Let’s not forget Red and Green chips too!

Mickey

In what is hopefully the last of my blue chip posts, here are two E254 Colgan cards of players who eventually became major league umpires (George Moriarty and Al Orth).

Thus the cards you are viewing in this post are Blue (umps in Colgan's) Chips.

Brian (these Blue Chips not mine)

The IBM of cards…

Keeping in mind that this is the prewar (WWII) part of the forum, regarding blue chips, just take a look at the 25 highest priced lots in the REA auction ending tmrw: Cobb, Wagner, Young, Johnson, Mathewson, t206 and t205 rarities, and 1914 CJ HOFers. Enough said….

Regarding post WWII vintage, I have no doubt that Mantle, Mays, Robinson, Aaron, key 1952 topps cards, etc fit into the blue chip discussion as well. I just don’t play in that playground much and don’t know if the fact that these cards tend to be more available/common compared to cards from before 1940 makes a difference.

Aaron that's an awesome card!

I'll second that. Aaron, beautiful Cobb!

Thanks Tony & Jay. I paid as much for it (about 1 1/2 yrs ago) as I sold a ‘14 Cobb SGC 4 for a few years before. They just keep going up

Call me crazy, but isn’t this auction exclusively for pre-war items?

For pre-war items to be at the top of the list when they are the only ones on the list, well, the probability of such a result does seem to be strong.

Blue Chip
 

People are quick to use top tier “HOF” members as a reference to cover a swath of the great names…IMO, a few well known issues / cards featuring Joe Jackson are / should be considered at the blue chip level…despite his unfortunate HOF status.

Wow, people really stretching to find an answer to why they sold for less. You Forgot the full moon in the 7th house and Jupiter aligned with Mars. Literally one person missing it on Ebay, getting their rest to hit the ballot box.

Better just saying people finally arent bidding with probstein.


But yet again they still bid with pwcc in their own platfirm

I am referring to the players and the specific prewar sets, not prewar in general. I feel that was pretty obvious

Apparently I was oblivious to just how obvious it was.

Apparently.

Color me a "BLUE chip"....my favorite color is BLUE
 

First TOPPS Mantle (greenish BLUE) ............................................ last TOPPS Mantle (with very rare BLUE background)

https://photos.imageevent.com/tedzan...mmantle52t.jpg ------ https://photos.imageevent.com/tedzan...eMantle50x.jpg



My favorite 19th Century card

https://photos.imageevent.com/tedzan.../kellyn162.jpg https://photos.imageevent.com/tedzan...onslithotm.jpg



Star card of my "complete" SWEET CAPORAL Factory #30 set (468 cards)

http://photos.imageevent.com/tedzan7...SC150x30xb.jpg http://photos.imageevent.com/tedzan7...nkSC150x30.jpg



My favorite T206 with a very rare back

https://photos.imageevent.com/tedzan...ChaseBlueX.jpg . https://photos.imageevent.com/tedzan...ueChaseX_1.jpg



A unique T206 John McGraw

http://photos.imageevent.com/tedzan7...ZITxSGC30x.jpg http://photos.imageevent.com/tedzan7...loveUZITxb.jpg



I could not find a BLUE card of Babe Ruth, so I improvised........

https://photos.imageevent.com/tedzan...arBabeRuth.jpg https://photos.imageevent.com/tedzan...BabeRuthBk.jpg



Stan the Man (1949 BOWMAN and 1949 LEAF)

https://photos.imageevent.com/tedzan...nmusuial_1.jpg ------ https://photos.imageevent.com/tedzan...ialLtBlueX.jpg



And finally....there is BLUE....and there is no BLUE :)
https://photos.imageevent.com/tedzan...izellplatt.jpg


:) I thought this thread needed some humor :)


TED Z

T206 Reference
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I would add Ted Williams and Hank Aaron to your 5 you recommended and call them The Magnificent Seven.

" blue chip" card of Babe Ruth - blue and chipped!!!

Beautiful card Aaron. I love my blue chip.

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Bluish humor...I didn't know you were Bluish.

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...ueMeanies.jpeg

CJ Cobb
 

Nice card Todd!

Here are a few of mine

If you're talking blue chips, the alpha and omega for me is the Babe

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...-32%20Ruth.jpghttps://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...uth%20port.jpghttps://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...Ruth%201_1.jpg

Thank you!


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I was waiting for one of these

First 6, which include Cy Young, are good bets.

https://www.net54baseball.com/pictur...ictureid=10125https://www.net54baseball.com/pictur...ictureid=10123
https://www.net54baseball.com/pictur...ictureid=28378https://www.net54baseball.com/pictur...ictureid=26965
https://www.net54baseball.com/pictur...ictureid=10109https://www.net54baseball.com/pictur...ictureid=10124

I've got lots of blue chips :D

WOW! That's the rare, "Now Even Tastier" version. Nice grab! :D

Haha, thanks. I had to pull the trigger on that purchase. No financing required!

Blue Chips
 

I’ll see your blues and raise you…mine are hotter.

Oh very nice...party size!

some kind of blu

Great stuff Pete. Can't have enough Ruth material. Love the T202 Cobbs. I regret selling mine years ago. Gotta get another one at some point.

Great looking, centered cards, Dean. Who wouldn't love to have any of those?
Cy is a good one because who hasn't heard of the Cy Young award!

https://luckeycards.com/young2.jpg

Thanks Leon! That Cy is awesome. Centered AND big borders. Dreamy! :)

Interesting those does not look like Blue Chips they look more purple-ish they might lose something if they get graded

This is probably the best blue chip I have

that's about as "blue"...and chippy as you're gonna get!!!!

As Pete said, it don't get more blue chippy! Great card
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+1. To me, that is the definition of blue chip

Too soon?

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Lot’s of great blue chip cards.

A few more "blue" chip cards...

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/00...g?v=1657899676