Errant Writing on Vintage Baseball Cards.....

[mattsey9]

I love this card because it has writing on it, not in spite of it. Somebody used it as a toy and not a keepsake. Saved me a few shekels 81 years later as well...

[bobbvc]

This one's not bad.

[MMarvelli]

Buck Barker...

E137-Zeenut Schang, Bobby (F+B).jpg

Buck's writing on back

E137-Zeenut Moss, Mal (coupon) (F+B).jpg

Buck's Stamp

[cool-vintage]

Moriarty T206

[Section103]

Really depends. All of the Zeenuts have an added charm in my opinion. In my card's case, even though Im sure some kids turned a bunch of cards into a game (see Barker or Lajoie game for comparison); it still drives me n-u-t-s. If I could remove the writing or replace the card, I would in a heartbeat.

[MikeGarcia]

Bought this years ago....This is rich---I reckon an early owner of this "1931 Metropolitan Studios St. Louis Cardinals Premiums Dizzy Dean" created such a meticulous and artistic masterpiece merely by expertly coloring in various parts of what had been just a regular sepia-toned photo/card that the grading company didn't recognize it for what it was , just an ''Altered'' card , and I fully expected it to come back in a protective slab with the grade of "Authentic". Heck , I just wanted it holdered for protection. Instead , I imagine the Vintage section grading specs guys spent a lot of time poring over source books and references before throwing their hands up and just returning it to me with a harried scribbled note dripping with defeat. They kept the grading fee though.
.. I must admit it is really well-done , though. The kid was good.

..So I still have it , loose , in a large plastic Stor-Safe.

..

[Leon]

After my collection was consigned I got back some things that the graders couldn't figure out. Some made sense, some didn't. The more esoteric the item the likelier it will happen. That would have had to be a big slab for a Met Studio card/premium.

[Laxcat]

My Dad bought one of the Obak sets from Buck before he passed. It was all henpecked up in Buck's writing. He broke it up and sold it at shows over the years. I would really like to own one of those cards.
On a related note, I picked up a horrendous Jim Brown rookie that I owned as a teenager. I hadn't owned it in 15 years and I found it on eBay thanks to the crayon stick figure on back. It had made its way to Illinois.
The Hindu Shag with his brief bio on back is my favorite T206 that I own.

[ls7plus]

Originally Posted by MikeGarcia

Bought this years ago....This is rich---I reckon an early owner of this "1931 Metropolitan Studios St. Louis Cardinals Premiums Dizzy Dean" created such a meticulous and artistic masterpiece merely by expertly coloring in various parts of what had been just a regular sepia-toned photo/card that the grading company didn't recognize it for what it was , just an ''Altered'' card , and I fully expected it to come back in a protective slab with the grade of "Authentic". Heck , I just wanted it holdered for protection. Instead , I imagine the Vintage section grading specs guys spent a lot of time poring over source books and references before throwing their hands up and just returning it to me with a harried scribbled note dripping with defeat. They kept the grading fee though.
.. I must admit it is really well-done , though. The kid was good.

..So I still have it , loose , in a large plastic Stor-Safe.

..

That is a great, great card in any event, Mike--wish it was part of my collection, as I eventually will be looking for one. For now, what I paid for my recent acquisition of a 1939 V351 Ted Williams got the wife upset enough that she insisted I finance the removal of wall paper and painting of a large portion of the house as her birthday present!

Highest regards,

Larry

[RCMcKenzie]

looks like someone wrote his name on the front...