Response
 

There are none of the big rare ones. No Plank, Wrong Wagner, Magee is spelled correctly and Doyle is just Doyle NY.

Having said that there are almost all the HOF players including a boatload of Young, Cobb, Mathewson, Johnson and Bender

Response
 

Someone asked about John Titus Cards...there are several

Holy sxyht!!!!
 

OMG!!!!OMG!!!!!!!!OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A GEM HAS SURFACED:eek::eek:

I WANT IT BUT WONT BE ABLE TO AFFORD IT:eek:

woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow

I have to catch my breath

Andy.....
 

you are right!

great eye....tolstoi is double stamped....piedy single struck!!

man ford shows up on a few scraps:D.....this is a new find and quite exciting.:eek:..

this will hit double digits and beyond i'm sure., as it should...

scraps are unique and one of a kinds....card is actually priceless to me:)

That's quite the haul

It isn't Ford, it is Elberfeld.

ooopss!!!
 

thanks andy:o

I was a little excited:o

haha, well it is very close in colors especially when you are scrolling past quickly to get to the scan of the back.

Amazing. Can't wait until the auction.

Will there be more information available about the auction in the coming months? Dates, where to bid etc?

Oh my. This makes me want to smoke a UZIT and take an ice bucket shower.

I'm not a big T-206 fan, but the tables-full-of-cards photo is amazing.

WOW, that is a truly spectacular find!

This.

Total $$ when the very last one is sold-----
 

... I know you guys...


...I smell a contest coming...

That Depends...
 

...That depends on whether or not the bank approves MrVster's second mortgage...

I too am more interested in the t205s...any rare backs? are they going to be included in the sales? let us know please.

Joshua

Littering may account for the many brands
 

Being originally from Maine, this posting caught my eye. I have not read all (at this point) 66 replies but a recurring theme already seems to doubt how one person could "smoke" all those brands.

About 35 years ago my great uncle (born 1901) recounted how in his day he would observe cards discarded from time to time. My guess is, the original collector accumulated them himself but not always by buying the packs. In some cases at least he simply picked up discarded cards or empty packs still containing cards.

Hmmm, you are right but I find this odd.

I always thought you can't triple stamp a double stamp...

:o

haha I can just imagine Johnny looking like :eek::eek::eek: when he first viewed that image.

Interesting to note that these cards were found not far from where I used to live (before moving down here to Missouri).

Will be on the lookout for these!!

If I'm seeing picture #3 in post #32 correctly, it appears there are 3-4 Titii (4th row from bottom, 4th column from left).

Steve

1400?
Pretty rare cards.

What an amazing find! That double printed back is amazing. The rows upon rows upon rows of T206s just made my jaw drop.

I'm wondering how all of these recent massive finds like this and the Chesapeake find will effect the pricing of T206s.

If I had to take a stab at it, I would say these finds won't affect the pricing one bit. I believe there is more than enough demand for T206's to swallow whatever is coming our way.

I can't imagine it having much impact on pricing. It's not like anybody thought T206s were rare before this.

+1

Error cards
 

Here are the error cards I have found

The Mathewson is subtle but you can see his name above and below.

I like the Ghost Image on the Francis Pfeffer Card.

None of those are errors - they are miscuts and bad registration.

My Mistake
 

Sorry I didn't have the terms correct. I was just showing photos of stuff the guys asked for.

These cards look awesome.

And BTW - Props to the use of Titii - the "correct" latin plural of more than one Titus.

Titus
 

There are three Titus cards in the group which are graded:

EPDG 5.0
EPDG 3.0
Sweet Cap 2.0

No big deal, Troy - just trying to help educate you.

Nice stuff Troy, looking forward to the Jan 2015 auction of these. Congrats.

Glad I sold mine before the market was FLLOOOOOODDDEEED!

Just Incredible!

My theory on the multiple backs is not original. I remember a story where a smoker back in the day would check all the trash cans in his workplace at the end of each day and gather all the discarded cards. His coworkers found out what he was doing, and saved him the trouble of digging through the trash cans, and just starting leaving them on his desk.

unreal!

Re: Portland Maine Hoard 1400+ T-206 Cards
 

Looks like these cards are getting some publicity. Just saw this on my RSS feed.

These cards were recently graded by SGC and will be offered for sale starting
in January 2015. Incredible pics!!!

http://www.sacoriverauction.com/news...09-t-206-cards

ErikV

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/2...-Cobb-Cy-Young

Main stream media has written about it.

Lundgren
 

Is it too early to see a list of what cards/backs are going to be auctioned? I'm really only interested in which backs are on the Lundgren Chicago cards.

Made it to the big time, my parents just saw it on the Maine local news tonight . Ayuh. Called me to ask if I knew about these cards.

Portland Maine T206 collection
 

Here in Portland , it is all over the news TV Radio Papers I went to my homepage this morning on Yahoo and it was the lead story---I believe most of the serious collectors know about this auction coming up---I will be there and hopefully can snag a Ty Cobb card but it will not be easy going to be some high prices anyway I look forward to it just wish it wasnt 4 months away Good Luck to all----Don

Heres another story i found on the Hoard:
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/ba...icle-1.1923889

Side note: When bidding, you may want to be a phone bidder at Saco.
Here is what transpired in my attempt recently:
Thread:
http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=193416

Wowwwwwww.

You are beyond fortunate to be consigned a find like this.

Congratulations!

Any chance you have some Brown Hindu portraits of the Big Train and Cy Young for us boys to fight over?

WOW What a amazing find/hoard really makes me wonder how many other collections are out there like this just waiting to see the light of day. I live in a city with a lot of pre-turn of the century homes, every now and then, when I'm walking by them I wonder what might be hiding in the walls, attic's and crawl spaces... Really interested in what T205's were in this collection as well as their condition?

Ralph, the only way to know is to start sneaking into people's houses when they are away, tearing out walls and looking around. I bet if you do that to 100 houses, you'll find something. You could also be in the news.

Online Bidding Open For Portland Maine Hoard of T206
 

Hello All,

Online Bidding is now open for Part 1 of The Portland Maine Collection of T206 Cards and Other items on January 14 2015 @5PM in Biddeford Maine.

Two Platforms are available: Live Auctioneers and Proxibid.

Links to each catalog are below.

Live Auctioneers

Proxibid

Download Lot List Here

We Also have the ability to take phone and absentee left bids for this sale so please call early to either reserve a phone line or place a bid to executed by auction staff.
info@sacoriverauction.com

Terms of the sale are 21% Internet Buyers Premium.
18% Buyers Premium in House/Phone/Absentee
3% Discount for cash/check/or wire (Applies only to Non Internet Buyers)

Just so I have this correct...

21% Internet premium...

Bid via phone and pay via wire 15% premium?

Thanks for clearing it up when you respond.

Sean

Yes Sean,

If you bid via phone and pay via wire you will pay 15% buyers premium.

Thank You

T206
 

Im trying to start smoking

put in 3 bids tonight- Just might start collecting some pre-war. It doesn't hurt to grab my 1st Cobb, as theres plenty of them. I might be heading to the dark-side.