RAW CARD collectors....show us some of your favorite cards

[tedzan]

I will start this show with 24 (of the 50) cards in my 1888 GOODWIN CHAMPIONS (N162) set. The other 26 will be shown later.

It's my favorite set of a collection that I started in 1977, which includes complete sets from 1887 -- 1987 (99% ungraded).








TED Z

[Leon]

Those are beautiful cards Ted.

Here are 1915 w-unc, probably a candy card and E221 Bishops (both shown before but they are nice and raw)

[tedzan]

" Where have all the RAW card collectors gone....long time passing ? "

" Where have all the RAW card collectors gone....long time ago ? "


Leon

Thanks for the compliments and for posting the pictures of your raw cards.....really nice stuff.


TED Z

[joeadcock]

Go UM against USF tomorrow

[zljones]

Ted I love your N162s, I am trying to build the HOFers from that set. Loving those!

[rp12367]

Might not be the most impressive but some of my favorites

[tedzan]

Thanks Zach

Happy hunting....I would suggest....also try for the three non-HOFer's....Anderson, Dunlap, and Glasscock (you will find them to be more affordable).




TED Z

[Exhibitman]

This has been one of my favorites ever since I was a kid

[philliesphan]

[brianp-beme]

I thought for my post I would narrow things down to just my favorite raw goofy, awkward, unfortunate pose Zeenut cards.

The 1913 Leard captures the classic Tinkerbell cross handed bunting stance.

The 1914 of Arbogast has that pained, disappointed look of having just been called out on strikes.

Fisher is showboating for the camera, as all good catchers do.

Brown in his 1916 card has a very elaborate hideaway pitching windup, which unfortunately seems to come at the end of his stride.

Both Downs and High just got a piece of it.

The 1919 cards of Kenworthy, Conkwright and Seaton all are pussyfooting around in the batter's box.

Dumovich is awfully bashful around the lady folk.

Meet Oompa Loompas Griggs and Cox in their 1920 cards.

At the opposite end of the height spectrum, Knight must have been one elongated string bean of a player.

Baker was just a bit camera shy when asked to pose for his 1920 card.

With an obvious penchant for pitches thrown high and tight, it is no surprise Duchalsky never made it to the majors.


Brian

[dog*dirt]

Here a nice raw low grade team set I just finished for my son. He can upgrade if he wants to someday

[milkit1]

working on my m101-4 cubs

[DixieBaseball]

I love em Raw....

[mintacular]

Recent eBay purchase, the rough cut gives it an extra "raw" feel to it.

[TexasLeaguer]

My contributions...

[TexasLeaguer]

and more...

[tedzan]

Twelve more of my N162 beauty's in mylar sheets.






TED Z

[rdixon1208]

[milkit1]

ted,
that goodwin set is KILLER! the mike kelly is one of the most beautiful cards of all time!

[tedzan]

A very eclectic bunch of cards, guys. Keep the RAW cards rolling in.

Thanks for all your posts.

TED Z

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by milkit1

ted,
that goodwin set is KILLER! the mike kelly is one of the most beautiful cards of all time!

I absolutely agree with you regarding the Mike "King" Kelly N162 card.

Consider this....it appears as if the artist of this card drew the storm clouds in the background to coincide with Kelly's "wild" life style.

Furthermore, did the same artist draw the sunset in the Cap Anson card to illustrate that he was nearing the "sunset of his career" ?






TED Z

[zljones]

Interesting theory about the backgrounds. It also seemed like Allen & Ginter and other competitors stopped making cards after the N162 set came out, as if the N162 devastated the competetion. Seeing how beautiful these cards are, I wouldn't doubt it

[Jason Carota]

Easily my favorite:

[71buc]

Here is my own modest contribution. Nonetheless they are some of my favorites. Sorry for the size. Does any TPG grade Dixie lid premiums?

[deadballera]

a couple for show...

[joeadcock]

...............,,....

[lharri3600]

my 3 favorites

[Herpolsheimer]

May be impossible to complete....I gave up and sent it raw to REA.....Still missing six for a "set"....

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by lharri3600

my 3 favorites

Your SOVEREIGN / Joe Doyle card triggers an instant flashback to the 2010 Baltimore National when we first met.
We had a fun time talking BB and BB cards....and, wheeling-n-dealing on a bunch of T206's.


Wishing you and your family a very Happy Thanksgiving.

TED Z

[tedzan]

RAW cards acquired over the past 62 years


.......................1949....................... .............................1984



.................................................. ...................1991

TED Z

[tedzan]

Here's my RAW collection of N162 cards. Again, the first 12 cards.....and, the remaining 14 cards to complete this beautiful 1888
sportscard set of 50 subjects.

This is color lithography at its best. The GOODWIN CHAMPIONS album includes all 50 subjects, and its lithography is outstanding.







TED Z

[CW]

Great cards, everyone! Thanks for posting them.

BTW, inside every graded card collector is a raw card collector just waiting to crack out...

[Leon]

A few D382's....both of them have attributes I enjoy.

[powderfinger]

The best one of my 1919 Zeenuts ... so far! (Pardon the bad scan.)

[Exhibitman]

LOVE the 1948 misprint, Ted! Gotta love the error cards:





Here's another of my alltime favorites:

[MikeGarcia]

Originally Posted by 71buc

Here is my own modest contribution. Nonetheless they are some of my favorites. Sorry for the size. Does any TPG grade Dixie lid premiums?

[71buc]

Thanks Mike! By the way I have never seen a Dixie lid premium without the hole punches othere than the black and white ones released in the '50s. I have always loved their color. I think they are very under valued but I suppose beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I'm only missing the Feller to complete the '37 and '38 baseball players. For some reason it sees to be very difficult to come across a nice one. I have been looking for a number of years with no success. The last one I saw on ebay was signed with a personalization. Due to that I passed on it and am now aware I shoudn't have.

[lutherlafy]

Pretty Raw.....

[bcbgcbrcb]

Great Ruth, Glen!

[tedzan]

Let's continue displaying more of your RAW cards.....here's some more from my RAW complete sets (Cobb postcard stands alone).










TED Z

[tedzan]

One more go-around on posting RAW cards......




My five SOVEREIGN Cobb's (excuse the graded Bat On card, it will soon be freed)




.................................................. ............................................. 10,000,000









My first Topps of Mickey and the last Topps of Mickey (with the seldom seen BLUE background color).




TED Z

[itjclarke]

Some of my raws (pardon the raw review). Not as exotic as some others but I like them.. and like them raw.

[tedzan]

Great stuff Ian......that's what this thread is all about.

Thanks for posting.

TED Z

[shaunsteig]

Neat idea, thanks for starting Ted. And thanks to everyone else for sharing.

I don't necessarily consider myself a raw card collector -- when I returned to collecting baseball cards 18 months ago, I've primarily purchased graded cards simply for the security reasons when purchasing items via the internet. But the bulk of my former collection is all raw, including these that I picked up nearly 20 years ago:



Also have a 1973 Topps rookie card of Mike Schmidt that I bought from the local card shop in Teaneck NJ for $100 as a kid -- at that point it was my first real "big item" purchase, so it surely has a strong sentimental attachment. Haven't yet made a scan of it though.
--S
p.s. the scratches on the Mantle are on the case, not the card

[itjclarke]

Originally Posted by tedzan

Great stuff Ian......that's what this thread is all about.

Thanks for posting.

TED Z

Thanks Ted, I'd post others but I picked up most of my looooong before I had a scanner, or even a computer. Your raw collection looks amazing! I just picked up my first N162 a few months ago, Brouthers (graded).. always been my favorite set aesthetically and now I finally have one.

[murcerfan]

prolly get an auction fluffer to say things I won't.

[murcerfan]

whoops...I didn't understand what "raw" meant.

like ya know, like:

does yer ball hang low do you swing it to the ground...

does it wobble to and fro and cause awe all around ?


..and yes..it's 100% real and not even a tiny little wrinkle....stiff as the day it was born.

[HRBAKER]

...but can you throw them over your shoulder like a continental soldier?

[dabigyankeeman]