Posted By:
Joe_G.BOTH!
My primary interest resides with a single team, well really two teams, the Detroit Wolverines (1881-1888 NL, 1889-1889 IA). On the card side, I'm lucky that the team is well covered by Goodwin & Co. (N172, N175, N173) together with several other issues (including Tomlinson Studio).
On the memorabilia side, I've been pleasantly surprised at the quality (not quantity) of 19th century Detroit material. I've been able to pick-up a bat (Deacon White collection), game ticket, several scorecards, game-in-progress pics, glass plate negatives, letters from manager, etc. I guess I even like memorabilia of my favorite card set. I like Old Judge packs and scorecards that advertise them.
Both offer challenges that keep me dreaming . . . from Detroit type cards ala SF Hess, G&B, Yum Yum, to World Championship scorecards, Dauvray Cup pins (White & Baldwin) and so on.
Best Regards,
Joe Gonsowski