Sporting Life covers

[wondo]

Picked up a 1905 Detroit Tiger team with Cobb in REA. Seemed like a good idea at the time. Actually, for $600 I have a 1905 Cobb - very cool IMHO.

[DixieBaseball]

I love these Sporting Life Papers with Team Photo's on the Front! Also, I like the Cooperstown/HOF heritage aspect to them. (They have been at the HOF locked away for decades until now being offered to public) Sporting Life published the Champion teams each year for Southern, American & Nat'l Leagues. I am not sure other Leagues were featured on the Front of Sporting Life Papers, but do know other leagues were featured on the w601 sporting life team composite, you could mail in for...

Great pieces, and yes the prices are very low inho. Very few survived in good shape, and the photo's of the teams are quite attractive. Great for display... Here is one I picked up of the 1902 Nashville Champion Southern League team. Ed Abbaticchio was their ringer...

[Aaron Seefeldt]

Originally Posted by wondo

Picked up a 1905 Detroit Tiger team with Cobb in REA. Seemed like a good idea at the time. Actually, for $600 I have a 1905 Cobb - very cool IMHO.

Great picture! Love it, good catch!

[drcy]

They're cool, but very brittle

[BeanTown]

Super cool, super fragile, and very under priced! Sporting Life put out many items from around the turn of the century and how can you not own one of these papers?!?! Everyone should get at least one of these papers which has your favorite player or team on it and stick it in the back of your closet!

[Leon]

Originally Posted by BeanTown

Super cool, super fragile, and very under priced! Sporting Life put out many items from around the turn of the century and how can you not own one of these papers?!?! Everyone should get at least one of these papers which has your favorite player or team on it and stick it in the back of your closet!

Nice ones, JC. I have had some in the past and they are a neat financial alternative to the insanely expensive cards we collect .

[pbspelly]

What's a good way to store these? I'm worried about the fragility. Do any third party authenticators have good holders for them?

[BruceinGa]

Maybe a very good/experienced frame shop could do an archrival mount?

[DixieBaseball]

Originally Posted by pbspelly

What's a good way to store these? I'm worried about the fragility. Do any third party authenticators have good holders for them?

These work great for my collection of Sporting Life Magazines. Yes, their brittle, but surprisingly resilient. I have had mine in these for a few years... Display and work great!