Mr. Burdick's Collection at the Met!

[Jobu]

I think it was pinned up on a board in the sun and there was another card (or something) across the top that blocked the sun. If you look at the top left corner you can see the yellow is way brighter above the fade line than it is below it. Funky card though.

[trdcrdkid]

Just as an FYI for those who may not have seen it, below is a link to a post I wrote a couple of years ago about the origins of the Burdick collection. Burdick announced in the December 1, 1947 Card Collectors Bulletin that he was donating his card collection to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and over the next couple of years he began organizing his cards and sending them to the museum, while also soliciting help from CCB readers to fill in gaps in the collection. Many people sent him cards and even whole sets that he didn't have, so that while Burdick's personal collection was the core, the collection now at the Met is really a collaborative effort, with many cards contributed by other collectors. Everyone in the hobby realized that this was a big deal, and they wanted the collection to be as complete as possible. Below the link I've included two of Burdick's CCB articles, the first from the April 1, 1948 issue and the second from the October 1, 1948 issue, illustrating the support he was getting from the hobby.

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=240887

April 1, 1948

October 1, 1948

[bigfanNY]

Burdick was in poor health during the time he was working to put the collection in albums and boxes for the Met. And he passed away very shortly after finishing his task.

[Leon]

Thanks for posting that, David. It has been quite a while since I have added any CCB's to the collection. ALthough yesterday I did get an original 1967 ACC, as I only have a copy reprint used for daily use.

Originally Posted by trdcrdkid

Just as an FYI for those who may not have seen it, below is a link to a post I wrote a couple of years ago about the origins of the Burdick collection. Burdick announced in the December 1, 1947 Card Collectors Bulletin that he was donating his card collection to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and over the next couple of years he began organizing his cards and sending them to the museum, while also soliciting help from CCB readers to fill in gaps in the collection. Many people sent him cards and even whole sets that he didn't have, so that while Burdick's personal collection was the core, the collection now at the Met is really a collaborative effort, with many cards contributed by other collectors. Everyone in the hobby realized that this was a big deal, and they wanted the collection to be as complete as possible. Below the link I've included two of Burdick's CCB articles, the first from the April 1, 1948 issue and the second from the October 1, 1948 issue, illustrating the support he was getting from the hobby.

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=240887

April 1, 1948

October 1, 1948

[T206Collector]

Originally Posted by Jobu

The yellow is way brighter above the fade line than it is below it.

I think this is a optical illusion. Yellow contrasted to red will appear brighter than yellow contrasted to orange. If you cover the red and orange and just focus on the yellow line, it appears to me to be the same color and brightness.