September pickups

[xcgrammer]

Originally Posted by the 'stache

While I am certain that every other card in this thread is more valuable than my latest pickup, I just cannot believe how much I have fallen in love with this little piece of cardboard. This is the first ungraded T206 I've ever owned, and as I pulled it out of it's top loader and penny sleeve tonight, and held it in my hands, the history of this little common overwhelmed me. I started to think about the travels this card must have taken. The rounded corners, scrapes, stains and dimples on the front and back tell a story. Who first pulled it out of a pack of Piedmont tobacco back in 1909 or 1910? Who may have owned this card, and where? It's a feeling I haven't gotten from any of the graded cards I've added. They, too, are beautiful, but there is something to be said for being able to feel a card in your hand, and smell it. It's just an amazing feeling.

Bill, I am also considering a Rossman that a card shop has that is also raw. I agree that it is a beautiful card. Have you heard the story about Rossman and the game he got in a fight with another player after being baited by Cobb. It is very interesting also sounds like he was a great fielder as well. His Wikipedia was interesting.