If you could keep only one vintage card or piece of memorabilia, what would you keep?

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Posted By: Patrick McMenemy

If you had to sell off your collection, and could only keep a single vintage card or piece of memorabilia, what would you select?

I would keep an autographed photo of Ira Thomas and Connie Mack sitting in their dugout during the 1911 World Series that was taken by photographer, Paul Thompson.

(Of course, we all know this is hypothetical, since none of us plan to part with our collections!)

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Posted By: brian parker

It would be my lovingly beat-up T206 Mathewson black cap card which was part of a group of five 1910 era HOF players, my first vintage cards, all purchased at a card show in the early 80's for around $11.00. He is kind of soiled, has creases all over and paper missing on the bottom border, but his face, like some kind of saintly vision, remains blemish free.
To upgrade this card would be sacrilegious to me.

Brian

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Posted By: jay behrens

Never say never. I sold my collection back in 1990 becuase I was totally disgusted with hobby and where it was going. The fact that I had a kid on the way and was buying a house also helped that decision.

I sold almost everything except my Tony Oliva items and all the the letters and signed Items I got from various Negro League players like Lou Dials, Martin DiHigo and Double-duty Ratcliffe.

I also unknowingly kept variuos cards that I had put between the pages of books for protection while moving.

If I had to choose one thing to keep, I guess it would be the picture Bert Blyleven signed for me when I was a kid.

Jay

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Posted By: John(z28jd)

this topic just makes me sad,because i wouldnt want to think of selling everything. I would probably keep the nicest 74 topps carlton fisk i have(i have a few to choose from) because its my favorite card or my favorite player.....if i had to pick vintage i would take my t206 bresnahan portrait,the one that started it all,eventho i have many nicer ones ,that has to be my choice

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Posted By: TBob

1) A personally inscribed baseball to my daughter which says "Best wishes Ashley, Joe Dimaggio." The picture of Joe D. handing her the ball (she was about 9 years old at the time) was on the front page of the Kansas City Star.

Ashley has the ball now and the picture so I guess I will have to go with this one:

2)A "folk art ball" in which the owner some where between 1914 and 1940 carefully pasted M116s and T207s around a baseball and then neatly pasted a cut signature of Christy Mathewson. One of a kind and unfriggingbelievable. It is beautiful piece of memorabilia. You may remember this in a Robert Edwards auction about 7 or 8 years ago. He (original owner) also did the same thing with signatures of Johnny Evers and 2 or 3 other HOFers. The balls brought a lot of bidding attention but 8 years later, they would go through the roof.

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Posted By: Jaime Leiderman

I would keep a 1982 Venezuelan Winter League All-Star signed baseball.

Almost all of my favorite players back then signed the ball for me.

I'd even sell a nice Ruth/Gehrig 30's Yankees signed ball before this one!

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Posted By: Dan Mathewson

Of all the cards, my favorite has to be my Matty 1913 Fan For a Fan. I think it is such a unique piece. A close second is a PSA 8 - M116 Pastel. I love the portrait on that card.

Of my entire collection...a Baseball Bat from Christy's estate, a circa 1917 Bat from his time as Manager of the Reds.

I wouldn't want to give up either of these...

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Posted By: David

(I got them together, so am counting them as one). An Earl Campbell (football) signed 'Skoal' Photo and football card that I got as a kid.

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Posted By: Julie Vognar

I DID have to sell allmost alll of my collection in 1988...it was hell. But I hadn't yet gotten into 19th century stuff much yet.

Probably my Old Judge Radbourn, Hoy, and A35 Kelly. I hate to think of getting rid of so many things, I sure hope 1988 doesn't happen again. Conlon photos of Landis, Gleason, anonymous photo of Jackson, Conlon Cicotte. I better quit...