Show 3 of your favorite pre-war cards - A little different this time

[Louieman]

Love the idea of this thread. Ok here's mine

1) Everything about the t206 Keeler captures what enthralls me when I think of the 'old days' of baseball. That bat with the thick handle, his glove in the back pocket, his weathered, stone-cold face, the fact that he chokes up...and the colors and the background and everything...just wow! I bought this one ungraded from Shoebox Cards a few years ago, and was thrilled that it got that half grade boost when I got it back from PSA.

2) This is the card that started it all for me. I was about 11, and was at a card show in San Leandro, CA (...a show that still happens bi-annually)...and with a $20 bill that I had saved up for a month I walked up to this really old guy who was sitting there with plastic folder after plastic folder of these beat up cards I hadn't ever seen before. I think I asked them why they were so small, and he told me they were from 1909, and my mind was blown and hasn't recovered since.

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[Louieman]

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3) I think this Ott wouldn't be under $50 if it wasn't so beat up, but that's what I love about it. This thing has a life of its own. Rips, tape, creases...someone even drew a bat in pencil over the bat already there...I just like the fact it's gone through over 80 years of abuse and still looks great (at least to me!)

[T206Collector]

1st card: Your absolute favorite card



2nd card: A card that has sentimental value to you

Wife gave me this on our wedding day right after we got married, and while she was still in her wedding dress, and me in my tux...



3rd card: Your favorite card with a value of less than $50

Poor man's signed T206 card...

[Peter_Spaeth]

Did you give her a George McBride?

[T206Collector]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Did you give her a George McBride?

Ha!! Shoulda!

[abothebear]

1st card: Your absolute favorite card
These two cards are what got me into pre-ward cards. So I suppose that qualifies them for this spot.





2nd card: A card that has sentimental value to you

This was the prize of my collection when I was a kid. I sold mine, probably at its peak, back in '94, the only card from that era of collecting I made money on but I was sad to see it go. I picked up a new one when I got back into collecting a few years ago.



3rd card: Your favorite card with a value of less than $50

I have owned this card twice, and will probably own it again someday... for a short while. When I bought it the value was way less than $50. But It has grown in value since then and is nearly priceless now.



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