off-back HOFers - if this thread doesn't exist, it should!

[Oscar_Stanage]

***Please share some cool less common combos for HOFers (and other popular cards)

I will probably never own a Drum/Uzit/Red Hindu, and will never have the fortitude to be a true back collector. However, I do really appreciate the off-backs and thought a good approach to the Monster would be to try to gather as many as I can with the HOFers and non-common/popular players. Here are some to share as I was itemizing my collection this weekend... Maybe some are common and probably not worth much extra, but cool to have - I always appreciate an overprint, personally.


1) SC 150/649 OP: G. Davis & Griffith Portrait
2) SC 460/42: Duffy & Joss Pitching
3) SC 460/42 OP: Lajoie Batting & Polar Bear: Smith Chi/Bos
4) Old Mill: Chase Dark Cap & Willis batting
5) Sov 350: Wajo Portrait & Walsh
6) Sov 460: Marquard & Tolstoi: McGraw Glove
7) Sov 460: McGraw Cap & EPDG: Bender

[DeanH3]

A few..

[fkm_bky]

Excited to see what this thread will produce!

Huggins pop is very low w/ Tolstoi reverse. The Willis isn't that common either.

Bill

[Oscar_Stanage]

Originally Posted by DeanH3

A few..

wow - that Matty PB is amazing.

[RCFire82]

Originally Posted by Oscar_Stanage

wow - that Matty PB is amazing.

Out of Dean's 4 examples you choose the Matty PB ?! 😉

[nineunder71]

One of my Favs

[Oscar_Stanage]

Originally Posted by RCFire82

Out of Dean's 4 examples you choose the Matty PB ?! 😉

ha, the clean PB back jumped out at me... .

[Natswin2019]

This one is probably my favorite card in my collection

[wazoo]

My kinda thread

[trambo]

Not that these are going to set the world on fire with back scarcity but a few of my HoF I've picked up while building the set. I may have 1-2 more w/less common backs but those were what I could remember off the top of my head.

[Ronnie73]

I don't have a lot of my cards scanned but I do keep a detailed spreadsheet and figured I share that with everyone.

[commishbob]

Originally Posted by Oscar_Stanage

ha, the clean PB back jumped out at me... .

Same here. I sold my Matty Black Cap last year after owning it since the 70s. Has a special place in my collector's 'heart' and seeing one with my favorite back really got my attention.

Lots of great cards here.

[nineunder71]

Love the No Prints!

Well Done Ron

[nineunder71]

Guess who I got this from?

Anyone whom may be unfamiliar should check out the PoP reports

[nineunder71]

Waz,
That Upside down Tolstoi is AMAZING!!

Cheers

[Tripp Trapp]

Here’s one to add.

[DeanH3]

Thaks guys. Matty black cap is my favorite pose.

[Ronnie73]

Originally Posted by nineunder71

Guess who I got this from?

Anyone whom may be unfamiliar should check out the PoP reports

Glad I could trade one of my extra "No Print" Crawford's to someone in the Net54 family. Plus we can't forget Jay Kaplan with the help on this 3 way buy/sell/trade.

[Eggoman]

FANTASTIC STUFFF!!!

I'll join!

Here's a couple of mine...

[nineunder71]

One More toward the Dark Cap Run

[Eggoman]

I got a little more help on the Matty - Dark Cap Back Run!

[DeanH3]

Nice Matty's Greg. How many backs to you have? I'm up to 11 if I count my Coupon backs.

Love the Cycle Colton.

Cycle and Pied 42 are probably the two tougher ones left I could most likely still afford.

I'll add in this guy.

[Luke]

Great thread! I can add one to the Matty back run. One of my favorites.

[Rhotchkiss]

Originally Posted by nineunder71

One of my Favs

Nice card. Its always fund when I see cards I used to own pop up in other's collection and/or for auction and I have no idea the route they took to get there. Enjoy that one -- a blank back HOFer is beast. I only gave the Griffith up because I got this to replace it

[DeanH3]

Originally Posted by Luke

Great thread! I can add one to the Matty back run. One of my favorites.

One of my favs too Ryan. Incredible card!

[stutor]

Here are a few different Matty dark caps…the coupon doesn’t truly qualify, but it’s a fun card regardless

[DeanH3]

Holy moly Sonny. Those are tremendous!

[Ronnie73]

Originally Posted by DeanH3

Holy moly Sonny. Those are tremendous!

Sonny has an incredible set of T206's with a mix of all types of rare backs and even a few scraps mixed in. Truly a top notch collection that is so interesting to view the non stop rarities.

[nineunder71]

Ryan, thanks for the kind words, glad you moved on from the Griffith And, that Collins is WoW, thanks for sharing

Luke, CB Matty well done

Thanks Dean, love me some Cycles

Sonny, you never cease to impress. Those are crazy!! BL460 HOF sighting

Awesome Thread Gentlemen

[Luke]

Wow Sonny, I never even knew a Matty blank back existed. Unbelievable.

[MVSNYC]

Sonny, Luke, Ryan, etc...real powerhouse cards!

Here's a few...

[Marslife]

i thought i had some nice cards, you guys have some sick cards :-)

here is my bender with trees run, only need two more, BL350 and Tolstoi!

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[Rhotchkiss]

Originally Posted by Ronnie73

Sonny has an incredible set of T206's with a mix of all types of rare backs and even a few scraps mixed in. Truly a top notch collection that is so interesting to view the non stop rarities.

Eh… at best, his set is slightly above average. Now, if he had 30 Uzits and 25 Drums instead of just 20 Uzits and 15 Drums, that would be another story

[trambo]

I knew I forgot one. Here’s another in my main set.

[brianp-beme]

He may not be a HOF'er, and perhaps is on the fringe of the popular T206 player clique, but my run of Gaavy 'Cactus' Cravath has some less common backs, including the American Beauty, Cycle, and EPDG, and even a not shown but tough Sweet Caporal factory 25.

By the way, he led the National League in home runs 6 seasons, and if he had hit one more in 1916 he would have had a string 7 consecutive home run crowns.

Brian

[atx840]

Amazing cards everyone, Sonny that BL !!! Love the blank Colton, I think I got it from Ryan and only moved it for the Chance blank.

[Ronnie73]

Originally Posted by Ronnie73

Sonny has an incredible set of T206's with a mix of all types of rare backs and even a few scraps mixed in. Truly a top notch collection that is so interesting to view the non stop rarities.

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

Eh… at best, his set is slightly above average. Now, if he had 30 Uzits and 25 Drums instead of just 20 Uzits and 15 Drums, that would be another story

lol, and this whole time I figured you would say, it's not a set without a Honus Wagner and Joe Doyle N.Y. Nat'l Hands Up. Even if Sonny had 10 more Uzits and Drums, than he currently has, he would still get the Most Humble T206 Collector Award.

[fisherboy7]

My contribution to this great thread:





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[nineunder71]

Chris,
Those are great! I think Ryan got the Griffith BB from Luke, but I’m not sure. He has quite the provenance already, haha

Love that Cylinder Ghost! I’ve always thought those were super neat and that Chance Blank Back was worth moving ole Clark, glad it all worked out

Cheers

[t206fanatic]

can post a few rarer ABs

[Rhotchkiss]

Very nice Jeff. I feel like I may have met that Collins before... As someone who has completed a full Tinker bat off back run, I can attest firsthand as to how F-ing tough that Tinker AB 460 is.

[Scott L.]

[Oscar_Stanage]

these cards are awesome. what a terrific thread to scroll through.

[nineunder71]

Jeff,
Awesome Showing, Well Done Sir

[tedzan]

Hey guys,

I'm not certain I understand this term...."off-back". Whatever, here are some HOFers from my collection....






























TED Z

T206 Reference
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[Luke]

Cliff, it looks like you're missing one of these

Not completely up-to-date but here is my HOF back run in progress

[NYYFan63]

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[fkm_bky]

Absolutely awesome stuff guys!

Bill

[ValKehl]

Since we appear to be including T213-1 and T215-1 cards in this thread:

[judsonhamlin]

Here are a couple