What is your "White Whale"?
 

What is your "white whale"?

My white whale is a 1956 parkhurst football card #33 of calvin jones. calvin was from my home town, steubenville, ohio. calvin played football at the university of iowa, from 1953 to 1955, and was an all-american. he was the winner of the 1955 outland trophy, the first african-american. he also appeared on the 7th issue of sports illustrated. calvin was tragically killed in an airplane crash on december 9th, 1956 returning from the canadian football league all-star game. the university of iowa dedicated their 1957 rose bowl game victory to calvin and his number 62 is one of two numbers retired by the university, the other being nile kinnick. if there is someone out there willing to sell this card please contact me.

thanks rich

This cabinet photo has been eluding me for years...sorry it's so small, but that's the only scan of it I have.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...wanted/ni2.jpg

Also looking for this postcard as it is the only commercial Nebraska Indian postcard that I know of that I don't have....I do know of a rppc of the team, but the owner wants too much for it.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...wanted/252.jpg

whale
 

tolstoi and cycle packs in a condition to match the T206s which i am ready to frame with them when providence allows.

best,
barry

Simple Boston Store Joe Jackson. Fills a hole in my Jackson and Boston Store sets. Not many in the popular reports and haven't seen one for sale in the last 3-5 years.

James G

Naigara Baking D355
 

any ole D355 will do...

Any of the remaining 8 D381's I need, especially TY Cobb

Boston Store Joe...
 

James - I saw a Boston Store Joe at the National. (I don't remember where, but I remember it like it was yesterday, as I noticed the black jersey & Pants) This card was in vg or vg-ex best of my recollection residing in a PSA Holder. It may have been a display for an upcoming auction with one of the big auction houses... (Stay tuned)

I actually made a mental note to self to pick one up down the road! It is an attractive card for sure.

Best of Luck,

Jeremy

No surprise here...

T205 Hoblitzell no stats.

Joshua

E107 Noodles Hahn....last one needed to complete "no no" set... well from 1900 on, and one more less on the 20 win set.

Edited to add found an earlier M101-1:)

W600 Jesse Burkett
Cabanas Pete Hill
G&B Al Spaulding

1931-32 Exhibit Ruth
1923-24 Exhibit Ruth

Girlfriend who won't try to change the channel when I'm watching college football.


A 1909 Obak Gandil would be nice, too.

1915 Zeenut McMullin with tab and D303 Hap Felsch

1925 Exhibit Bill Terry

Lefty Grove cards...
 

Any of the following Lefty Grove cards...

1931 Sun Pictures
1931 W502
1933 Butter Cream (September 1)
1935 Al Demaree Die Cuts
1936 Overland Candy
1938 Wheaties Series 14
1938 Wheaties Series 15

brad_green@cox.net

'23-'24 Exhibit Jim Bottomley
'26 Exhibit Chas Gehringer

I wouldn't turn down a 1918 Zeenut Lefty O'Doul.

for me...
 

Chas. Ferguson cabinet

T4 Ten Million

Shouldn't be as tough as it is but all those horizontal collector guys have made them scarce.

T205 Ty Cobb w/ an American Beauty back. Seen on on Ebay and missed the sale because of work. Graded by PSA as a 4. Would pay dearly for it

Amen Bob on that Halla. I missed out on at least three of them over the last few years that were priced relatively reasonably. Best looking pre-war card of all time...IMHO.

Bill Kasel

Rotograph McGraw

An affordable 1869 Cincinnati Reds Peck and Snyder. And no, $20,000 is NOT affordable! Maybe for a new car, but not for a piece of cardboard. Not yet, anyway. :)

Lincoln Pub. Co. American League Champions 1905-1906 G. E. Waddell post card

I would kill for one of those too.

evil, yet hilarious. nice avatar too! http://illiweb.com/fa/i/smiles/kopfschuettel.gif

Thanks for the tip .....
 

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The Police Force of every City of every State ... has made a notation of that. :)

Our insanity knows no ends.

Baltimore News Ruth

Autographed Ty Cobb
 

I'd consider trading my T206 Eddie Plank for a pre-WWI autographed Ty Cobb card.

David, it does exist. I used to own one but believe it now resides in JC's collection (what's left of it).

M101-5/4 Joe Wood with a Morehouse Baking back.

Three white borders for our e135 Jjax or...

Theberge's 'McGreevy's Third Base Saloon' photo. Is it snowing in Hades yet?

My white whale(s)
 

My white whales are from the 1912 Zeenut set: Boles and Berry.

I have only seen a few and the condition has been off on them. I'm hoping a nice example of each surfaces some day, but for now, I wait!

Patrick

M116 Tris Speaker
SGC 50 or better
Horner portrait of Speaker gives me goose bumps
I would settle for Colgan's

Novelty Cutlery Wagner :)

Call me Ahab. Patrick, but the quest for the white whale should be all consuming, and the words "I can wait" will never appear on the quest

White Whale
 

The Zeenut Jimmy Claxton.

I have many white whales but a w600 Cobb is at or near the top
This is for Jerry

Call me Smokey Joe
 

... to the last I grapple with thee; from hell's heart I stab at thee; for hate's sake I spit my last breath at thee.

My white whale?
 

Autographed 1990 Upper Deck Bo Diaz for me. Been looking for it since 1990...

Nice thread. My white whale is relatively humble, but a serious pain in the butt to find: T206 Joe Tinker, bat off, American Beauty 460.

Niles
 

My white whale is PC760 Rose Co Niles as NYY. Couple other close ones, but this would be big big!

It would be interesting to find out how many white whales were found since this thread was started a decade ago.

Brian

I'd like to find a nice 58 Omaha Cardinals Bob Gibson.

Rose’s PC Joss or T206 BL Joss.

For my players from Oklahoma collection, my white whale is a type I photo of Bullet Joe Rogan or anything from his playing days. I don't want to use the 1974 Laughlin Black Stars as my card for Joe.

1916 cubs team photo and ticket stub
M101-5 Bresnahan

Thar she blows...
 

White whale
 

That zarilla Busby is one of the rarest post war cards that no one cares about

I love that card...

Mike Tiernan Large Gypsy Queen

Not vintage by any stretch, but mine is a '56T #159 Courtney w/b in PSA 5 or better. For me, toughest card in the set.

White Whale
 

Clement Brothers Ty Cobb.

I found my Busby/Zarilla last year after 20+ years of searching.
I still need that borderless Bonura to complete the set.

An autograph of Richard M. "Dick" Terwilliger, pitcher on the 1932 St. Louis Cardinals.

Jay- Are there any Tiernans known?

Warren cabinet and Mort Rogers scorecard of Ross Barnes.

I've landed almost all of my whales, but these remain outside my boat:

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Yes, there was one in the Copeland collection

In 2009 I quoted Melville and howled at the moon for a Horner cabinet photo of Joe Wood. It had been auctioned previously with a whole passel of Horner Cabs (by Mastro, I believe); I didn't bid hard enough and regretted it. About ten years later the same cab with the same dogbite became available. This time I was ready to sell an appendage if need be. It's visible beneath Mr Kreindler's masterpiece.

Made me a bit sentimental to see the names of some great fellows who are no longer with us. Joe Pelaez was a hobby star; he was a real character. Anthony Stephenson was a sweetheart of a guy with a great sense of humor and a jones for Obaks. Rest in Peace, old friends.

RC's for Cy Young, Mathewson, Johnson, Joss and last but not least type 1 photo of Ernie Koob....

52 topps mantle psa 10😄

Any texas tommy

The attachments came up "invalid" for me, Raymond. I also wanted to tell you that I believe your Blankenship PC is the first one I've ever seen from that set for which Leon has the album of prototype photos, which are blank backed. I can't swear that I've never seen another of the postcards over the years, it's possible I have, but after I saw Leon's album I was wondering if the PCs ever got produced and distributed. Have you ever seen another? Great card of the man who scouted and "signed" Walter Johnson!

T215 Merkle throwing.

Does the Blankenship actually have a postcard back?

T5 Ty Cobb.
Fielding ideally but would take either pose.

1914 Boston Garter Color (H813-2) - Johnny Evers
1914 Boston Garter Black and White (H813-3) - Hal Chase

...would be a great pair of hits to the type collection

W600 Cobb...……… still looking have $$ or cards to trade.

I would like to know that too. I haven't seen a postcard (or any other picture) from the set.

Any 1912 Boston Garter.

My White Whale is this card with this same exact centering and image, with 7+ quality corners.

https://www.collectorfocus.com/image...-bowman-mantle

Other whales: t210 Shoeless Joe. Aaron Judge Heritage RC 1/1 and Bowman XRC 1/1.

No surprise here:

1923 W572 Walt Barbare

Somebody prove it exists!!!!

One of many:
1. WWG DiMaggio that I missed on and a board member got at the time
2. a low pop Ty Cobb or Wagner piece (like a w600, rose comp p/c)

Marc-This one could be available for the right deal—Jay

Jay-

Thank you so much for reaching out. That's a lovely Ferguson cabinet! There are a number of non-OJ cabinets of Ferguson that I've seen pictures of, but haven't seen available for trade/sale anywhere.

That post about a Ferguson cabinet was made in 2009. Eight years later, I was able to pick up this beauty and add to my collection

https://www.robertedwardauctions.com...rguson-sgc.jpg

Am delighted I was able to cross off that White Whale from my want list.

My next one may be a bit harder. I think I've now got a desire for a KBats Harry Wright

LOL, this one?

The 4 Gibson UNC Candy Cards, but lately this 1904 Montreal Royals PC... does it even exist? (i'd take it in regular photo form also)

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Interesting that this thread pops back up 10 years later. The white whale I was searching for I landed just a few weeks ago. I don’t know exactly how long I had been searching for it but this thread is 9 or 10 years old now and according to my post I had been searching for years without luck.

'14 CJ Cobb
 

Landed in November 2018. Never thought I'd own such a nice copy (the grade is laughable)