T206 - wow what have I been missing!

[mferronibc]

So my wife and I opened Xmas presents last night because we will be traveling and wanted to do it at home. In my stocking was a T206 George McQuillan. I was stunned, it is an absolutely beautiful card and I just stared at it for a half hour. I usually collect post-war low-mid grade vintage and I still have absolutely no idea how she knew (better than I did even) how amazingly cool these cards are in person. I haven’t previously paid much attention to tobacco cards being mainly unfamiliar with the players, but really enjoyed reading all about McQuillan’s history with the Phillies (my team) and had no idea to this day he holds the career ERA mark for the team! It seems the mix of art/rarity/mere fact that they are +100 years old makes these cards incredibly special and I look forward to this being a start of a new focus of my collecting and sharing baseball history with my kids. A shoutout to the coolest wife a guy could have!

[Rhotchkiss]

Great post (and sounds like a cool wife). T206 is the best. Period. But be careful, there is a reason it’s called “The Monster”. May your t206 future be filled with fun adventures, rabbit holes and goose chases, and sweet victories. And BTW- there is more t206 knowledge on this board than anywhere else.

[scooter729]

Excellent - nothing better than a baseball card gift from your wife for Christmas!

[h2oya311]

Originally Posted by scooter729

Excellent - nothing better than a baseball card gift from your wife for Christmas!

+1

Awesome post by the way. I agree that there's something beautiful about the T206 set, although I don't collect them. In fact, I just checked and I have no T206 in my collection. Say what!?!

[Fuddjcal]

Originally Posted by mferronibc

So my wife and I opened Xmas presents last night because we will be traveling and wanted to do it at home. In my stocking was a T206 George McQuillan. I was stunned, it is an absolutely beautiful card and I just stared at it for a half hour. I usually collect post-war low-mid grade vintage and I still have absolutely no idea how she knew (better than I did even) how amazingly cool these cards are in person. I haven’t previously paid much attention to tobacco cards being mainly unfamiliar with the players, but really enjoyed reading all about McQuillan’s history with the Phillies (my team) and had no idea to this day he holds the career ERA mark for the team! It seems the mix of art/rarity/mere fact that they are +100 years old makes these cards incredibly special and I look forward to this being a start of a new focus of my collecting and sharing baseball history with my kids. A shoutout to the coolest wife a guy could have!

Great story! I was just about to go down that road before trimgate knocked me off the rails, thanks god.

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by Fuddjcal

Great story! I was just about to go down that road before trimgate knocked me off the rails, thanks god.

The nice thing about the T206 set is that they are incredibly plentiful, both raw and graded, and if you are thinking about collecting them low to mid grade trimming is not something that should be a big issue, and if they are trimmed it should be fairly obvious and amateurish.

The cards that are the ones to look out for are the ones that look incredibly fresh, which really should be rare, but unfortunately have become much more plentiful due to the money opportunists with doctoring degrees. T206's are 100+ year old cards and in my opinion should look like they have been down a few dirt roads.

Good luck on your journey!

Brian

[drcy]

There's a reason why the T206s are eternally popular. The and many other Pre-War cards are like little artworks.

Some of the 19th century cards, such as the Allen & Ginters, are similarly great.

[ullmandds]

You never forget the first!!! My 1st t206... c1982.

[Ronnie73]

Here's a link to a YouTube video on T206's. I talk about some of the basics of collecting them. There's a few more video's after that one and more on the way.
https://youtu.be/kdKC25yD-_k

[Leon]

Originally Posted by mferronibc

So my wife and I opened Xmas presents last night because we will be traveling and wanted to do it at home. In my stocking was a T206 George McQuillan. I was stunned, it is an absolutely beautiful card and I just stared at it for a half hour. I usually collect post-war low-mid grade vintage and I still have absolutely no idea how she knew (better than I did even) how amazingly cool these cards are in person. I haven’t previously paid much attention to tobacco cards being mainly unfamiliar with the players, but really enjoyed reading all about McQuillan’s history with the Phillies (my team) and had no idea to this day he holds the career ERA mark for the team! It seems the mix of art/rarity/mere fact that they are +100 years old makes these cards incredibly special and I look forward to this being a start of a new focus of my collecting and sharing baseball history with my kids. A shoutout to the coolest wife a guy could have!

Your wife sounds like a collectors best friend. She is a keeper and good luck in the quest. T206s do rock....

[3-2-count]

Originally Posted by Leon

T206s do rock....

Agreed. Although plentiful, when you find just that one there is nothing more beautiful!

[Fuddjcal]

Originally Posted by Leon

Your wife sounds like a collectors best friend. She is a keeper and good luck in the quest. T206s do rock....

now that's a nice card! Both of them!!!!!!!!!!I wanteeeee