Walter Johnson, The Big Train

[ValKehl]

Thanks guys for all the kind words. I've been collecting WaJo cards for a long time. Got my first WaJo card (a T207 Recruit), which was also my first pre-War card, in a trade (for some 1960 Topps cards) with Bill Huggins at his card shop in Silver Spring, MD, way back in the 1980's.
Val

[BeanTown]

Wojo

[Bicem]

[sb1]

Per Val's request a Walter Johnson T204 T.T.T. Cigarettes that I paid all the money for in a 1990's David Festberg auction(raw at that!). I figured it might be the only one I would ever see and so far that has held true. I did hear a rumor years ago that Roger Neufeldt might have sold a very low grade around 2000 or before but I have never confirmed that story.

[the 'stache]

Just wow. That's gorgeous, Scott, LOL. God, I love this forum.

If I ever struck it rich, I wouldn't buy houses, or cars. I don't think much would change. I'd live comfortably, but not extravagantly.

My one real expenditure, besides my movie collection (and a new home theater to watch them) would be to go nuts on these pre-war beauties. I'd have an industrial safe built, and I'd pull them out every single day to look at them. No joke. I'd sit on my couch, and just stare at these for hours on end.

[BeanTown]

David Festberg!!! Now, that's a name from the past. I remember his auctions with the black and white photo copy mailers and the then the live phone bids which he did on the chalk board! I won many Cracker Jacks from him and Scott Walker back then..

[sb1]

After I won it, he called the next morning, a Sunday and I think he was more excited than I was. He knew I wanted it, as we has discussed the card when the auction came up, but I don't think he had any idea it would go for the money it did. He was very happy that I ended up winning it. I suspect it may have come from some of his mother's collection.

The last time I saw him was A/C in 2003. I bought a lot of stuff from him in the 90's.


While I am obviously biased, I believe this may be the scarcest Walter Johnson "card" to exist.

[Baseball Rarities]

Originally Posted by sb1

Per Val's request a Walter Johnson T204 T.T.T. Cigarettes that I paid all the money for in a 1990's David Festberg auction(raw at that!). I figured it might be the only one I would ever see and so far that has held true. I did hear a rumor years ago that Roger Neufeldt might have sold a very low grade around 2000 or before but I have never confirmed that story.

Wow, not only is that an incredible card, but I never thought that Festberg had anything above VG.