T206's only? Please help me understand this 'F. Scott Fitzgerald' Obak

[mrvster]

seems totally plausible Wayne

[MULLINS5]

Anyone know what a decent price on one of these would run? I've heard of them selling in the $60 to $100 range.

[brianp-beme]

I have never gotten a real good handle on the pricing, as it seems most people, like myself, have just stumbled across their examples in the past. I do not ever remember seeing them at an auction house.

Brian

[Jobu]

More than that unless you find an unrecognized F stamp out in the wild. I think a common in rougher shape might be $150ish and things go up from there based on the player and the condition. Prices might go up a little more if there is stronger evidence that these cards really were Fitzgerald's. Feel free to shoot me an email if you want to discuss further.

Originally Posted by MULLINS5

Anyone know what a decent price on one of these would run? I've heard of them selling in the $60 to $100 range.

[MULLINS5]

Just an update on my research, I read Fitzgerald's handwritten ledger yesterday, hoping to find some solid info on t206s, to no avail. I did, however, find his September 1905 entry regarding his stamp collecting, which he described as "a passionate stamp collection" as well as his love for baseball (and other sports). He played several positions of baseball and his father was a fan as well. For instance, an August 1906 entry reads, "...father used to drink too much and then play baseball in the backyard." It's entirely possible his father was the one who supplied the cards from tobacco products and young Fitz collected them, as he did his stamps.

[mullinsm]

This is great stuff! But honestly, I'm just posting so I can be the third Mullins in this discussion...

[mrvster]

keep it coming.......please.............please..........pl ease find the "F" stamp somewhere!!! this has been killing me for over 10 years now!!

[tuckr1]

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Here is one that I have possibly up for sale in the near future

Thanks

Tucker

[Mountaineer1999]

Originally Posted by MULLINS5

Just an update on my research, I read Fitzgerald's handwritten ledger yesterday, hoping to find some solid info on t206s, to no avail. I did, however, find his September 1905 entry regarding his stamp collecting, which he described as "a passionate stamp collection" as well as his love for baseball (and other sports). He played several positions of baseball and his father was a fan as well. For instance, an August 1906 entry reads, "...father used to drink too much and then play baseball in the backyard." It's entirely possible his father was the one who supplied the cards from tobacco products and young Fitz collected them, as he did his stamps.

I read thru his journal on line a few months back , I was hoping for a mention of a baseball card or a picture of the stamp. If he collected it seems he would mention the cards if he cared enough to stamp them.

[MULLINS5]

Originally Posted by Mountaineer1999

I read thru his journal on line a few months back , I was hoping for a mention of a baseball card or a picture of the stamp. If he collected it seems he would mention the cards if he cared enough to stamp them.

I can see your logic, but it's important to know that Fitzgerald was an avid stamp collector throughout his entire life and shared this passion with his daughter Scottie. The journal was written much later in his life and the early entries are part of recollecting on things that happened decades prior when he was a boy. I don't necessarily think omitting a baseball collection means he didn't care about them or that it didn't happen. What the journal tells us is he indeed collected and that he and his father were fans of baseball.

[brianp-beme]

Mullins5--any progress yet with your contacts on your search for corroborating 'Fitzgerald stamp' evidence?

Brian