My Ty Cobb RC?

[jb217676]

Is the 1907 HM Taylor postcard considered to be Ty Cobb's RC? Here's one I picked up recently, has three holes punched in it, but that helped keep the price down a bit!

[terjung]

Great PC! Nice image of Cobb too. As to whether it is his rookie or not, if team postcards are included in that discussion, I think the 1906-7 W601 Sporting Life postcard technically predates that one. Both are arguably in the discussion though and it is all about what you want to have in your collection. Great addition!

[scmavl]

Awesome postcard, but Cobb looks so friendless in that pic, as much of his career was.

[Bicem]

like Brian said, the w601 Sporting Life postcard is actually 1906 and thus predates your card, still a cool pc though. Kevin Struss did some nice research on the subject, but the w601 postcards were most likely issued right after the 1906 World Series.

[jb217676]

Thanks for the info guys. Jeff P., that's a sweet Novelty Cutlery PC you picked up of Bresnahan!

[calvindog]

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by Bicem

like Brian said, the w601 Sporting Life postcard is actually 1906 and thus predates your card, still a cool pc though. Kevin Struss did some nice research on the subject, but the w601 postcards were most likely issued right after the 1906 World Series.

Really? postcards, 'team' postcards no less, can count as 'rookie' baseball cards? A lot happened while I wasn't collecting cards.

[rhettyeakley]

Jeff, It's neat that yours is dated exactly one week after the WS concluded and the Tigers had lost to the Cubs.
-Rhett

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Really? postcards, 'team' postcards no less, can count as 'rookie' baseball cards? A lot happened while I wasn't collecting cards.

The dividing line between a team postcard being a rookie or not is directly proportional to owning one.

[Bicem]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Really? postcards, 'team' postcards no less, can count as 'rookie' baseball cards? A lot happened while I wasn't collecting cards.

I was simply stating the w601 pc came before the HM Taylor card. So if you count team postcards as rookies then it would be the w601 and not the HM Taylor, and if you don't then it would be neither. Everyone seems to have their own set of rules as to what counts as a rookie card (or even what counts as a card) which makes debating rookie cards pretty futile in my opinion.

[CW]

Originally Posted by scmavl

Awesome postcard, but Cobb looks so friendless in that pic, as much of his career was.

I noticed the same thing -- he almost looks like an outcast, sitting there in the middle of his teammates. You can get the same feeling when looking at Cobb on the T200 Detroit card, perhaps even moreso.

That's a VERY cool postcard, Jeff, regardless of its "RC" status.

[bcbgcbrcb]

Earliest catalogued Ty Cobb item (W601 Premium).............