520 T206 Set Realized Tonight

[jlehma13]

Originally Posted by Thromdog

All the best bub.

Show em the Young and Johnson portraits!!!!

The Young came from Mybuddyinc and the Johnson you snagged in an auction for me. Vic is plain scary looking, Miller has no eyes, Christy is moldy then he got open heart surgery. Chief is a Lenox! Then you've got Demmitt and O'Hara, again you were instrumental in facilitating one of those purchases.

[brianp-beme]

Number 520 was a long time coming...congrats Jon, and tremendous assist by Jeff. My Green Cobb salutes yours!

Brian

[KCRfan1]

Congratulations Jon! I just bought my first one yesterday, I have a ways to go.

[rats60]

Congratulations, I know what a thrill it is the finish the greatest set in the hobby. My #520 was the O'Hara.

[GregZakwin]

Very cool Jon, congrats on completion and a salute to your perseverance!

[Rhotchkiss]

Great accomplishment, congratulations!

[Marckus99]

Not a fan of the set but congrats to you nonetheless!
Great card collecting accomplishment.
Besides, loved cards are the best!!

- M.

[Thromdog]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

Number 520 was a long time coming...congrats Jon, and tremendous assist by Jeff. My Green Cobb salutes yours!

Brian

Jon, let's see the Napolean the 3rd foursome! I believe he used to be with Brian's Cobb.....

Hahaha

[Northviewcats]

Congratulations.

My youngest brother got me interested in collecting T206s. At card shows I was always concerned about condition, but Chris preferred beaters. He claimed they had more history and character. Unfortunately, he passed away shortly after he began collecting, and I continue to struggle to finish a mid-grade set.

Your achievement encourages me to keep going and finish the quest.

Thank you,

Joe

[jlehma13]

Originally Posted by Northviewcats

Congratulations.

My youngest brother got me interested in collecting T206s. At card shows I was always concerned about condition, but Chris preferred beaters. He claimed they had more history and character. Unfortunately, he passed away shortly after he began collecting, and I continue to struggle to finish a mid-grade set.

Your achievement encourages me to keep going and finish the quest.

Thank you,

Joe

Sounds like it will be a pretty special day when you complete your set. Make sure it has a few beaters in it!

[Scott L.]

As the proud owner of a 520 "set" I salute you! Wonderful accomplishment that I know probably wasn't possible without the help of many folks. It certainly wasn't for me.

Best wishes

Scott

[marcdelpercio]

Hmm...I dunno...that Lajoie in the first photo looks suspiciously nice. You sure that's one of yours? Seriously though, congrats on the accomplishment! 520 in any condition is a big deal and, as a fellow beater connoisseur, I enjoy looking at a set like this just as much, if not more, than a high grade collection. Thanks for all the nice deals we did along the way. I'm glad that I was able to be a small part of your journey!

[tuckr1]

Incredible!! I love them all

Congrats

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Just awesome, and what a fun way to go about it.

[jlehma13]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

Number 520 was a long time coming...congrats Jon, and tremendous assist by Jeff. My Green Cobb salutes yours!

Brian

Like many of you, I've enjoyed reuniting or seeing cards that once belonged with the same collector. Jeff snagged a lot, some of which were formerly glued on the reverse of a picture of "The Fancy Man". There is a thread somewhere on this. I was lucky to get the 4 cards that made up the bust of The Fancy Man who was later found to be Napoleon III. Turns out Brian's beater green Cobb was once part of the same collection as well.

I would guess the collector that figured Napoleon would make a suitable display for their t206's would find it ironic that I found his t206 display a great way to display Nap III.