Please post a scan of a "Just So"

[John V]

Somewhere along the line I've seen "Just So" cards mentioned. Can someone post a scan of one? Also, what year were they issued?

[barrysloate]

Based on the roster of known players in the set, 1894 seems to be about the year they were issued. We really don't know much about their distribution, however.

[White Borders]

Click Here for Old Cardboard's "Just So" Gallery

[aljurgela]

Does anyone know how many Cy Young "Just So" cards there are? When have they traded? How much did they sell for and when... there is nothing in VCP.

Thanks.

[benchod]

one known
board member has it

[aljurgela]

Thanks Craig. Would the mystery individual care to share the history? Pretty please.

[bcbgcbrcb]

Both of these Cy Young cabinet cards were produced prior to the Just So. Which card is really Cy Young's Rookie Card?

[novakjr]

Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb

Both of these Cy Young cabinet cards were produced prior to the Just So. Which card is really Cy Young's Rookie Card?

Are those even catalogued? Anyways, my main concern with those is that they aren't necessarily cards intended for collecting, but possibly just simply photo's. I really don't know enough about those to comment on the nature of their existence(I've seen Ryder cabinets at flea markets of RANDOM men and women). BUT I do know that the Just So Young, for one, features him in uniform and was released with baseball and advertising in mind. It is a true card, and not just a picture.. Again, I'm not trying to diminish the true value of the rogers or ryders cabinets, because I think they are both probably equally as important, but they may not(by standard definition) technically be cards. Everyone has their own interpretation of what is and what isn't a "card" though, and I'll be the first to admit that I throw the term around about as loosely as anyone...

Do I consider the 1948 bowman Musial his rookie card? Yes. But in my collection, I have the 1943 m114 as my rookie. Other people may not accept the m114 as a rookie "card", while the '48 Bowman is the most commonly accepted Rookie "card".. Anything from that first commonly accepted rookie or earlier is usually good enough for me... Honestly, the earlier "technically not" cards offer the best bang for the buck from a collectability standpoint..

[Bicem]

Those are photos, but they are amazing!

[E93]

I agree with the higher end estimates on the Just So Cy Young. Not that I think it will come to auction any time soon, if ever, if it did I would be more surprised if it sold for less than 500k than if it sold for more than a million. The card has it all.
JimB

P.S. Those cabinets are amazing!!!

[GaryPassamonte]

There was a poll a couple years ago and the N172 Anson in uniform was voted the holy grail of 19th century cards. The Just So Young came in second. As for aesthetics, the Young is superior, but based on other considerations, the Anson prevailed.

[novakjr]

Originally Posted by GaryPassamonte

There was a poll a couple years ago and the N172 Anson in uniform was voted the holy grail of 19th century cards. The Just So Young came in second. As for aesthetics, the Young is superior, but based on other considerations, the Anson prevailed.

Well, the Anson is somewhat attainable. I'd say that is probably the key reason for the Anson being considered the holy grail.. Some people have just accepted the fact that they'll never have the Just So Young, and moved on to something that's pretty much out of reach, but at some point, may be possible... Given the impossibility of the Just So Young, I'm honestly surprised that it came in as high as second..

[barrysloate]

I don't think the Anson is all that obtainable. The three collectors who have one are very unlikely to sell, and the fourth is in a museum. I wouldn't know how to get one.

[novakjr]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

I don't think the Anson is all that obtainable. The three collectors who have one are very unlikely to sell, and the fourth is in a museum. I wouldn't know how to get one.

I apologize, for some reason I was thinking of the portrait. The only downside that I can think of for the Anson in Uniform is that there are nice alternatives from the same year in the portrait and the Buchner Gold Coin...

[Leon]

Originally Posted by novakjr

I apologize, for some reason I was thinking of the portrait. The only downside that I can think of for the Anson in Uniform is that there are nice alternatives from the same year in the portrait and the Buchner Gold Coin...

well, sort of but not really....I might go with you on the 172 Portrait Anson, as a less expensive sub, but you lost me on the N284....To me that is apples and oranges...

As for the cabinets of Anson....I agree with Jeff in that I don't consider them "cards" as the Just So ones are....that's my half cent.