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[tonyo]

March 2012 I won this Sandy Koufax on eBay and received the following note from the seller:

"Hi, thanks a million for buying this Sandy Koufax card. This may be a poor and acceptable card, but this one has a lot of memory for me and it was hard to sell. I almost had the complete set and I was frustrated because I could not get this card. He was a nobody at that time, but none of my friends had it either. So, one day in late 1957 I went to a friends house and he had a buddy who had cards, but was not taking care of them like me. I saw this card and it was like finding a diamond in the rough. I traded for it. Yes the card has issues, but, to me, this is one of about 100 cards that are directly linked to my youth. Take care of it. Thanks Stephen"

A pleasant surprise. And, along with low cost, one of the reasons I like raw low grade cards. Each one has a potential story like this one attached to it.

[tonyo]

My only other cards of known provenance: Nov 2010 I was working on the monster and bought about 20 t206's from a lady in Virginia. The ebay listing said they belonged to the lady's uncle. I asked if she could tell me a bit more about him and her husband wrote the following note:


"My uncle Robert Buchanan Owens was born in Mason County Kentucky in 1901 and passed in 1970. He was in the military, I think the signal corp and stationed in England during WWII. His family had a English ancestry and he enjoyed having his tea each morning, with a cut rose on his table from his flowers. He was a Travelers insurance agent for 30 to 34 years. He and his brother Frank S. Owens must have collected these cards together. You can go to http://books.google.com/books?id=qPs...e%20ky&f=false to find more about his brother Frank S. who father had a Ohio River ferry named after him. Uncle Bob was a kind man, who with my aunt Viola, were very involved in the community and their church. Since he lived close to Cincinnati, the Reds were his favorite team. He was a gardener having as I remember huge flower beds of rose. He enjoyed golf and was an active golfer. Finally, I cannot remember many days that Uncle Bob did not have a crisp starched white shirt, a tie, with a sport coat or suit. I hope you children and yourself enjoy he and his brother's baseball cards. ,, Tom "

[AMBST95]

I'm not sure if I'm truly the second owner, but I bought this card from LOTG last spring. It comes from a family collection dating back to the turn of the century. It has a back stamp of William Born while the others sold in that auction state Ernest Born. How the 2 were related, I'm not too sure, but I'd guess that I may be the 2nd/3rd owner at best or if the Born's got the card trading with their friends back in the late 1800s or early 1900s, I may be actually far down along the chain. Either way, I'm glad to own the card and am able to date the card at least to the early 1900s and possibly to when it was pack fresh.

[frankbmd]

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=147783

[Theo_450]

Originally Posted by tonyo

March 2012 I won this Sandy Koufax on eBay and received the following note from the seller:

"Hi, thanks a million for buying this Sandy Koufax card. This may be a poor and acceptable card, but this one has a lot of memory for me and it was hard to sell. I almost had the complete set and I was frustrated because I could not get this card. He was a nobody at that time, but none of my friends had it either. So, one day in late 1957 I went to a friends house and he had a buddy who had cards, but was not taking care of them like me. I saw this card and it was like finding a diamond in the rough. I traded for it. Yes the card has issues, but, to me, this is one of about 100 cards that are directly linked to my youth. Take care of it. Thanks Stephen"

A pleasant surprise. And, along with low cost, one of the reasons I like raw low grade cards. Each one has a potential story like this one attached to it.

That is a great story, and a cool card that was obviously loved. It is funny how the thunder rumbles. My dad had 3 of those that he collected as a boy, out of a total of 270 1957 Topps. This was the best of the bunch.

[Theo_450]

Here are just a few of the 300 prewar cards that my Dad inherited from a family member who originally collected them. They have all recently been auctioned off, and we are pleased that they are back in circulation for the first time in a hundred years.

[wonkaticket]

Not quite direct, but very few owners which is very cool....I think I'm the third owner....

[itjclarke]

Originally Posted by Theo_450

Here are just a few of the 300 prewar cards that my Dad inherited from a family member who originally collected them. They have all recently been auctioned off, and we are pleased that they are back in circulation for the first time in a hundred years.

Sweet! I'm pretty sure I have the graded incarnation of that E93 Matty.. I guess I'm #3 then?

[Theo_450]

Originally Posted by itjclarke

Sweet! I'm pretty sure I have the graded incarnation of that E93 Matty.. I guess I'm #3 then?

Oh yeah! #3. My Dad's uncle ate the candy that came with that card.

Hard to miss that little corner chip on the bottom left. Congrats!

[itjclarke]

Maybe he ate the corner chip too?.

It's pretty cool knowing this.. I'll take good care of it Theo.

Btw- Chewy rocks

[Theo_450]

Originally Posted by itjclarke

Maybe he ate the corner chip too?.

It's pretty cool knowing this.. I'll take good care of it Theo.

Btw- Chewy rocks

Barghhhhuhhhh! (How do you type Wookie?)

Glad it is in good hands! Enjoy!