1910 T209 Contentnea - Two Series

[Leon]

My only pickup at the National was a boomerang from my first collection (see below). I doubt he has been tampered with much. We don't see enough Contentneas (both series) so show one if you would like to.

Concerning the set.
(Taken from my friends at Oldcardboard.com)

Year(s) Published: 1910
ACC Designation: T209
Set Name: Contentnea (2 sets)


Set Summary
Contains exclusively middle-east-coast minor league players
Two subsets: First series (color) and Photo series (B&W)
Backs identify set along with ad for Contentnea cigarette brand

[Vintagecatcher]

Congrats Leon on reacquiring that iconic T209-2 B.E. Thompson card!

Here is my lone T209-2 of John Tiedeman, which Ted Z. was nice enough to sell me back in early 2013.

Many thanks again Ted Z!

Patrick

[asphaltman]

Love both the color and the photo series. My only example of each.

[trdcrdkid]

Here are some raw ones:

[ccre]

Hey David,

If you are ever interested in selling, there are 3 of yours I would certainly be interested in. Thanks Dave

Originally Posted by trdcrdkid

Here are some raw ones:

[Michael Peich]

Leon--Glad you reacquired B.E. Thompson, although I almost picked it up myself!

These are among my favorite cards, and Fred Stoehr is one of my favorite players from Series Two. I love the poses from ballparks that provide us wiith a better sense of what the game was like 109 years ago.

For anyone who would like to see more examples of both series, please visit my T209 Contentnea website: https://t209-contentnea.com

Cheers,
Mike

[frankbmd]

This bad boy has already been shown, but his story, or lack thereof, qualifies him as "The Enigma of Contentnea"

No one with his name as spelled on the card has a record of playing anywhere.

His jersey states that he played for Fulton, but the caption says Rocky Mount.

There was a contemporary team in 1909 called the Fulton Railroaders, but they played in the Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League, which is not represented in the Contentnea set (basically a set of players in North Carolina League(s)). Fulton is in Kentucky, a good distance from Rocky Mount.

However the Rocky Mount team in the Eastern Carolina League at the same time (1909) was also known as railroaders, the Rocky Mount Railroaders.

It may be safe to assume that he was a "Railroader" therefore, regardless of where he actually played.

Now for the icing on the cake. If in fact he played on the 1909 Rocky Mount Railroaders, which is what I suspect, he had a much more recognizable teammate that began his career in Rocky Mount in 1909. You may have heard of him. His name was Jim Thorpe.

If Jim Thorpe had been chosen for inclusion in the T209 Contentnea set instead of Bourquise, the card might be familiar to the majority of prewar card collectors and worth a few bucks more than Mr. Bourquise, the enigma of Contentnea.



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[Rickyy]

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Here's my two....

Ricky Y

[Piratedogcardshows]

Great cards everyone and very nice National pickup Leon. T209-2 is slowly taking over as my favorite set to collect with my T210 pickups now slowing to a crawl. Here are two Richmond Colts from my collection. I really like the examples with fans present at the time of the photograph session!

[qed2190]

here is another one

[ValKehl]

I collect only Virginia League players, and this is most of what I have. This is not one of my top collecting focuses, but I would like to add a Danville player to my meager T209-2 collection.

[Buythatcard]

Originally Posted by Leon

My only pickup at the National was a boomerang from my first collection (see below). I doubt he has been tampered with much. We don't see enough Contentneas (both series) so show one if you would like to.

Concerning the set.
(Taken from my friends at Oldcardboard.com)

Year(s) Published: 1910
ACC Designation: T209
Set Name: Contentnea (2 sets)


Set Summary
Contains exclusively middle-east-coast minor league players
Two subsets: First series (color) and Photo series (B&W)
Backs identify set along with ad for Contentnea cigarette brand

Nice card. Who is this guy Thompson? What was his role in baseball?

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by Buythatcard

Nice card. Who is this guy Thompson? What was his role in baseball?

Howard, ask your dealer about it.

Follow the instructions on the back of the card.

[Buythatcard]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

Howard, ask your dealer about it.

Follow the instructions on the back of the card.

Frank,

Next time I buy weed, I'll ask my dealer about it.

[Michael Peich]

Howie--

This link to my website will provide you with basic information about Thompson:

https://t209-contentnea.com/t209-con...-photo-series/

He was a local Wilson, NC tobacco farmer.

Cheers,
Mike

[brianp-beme]

Great info on the set on your site Michael. I have one T209 B/W. I always was drawn to this set, especially the cards with full body poses and stadium backgrounds, but the world of other PreWW2 cards always stepped to the front of the line, so this card remains my lonely only.

Brian

[Buythatcard]

Originally Posted by Michael Peich

Howie--

This link to my website will provide you with basic information about Thompson:

https://t209-contentnea.com/t209-con...-photo-series/

He was a local Wilson, NC tobacco farmer.

Cheers,
Mike

Michael,

Thanks for the link. You learn something new every day.