Posted By:
Ted ZanidakisRobert A
We enjoy Talking BaseBall, "flaunting" our cards, and sharing our collective
experiences and our expertise on this Forum. A mere 15 years ago we could not
conveniently do this on a natiowide basis. Now, I'm still sort of a "newbie" on
here (< 1 year) so I don't recognize most of this Forum's ebay user names; so,
cut me a break.
Rhys' post pretty well "hits the nail on the head" regarding the Upp card in
the E90-1 set. His only year in the Majors, Jerry Upp pitched in only 7 games
in 1909. Because of this, I'm sure his card was one of the 20 (or so) added
cards to this set that were short-printed in the last Series by Am. Caramel.
And Robert, way before this Forum, or the advent of the Internet, many older
set collectors were well aware of the "tougher" cards; not only in this set,
but across most of the vintage sets. Even though Price Guide listings did not
reflect some of these tougher cards. This was so, because we were generous in
sharing our information at card shows or over the telephone.
Bob M....relates his experience in collecting the E90-1 set which parallels mine
quite closely. I started with M Mitchell, Speaker, Clarke (Pitt) & the Horiz. cards.
However, I found out quickly that "sleepers" like Shean, Upp, etc. were really
difficult to find in any condition. And,mind you, I was doing this during the
early 1980's. Then E-type cards were no where near as popular as they are now;
therefore, they were certainly more available.
Well, here I go again......embarking on a 2nd set of E90-1 cards. This time I
have started with both cards of Honus Wagner, Duffy, Karger, Keeler, Shean,
Tris Speaker, and yes.....Jerry Upp.