What's the cornerstone of your collection?

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Posted By: Doug

If you had to pick one single card that you currently own as the "cornerstone" of your collection what would it be? Since I just recently started buying again this one will have to do for mine:

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Posted By: Paul

1904 Allegheny Frank Selee.

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Posted By: Michael Steele

Seems like there was thread with almost the same title recently. Anyway, great question. For me, it is an M-101-4 or 5 Ruth Rookie card with the E-107 Cy Young lingering closely behind.

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Posted By: Daryle

Hmmmmmmmm.......E90-1 Joe Jackson with T3 Cobb right behind it.....
not to mention the '52 Topps set and the N28 set......hard to really pick one

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Posted By: dan mckee

With my other 26 Washington Times cards closely behind.

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Posted By: leon

Cornerstone for me?....It's probably a toss up with several but, as a strictly "type" collector, it's most likely the T231. No surprise there. Good question.... regards

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Posted By: Richard

Voskamp's Coffee George Gibson, hands down.


Regards,

Richard.

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Posted By: Craig W

A T206 Stahl with a Broad Leaf 460 back

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Posted By: J Levine

Not the best condition but my t206 Magie might be the cornerstone.
I really do like the Alexander/Dooin comp. book and the Dooin University of Penn freshman baseball schedule. Have not seen another of either of those but the Magie really was the top of my list for a long time (this will be the cornerstone until I somehow win the lottery and get that Duke's Cabinet Delahanty!).

Joshua

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Posted By: ebrehm

T206 Ty Cobb Portrait Red

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Posted By: Marc S.

Bransfield proof card.

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Posted By: Bruce Dorskind

Our cornerstone is the uncut sheet of 4 Boston Garter 1912 Color Cards
one of a kind

A close second is the Four Base Hits of Van Haltran


Bruce Dorskind
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Posted By: Rawn Hill

Carrigan Lewiston High School cabinet photo.

Rawn

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Posted By: Steven Finley

T206 Mathewson Portrait

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Posted By: Matt

Signed Goudey Gehrig

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Posted By: Tim Kindler

The cornerstones of my collection are my 3 E98 Old Put Back Hall of Famers: Wagner, Brown, and Collins.







Tim Kindler

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Posted By: Steve Murray

E136-1; T212-3; T207 and M101-5

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Posted By: scott brockelman

email if you could about Old Puts

Scott

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Posted By: Anthony S.

No cornerstone, just lots of tent stakes.

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Posted By: Jason Carota

Tough call, but I would say my T200 Boston Americans.

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Posted By: Al C.risafulli

1) 1981 Fleer "C" Nettles error, purchased in 1981 by my mother, who was working three jobs just to keep me in a home, for the whopping sum of $17, as a birthday gift for me.

2) T206 Rube Waddell portrait with four clipped corners and numerous wrinkles, purchased by me for $1, as my first prewar baseball card when I was 9 or 10 years old.

3) 1964 Topps Billy Williams, SGC 5, purchased raw at a card show when I was a kid, the nicest and best-condition "oldie" I had ever seen up to that point.

4) 1960 Topps Tex Clevenger, the oldest card in my neighborhood for the longest time, that we all used as trade bait to get the latest rookie or superstar card. We all lost interest in the hobby as we got older, but I was the last guy to get the Clevenger.

All the other stuff can burn. Those four cards are VALUABLE.

-Al

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Posted By: Joe_G.

Tough call, but one of my favorites would be my black mount N173 of Hardy Richardson. It looks nearly as good as the day it was produced (SGC84). The gold on black contrast is striking.

Best Regards,
Joe Gonsowski

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Posted By: Ken McMillan

I would like to say my e121 babe Ruth series of 120 holding bird but in reality it is the e121 series of 80 Elmer Miller card. The Ruth is trimmed is probably the reason for the comment.

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Posted By: Mike Peich

This is a good question, and a tough one to answer, so let me break it down a little further.

T-cards: T222, W. Johnson
M-cards: M101-1, Billy Hamilton
E-cards: e95, H. Wagner
W-cards: W600, Harry Steinfeldt
Cabinet: Jones, Keyser and Arras: Sheckard
Postcards: PC796 (sepia), H. Wagner / complete set of 1907 Dietsche Chicago Cubs.

Many thanks,
Mike

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Posted By: Bob

E94 Cobbs (red, blue, violet and green).
That is if we are talking cards. Autographed Matty ball if we are talking memorabilia.

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Posted By: Brian T.

"1) 1981 Fleer "C" Nettles error, purchased in 1981 by my mother, who was working three jobs just to keep me in a home, for the whopping sum of $17, as a birthday gift for me.

2) T206 Rube Waddell portrait with four clipped corners and numerous wrinkles, purchased by me for $1, as my first prewar baseball card when I was 9 or 10 years old.

3) 1964 Topps Billy Williams, SGC 5, purchased raw at a card show when I was a kid, the nicest and best-condition "oldie" I had ever seen up to that point.

4) 1960 Topps Tex Clevenger, the oldest card in my neighborhood for the longest time, that we all used as trade bait to get the latest rookie or superstar card. We all lost interest in the hobby as we got older, but I was the last guy to get the Clevenger.

All the other stuff can burn. Those four cards are VALUABLE."



Easily the best post here. Thanks for sharing.
-Brian

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Posted By: boxingcardman

If "Cornerstone" means that first piece...T206 Walter Johnson ready to pitch that I got for $12 at a convention in Anaheim in the late 1970s.

If "Cornerstone" means the highlight of the collection, I don't really have one--I've always collected breadth rather than depth. I suppose the card I would highlight as most interesting would be the Exhibit 4 on 1 of Babe Ruth-Rogers Hornsby-Mickey Walker (boxer)-Georges Carpentier (boxer).

Sic Gorgiamus Allos Subjectatos Nunc

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Posted By: T206Collector

1) T206 Eddie Plank (Lionel Carter Collection)
2) T206 Christy Mathewson (White Cap)/Chief Bender Portrait -- my first two T206 cards, bought from an original collection in 1997.
3) T206 Marquard autographs (Portrait and Hands at Sides) -- my first autographed T206 cards.
4) T201 Dual-Signed Doyle/Meyers card -- most impressive signed card


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Posted By: Erick Lewin

for me it would be definatley be my D381 Near set 96/103 diff. players highlighted by the Mathewson card. My Wagner is a little more off-condition and i don't have the Cobb, so the Mathewson is my favorite.

Pretty happy about my recent pickup of a red goudey Ruth too SGC20.

E. Lewin

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Posted By: Millerhouse

Dan McKee,

Other than my one lonely Washington Times card, I don't think I've ever seen any others. Is there any amount of coaxing that could get you to post a scan of one or all on the board?

Dan

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Posted By: Jason L

it was my wallet.
But now I am relegated to buying the occasional $10 modern card slabbed by an apparently soon-to-be-defunct TPG'er

Honestly, from a pre-war perspective, the answer is a toss-up between my 4 Tobacco Cubs team sets and my partial set of T200s

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Posted By: E, Daniel

Sentimental cornerstone: 52' Mantle that was my 'diamond' engagement present from my wife.

Personal collecting cornerstone: 58' Topps Aaron missing yellow ink was my first understanding of what feelings a vintage card could inspire....it also created the false impression i could 'outsmart' other collectors!

The card that would probably most impress other collectors and be presumed to be my cornerstone card: 1919 W514 Joe Jackson
Card that impresses me most, taking 4 hard years of searching ebay daily and international auctions regularly to acquire: 1964 Macrobertson's Cassius Clay

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Posted By: Paul Carek

Not rare or particularly valuable, but my '56 Topps Jackie Robinson pretty much epitomizes everything I love about baseball and card collecting.

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Posted By: Glen V

No real cornerstone - there are lots of types that I like. However, here are a couple of worthy candidates: E223 G & B Van Haltran or the E221 Bishop & Co.

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Posted By: Doug

Great looking '52 Mantle! I've owned a few of them and if I could have just one card that would be it.

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Posted By: ebrehm

Paul -- I know what you mean about '56 Topps J. Robby. Classic card in a classic set.

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Posted By: Joe D.

David - I feel woozy whenever I see that matty cabinet.


It is easy for me to say, without hesitation, that the true cornerstone of my collection is the friends I have made in the process of playing with these pieces of cardboard.

But as far as a card...
I've shown it here countless times, and I've held it and looked at it countless more times -
I'm not sure I will ever find a card that makes me happier. But it is fun searching for one.

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Posted By: Steve Murray

I'm particularly fond of this version. Happy Holidays all.

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Posted By: Dean H.

I would go with my M116 Wagner Pastel SGC 6.

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Posted By: Geoff Litwack

My M116 Wagner. The T206 portrait image has been with me since I started collecting as a kid, looking out from the cover of price guides and so forth, and this is as close as I'm going to get. Beautiful card that makes me happy every time I pull it out.

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Posted By: judson hamlin

My pair of T206 Drums (Jackson and Sweeney).

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Posted By: Jim VB

I have a group of cards that were left to me when my Dad passed. These were, almost exclusively, dated to the years 1932-1933. He was the oldest son and had dropped out of high school in 1932, at the age of 16, to help support his Mom, Dad, brothers and sister during the height of the depression. Working gave him a little money of his own and, being a kid, he chose to spend some on cards.

He had about half a set of 1933 Goudeys, about 1/3 of a set of Goudey Indian Gum, a few other non-sports card partial sets, and 18 of 22 cards issued by the NY Giants in 1932 showing their upcoming schedule on the back of the postcards.



They were clearly important to him as he saved them for nearly 40 years.

Over the last 20 years, I have finished a good number of these sets. And continue to search for any of the missing peices. When you see me on the B/S/T making my semi-annual plea for NY Giants Schedule Postcards, cut me a little slack.

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Posted By: Turner Engle

T205 Wallace One Line of 1910 Stats:

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Posted By: Richard Cline - RC

I guess it would have to be my '33 Goudey Ruth. When I first went to look at this gentleman's cards, I expected Topps cards from the '50's. I was floored when I saw the Goudey's, didn't really know anything about them but there were around 140 from '33 along with some other issues of the same time period. It was a few years later when he passed away that his son sold them to me. That's when the vintage bug bit me!!
RC

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Posted By: Frank L.

Would have to say it is my Uncle Jack Gabby Hartnett unopened pack from 1933

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Posted By: JK

Ive got two corners covered

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