show your 19th century cards

[GaryPassamonte]

Game action CdVs are rare by any definition. That's a real cool CdV you have.

[cyseymour]

Originally Posted by GaryPassamonte

Game action CdVs are rare by any definition. That's a real cool CdV you have.

I'm a Boston guy, so maybe I'm biased... but that is a kickass Lowells CDV. They look like a bunch of tough guys with all the bats... great pickup.

[TexasLeaguer]

a couple 19th century pitchers...

[Leon]

Our friendly board member Jo.ann Kli.ne sent over these pics....and here is a bit of commentary on them-

"The team is the Red Apron Nine from 1886, or at least that's what's indicated on the back. I tend to believe that's true. I believe that this photo was taken with the women dressed as they played. Part of the reason I think this is because there is some baseball equipment and they are wearing similar hats. Mostly, though, it's because you can see, if you look closely, that they are all wearing aprons - their front skirt is a slightly different color than the rest of their dresses. Given that no one was plowing money into uniforms for female teams at this time, one of the cheapest ways to accomplish a uniform look would have been to wear aprons. Like, red aprons.

So I think they are wearing red aprons in this photo, along with hats and some equipment. And because of that, I think that the photo shows them as they played. And THAT makes this one of the very very few images I've seen that shows women in full long-skirt uniforms. The 1866 Vassar photos (fairly well-known) also shows long skirts. But that's about it. Even by 1890, the Franklin Young Ladies Base Ball Club cabinet shows them in shorter skirts and leggings/stockings.

I think this is very cool for that reason - playing in long skirts!"

[pawpawdiv9]

Who won this nice card today/last night???
1888 N162 Cap Anson Rookie BVG 1.5
Sold on Ebay for 863.00

I put a strong bid at near 750-800..just came up short. It was going to be
one of a few pre-war cards i cared enough to like. Good Luck whoever owns it now.

[pawpawdiv9]

Ran across this -- Nice looking auto cut.
Would anyone just buy a AUTO? other pass it by for a card??
Its currently for auction (no link-not outting this)

I like how the seller-- talks trash about PSA, for not submitting to them. LOL!!!!

Extremeley Rare Ed Delahanty Cut Autograph/Signature Early Baseball 1867-1903

[bn2cardz]

Originally Posted by pawpawdiv9

Ran across this -- Nice looking auto cut.
Would anyone just buy a AUTO? other pass it by for a card??
Its currently for auction (no link-not outting this)

I like how the seller-- talks trash about PSA, for not submitting to them. LOL!!!!

Extremeley Rare Ed Delahanty Cut Autograph/Signature Early Baseball 1867-1903

There are no pictures, but that is the cut this thread was talking about:
http://www.net54baseball.com/showthr...ight=Delahanty