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03-27-2017, 06:19 PM
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My Humble HOF Collection
You can see a card of each Hall of Famer -- excluding Schuerholz
 through the link below, although many are not contemporary issues.It's a constant work-in-process. I'm always upgrading / downgrading and searching for contemporaries that I'm missing. Scott
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03-27-2017, 07:21 PM
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Quote:
http://www.chicagonow.com/token-fema...vie-about-her/
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52 Topps cards. https://www.flickr.com/photos/144160280@N05/ http://www.net54baseball.com/album.php?albumid=922 Last edited by irv; 03-27-2017 at 07:21 PM.
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03-27-2017, 07:34 PM
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Effa Manley
Here's my 1930's Type I Press Photo of Manley:
 The 1996 Legends of the Negro Leagues Playing cards Q of Hearts that Paul shared is a very tough card to find. There are always the Yellow HOF Plaque postcards to fill any gaps in a HOF collection.
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... http://imageevent.com/derekgranger Working on the following: HOF "Earliest" Collection (Ideal - Indiv): 250/346 (72.3%) 1914 T330-2 Piedmont Art Stamps......: 116/119 (97.5%) Completed: 1911 T332 Helmar Stamps (180/180) 1923 V100 Willard's Chocolate (180/180) Last edited by h2oya311; 03-27-2017 at 07:35 PM.
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03-27-2017, 08:54 PM
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I am not really a fan of collecting post-career cards of a given HOF player because I simply think of a "card" of a player as being issued when that player was active. For those of us who collect HOF players, at least from my perspective, that is obviously problematic since not everyone has a period card. I have no problem at all with period postcards because I'm not all that worried about whether or not its regional, national, or whatever. If exhibit cards are considered to be cards, then I'm good with other postcards being cards as well.
If the player doesn't have a period card or they are so few that I can never hope to achieve one (Frank Selee, Pete Hill, Al Spalding, and Willie Foster come to mind), for collecting purposes I vastly prefer period photos, etc., to post-career cards because I personally believe that is more authentic and more faithful to at least my collecting goals. For Spalding, I go to baseball currency. I am not a huge fan of team photos for my HOF collection (although I love them otherwise), even if period, unless I can't find anything else. Then I am, lol. There is certainly room for lots of debate on this issue and, as has been said several times before, you collect what suits you and what makes you happy. There is no right or wrong. Best, Kenny
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03-27-2017, 09:48 PM
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Post career cards don't do anything for me. If you're okay with those, just find a picture on the internet, some cardstock, and print your own.
As for where to draw the line: wherever you want. My collecting goal is one of everyone in the hof as a player (in practice restricted to MLB players since I can't afford negro league cards). The reason is simple and idiosyncratic to me. I'm not interested in managers, umpires, or executives. If you think managers are interesting, add them to the list.
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03-28-2017, 06:37 AM
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The way I'm doing my HoF collection...
Pre-War: Any playing-days card (or postcard/etc. if they don't have an actual card) Post-War: HoFer's last card Modern: HoFer's RC
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Just a dad trying to figure out how to build a collection his kids will take interest in. Interests: HoF, Grover Hartley, Cleveland, Jim Thome, Jose Ramirez, Akron Zips, Historically Significant Figures Cooperstown Project Progress: 194/351 - 55.27% Follow along and see what I need here. YouTube Channel: Collecting America's Pastime
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08-25-2021, 02:49 PM
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Resurrecting this thread as I continue to build the plan for my Hall of Fame collection, and it also might help fellow Hall of Fame collectors formulate their collection goals.
I'm looking to make a list of the damn-near impossible Hall of Famers due to rarity and/or cost ($5k+). Guys like Burkett & Dreyfuss, although rare, are semi-obtainable (I think...). Here is the list I have so far... Frank Selee Al Spalding George Wright Pete Hill Pop Lloyd Oscar Charleston Biz Mackey Josh Gibson Cristobal Torriente Jose Mendez Andy Cooper Does anyone else have anyone they'd like to add to the list? What are some non-mainstream options for some of these guys or any other difficult Hall of Famers? Looking forward to the board's input.
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Just a dad trying to figure out how to build a collection his kids will take interest in. Interests: HoF, Grover Hartley, Cleveland, Jim Thome, Jose Ramirez, Akron Zips, Historically Significant Figures Cooperstown Project Progress: 194/351 - 55.27% Follow along and see what I need here. YouTube Channel: Collecting America's Pastime Last edited by CollectingAmericasPastime; 08-25-2021 at 04:05 PM.
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