Signed T206 Marquards

[dstudeba]

Originally Posted by calvindog

That is a beautiful piece.

[Rob D.]

Originally Posted by dstudeba

That is a beautiful piece.

+1. A dime a dozen, though.

[T206Collector]

Yeah, there are 31 signed index cards of Marquard on ebay now, starting at $19.99. This beauty can be had for $29.99:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RUBE-MARQUAR...item4d02c9c556

The question is really how much does that amazing inscription add to the value of an otherwise $30 autographed index card? At that point you're paying for content more than signature. The value of content is extremely subjective.

When I bought this Snodgrass collection, the letter wasn't much more than a throw-in. But, because of the content, and reference to a signed "Cigarette Photo card", it is more or less priceless to me. That's my subjective value.

[gregr2]

That letter is amazing!! I agree with your sentiments regarding the value of it.

[btcarfagno]

Could he possibly mean "index cards" and not T206 type of cards?

Tom C

[MVSNYC]

Sorry for the bad scan...and it's not a signed T206 card, but another Snodgrass letter. Great baseball content here. Got this piece from Sir Jay Wolt.

[bobbvc]

Originally Posted by MVSNYC

Sorry for the bad scan...and it's not a signed T206 card, but another Snodgrass letter. Great baseball content here. Got this piece from Sir Jay Wolt.

Interesting. Answer number 4 has some false information. It was actually Harry Coveleski, not Stan, who beat the Giants 3 times in a week in 1908. Odd that Fred Snodgrass, even at his age at the time, would get this wrong. He was a member of the 1908 Giants and was in contact with Stan Coveleski, both appearing in the great book "The Glory of Their Times".

[T206Collector]

Originally Posted by btcarfagno

Could he possibly mean "index cards" and not T206 type of cards?

Tom C

Yes, I think that is quite the possibility. But, when you line it up with a stack of signed Marquard T206s the tobacco card inference is inescapable.

[btcarfagno]

Originally Posted by T206Collector

Yes, I think that is quite the possibility. But, when you line it up with a stack of signed Marquard T206s the tobacco card inference is inescapable.

I think I just cheated on my wife from just thinking about a stack of signed Marquard T206 cards.

Too much info?

Tom C