New to tobacco - Old Judge question

[polakoff]

Hi all,

I'm relatively new to tobacco cards, and very new to pre-1900 cards. I have the opportunity to buy a large lot of pre-1900 cards, most of which are non-sport and appear not to be worth much (Kinney Bros. riders, soldiers, etc), but the lot does contain two Old Judge baseball cards. The first I was able to track down relatively easily. It's the second that has me puzzled:

http://imgur.com/TMF8cMq

As far as I can tell, there are three variations of Daniel Shannon - Louisville, Omaha, and Philadelphia PL. This one is Philadelphia PL. I can't find any on Worthpoint or on ebay, and I can't find images on any sites. I was able to find an image of a Philadelphia PL one on the Met website:

http://metmuseum.org/collection/the-.../search/402653

Is there a reason I can't find an image of mine anywhere?

Any education you can give me on the subject would be helpful - like I said I'm very new to all of this.

David

[Leon]

The one with the PL on it is a Players League card and will be very rare and quite valuable. We have quite a few Old Judge experts on the board and hopefully they will chime in about specifics. I am a jack of all trades and master of none. But we have lots of masters on the board. Good luck!!

and welcome to the forum too!!

[polakoff]

Thanks Leon!

[barrysloate]

You might find yourself bombarded with emails for the Shannon card. Good luck with it.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

You might find yourself bombarded with emails for the Shannon card. Good luck with it.

I know he has at least several PMs... ......

[polakoff]

I should make it clear, I don't own it yet. Still working on it.

[ethicsprof]

welcome aboard and congrats on the find!
you've made quite a splash already!
all the best,
barry