Images of cards rarely seen!
 

You know a card is truly rare when you can't find an image of it online.

I recently was reviewing the checklist for the 1912 zeenut set, and I realized there were 3 cards of players, who were catchers, which I don't recall ever seeing an image of anywhere.

Clarence Brooks (LA)
Ralph Kreitz
John L. Sullivan

Anyone have images of any of these players?

Lets see lists of other cards that fit this criteria.

Patrick

D303 Mothers' Bread -- Rube Bressler and Nap Lajoie

I think Bressler exists, but I'm not completely convinced that Lajoie does.

Here's a thread I ping periodically:

https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=250083

Great idea for a thread, as a self admitted rare card collector with rabbit hole issues I look forward to the member posts.

Not sure if this is evidence or its just a mismatched front and back: https://www.tcdb.com/ViewCard.cfm/sid/215880/cid/13682415/1916-Mother's-Bread-(D303)-NNO-Nap-Lajoie

Here's an image of the Brooks (not my card).

Attachment 586832

Thanks Pat!
 

Thanks Pat for posting the cool Clarence Brooks card.

Here is Clarence Brooks other card from 1912...his 1912 HRK card.


Patrick

Peck and Snyder James creighton.

This Kalamazoo Bats of Mets player Al Mays is one of three known per REA. They say fewer than 10 Mets K Bats have ever been found.

Thanks -- I'm pretty sure that's just mismatched fronts/backs. I appreciate you checking though!

pinkerton
 

duffy

I've always wondered what the Kid Madden leaning against a rock Old Judge looked like. I assume not nearly as exciting as I'm picturing it.

Here are a couple items not rarely seen -- a Harpers Whiskey Wagner and an E92(ish) Wagner with an incorrect Menagerie back, made even more rare with a sideways view (feel free to please correct).

Not mine, but these are really cool mysteries and I believe the only 2 known like this still.

Not mine, but the card has been on my wantlist. It's somewhat tough, but I've seen about 7-8 copies of it throughout the years. One was vastly overpriced on Ebay for years

Let down as expected.

Very cool E94 scrap.

Fantastic Wagner's Ryan. Love that Menagerie back

Wagner prices sure seem to be on the move this year.

I've never been able to find an image of a 1932 Notre Dame Ed "Moose" Krause postcard.

B18 Steve O'Neill (Red Pennants)
 

For years SCD's Big Book has listed a Steve O'Neill B18 (Red Pennant) as 62B.

i have never see one of these either.

A prominant auction company listed one in a lot of B14s years ago. I emailed them for an image, and my email was ignored.


Would love to see this variation as well.

Patrick

Last one added out of chronological order.

M101-1 Delahanty
 

The only image online of this piece is with half of it cut off, so here is a whole one of this gorgeous supplement of Big Ed.

M-unc Schalk
 

Probably from 1915:
https://photos.imageevent.com/imover...17fmschalk.jpg

Here are a couple of articles written by the owner of one of these mystery E94 cards, with links provided by the owner of the other one.

https://prewarcards.com/2021/07/18/b...y-of-intrigue/

https://prewarcards.com/2021/09/01/t...crap-surfaces/

Brian

Pretty rare…

I don't collect pre-war, so I can't compete with y'all strictly in terms of rarity. But this is pretty darn rare for post-war. 11 total copies graded, across PSA and SGC.

https://i.ibb.co/JdBRWX1/PXL-20230821-230313936.jpg

This is Ralph Krietz in the Oakland jersey.

1941 Wheaties....
 

Love the seldom seen cards.
I think there is a list of these somewhere,but It's been a while since I saw it.

Rare
 

Only 1 known

Doubt there's a bunch of these floating around https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...10b205d974.jpg

Some others from that 1941 Wheaties Set
 

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http://imagehost.vendio.com/a/204295...ERGIRL_NEW.JPG

http://imagehost.vendio.com/a/204295...YAGAIN_NEW.JPG

There's also a Pete Reiser and Bernie Bierman

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1937-38 Zeenut Moose Clabaugh
 

Been looking for this card forever! Haven't seen an image.

1937-38 Zeenut #45 Moose Clabaugh

Super rare William Patterson Babe Ruth

I still have no idea who issued this Dominican Winter League card but both Willie McCovey and Juan Marichal played in the league the same season and may even have pre-rookie cards of their own:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...6fd5e0b7_w.jpg

You don't get to see a card with this much front damage normally.

Brian

What set are these from?

Jack Armstrong Radio Program 1940?-1941? Wheaties Send In For
 

Wow, I love that card, Jim!

Thank you Gary. Its my favorite.

I agree with Gary, Jim, that's a honey of a Ruth. Congratulations. The Babe is looking right into our eyes---nice. Thanks for sharing the image with us! --- Brian Powell

OJ George Rooks Detroit
 

I might be wrong, but this card is seldom seen. Condition not that great.

Just back from PSA. 1 of 1 Mitchel Blake. I think a copy is listed with SGC too.

Attachment 589496

The Bierman And The Reiser from that Wheaties Set
 

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..The coach Bernie Bierman is the same 5 x 7 as the other 6 already shown in the thread ; the Pete Reiser is a bit shorter -- I don't know if it came that that way originally or if it was trimmed a bit by the previous owner.? The complete set of these Wheaties-sponsored Jack Armstrong Radio Program premiums is just 8 ; five hot-name baseball players , two midwest football heroes , and Patty Berg , one of the best all-around female athletes of that pre-war era ( she really was ). 1940 or 1941 is an educated guess --- I've been looking for a mailing envelope for many years.

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I have only seen a picture of this card from the Metropolitan Mueseum of Art, which is Type 1 of the "0" numbered cards which is the top picture. The Type 2 "0" numbered series is mine. I don't remember seeing at least one of these for sale recently.

1910 W-UNC Honus Wagner original right facing orientation in color (3 total issues like this including T206). Only 7 total graded copies.

Here is mine a Nap Lajoie 1913-1915 Blank Back Pinkerton seldom seen

Don't see this card very often. It's not mine, but I randomly have an image of it saved. It's an unaltered black and white e93 Cobb. Sorry for the blurry image, it's the only image I have ever seen of this card.




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Not too exciting but this is from the BST recently. I haven't seen too many B18s with this kind of overspray. I always like weird stuff LOL....

If you're looking for something truly rare, I have a photo somewhere around here from back when my collection was well organized. I can't find it.

LOL! Todd, at least your collection once was well organized! Wish I could say the same! :)

Doesn't fit the OP's original criteria, but then again most of the posts don't as well. Here are three of top tier HOF'ers that are not mine, but are something not often seen.

Brian

Plows Candy cards, and the poses in them, are so awesome. What a great set

Here is a rare one - I understand it to be the first/earliest "baseball card"

That's a great cdv, Ryan. I love the old cdv's.


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Did you know that the Vassar Sweaters is a multi-sport set?
Like the Disbrow racer (and the Walter & Lajoie I had consigned), the Cobb & Speaker were originally oversized jumbos that were cut above their midsections to fit in a scrapbook some 100+ years ago.

Aaron, those are very cool! 1/1

Real photo postcards typically have rarely seen images.

E-unc
 

E-UNC MCCormick and Bridwell...incredible photography by me...Jerry

Jerry, are those yours? I love that "set". The Wagner below is my favorite Wagner card (not mine of course).



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Some really great cards
Seldom seen cards are a niche of my collection
As far as I know the only complete Vassar Cobb

Yes
 

That's awesome Craig...yes, Andy those are mine...always liked that Wagner...I know we had a discussion years ago on here about those cards but I don't think we ever figured out their provenance...Jerry

Yes, that’s an awesome card Craig.

Here is a Boston Daily Souvenir postcard of Joe Wood (only one I’ve seen) and a RPPC of Cy Young playing for an amateur team as their hired gun for the championship game.

I have a Boston Daily Souvenir of Joe Wood, so there are at least two.

Here's two very rare Cobb cards/images, I believe they're both 1/1.


https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...5e64a632_c.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...1f44b4bb_z.jpg

1860 Ambrotype
 

I never get tired of looking at this thread...

shown many times but other than that, not too many seen.
Not technically a card but sort of close to a tintype.

Love that, Leon!

Thanks Hank!

This is a double postcard of a person taking pictures of a women's game...

I assume this 1913 Zeenut of Parkin is seldom seen, as I hadn't seen it before 3 or 4 years ago (not mine). A pretty cool image and pose, even if some of you have previously laid your eyes upon it.

Brian

1893 August Beck & Co N398 "Football"
 

One of the earliest "Football" cards and 1 of only 2 copies graded by PSA & SGC.

Ty Cobb Lou Gertenrich (batting)
 

It is mislabeled and the back is badly damaged, but I believe there is only one copy of this pose on any of the pop reports. I've never seen another!

Fascinating thread. Amazing cards.

How about this one?

"The first black athlete depicted on a sports card, trading card or tobacco card, Hart appears in Thomas H. Hall’s Between the Acts & Bravo Cigarettes set (1880, N344), along with nine other pedestrians and two oarsmen."

His Wikipedia entry details how Hart played baseball in the early 1880s.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...Frank_Hart.jpg

Here’s the other.

Kid manning leaning on rock 7 or 8 copies? The only one I’ve seen in the last 20 years is the one that I own. If there is really 7 or 8 copies I would love to see a scan of all of them. I was thinking maybe 3 or 4.

Carroll Boardwalk Brown
 

How about a 1915 lantern slide of Boardwalk Brown as a Yankee?

Fothergill or Hallet
 

http://imagehost.vendio.com/a/204295...RS_NEW_001.JPG

..http://imagehost.vendio.com/a/204295...S_0002_NEW.JPG

..from 1933 Wheaties postcards of the Minneapolis Millers ; the last two I needed ; took about 15 years to complete the entire set. My only Jack Hallet , but I have one other " Fats" Fothergill .

..http://imagehost.vendio.com/a/204295...KESAND_NEW.JPG

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Trying to determine if these baseball post cards are legit
 

As far as the Pinkerton Postcards go I found a thread here last night from a year ago saying that if the backs are gray or white then they are copies but if they are creamy white then they are originals. Also there is some distinction between made in the us and printed in the us?

I think that the backs on my look more creamy than white is because they had been in a photo album or on somebodies wall for decades. So not 1913 but possibly post WW2 copies?

And is there any insight to these other cards that anyone can give me?

I am looking on sending them all off to a private auction house.

Thanks in advance

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The Reese is a 1953 Canadian Exhibit card. The others are either run of the mill Exhibit cards or counterfeits.

Here are a few that haven't been shown yet:

1920s Univeral Toy & Novelty Surprise Box Ruth-Johnson-Sisler-Coveleskie:

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...-Alexander.jpg

1936 Jean Donat Dupont Indiana Sport Avion Babe Ruth, in by far the best known condition:

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...e%20Ruth_1.jpg

1950 Sylvan Sweets Jackie Robinson mail-in offer card:

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...binson%201.jpg
https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...binson%202.jpg

1904 Sporting Life Jeffries-Munroe cabinet. Only known example:

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...ffries%201.jpg

R340 Sport Kings premium. Only known example:

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...y%20boxers.jpg

1905 Winthrop Moving Picture PC George Dixon, only known example:

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...op%20Dixon.jpg

1927 Zeenut Willie Kamm, signed:

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...m%20signed.jpg

1949 Sommer & Kaufman Lefty O'Doul, signed:

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...l%20signed.jpg

1970 Pele from Israel:

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...eli%20Pele.jpg

1970 Muhammad Ali from Israel:

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...eli%20Clay.jpg

1954 Rodine Baseball Hall of Fame PC:

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...e%20PC%203.jpg

1951 Ringside Salesman Sample w/Marciano RC:

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...Sample%201.jpg
https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...Sample%202.jpg