Underappreciated sets

[BobC]

Originally Posted by Al C.risafulli

Bob, this is one of the things that fascinates me about the set.

What's more, if you look at the BACKS of the cards, the low number series declare the cards as being one of a series of 288 cards. And the high number series declare each card being one of a series of 312!

This means that at first, Goudey planned a 48-card set, and then at some point decided to do 72 cards. Yet they only did 24, really, unless you subscribe to the belief that repeating the same 24 cards a second time (with cartoons added) was their plan all along, which I don't. There are WAY too many important players excluded from the set. For instance - why would they have not produced a card of Lou Gehrig or Chuck Klein, both of whom endorsed Goudey gum in 1934? There are lots of examples like that.

I could go on about this set and all its unanswered questions all day.

-Al

Al,

And the fact that only the '33 Goudey set fits that 288 card set description is a real head scratcher. LOL

That is one of the great things about collecting such old sets. Trying to figure out what was going on behind the scenes. Great sets though.

[Stampsfan]

Originally Posted by EddieP

I just picked this one up. It’s a team photo of the 1907 Chicago Cubs. It has 4 HOFers: Three-finger Brown, Tinkers, Evers and Chance. 1907 is the year that the Cubs won their first World Series ( after losing to the Hitless Wonders White Sox the previous year). There are 3 interesting dates on it.

10/11/07 ( handwritten) is the day the Cubbies were up 3 games to 0 ( with 1 tie) against the Tigers.

10/12/07 11:30 a.m. ( postmark): Game 5 of the WS was about to start

10/13/07 10:00 p.m. ( postmark): The Cubs are WS Champs.

The message from Cousin Bill : “This town has grown base-ball mad. I have but not quite.Hurrah for the Cubs” sort of describes the excitement in Chicago in a succinct matter.

I love the hand written baseball and Cubs content on this piece. Not the usual type of postcard. Great pickup.

[Snowman]

1961 Fleer Basketball. It's my favorite set. It gets some love, but not enough, IMO. Here's a random scan from my set.

[Bobbycee]

Another vote for T205. In the deep shadow of T206, yet this set is loaded with HOF, boasts deep colors, team logos, and stats and a write up on the back of the cards. Brilliant design too.

[Touch'EmAll]

Sets aside, I have a few items I feel are under appreciated. I hope they get on the train soon along with all that has appreciated.

[BioCRN]

Big fan of some of the "card game" issues.

1906 Fan Craze and 1913 National Game/Tom Barker Game are especially nice. They feature big photos/images and there's a decent amount of them out there in great condition for a reasonable price. Also worth mentioning 1914 Polo Grounds Game and 1936 S&S Game.

[BobC]

Originally Posted by BioCRN

Big fan of some of the "card game" issues.

1906 Fan Craze and 1913 National Game/Tom Barker Game are especially nice. They feature big photos/images and there's a decent amount of them out there in great condition for a reasonable price. Also worth mentioning 1914 Polo Grounds Game and 1936 S&S Game.

All great choices as underappreciated sets. Plus, the WG game card issues may be the most cost-effective way to get a high-grade Joe Jackson card from during his playing days. Same could be said for Cobb, Wagner, and other superstar players as well.

And in this period of crazy, escalated prices, the S&S game cards still seem to be almost ridiculously cheap. Just think where that 1933 S&S set would be today had they included Ruth and Gehrig in it.