show your cards from the original owner

[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!

[Al C.risafulli]

I'm glad you got it too, Ian! That was a great collection.

Adam, I'm reasonably certain that Ernest and William Born were brothers. The collection was consigned to LOTG from Ernest's daughter, who inherited the collection of about 1,000 cards, mostly from the tobacco era. Until you got it, the card had, as far as anyone knows, never been outside the family.

I've been fortunate enough to handle three original owner collections in the past year with LOTG, and each one has been an absolutely fantastic, fascinating experience.

-Al

[Runscott]

I assume he was the first owner