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milkit1 08-21-2015 09:03 PM

I finished my first full pre-war set! its a doozy!
 
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so thanks to Pete Gustafson I got the final card I need for my 1912 T202 Triple folder set. It was a Christy Mathewson / too Late For Devlin/ Devlin (Rustlers)card. I started on this simply to do a cubs team set and somehow managed the whole darn thing! (I did manage two complete Cubs teamsets) It all started back on September 4, 2006 when I won a Groom/Gray PSA 2 for $28. So I am just shy of 9 nine years and I have all 132 plus one Johnny Evers color variation!
My favorite card in the set is the Tinker/Evers/Chance card. However my favorite that I bought is a miscut Walter Johnson/John Knight PSA 4. I dont think I paid over $250 for any card and somehow managed to get TWO extra Ty Cobbs plus about 30 extra doubles. The easiest card to get in this set in my opinion is the Cheif Meyers / Just Before The Battle/Christy Mathewson card. The toughest is the two Mathewson/Too Late For Devlin/Devlin cards. Getting EIGHT Mathewsons and 5 1/2 Cobbs (including the Middle panel Browns card) seemed pretty daunting but I got most of them pretty fast.
So here they are:

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Athletics team set
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Browns
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Cardinals
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Cobbs
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Cubs
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Doves
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Giants
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Highlanders
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Matty's
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Naps
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Phillies
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Pirates
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Red Sox
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Reds
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Senators
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Superbas
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Tigers
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ullmandds 08-21-2015 09:05 PM

WOW...congrats...that's quite the feat!

almostdone 08-21-2015 09:10 PM

Exceptional! Very, very nice collection of a great set. Congrats Sean.
Drew

Northviewcats 08-21-2015 09:11 PM

Absolutely beautiful! Great job.

mattsey9 08-21-2015 09:14 PM

Awesome! !!!

milkit1 08-21-2015 09:17 PM

Thanks guys! Nothing sexier then tobacco cards on shag carpeting! :)

trdcrdkid 08-21-2015 09:34 PM

Very nice!!! Congrats!!!

rainier2004 08-21-2015 09:35 PM

That's awesome, you spread those out all over the floor!!!

4815162342 08-21-2015 09:48 PM

What a cool set! Thanks for sharing!

itjclarke 08-21-2015 09:53 PM

Congrats Sean! I love that T202 set, maybe my favorite.

Tim Kindler 08-21-2015 09:56 PM

Congratulations!
 
Sean,
Congrats on your collecting accomplishment. It's always exciting to see someone complete one of their collecting goals. Thanks for sharing the cool pictures.
Tim Kindler

shernan30 08-21-2015 10:02 PM

Congrats for finishing a great set!!


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CobbvLajoie1910 08-21-2015 10:44 PM

Congrats, Sean!

freakhappy 08-21-2015 11:10 PM

Congrats Sean...you should be excited and proud of completing such a great set. I just started on the set and have six so far, so I have a long ways to go.

Thanks again for sharing and good luck with your next endeavor!

Louieman 08-22-2015 12:35 AM

Amazing! And thanks a bunch for sharing

Rickyy 08-22-2015 01:38 AM

Beauty of a set congrats!!!

Ricky Y

Bocabirdman 08-22-2015 04:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by milkit1 (Post 1444882)
Thanks guys! Nothing sexier then tobacco cards on shag carpeting! :)

In a less politically correct world, shagging then tobacco were a perfect pair.:D

Awesome job on the Triple Folds. I started about a dozen times but never could get anywhere.:eek::)

T206Collector 08-22-2015 05:13 AM

What an accomplishment! A doozy indeed. Congrats!

mrvster 08-22-2015 05:47 AM

Wow........
 
GREAT CARDS!:eek:

milkit1 08-22-2015 07:21 AM

Thanks Guys! However I feel like an idiot. I just double checked the checklist and realized Im still a card short! Apparently I still need Gapar/Carrigan blocks his man/Mclean. I forgot I had traded the one I have as part of a deal to get a Ty Cobb T202 about two years ago. So I may hit the 9 year mark yet looking for this one.

edhans 08-22-2015 07:24 AM

Re: I finished my first full pre-war set! its a doozy!
 
Beautiful, Sean. Congrats.

joeadcock 08-22-2015 07:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by milkit1 (Post 1444882)
Thanks guys! Nothing sexier then tobacco cards on shag carpeting! :)

Shag carpeting. Great. Anything to remind me of the 70's. And with a cool set.

Hot Springs Bathers 08-22-2015 07:30 AM

Wow! That is a wonderful accomplishment!

Vintagecatcher 08-22-2015 08:14 AM

Congrats Sean
 
Congrats Sean!

T202s are a very cool set to collect.

Patrick

milkit1 08-22-2015 08:21 AM

Thanks everyone :)
I was wondering if anyone else has the evers color variation. I think Lee Behrens had one as I know I've seen another.

Sean1125 08-22-2015 08:23 AM

Wow. What an accomplishment. Congrats!

CW 08-22-2015 10:23 AM

Very nice! Congrats! Those look awesome all laid out on the carpet like that. Only a true card geek would ever do something like that. ;) :)

Jay Wolt 08-22-2015 10:26 AM

Sean great job on a fantastic set.

Jobu 08-22-2015 10:45 AM

Nice work!

Now, what will take its place in your search?

milkit1 08-22-2015 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by CW (Post 1444997)
Very nice! Congrats! Those look awesome all laid out on the carpet like that. Only a true card geek would ever do something like that. ;) :)

haha, yeah it took me like an hour to set them up and take photos. It was quite fun!

milkit1 08-22-2015 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Jobu (Post 1445002)
Nice work!

Now, what will take its place in your search?

I got a few Cubs teamsets in the works :)

bbcard1 08-22-2015 11:17 AM

very nice accomplishment!

caramelcard 08-22-2015 12:42 PM

Sean,

Nice job! And nice meeting you at the national.

Rob

brewing 08-22-2015 01:23 PM

Congratulations! I always liked that set. It's very unique and I like the write ups on back.

atx840 08-22-2015 02:01 PM

Awesome Sean!

Econteachert205 08-22-2015 02:26 PM

This is an awesome set, they display great. I own some and have looked into what it Would take to make a set.... Not for the faint of heart! It's a monster of its own for sure. Great job Sean.

Bridwell 08-22-2015 03:42 PM

T202
 
Congrats, Sean! Great set!

JollyRoger 08-22-2015 03:48 PM

Nice!!!!

MartyFromCANADA 08-22-2015 04:47 PM

Nice! :)

milkit1 08-22-2015 06:51 PM

Thanks Guys! I think the most interesting thing about getting this set done is that I got my favorite set of all-time and yet I am not wealthy. Patience is what bought me this set.

good meeting you too Robert!

Jantz 08-22-2015 07:31 PM

You've assembled a nice collection/set Sean!

Congrats!

Thanks for showing it


Jantz


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