out of my collection, but I really like these:

[ullmandds]

Great cards guys...I love em all...Rhett...I think Cobb and Cruises midlines are pretty comparable. Although Cruise tried to fix his...but it's still off and his crowns aren't looking so hot either...boy do I wish I won those partials of cobbs in the halper auction! here's one of my favorite's I own.

[tycobbfanatic]

I wish I also had a Novelty Cobb and Boston Store Jax to share.Wow ! :)

[bijoem]

best individual player card -
has to be Rob D.s Lajoie - it is just a stunner.
not so much Jeff's, but Rob's.

A close second is David's Rotograph McGraw.
WOW!



I'd like to throw this card in the mix too....

http://www.internetville.com/stuff/1903c.jpg

http://www.internetville.com/stuff/giants.jpg

[Matt]

So many great choices - I narrowed it down to 4, but can't pare it any further.

[Epps]

Wow. Amazing Boston Store Jackson.
T210 Jackson
1915 Zeenut Risberg
1915 Zeenut Williams
1915 Zeenut McMullin

[benchod]

I love photographic cards; nice items everybody

http://www.net54baseball.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=11296&stc=1&d=1261624649

[paul]

Here's a companion to that great E135 Joe Jackson. this one's actually Holsum Bread, but it's the same pose as E135.

[Epps]

Here's a companion to that great E135 Joe Jackson. this one's actually Holsum Bread, but it's the same pose as E135.

Also an awesome card! I love seeing rare Black Sox cards!

[pow323]

Here is mine! 1955 Spic & Span Warren Spahn. :)

[rman444]

Not quite black and white, but close.

<img src="http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i52/rman444/prewar/Cabinets%20and%20Large%20Items/1911JonesKeyserArrasTyCobbFront.jpg">

[Kenny Cole]

A few of my favorites

[triwak]

Cool thread! Although it's trimmed severely, I love this N173 - my only one. Plus a few other favs.

[terjung]

http://photos.imageevent.com/kawika_o_ka_pakipika/bbbofsfirstclass/holygrailcards/websize/DMcD549.jpg [IMG]

Though I am partial to E107s, David's McGraw blows them away appearance wise. Great looking Roto!

[bobbvc]

Wagner... semi-pro..

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3093/2461781862_6441b52373_o.jpg

[TheBig6]

Great Thread..Some great looking cards
Haven't posted these in awhile
http://photos.imageevent.com/ruckers/hofcards/websize/keefe2.jpghttp://photos.imageevent.com/ruckers/hofcards/websize/kelly3.jpg

[3-2-count]

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a95/andreatny/mackcabinetfront-1.jpg

Tony A.

[TheBig6]

Nice Mack, Tony
Mr Mack deserves a Mr. Wright
http://photos.imageevent.com/ruckers/hofcards/websize/wright_1.jpg

[scotty21690]

Matt W. - Nice 39' Goudey Premiums! I am a big fan of those also:




http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w129/scotty21690/PC/Joe%20Cronin%20PC%20NFT/cronin39gp.jpg
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w129/scotty21690/PC/Red%20Sox%20Vintage%20PC%20NFT/39goudeyfoxxfront.jpghttp://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w129/scotty21690/PC/Red%20Sox%20Vintage%20PC%20NFT/39goudeyfoxxback.jpg

[joeadcock]

Tony Andrea

Thanks for the view of the Connie Mack.

Frank L.

[brianp-beme]

Can't decide which of these I think is best...love the Groh mushroom bat in action, Frisch's throbbing vein in his neck, Cadore's exaggerated leg kick, and the brick wall behind Hornsby. W503's are the sharpest, highest contrast black and white photo cards around and I especially love the action shots.

Brian

[brumbach]

Great cards everyone! Some of my favorites:
http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii226/02-14-84/1928_Yuengling_Gehrig_PSA-7_01.jpg
http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii226/02-14-84/1939_Play_Ball_026_DiMaggio_Auto-2.jpg
http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii226/02-14-84/Hornsby_Rogers_R313_Autograph_01.jpghttp://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii226/02-14-84/Oxford_Confectionary_Cobb_PSA-5_-1.jpg

[smtjoy]

Awesome thread with some amazing cards. Here is one of my favorites-

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n182/smtjoy/Vintage%20Cards/Big%2030/1916HerpolsheimerCobb50.jpg

[thekingofclout]

was somewhat Mona Lisa like.

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[Chesbro41]

And the only one I have. I don't know why. Maybe it's because there are 3 nice poses of him on one card. Maybe a 1st of its kind type of card.