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

[tennisguy]

Bill,

That Johnson portrait is incredible! What a great card!

Thanks for sharing!

Ryan

[pencil1974]

My three favorite.

The Ruth/Ruppert is my favorite period, just a cool piece.

My sentimental is the Ruth signed postcard as it shows he's later in life but still willing to sign for fans no matter what and just shows how he appreciated what the game and the fans gave him.

The last isn't under $50 I know but I don't have any cards under $50 to be honest and just enjoy the card and the pose.

[ValKehl]

(1) Absolute favorite pre-War card - I was going to pick one of my WaJo cards, but I can't decide on one. So, also being partial to cards of Virginia League players because I have lived my entire life in the Old Dominion, I chose the first E222 I ever acquired.

(2) Pre-War card with sentimental value - This is my first ever WaJo card, and, as best as I can remember, my first ever pre-War card. Bill Huggins traded it to me roughly 25 years ago, before he got into doing auctions.

(3) Favorite pre-War card valued less than $50 - No particular card comes to mind, so I chose a 1939 Paramount Clothes premium that is a companion to the one Leon showed earlier in this thread. The "S" on Vernon's jersey signifies the Springfield (Mass.) Nationals of the Eastern League, which was a Class A affiliate of the Washington Senators. Mickey Vernon (one of my childhood favorites with the Senators) batted .343 for Springfield that year, which resulted in a permanent ticket to the majors and a nice major league career.

[the 'stache]

Originally Posted by tennisguy

Bill,

That Johnson portrait is incredible! What a great card!

Thanks for sharing!

Ryan

Why thank you, Ryan.

When I first decided to collect pre-war and vintage cards, I decided that I would own that card, no matter what.

Here is the first one I owned, next to my current one.



I have loved both equally. If I do decide to do one more upgrade, that would be a pretty major acquisition. It will be a while, though, as I have many cards I want to add to my collection.