Hobby history: The Copeland Collection (as auctioned by Sotheby's, 1991)

[birdman42]

Hmm. The illustrated card for Lot 208 Coupons shows a Factory 8 overprint.

Bill

[steve B]

How does someone have a collection like that and not finish the T201s? Just lack of interest?

[MVSNYC]

I have a copy of this catalogue in my collection. Amazing.

[Bobsbats]

Collecting cards for close to 35 years, I've never seen the Old Judge Anson in uniform in person. Every show at Willow Grove in the early 80's you'd see the Wagner 206, Darby Chocolates etc.....but never the Old Judge Anson in uniform. How many are there known to exist?

[barrysloate]

Originally Posted by Bobsbats

Collecting cards for close to 35 years, I've never seen the Old Judge Anson in uniform in person. Every show at Willow Grove in the early 80's you'd see the Wagner 206, Darby Chocolates etc.....but never the Old Judge Anson in uniform. How many are there known to exist?

There are three Ansons in private hands, and a fourth one in the Burdick collection. There could be another, but those are the only four I know.

[barrysloate]

A complete set of T208 Firesides. You don't see that every day.

[ullmandds]

I remember this...the collection...the sale. Now that I peruse the catalog you can see the maturation of the hobby in the descriptions. "very few known" has been replaced with a #!

Weren't many of these cards suspect...like trimmed?? Seeing complete t213-3 set in mt condition just doesnt seem fathomable????

[bigfanNY]

My Dad and I attended the Auction and were in the room when the Wagner sold. Bought three sets all from the 1930's and were outbid on six or seven other lots we had interest in. I remember John Ramierez outbidding us on a a set of Schulter and Johnson's and did not bother us in the least because we knew it was g going to a great home. Best part was when we went day before to look at the collection displayed. So many finest known examples pity before the digital camera / cell phone age. Worst part was guy who came to purchase a one of a kind Diamond star sheet with the pre announced intent of cutting it up and selling singles. He shoots his load early bidding on a complete set by mistake he wins the lot and then tells auctioneer his mistake and they very nicely let it go and reaction the lot. He has competition but wins lot and sheet was lost.
J

[ls7plus]

Didn't Copeland also have the 1914 Babe Ruth Baltimore News which came barreling out of the gate at a "lofty" $6,000 in 1989?

Terrific post, by the way--many thanks for taking the time to share!

Larry

[Baseball Rarities]

Originally Posted by bigfanNY

He shoots his load early bidding on a complete set by mistake he wins the lot and then tells auctioneer his mistake and they very nicely let it go and reaction the lot. He has competition but wins lot and sheet was lost.

What do you mean that the "sheet was lost?"

[Baseball Rarities]

Originally Posted by steve B

How does someone have a collection like that and not finish the T201s? Just lack of interest?

He probably did not know the set was incomplete until it was catalogued by Sotheby's.