Cards you didn’t realize were as cool as they are!!!

[ruth_rookie]

I love the Diamond Star issue also. Incredible artwork that rivals '33 Goudey IMO. Does anyone know why Gehrig wasn’t featured in the ‘35 Diamond Star set? I’ve always wondered why one of the biggest studs of that time wasn’t included.

[Rhotchkiss]

Coolest card of all time IMO.

[mr2686]

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

Coolest card of all time IMO.

The Reese 53 Bowman Color is one of my favorite all time cards, hands down.

[KMayUSA6060]

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

Coolest card of all time IMO.

One of the coolest cards in the hobby, in my opinion as well. It doesn't currently fit the structure of my HoF project, but eventually it will be added to my collection.

[T206Collector]

Originally Posted by ruth_rookie

Does anyone know why Gehrig wasn’t featured in the ‘35 Diamond Star set?

Pretty sure the 1934 Goudey set answers your question -- looks like he had an exclusive deal with them.

[Leon]

Thanks to the OBC guys for this one. They knew I liked it and sent it to me. It doesn't get better than that.

[luciobar1980]

Has it ever been determined who the guy on the ground is??

[PowderedH2O]

Is it safe to assume the photo was taken in spring training in Florida?

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Pee Wee's 52 Berk Ross is also an awesome pose, terrible Berk Ross print quality, but the pose is great.



Doesn't hurt that I'm a Brooklyn Dodgers guy.

[luciobar1980]

SO just to reiterate, let's keep this thread about cards that had something about them that you never knew, if you catch my drift. There's a million other threads where we can talk about the cards we love.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Sorry, with the Berk Ross it was more of a situation where I didn't think a lot of people knew about the card in general.

I have posted this before but my favorite card discovery was the fact that Reggie Smith's Rookie Card number (314) is the same as his career Home Run total. Maybe still not exactly what you had in mind but it was definitely a discovery of a "cool" nature.

[SMPEP]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

Pee Wee's 52 Berk Ross is also an awesome pose, terrible Berk Ross print quality, but the pose is great.



Doesn't hurt that I'm a Brooklyn Dodgers guy.

Apologies for my bad photo skills (I can shoot another picture if anyone wants it) ... but here's a "signed" photo of the Berk Ross Reese.

[ruth_rookie]

Originally Posted by T206Collector

Pretty sure the 1934 Goudey set answers your question -- looks like he had an exclusive deal with them.

Ah. Makes perfect sense now that you mention it.

[pherbener]

They guy hitting the other guy in the head with a bat behind Matty!!

[brianp-beme]

A few years ago it was neat to discover (maybe I wasn't the first) that the Hal Chase cards in the 1913 National Game and 1913 Tom Barker are different poses, with the National Game set designating him as a New York Yankee and depicting him in a Yankee uniform, while the Tom Barker designates him as a member of the Chicago White Sox and shows him in a White Sox uniform.

These two Chase cards definitively point to the fact that the National Game set was issued before the Tom Barker in 1913, since Hal Chase was traded from the Yankees to the White Sox on June 1st, 1913. Both the Tom Barker and National Game cards have a patent date on the back of the card of March 25, 1913. Thus the National Game set was likely first issued in spring of 1913, while the Tom Barker set had to have been issued late summer 1913 at the earliest.

Why is this cool? For rookie collectors who are persnickety, Grover Alexander's National Game card can be identified as being his first card issued, with his Tom Barker a close second.

Brian (Note: the tiny Alexander is not my minty card)

[Exhibitman]

Is that the Capitol in the background?

[Dewey]

Angels bat boy Leonard Garcia on an Aurelio Rodriguez card. From humdrum to funny in one switcharoo.

[ccre]

Love it!

Originally Posted by pherbener

They guy hitting the other guy in the head with a bat behind Matty!!