@Orly: I don't know who has the biggest smile? Cobb or you acquiring that Cobb.
So glad you got it. Indeed a fine piece.

Here are some of my favorites:

Oh, and I have a Babe Ruth rookie as well, but it's somewhere in my grandfather's attic. :D

Super Thread

These are my top 5 for now (that will probably change in 5 minutes, or so ;) )

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Fun, fun, Scott :rolleyes:

Nice cards

PS-I need that N28 Sullivan for an upgrade to my set

Yikes!!!

AwsOMe!!

I'm a big fan of Player's League material. Here are five pieces I really like. The Cleveland PL team cabinet with Delahanty and Browning is especially neat.

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Jay
 

to me - the uniformed - it's the Giants cabinet that SPECTACULAR!

Jay - those PL cabinets are really something else. The New York and Cleveland examples are really special.

I have 2 items to show. Signed 1974 topps set missing about 150 card out of 704 total to being complete. Second it the 40 years of topps card book. Has nearly 700 signatures that I started back in 1990.

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Some absolutely beautiful cards/memorabilia in this thread!

Also glad to see some Hockey thrown in as well.

Here's mine, although they pale in comparison.

Based on today's feelings. It may change tomorrow.

The red felt is of unknown issue (only about 15 players known, fewer than 20 examples total), and the Doyle National Copper Plate is ex- Buck Barker.

Bill

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Incredible Jay, thanks for sharing those.

Thanks guys,I appreciate the kind words.

Have you found a buffalo bisons one yet?

Hi David! I have not seen Buffalo, Philadelphia or Pittsburgh yet. I would love to find those to complete the "set".

Top 5 pieces
 

I'll keep it to 3

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Neal Hart
 

Neal Hart
actor film card 23 rare
plus others

My 5 plus the 1980 topps Presentation Board

Jay- stunning. They pull you right in, very special pieces.

David M- great seeing your top 5. Hope you're well.

Like trying to pick a favorite child... Too hard, I could easily pick my 5 best D381's but for a bit of a mix I'll go with this today...

Love those D381s
 

Sweet Cobb & Walter! Even w/out the coupons those are great cards!

Thanks Aaron

Thanks Michael!

Amazing stuff in this thread. I love this kind of thread. Kenny, thanks for starting it.

It's impossible for me to pick 5 of my top/favorite items to show, or even 5 of my top/favorite cards to show, or even 5 of my top/favorite WaJo cards to show - I guess I'm too indecisive!

This may come across as strange, but among the cards in this thread that I most enjoyed seeing are the 2 rare strip cards with ads on the backs for "CAFE DU MONDE" and for ROBINSON CRUSO Salted Peanuts that Glenn showed in post #20. This is because I am very partial to scarce/rare cards with neat advertising from non-mainstream sets. Hence, I have picked these 5 such cards from my WaJo collection to show.

Can I post my 10 favorite?
 

I'll limit it to 6

And my top 5 Wagners
 

Can't forget the Flying Dutman

My Top 5
 

Those are some amazing cards!! Here are my top 5 baseball cards

6 Cobbs
 

These are not nearly my most valuable but perhaps my favorite Cobbs:

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Jeff makes for one tough act to follow! I'll try with five of my favorite early Boston Braves items:

- 1889 Beaneaters team cabinet
- 1914 oversized team photo
- 1914 World Series press pin
- 1917 complete season ticket book
- 1922 old-timers game panoramic (amazing to me that there was an old-timer's game in 1922!)

Top 5 favorites -- non-Cobb
 

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best thread ever.

I hope it last a long time!

Here's my top five. Sorry about the sixth card sneaking into the scan, but I'm pretty sure no one thinks that one belongs with the others

1. 1918 Jack Dempsey fight worn gloves (vs. Fred Fulton).
2. 1923 Jack Dempsey vs. Tommy Gibbons pennant.
3. 1920 American Association Championship Trophy.
4. 1940 Larry Rosenthal White Sox game worn jersey.
5. Duke Snider game used bat.

Here's my five remaining best, sold some cards I wish I could have back. Oh well.

Great pieces everyone!!

Tony

Dang. So much great stuff. Love that White Sox Game Jersey. So cool.
Nice Shoeless Joes! Could be one of my favorite threads ever.

Sittin' this one out
 

You ever take your glove and spikes to the ball field looking for a pickup game and when you arrive, there's already some older guys taking BP or infield? And after watching them hit numerous BP homers and turn silky-smooth double plays, you just decide to sit this one out and watch the big boys play. Not even letting them know you've got a glove too.

That's this ball player. Right now.

Some very nice cards and memorabilia, guys. Thanks for sharing.

I'm seeing some really great items. Thanks everyone for sharing!

IMO best thread in months... mostly cards, little fluff, no negativity. Love it! Keep em coming all.

My top 5.

Hot damn, Invest. That Jackie is killer!

Tom, please share, I understand what you are saying but everybody here started where you are and that is what's important. Don't ever feel embarrassed or inadequate about your collection, someone is always going to have a collection better than yours.

Jeff, that Matty is beautiful!

Starting Five
 

I think my favorite pieces have already been posted by others, but if the criterion is that we need to OWN the pieces, then here are my favorites.

A few cards perhaps slightly out of the mainstream.

I'll play.

There's something about Fred

David-If you are interested in Buffalo, I remembered that I had this 1878 piece, the year Galvin went 75-25:

1933 Delong Gehrig
 

That '33 Delong Gehrig is sweet - with killer centering!

amazing cards
 

I am a new forum member and this thread has completely knocked me out. I didn't realize to what extent so many board members have such exceptional collections. I love my collection but it is nothing compared to the ones on this thread. Very inspiring......


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I do have one that I'm proud of.....

Great Thread.

I also can't compete with many of the posts on this thread, but I'm happy with the beginnings of my Oklahoma Athletes collection.

My top 5
 

Top 5

That satchel paige.

WOW

This is my favorite 5 at the moment. 1 & 2 will never change as I can't even imagine anything I would like more.

1 & 2 are my all-time favorite 2 players, a Wade Boggs and Roger Clemens wrong back pair. These are the only known pair and I acquired these directly from Score.

3 A very cool Tris Speaker with a huge print offset.

4 This Clemente is one of the few real missing yellow color cards I have ever seen. It is now in a SGC slab.

5 The little kid in me just loves the T210 Ft Worth cards with the FTW showing.

Yes I like error cards and value has no influence on how much I like a card.:)

I hope it is ok if I post 6 - I couldn't get it down to 5.

Pathe Freres Ruth
King Kelly cut from poster
CJ Cobb
Hindu WaJo
Tango Eggs Jennings ghost
A picture of Mickey Mantle on his first pro team, the semi-pro Whiz Kids, from 1947 when he was 16 years old. Mantle and a few of the other players have signed the picture (the other sigs are barely legible). The condition is a bit rough because it is an original copy that belonged to one of the kids in the picture, Guy Crow, who was the bat boy (left end of the right bench).

Nice early Rita Hayworth (Cansino)

non-19th century
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Hey, I recognize that Hubbell!

I've been sidelined with work for a bit so I'm late to this party but just couldn't help but bump this image. As a fan of 19th century baseball and cabinets, particularly colored mounts with a little flare, this historic baseball arrangement is off the charts cool. Jay, as far as you know, is this a unique piece? Not that I'd collect anything non-Detroit :rolleyes:

I did 6 because it was hard to pick the 5th and the way I laid it out, 6 fit better. All T206 unsurprisingly.

Hi Joe! I've never seen another, but of course that doesn't mean it is unique.

Arazi, Love the gem 10 Silly Bims rookie bro! I loved Billy back in the day.

AndyH

Wow, this thread is a veritable museum; amazing and a blast to browse.

Here's my fave five...

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Hey MattyC,

I saw your 52 Topps Mantle when it was on display at the Louisville Slugger Museum. Thanks for allowing me to see such an iconic card!! https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...804d7f0132.pnghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...84b6cb26d3.png


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Every time I see Matty's 52 mantle I think of the one in the Louisville Slugger Museum I think it's the same grade and displayed similarly. Sick card. The other 4 aren't too shabby either.

Note: Ben and I posted simultaneously. What a coincidence we had the same thought.

Note #2: I just saw the REG number is the same. Wtf? it's the same card??? How the hell did the museum get matty's mantle? Or how did Matty get the mantle from the museum????

Ben,

Thanks so much for seeing it!

Means a lot to me that you enjoyed it; that card always makes me smile.

Looks as if he let Topps show it off!!!

Great stuff guys. It's obvious no one on this board spends any real money in the hobby. :) Here is a fave in the current collection....it's a tintype...but i sold it. :) ...sorry

My top 5. Not going to change for a while. Pretty happy with these. Probably paid too much for them!

Also, because it was fun, I made a top 5 Cobbs!

For a change of pace, some more NS, generals and communists.

Happy Birthday George!
 

In honour of George's 137th birthday, today, here are my top 5 cards, and a pair of "non-card" items.

Great collections, everyone. Thanks for sharing!

Cheers,

Richard.

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Love the Sporting Life paper Richard. Did you open it up to see what interesting content was inside? Those papers are fragile.

Thanks, Jay. I've got to admit, I am pretty thrilled with that pick-up. Scored it on eBay for less than $20 a couple weeks ago. The paper arrived in a plastic bag in a thick cardboard envelope. I haven't taken it out of the bag yet because I can just tell that the paper is so brittle (that scan is from the eBay listing, truth be told). I will do it eventually, I just haven't worked up the nerve yet ;)


Cheers,

Richard.

Recently got my most prized possession back from SGC.

Wow, there's some amazing stuff here. Thanks for sharing.

I will just go with a card I really enjoy from each sport I collect:

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Very nice, Exhibitman!

5 Clay/Alis
 

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1969 Victoria
 

That 1969 Victoria Cassius Clay is sure nice. I just got back my copy - PSA gave it a 4 grade. But in a 6 grade, Wow !

Fond memories of those 1990 Score cards! That was probably the last year that I bought packs, and being from Boston (originally), gotta love the Boggs/Clemens with backs switched!