1/1 -- 1/25 Pre-War Items

[LincolnVT]

We all hear about and see the 1/1 and 1/25 modern cards and memorabilia pieces now days at auction and on the internet. Let's see some real pre-war rarities...cards, cabinets, photos and other interesting pre-war gems with a known combined population of less than 25.

[packs]

Good luck finding 25 of these:

[chadeast]

[Casey2296]

1/1's
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[Leon]

1927 Babe Comes Home card, on card stock.

[the-illini]

one of only 2 I believe

[nat]

Obviously there are probably some raw ones out there, and I don't know SGC's pop, but PSA has graded only five of these Carey type 1s:

[53toppscollector]

I don't have anything super rare. 3 of my T206 Krause portraits have a combined PSA/SGC pop of 20 or less

[mrreality68]

Here is a 1 of 1 (at least that is KNOWN)

[vansaad]

Not quite pre-war, but I love this version of Old Gold Robinson. 1/22 combined graded. Great write up on the back.

Jackie Old Gold catching_front.jpg
Jackie Old Gold catching_back.jpg

[rdwyer]

I rather have vintage. Take for example a 1/1 Mike Trout signed card. There are probably 100 if not more other 1/1 cards of Mike Trout.

[riggs336]

This is the only PSA graded Witmor Eddie Collins and there are only 25 total PSA graded Witmors. So that's rare, right?

[tedzan]

Speaking of "1 of 1".......I have four T206's that are unique. Plus, a 1904 team card that appears to be unique.
I acquired these "goodies" over the past 30+ years. I have searched for a 2nd. So far, they still remain unique.


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The DRUM card of Frank Delahanty in my A - B - C - D connection here is unique.







And, I'll throw into this mix a T206 proof.....unique, or what ? I have searched for another Puttman proof for many years.... to no avail.







Last, but not least....Buffalo Bisons 1904 Team card, which represents a significant piece of BB history. The Bisons of the Eastern League were
considered the "World Champions", as there was no Major League World Series in 1904 (the NY Giants refused to play the Boston Americans).




TED Z

T206 Reference
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[puckpaul]

Not sure of the pop, but i don’t think there are 25 of them. Pinkerton Wajo

[Leon]

Originally Posted by mrreality68

Here is a 1 of 1 (at least that is KNOWN)

That's an awesome card, Jeff.
Here is Chief..

[keating3620]

1\1

[x2drich2000]

Really love the W.W. Smith postcards like Ryan posted. Here's my Wagner and if we're including back variations, my current obsession set.

[WillowGrove]

Great thread!

Kid Nichols portrait cabinet taken by Chickering ca. 1897. Anyone ever see another?

[sb1]

Originally Posted by WillowGrove

Great thread!

Kid Nichols portrait cabinet taken by Chickering ca. 1897. Anyone ever see another?

Yes, I used to have one. I will have to dig out an image but I am pretty sure 1897 was inscribed in the negative and thus on the cabinet. A board member has it now(unless he has moved it).

[Angyale]

I think there are 3 or 4 of the W600s known and a similarly small size handfull of the Toledo Colgans.

Angyale

[sb1]

Originally Posted by WillowGrove

Great thread!

Kid Nichols portrait cabinet taken by Chickering ca. 1897. Anyone ever see another?

Found the image, NOT Nichols as my mind had mistakenly recalled, but Bobby Lowe the year 1897 is in the written inscription on the negative on the photo and the team B is placed different, so the Nichols might be a year earlier or later???

The Nichols I was thinking of turned out to be a Omaha's N173...

[WillowGrove]

Originally Posted by sb1

Found the image, NOT Nichols as my mind had mistakenly recalled, but Bobby Lowe the year 1897 is in the written inscription on the negative on the photo and the team B is placed different, so the Nichols might be a year earlier or later???

The Nichols I was thinking of turned out to be a Omaha's N173...

Would've been interesting to see a 2nd one. Thanks a lot for checking Scott.

[Casey2296]

I think there's about 12 of these out there.
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[mrreality68]

Here is another Joe Jackson with a 1 of 1 (known) advertising back

[molenick]

Some amazing cards posted so far. This is not one of them, but it does echo Leon's point that this is a good thread for type collectors.

[Rhotchkiss]

Another Wagner Orange borders (also ending in memory lane tmrw night)

The Joe Jacksons in this thread are off the hook

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

Another Wagner Orange borders (also ending in memory lane tmrw night)

The Joe Jacksons in this thread are off the hook

Sounds good that the Jacksons are off the hook


Love the Orange Border Wagner

We will put that down as another Shameless (but Strategic Plug)

[ValKehl]

Here's another "Authentic" 1-of-1 Green-Joyce. Jeff, care to do an even-up trade?

[puckpaul]

Love the Dukes…beautiful cards.

[Leon]

I like Val's idea of 5 or less known.... It would weed the posts down some.

[Cooper1927]

I get the E103, I am still working on my last two for the set…


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[LOUCARDFAN]

Babe Ruth Pathe Freres. Only 15 have been graded between the two, not including my copy.

1909 Max Stein Ty Cobb. Only 6 graded between the two.

1910 PC796 Cobb/Wagner. Only 14 graded between the two.

Joe McGinnity’s 1911 Chicago Cubs Season Pass - the one and only. Going to be in REA’s fall catalog auction.








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[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by LOUCARDFAN

Joe McGinnity’s 1911 Chicago Cubs Season Pass - the one and only. Going to be in REA’s fall catalog auction.

Nice items, and cool 1911 season pass...I especially like the "Captain Chance's Celebrated Chicago Champion Cubs" motto on it, and how the 'C' acts as a bracket for the alliteration.

Brian

[Casey2296]

Some less than 5 examples.
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[PhillyFan1883]

2 of my favorite toughies

[Eggoman]

Been posted before, but here are the 2 cards that led me to the NET54 Family... Had A STACK of them in my hands, but couldn't close the deal with a Coin Dealer. I have no idea where they ended up, sadly...

Both are 1 of 1s...

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by PhillyFan1883

2 of my favorite toughies

Wow the big Joe D and with the Coupon attached

Very hard to find

Nice

[ullmandds]

Most of these fit the bill!

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

Most of these fit the bill!

Absolutely Most of them fit the bill. Nice stuff

Technically it is wrong for the thread since there is more then 1 of them

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by mrreality68

Absolutely Most of them fit the bill. Nice stuff

Technically it is wrong for the thread since there is more then 1 of them

wiseacre! incredible collection, Jeff! here's another!