if you had to downsize your collection, what would stay?
 

Posted By: <b>Pennsylvania Ted</b><p>1....I paid a PENNY for Mickey..this was my last 1952 Topps card. Also, I still recall the thrills from seeing his HR's....<br />Especially, his 565 ft. HR over the centerfield wall at Griffith Park (Washington).<br /><br /><img src="http://www.freephotoserver.com/v001/tedzan/mmantle52t.jpg"><br /><br />2....my very 1st BB card purchases in 1947....the World Series in'47 made me a Yankees fan. <br /><br /><img src="http://www.freephotoserver.com/v001/tedzan/berradimaglindell.jpg"><br /><br />3....my very 1st Babe Ruth card in 1949<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.freephotoserver.com/v001/tedzan/baberuth49.jpg"><br /><br />4....my nicest T206 card<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.freephotoserver.com/v001/tedzan/awjohnson.jpg"><br /><br /><br /><br />5....1949 Bowman & 1949 Leaf Paige cards....we can only wonder how good he would've been, if he was given a chance<br />at age 20 (1926).<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.freephotoserver.com/v001/tedzan/leroypaige.jpg"><br /><img src="http://www.freephotoserver.com/v001/tedzan/paige2.jpg"><br /><br />6....E90-1 Honus Wagner (from Frank Nagy)....since I'll never own a T206 Wagner.<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.freephotoserver.com/v001/tedzan/e90wagner.jpg"><br /><br /><br />7....1904 Eastern League Champions (AAA)..I declare them "World Champs", since there was no 1904 World Series.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.freephotoserver.com/v001/tedzan/b1904buffalo.jpg"><br /><br /><br /><br />8....Last but not least....Michael Joseph Kelly from my favorite set<br /><br /><img src="http://www.freephotoserver.com/v001/tedzan/kellyn162.jpg"><br /><br /><br /><br />FINALLY....SCOTT INGOLD and LYLE JOBES....you guys can fight over all my Cobbs

if you had to downsize your collection, what would stay?
 

Posted By: <b>Joe D.</b><p>1. 1903 Astoria Giants<br />2. e101 Christy Mathewson<br />3. 1927 Churchman 27 - Bobby Jones<br />4. 1901 Ogden’s Guinea Gold Series Tom Morris<br />5. 1902 Ogden's - Harry Vardon<br /><br /><br />2 baseball, 3 golf.... <br />more golf than baseball.... hmmmmm

if you had to downsize your collection, what would stay?
 

Posted By: <b>Bruce Babcock</b><p>1877 Randall Cabinet Card Harry Wright <br /><br />1888 N321 San Francisco Hess & Co. Mullee<br /><br />1869 Peck & Snyder Red Stockings B.B.Club Cincinnati <br /><br />1895 N566 Newsboy Cabinet Amos Rusie <br /><br />1899 Boston Beaneater Chickering Imperial Cabinet Hugh Duffy <br /><br />Tough decisons, Now my brain hurts.

if you had to downsize your collection, what would stay?
 

Posted By: <b>peter chao</b><p>Bruce,<br /><br />Great cards. Actually, before this thread was started, I actually put 5 cards in storage to protect against possible thieves.<br /><br />There were only 2 baseball cards among them. The first is an autographed '53 Topps Mickey Mantle. The second is an '82 Topps Traded Cal Ripken Jr.<br /><br />1965 Topps Joe Namath Rookie.<br /><br />1986-87 Fleer Michael Jordan Rookie.<br /><br />1979-80 Topps Wayne Gretzky Rookie.<br /><br />Peter<br />

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Posted By: <b>jay behrens</b><p>My keepers:<br /><br />m101-5 Thorpe<br />Delong Gehrig<br />e95 Cobb<br />e101 Wagner throwing<br />Colgan red boarder Speaker<br />e92 Nadja Oakes<br />GCMiller Ott<br />w514 Risberg<br /><br />Jay<br><br>I love pinatas. You get to beat the crap of something and get rewarded with candy.

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Posted By: <b>Ken W.</b><p>Phil Gary<br /><br />Yes, The Cartwright Cabinet is from the recent REA. I posted it on the Memorabilia Forum under the 19th century "Cabinets, CDVs, Dags, etc." thread. I'm proud to have won it - poor, but proud!

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Posted By: <b>Dylan</b><p>E95 Bender (Porttait of Bender unique to the set, and what a great hat!)<br />E90 Bush (First E card I ever purchased! though it came with a Dockmans Shean)<br />E96 Jennings (love the clean crisp image of one of my favorite ballplayers!)<br />E104-1 Nadja Davis (Nadja's are a classic back!)<br />T206 Hindu Lindaman (Hindu's... another classic!)<br />