T206 Cards With Provenance

[t206hound]

I just won a T206 card on eBay from the Lionel Carter Collection. Before bidding, I spent some time reading articles about the life-long collector, including the interview and letter between Mr. Carter and Paul (t206collector). This light reading about the legend made me really want to have a card from his collection as part of mine. I think I found the perfect match by picking up the SGC40 Mullaney.

Anyway, I know that there are cards from the Frank Nagy collection and there certainly must be others, right? I'd like to get a card from as many of these "provenancial" sets as possible and try to learn more about these old-timers who collected for the "love of the cards."

[Bosox Blair]

Maybe and maybe not. I admit to having a soft-spot for cards from Lionel Carter's collection.

However, I have noted that many cards subsequently graded from the Nagy collection have been graded "A" and appear trimmed.

There was also the fiasco of the Harris collection...to the point where I understand many of these cards were re-holdered so that they did not refer to that provenance anymore...

Previous ownership by a famed collector is not always counted on the plus side of the ledger.

Cheers,
Blair

[Fred]

PSAs handling of the Harris collection was no different than the first card they graded. No, not every card in the Harris collection was trimmed but there were many that were and those that weren't seemed to be given preferential grades.

Going back to the labels with famous collectors names on it I think it's a neat novelty (knowing that something came from a nice collection).

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by t206hound

I just won a T206 card on eBay from the Lionel Carter Collection. Before bidding, I spent some time reading articles about the life-long collector, including the interview and letter between Mr. Carter and Paul (t206collector). This light reading about the legend made me really want to have a card from his collection as part of mine. I think I found the perfect match by picking up the SGC40 Mullaney.

Anyway, I know that there are cards from the Frank Nagy collection and there certainly must be others, right? I'd like to get a card from as many of these "provenancial" sets as possible and try to learn more about these old-timers who collected for the "love of the cards."

I want just one card from the 'McNall/Gretzky' collection

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Runscott

I want just one card from the 'McNall/Gretzky' collection

I just want the shavings from that collection.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by Leon

I just want the shavings from that collection.

nice.

[Jay Wolt]

Erick, here are two T201's of the same players that Mr. Carter & Mr. Nagy both owned

[ethicsprof]

Jay, those are great cards!! congrats.

erick, I have collected a few from Lionel Carter's collection and a few from Nagy's collection and really like having some from the grandfathers of the hobby.
I think provenance in these cases is historically illuminating for the hobby.
I also have just a few cards from some of the 'finds' in the hobby which also
give me a feel for both the geography and history of the hobby.

all the best and good luck in your pursuit of provenance,
barry