Whats Your Most Interesting Card?

[cyseymour]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

Cy-I can add a little to the history of the Kelly portrait. At one time it was in the Keith Mitchell collection. Keith was a pioneer in studying the Old Judge set. He worked with Buck Barker and others during the earliest studies of the set. Most importantly, Keith was one of the nicest people I ever met in the hobby, free with information and always very supportive. He was from Bettendorf Iowa and was a big Billy Sunday fan. I believe he got the card directly from the Sunday family and it was one of his favorite possessions.

Thank you, Jay, it is great to hear more about the history of the card - and the collector. The card came with some literature from Keith as well as the Sunday family, describing its provenance. Glad to hear that Keith was such a nice guy, and that it was one of his favorite items; it certainly is one of mine.