Underappreciated sets

[skelly423]

What set do you love that doesn't seem to get the love it deserves? Personally, I think the 1933 DeLong set is one of the greatest of all time. In just 24 cards, it manages to include one player from every team, AND 15 hall of famers. The colors are bright, the image selection is outstanding, and the design is simply perfect.

[EddieP]

Not really a set, but I love postcards. I think they are ridiculously cheap and the ones that are postmarked are already authenticated for you.

[Carter08]

Plus one on Delong. Diamond Stars also in the mix.

[skelly423]

Originally Posted by EddieP

the ones that are postmarked are already authenticated for you.

I never thought of it this way, but this is brilliant. Makes buying postcards really easy if you don't mind them being used for their intended purpose.

[EddieP]

I just picked this one up. It’s a team photo of the 1907 Chicago Cubs. It has 4 HOFers: Three-finger Brown, Tinkers, Evers and Chance. 1907 is the year that the Cubs won their first World Series ( after losing to the Hitless Wonders White Sox the previous year). There are 3 interesting dates on it.

10/11/07 ( handwritten) is the day the Cubbies were up 3 games to 0 ( with 1 tie) against the Tigers.

10/12/07 11:30 a.m. ( postmark): Game 5 of the WS was about to start

10/13/07 10:00 p.m. ( postmark): The Cubs are WS Champs.

The message from Cousin Bill : “This town has grown base-ball mad. I have but not quite.Hurrah for the Cubs” sort of describes the excitement in Chicago in a succinct matter.

[Yoda]

I am partial to the Oxford Confectionary set; it has real photos, many not seen on other cards, such as Walter Johnson batting, has a real tough-to-find Ruth, expensive HOF'ers but not punitively so. The Cobb I hold is one of my favorite cards of Tyrus. I believe he actually might be smiling. Just a fun set of E cards.

[luciobar1980]

yeah, Delongs are awesome. Love the backs too. I only own an SGC 4 Foxx

[benge610]

Originally Posted by EddieP

I just picked this one up. It’s a team photo of the 1907 Chicago Cubs. It has 4 HOFers: Three-finger Brown, Tinkers, Evers and Chance. 1907 is the year that the Cubs won their first World Series ( after losing to the Hitless Wonders White Sox the previous year). There are 3 interesting dates on it.

10/11/07 ( handwritten) is the day the Cubbies were up 3 games to 0 ( with 1 tie) against the Tigers.

10/12/07 11:30 a.m. ( postmark): Game 5 of the WS was about to start

10/13/07 10:00 p.m. ( postmark): The Cubs are WS Champs.

The message from Cousin Bill : “This town has grown base-ball mad. I have but not quite.Hurrah for the Cubs” sort of describes the excitement in Chicago in a succinct matter.

I like the cut of your jib, Eddie.
With ya all the way.
Ben

"I love baseball history backstory; especially when it involves cards."

[hcv123]

It is completely perplexing to me that somehow a few years ago the 1925 Gehrig became appreciated as his rookie and has taken off to the stratosphere, but many other exhibit cards get no love or market respect - how does the 21 Ruth which is a tough find, an incredible and unusual fielding pose and one of his earliest after moving to the Yankees not get more love??!! There are many REALLY tough finds of some of the biggest HOF players in these sets.