Keith Olbermann's 3 favorite t206 cards

[Iron Horse]

Any pics to share of the proof/s?
I watched you on CBS 2 in Los Angeles when you had a late night show i believe 10 and bring cards to show and talk. It was great and i wish we had something like that today.
Nice to see you follow these forums

[Merkle923]

Here's Art Martineau's website and the page with all the proofs illustrated: http://t206resource.com/Olbermann%20Proofs.html

[wolf441]

Originally Posted by Merkle923

Here's Art Martineau's website and the page with all the proofs illustrated: http://t206resource.com/Olbermann%20Proofs.html

Thanks for posting! I love the Joe Pepe proof, that is a great looking card. It almost has an Obak feel to it with the fielding pose and the colors used.

[CW]

I can see why a few lists would include the Pattee. Cool pose, great background, and it's a horizontal. Definitely my favorite non-HOFer in the series...



I'd round out my trio with Lajoie batting and Mr. Cobb holding a piece of lumber (a card that I still need to acquire someday).

[steve B]

Originally Posted by CW

I can see why a few lists would include the Pattee. Cool pose, great background, and it's a horizontal. Definitely my favorite non-HOFer in the series...



I'd round out my trio with Lajoie batting and Mr. Cobb holding a piece of lumber (a card that I still need to acquire someday).

How did you get that background to the scan? Even if it's photoshop, that's really cool.

Steve B

[CW]

Originally Posted by steve B

How did you get that background to the scan? Even if it's photoshop, that's really cool.

Steve B

Thanks! Yep, just photoshop and a little artistic license, so to speak.

[oldjudge]

All the talk of T206 proofs makes me think of the proofs available for the Old Judge set. While most photographer's proofs that have been found were of poses that appeared in the set as N172s and/or N173s, there are a small number that picture poses that either never appeared in the set, or if they did have yet to be discovered. In only one case can I think of a case of a proof of a player who did not make it into the set, that of Geoge Toffling. This story is detailed in the Old Judge book. I have provided an image of an "unissued proof" of Jake Wells, one of the scarcest players in the set, below: