[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

I have a career-era Marquard album page which I'd want a nice premium to part with as compared to something signed late in life.

Playing days Marquards are so rare they feel almost nonexistent. He retired in 1925, just shy of the first real autograph collecting boom which happened in the late 1920's-early 1930's. Furthermore, he just didn't seem to be as prolific a signer when he played, as there aren't as many surviving examples as compared to some other contemporaries.

Post-career examples that are still vintage (pre-1960's) are also not out there in numbers. Post-induction autographs can be used to wallpaper your den.

There are some collectors who appreciate the rarity and beauty of a career-era example and will pay the premium to own one. I don't blame anybody else for fishing around under the couch to unearth the eight cents to buy a 1970's cut!

Talk about incredibly different aspects of the same autograph!

Kinda funny, I still remember actually being excited when I bought my first Marquard and Coveleski 3X5s from Jack Smalling as a kid. They have somehow decreased in value since then! I still love them and those are a couple of items with sentimental value which I'm happy to hang on to. Also of note is that everything written above regarding Marquard's autograph can also be applied to Coveleski's.