I was thinking the same thing! Perhaps the original owner was one of those boys looking for the “baseball men” back in 1910 and stored them away; any 10 yr old would have. Then he simply handed them down a couple generations until someone realized the value.
Only a 10 yr old would want every Cobb, Johnson, and Young he could get his hands on…superstars of the day.
I doubt very much a serious smoker in 1910 was holding onto these cards…
I hope the family is keeping a small set as tribute to the hard work and love put into the collection before cashing in. At least thats what the romantic in me wants to think…
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Originally Posted by Hankphenom
Can't wait to hear it. They don't look pack-pulled, but if all 10K cards turn out to be fresh though handled by a succession of owners, might this not be the greatest "find" ever? And if they aren't, who went about collecting so many multiples at a time in the hobby when that wasn't so easy to do, and why? In any case, there has to be a good story here.
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