Posted By:
Silver KingRob Shaw
41 years old
Live in Sacramento, CA. Born near St. Louis, MO.
Married w/3 kids.
Decendent of Silver King (Charles Frederick Koenig). Looking for anything with the name Silver King on it. Expanding to his teammates and any memorabilia of the time.
I just recently started re-collecting, haven't collected cards since the A's were my team in the 1970's. My collecting back then was typical, rode my bike to the pharmacy with my friends and we all sat around opening up packs hoping for a Joe Rudi, Sal Bando, Gene Tennace, Rollie Fingers, or Reggie Jackson.
Currently concentrating on the 1880's mostly collecting N172's and a couple cabinet cards. Also, recently picked up some old judge advertising, photos of baseball, several other tobacco items all from the late 1800's. Got some cool old things.
Just finished reading the Beer & Whiskey League last night, currently reading the SABR 19th Century Stars.
Best baseball highlight: Oakland A's in 1976, I was 10 and caught Willie McCovey's foul ball and got his autograph after the game.
robert shaw