Leland's Idea of a Complete T206 Set

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

........Lot #4 in Leland's Mint Auction (banner immediately above and link below) boasts a "T206 Baseball Card Complete Set Minus Honus Wagner" and in the description describes the Lot as "near set offered here is missing only the elusive Honus Wagner rarity for completion. Coming in at 523 cards....." https://auction.lelands.com/bids/bidplace?itemid=107787

I saw that and thought - Wow, they are selling a Joe Doyle NY Nat'l (which would be even more crazy since there are only 9 and Mile High is soon selling one). However, in reading the description, I see no reference to the Doyle. So, I emailed their info email and asked if there is a Doyle, and if not, what is the 523rd card?

The response: "The Doyle is not normally considered part of the set of 524.

Ryan Hotchkiss

Lelands response is absolutely unprofessional (or just ignorance). Most of us in this hobby know the Larry Fritsch story regarding the Joe Doyle N. Y. Nat'L card (circa mid-1980's).

Furthermore, some of us are aware of Senator Richard Russell's original T206 collection which is on display at the Univ. of Georgia that includes the 1st known Joe Doyle N. Y. Nat'L
card. Refer to...... https://www.net54baseball.com/showth...=237816&page=1 .... (Posts #33 & 34).

I've done a lot of research on this card over the years. Including examining 4 of these Joe Doyle cards to confirm whether they were authentic (or not).

So, kudos to you for taking Lelands to task on this situation.


Take care my good friend,

TED Z

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