Rare and mostly worthless: non sports grails
 

There is nothing quite like searching for years for a card (in my case, it's usually a first issue of a musician, movie star or other celebrity) and then finding it for next to nothing (usually). First example, Julie Andrews' first card, 1954 Chix Radio and TV (British). Second example, 2012 FaceChess Magnus Carlsen. You would think the latter would not be that HTF, but it is. More to follow.

1913 Geurin-Boutron Nijinsky. 1922 Felix Potin Churchill (not his first).

This one actually cost a fair amount. 1965 Bewitched Topps Test Issue.

1930s Chocolate Pupier Mahatma Gandhi.

The great Lucy's first card. 1941 Swedish issue.

Wilbur Wright.

Lauren Bacall studio publicity photo card from around the time of her debut in To Have and Have Not.

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...o%20Bacall.jpg

Early 1950s Hank Williams promo card.

1971 RCA WIllie Nelson first card. I managed to find a couple over the years but not many are out there.

1957 Anglo-French Tony Bennett

1957-58 Swedish Jazzbilder Billie Holiday (her only cards AFAIK)

1930s Danmark Ingrid Bergman.

Very cool stuff!...any Buddy Holly items in your collection?

Not rare, but...

I saw one of Buddy that was a card that was meant to have a comb attached to it, some sort of endorsement. The seller wanted something like 2 grand. It was very cool. Don't see it listed anymore though.

He also has this piece, the same seller that had the comb one.

https://ebay.us/m/i87Y6r

I would love to own a Snapshot of Buddy. Ritchie Valens is a literal dream piece as well. I'm not big into non sports cards, but the music stuff I like really gets me. Nice cards.

It's still there and always will be.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/22372236991...kAAOSwD1FdtM9f

Yeaaaaa that's it. Somehow it was no longer in my watchlist and I couldn't find it. Would be cool to bid on if the seller ever auctioned it.

He won't, not how he does things.

Thanks for posting, very nice items. Trying to find an original newspaper from the crash. That's on my "bucket list" of something to own.

The great Bo Diddley (who Holly ripped off to an extent) did not have a card until 1972.

Speaking of that, not rare, but his first.