HOF: 1 or 1's
 

I believe I have the only graded 1922 Witmor Candy George Kelly card (and possibly the only card). Show any card of a HOF'er that you believe could be the only known copy of that card.

If anyone has a card that someone else thinks is a "1 of 1" then please show it!

I know this is not Pre-WWII but it is a HOFer and 1/1(only known). I have owned/still own several other 89 & 90 Score wrong back pairs of HOFers. In 20+ years of looking I have only found 2 1990 and 0 1989 Score wrong back cards that I did not own first.
This is a Wade Boggs/Roger Clemens 1990 Score wrong back pair. Click on the pic for a short video of them being turned over to show both side of the cards.
http://i1001.photobucket.com/albums/...h_DSCN2206.jpg

I'm always hesitant to call any card a "one of one," because I think there are so many collections out there that few people know about. That being said, I'd welcome the chance to see another example of this Aaron (forgive the departure from post war).

I never call anything one of one.....I always say one of one "known"......as I too think there is more of almost everything out there...for now, this is a one of one.

http://luckeycards.com/pt231.jpg

I've posted this one in other threads - as far as I know, this is the only known PC of Campy on his Mexican League team. (not autograph on back)

I have not seen another one of any of the following three:

One-of-ones
 

A few of my one-of-one knowns - assuming Postcards count:

1909 Superior RPPC - Bancroft
http://photos.imageevent.com/derekgr...20Bancroft.jpg

1905 RPPC - Cobb
http://photos.imageevent.com/derekgr...905%20Cobb.jpg

c1943 RPPC - Dandridge
http://photos.imageevent.com/derekgr...0-%20c1940.jpg

1940s RPPC - Giles
http://photos.imageevent.com/derekgr...0s%20Giles.jpg

1950 Winston-Salem Team Issue - Weaver
http://photos.imageevent.com/derekgr...0%20Weaver.jpg

Peter - awesome Campy!!

Great stuff, guys, this is my kind of thread. At one time, it seemed that about 1/3 of my collection was 1 of 1's but, unfortunately, many of those are now gone.......:(

Nice thread
 

I find this very interesting and enjoyable, but I can't help wondering how long it will take for two guys to post here each one proudly showing us his beloved copy of the same card.

I think this is the only one. Has anyone seen another Merkle with this back?

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Is Merkle in the boner HOF?

By posting first, we may be killing off the competition :). Besides, I'd post this one, but I am sure someone has another:

No, sorry, I missed the part about HOFs.
But if there was a hall of infamy he would get in on the first ballot. :D

Stengel with 1909 KC Red Sox semi-pro team
 

RPPC 1908 Oshkosh Indians with Kid Nichols, manager
 

Another possible '1 of 1', with tie-in to Stengel card - Nichols was Stengel's neighbor in Kansas City.

In the spring of 1910 (according to Stengel's biographer, Robert Creamer), before Stengel reported to the Kansas City Blues, Nichols gave him some advice, cautioning him about arguing and advising him to listen to his manager and the older players. Fifty years later, Stengel still remembered that conversation.

1887 Duffy
 

With Lowell(Duffy UL)

Wow... I actually met George Kelly! He (and his wife) were friends with my grandmother... They all lived in Millbrae, CA and I got to go over there one time when I was a kid and got an autographed baseball and saw his amazing trophy room. He told me an amazing story of what an a-hole Leo Durocher was back in 1921... He said Durocher and Casey Stengel were going at it during a game... and they decided to fight after the game. Stengel asked Kelly to go with to watch him whip Durocher and when they got there Durocher was carrying a bat that he wouldn't put down... I think that's the first time I recall an adult swearing in a conversation with me... It was a pretty cool conversation.

When Kelly was inducted into the Hall of Fame, my grandmother was invited and she brought me back a program signed by a few players. I have to fish it out... but I seem to recall: Kelly and Lefty Grove... (Might have been Lefty Gomez... but pretty sure Grove.)

When Kelly passed away, my grandmother told me that Kelly's wife had wanted to give me a souvenir of some sort, but that there son wouldn't let anything go. Oh well...

Only ones known -- maybe 1-of-1s -- Would LOVE to see others
 

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Ruth & Gehrig (error back) both on card!

http://i43.tinypic.com/fk1w7q.jpg
http://i44.tinypic.com/2w7jtok.jpg

Here ya go..I believe there are a few other of these around too but can't be positive.

http://luckeycards.com/ptunc1927taba...ruthgehrig.jpg

here is one.


http://luckeycards.com/ptunc1930stob...thandcobb2.jpg

One of ???

http://www.net54baseball.com/picture...pictureid=7695

Here are a few 1 of 1's that I still have.............

Absolutely the only one in existence.

http://photos.imageevent.com/ineedan...tos/donlin.jpg

My old buddy! paid $10 for that card once upon a time.

AND used to own Phil's Mordecai Brown ML team card, I have seen one other of those.

C. 1910 Hughie Jennings RPPC and a 1924-28 RPPC of George Sisler raising the flag. I've never seen any other copies.

Is angola/morena different backs or just due to the wrong back/wrong number in the set?

I would/do classify them as 2 different sets.

I changed my post then... I cannot find another angola/error ruth gehrig!

That is ABSOLUTELY the ONLY ONE of those I have ever seen!!

Im not a t206 collector but that is one interesting card!

The real photo postcards posted in this thread have been amazing, but I kind of think they don't really fit within the spirit of a "1 of 1 card" as I'm viewing it. I do consider them cards, or close enough to cards. And I'm glad they've been posted. But so many real photo postcards are unique examples. A real photo postcard that's a 1 of 1 isn't particularly rare, even though that particular example might be, if that makes sense. But a 1 of 1 for a card that is part of an issue where numerous examples were likely produced and distributed is quite rare, in my opinion. I'm definitely not trying to take anything away from the RPPCs that have been posted here because there are several of them I would love to own. I hope some of that makes sense because it doesn't feel like I'm doing a good job of explaining myself. Also, like Leon, I prefer to say "only known example" instead of 1 of 1.

Anyway, here are a few of mine:

1902 Seymour Church Rube Waddell premium

1927-28 Mallorquina Martin Dihigo (1st card)

1945 Mexican Ray Dandridge (1st card)

1950s Dominican Juan Marichal (1st card)

-Ryan

Here are a few of Zach Wheat. On the Prairie Roses he is on the top row first player on the left. I would call this his earliest in uniform issue.

Love the Rube Waddell. The color is great Ryan.

Have shown it before but...
 

I've shown this in many threads but I love the card and might as well show it again. This is the only white gloss version of Ruth I've ever seen or come across.

Here is my Witmor Candy Collection showing some of the Hall of Famers... it seems like I've seen one of these guys somewhere before! :D

Just messin' with you DanP, yours would grade higher than mine anyways!

http://starsofthediamond.com/witmorgroup1.jpg http://starsofthediamond.com/witmorgroup2.jpg

Perhaps not a 1 of 1
 

but i've never seen another example of this 1921 Holsum Bread Stengel

http://www.legendaryauctions.com/Ite...59438a_lg.jpeg

http://www.legendaryauctions.com/Ite...59438b_lg.jpeg

I have never seen another strip card version of this Simmons:

http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...%20Hornsby.jpg

Only specimen of this Adam Hats Gomez I've ever seen:

http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...z_%20Lefty.jpg

There were probably a few of these printed, but this is the only one I've ever seen in decades of chasing this set, a prizewinning card from the 1968 Atlantic Oil contest set:

http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...l%20Osteen.jpg

I've seen others from the issue but not this one:

http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...%20HOF%204.jpg

Not exactly a card but a neat item of my favorite player as a kid:

http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...n%20ticket.jpg

Coney Island Arcade Lou Gehrig:

http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...e%20Gehrig.jpg

And just because my collection is...eclectic, I have to throw this in:

1930 Chocolatin Mercedes Papke and Lewis. A very rare issue from Uruguay:

http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...%20Lewis_1.jpg

Here's another Merkle/Lenox
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q...ps83459fcc.jpghttp://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q...ps00750af3.jpg

Be well Brian

This thread should be called "debunking supposed one of a kind HOF'ers!"

I can't believe any T206(besides maybe a signed one or a print freak) is a 1/1?!

A couple more...
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q...ps42dd9149.jpghttp://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q...ps048a710a.jpg


Nice cards everyone.... Be well Brian

Ryan,

Your Juan Marichal is awesome. Do you know what year or what set it is from?

Paul

It looks like Marichal played in the Dominican for that team (Leones del Escogito) from 1957-1964. All Dominican "Album cards" are just estimates when it comes to dating them. That said, I think that Ryan's card is simply bad-ass too!!!

Seems strange to call an 1886 issue Deacon White's rookie year since he began his major league career in 1871, but card sets wouldn't surface until the end of his career. The presented portrait of Deacon was unknown until 2009 when a near complete collection of Tomlinson cabinets surfaced. Several action poses (batting or pitching) are known for each player on the 1886 team but portraits are often unknown or unique.

Wow, Joe, that's incredible.

You can make any card a 1 of 1 by writing on it -- or, better yet, having your wife write on it.

Sign your name on the front (or back) of a 1986 Topps Don Mattingly and -- voila! -- assuming you don't do it again, it's unique. Like Ryan said, not sure that was the original intent of the thread.

Great Deacon White card, Joe.

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Here is a card that is unique in a certain sense - its provenance. It is from the estate of King Kelly's teammate, Billy Sunday. So if the image itself is not unique, at least the provenance is.


http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/t...undayKelly.jpg

Great image of King, Jamie.

Great card, Jamie...I love that one...but with that rationale...every card that's no longer in it's original packaging is unique?!?!

Okay, it is an admittedly weak rationale, but I wanted to post the card. :D

Scientifically speaking, I suppose every card is unique since all cards hold a slightly different molecular composition.

So maybe provenance is a weak rationale, but not so bad as the scientific rationale of molecular differentiality?

Does finding an even potentially worse rationale help support my other, admittedly weak excuse for posting in the first place? :p

IT's cool, Jamie...it's an awesome card...with uber-cool provenance...I wish I had it...and Connie!!!!!

Here's my 1 of 1 of 1. Not only is the card unique, but it's Selee's only card.

Pm1 Baker
 

Baker wasn't in the checklist until I told Bob Lemke about mine :)

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Selee
 

Finally!! I was wondering when you'd post your Selee! Beyond awesome!!

Phil

The 1914 Spokane card is not the only one around.

Max

Heck of a card Joe

Beautiful image.

This is a 1985-86 Sportflics Prototype of the great Joe DiMaggio.
http://i1001.photobucket.com/albums/...ps30307cc5.jpg

Not a pre-war, but... You mean like this beauty? A true 1 of 1.

http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/2382/o48j.jpg

That mantle's awesome! Great disguise!

1 of 1s
 

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calvindog/2909245525/" title="1921 Herpolsheimer's E121 by calvindog65, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3155/2909245525_ae7548bf60_o.jpg" width="900" height="764" alt="1921 Herpolsheimer's E121"></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calvindog/3450433210/" title="1921 Herpolsheimer's E121 by calvindog65, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3596/3450433210_efd10c9111_o.jpg" width="900" height="764" alt="1921 Herpolsheimer's E121"></a>

1869 Cincinnati Redstockings Photo Disc with George & Harry Wright
1880's Taber Cabinet Alexander Cartwright
1950's Signed Government PC George Weiss
1939 Santurce Crabbers PC with Josh Gibson
1911 Chicago American Giants PC with Rube Foster & Pete Hill
1925 St. Louis Stars PC with Willie Wells
1922 Cuban Stars PC with Alex Pompez

Great stuff, Ken!

Wow Ken...WOW!!

I hope a second one of each of those cards surfaces...for my sake!!

Really like the Alexander Cartwright cabinet. Thats a cornerstone to any collection.

Thanks, guys. :)

Rhett, nice cards. No worries, now I can sell it. I was only keeping it because there was no record of any others on PSA or SGC.

Ken, WOW... nice stuff!

Great cards everyone! I love seeing unique cards and memorabilia.

Amazing postcards!

Question about 1911 Chicago American Giants PC: Is Rube Foster standing with arms crossed third from left and is Pete Hill crouching at the left end of the middle row?

Correct on both.

I think (and hope!) these WaJo and Sam Rice strip cards with these advertising backs are the only ones known to exist - please ignore the Reuther/Fleer card:

A couple of T214s that I believe (and hope!) are the only ones known to exist:

I believe that all of the very few Leader Theatre cards (both types) that are known to exist are 1 of 1s - thanks again to Dan M. for this card, which is the "Holy Grail" of my Sam Rice collection:

Nice stuff Val
Always impressed with yur stuff

I think my Ryan might've come from the same collection..:D

Anyways, here's my lone legit response...

I'd assume there are a bunch of these, but I've done a ton of looking, and I've never seen another on the net.. Hoping one of you guys out there can burst my bubble..

1905 RPPC - Cobb
http://photos.imageevent.com/derekgr...905%20Cobb.jpg

Curious...
"iS That a Policeman behind Mr Cobb?"

Looks like it, but it's actually a jeweler from Augusta, GA. (George Parquette).

David - ever since I saw your ML Die-Cut Dickey, I've searched for one, but to no avail. I've seen complete Was. team sets and Dickey never shows up. It must have been produced in the late 20s or early 30s w/ limited quantities, obviously.

If you ever find another, I'd happily buy your lower conditioned one!!!

Spectacular card! Let me know if you ever feel the need to part with it.
JimB