Show us your (current) favorite T206!

[njdunkin1]

A few threads have given this a try in years past, but, because of their age (and use of Photobucket), many of the images no longer exist.

In order to avoid clutter, please limit your choice to one card with a medium-sized image, if possible.

Also--take a few sentences to explain why this card is (currently) your favorite. Everyone loves a good backstory!

Here is mine:

At this past year's National, I was hoping to find one card and one card only--a Johnny Kling Hindu for my attempt at a back run. No such luck, but a very kind gentleman sold me this neat Kling, shown below. It's currently my favorite, not for value, but because it reminds me of the time I got to spend at the National with great friends.

What's your favorite T206?

-NJ

[charlietheexterminator]

I have many cards I love, but this card is my favorite to look at.

[commishbob]

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Christy Mathewson is from Factoryville, Pa. From the late 50s to the late 60s I spent much of my summer vacations there staying with my Aunt Mary and Uncle Al. There isn't much in or around Factoryville. Mostly we sat on their front porch up on that hill and enjoyed the views of valleys and trees. At night my uncles and my Dad would go to the one bar in the area. They would take me and some of my cousins when we were teens and many intense bar shuffleboard games ensued. That's where I learned to appreciate pickled eggs from a jar and Hires root beer from a bottle.

My Uncle Al was probably the only other collector in my extended family. He had a few cards but mostly he collected baseball publications He loved books, guides and magazines. When he passed on some years ago my aunt sent me a box of his stuff. Nothing extraordinary but all of it priceless...to me.

I remember those summer days in the northeast Pennsylvania hills when I look at this card.

It’s raw and ragged but it was my first T206 purchased when I got a job and was making money. Might have cost $15 or $20.

[jjp3rd]

Very cool story.

Originally Posted by commishbob

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Christy Mathewson is from Factoryville, Pa. From the late 50s to the late 60s I spent much of my summer vacations there staying with my Aunt Mary and Uncle Al. There isn't much in or around Factoryville. Mostly we sat on their front porch up on that hill and enjoyed the views of valleys and trees. At night my uncles and my Dad would go to the one bar in the area. They would take me and some of my cousins when we were teens and many intense bar shuffleboard games ensued. That's where I learned to appreciate pickled eggs from a jar and Hires root beer from a bottle.

My Uncle Al was probably the only other collector in my extended family. He had a few cards but mostly he collected baseball publications He loved books, guides and magazines. When he passed on some years ago my aunt sent me a box of his stuff. Nothing extraordinary but all of it priceless...to me.

I remember those summer days in the northeast Pennsylvania hills when I look at this card.

It’s raw and ragged but it was my first T206 purchased when I got a job and was making money. Might have cost $15 or $20.

[commishbob]

Originally Posted by charlietheexterminator

I have many cards I love, but this card is my favorite to look at.

As a Bender collector I must say this make me very envious. Cool card for sure.

[njdunkin1]

Chuck and Bob--great cards and stories. Always special when you have a card that embodies a unique memory like that!

[steve B]

If I had to pick just one, it would probably be this one.


1977 I moved to a new town, and asking kids about baseball cards got both odd looks - since I was a high school freshman- and the info that just in the center of town there was a whole store for cards.
Oh the things they had!
Up till then, the only idea I had about cards older than 1969 came from the Hank Aaron specials from 74, and one 1968 I'd traded for.
I really liked the T206s, which they'd put in pockets on 3x5 cards with the players name and some stats. I liked the sort of pastel images and scenery, and would stop by pretty much every chance I had to hang out and talk cards, or just spend a bunch of time looking. But the nice ones were just a bit more than I was willing to spend. a whole 1.50 !
One day the said hello, and by the way we've got something we saved for you. A T206! Not in great shape, in fact almost torn all the way across the upper left corner. But only 20 cents, and it was a Polar bear back. After I showed it off to mom and dad I had a little less trouble getting some extra spending money and eventually would buy more.

So I suppose my first T206 is still my favorite, because it's the card that started me collecting prewar cards. (The file cabinet of 60's-70's commons did the same for the then more modern stuff)

[DeanH3]

My first Cobb and first T206.

[VintageBen]

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PIedmont 350 SGC 2.5


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