My recent visit to the Burdick Collection

[Peter_Spaeth]

Interesting that several of the top few Wagners remain unslabbed.

[benjulmag]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Interesting that several of the top few Wagners remain unslabbed.

Out of my top six, as far as I know five are raw.

[barrysloate]

The Burdick Wagner is a solid 3, and a very nice one.

In April I met up with board member Tom B. at the Metropolitan. I was there to see the daguerreotype collection and Tom had an appointment to see the Burdick. But for some unexplained reason they told him that he could not see the baseball albums. I'm not sure I understand this but it appears Corey had no problem at all.

I looked at the picture again and I'm raising the grade to 3.5

[RedsFan1941]

has anyone looked at the burdick Wagner under a halogen lamp?

[oldjudge]

Corey-Did you see the Anson in Uniform? Last time I saw it it was barely still attached to the album page.

[benjulmag]

I did not Jay.

[barrysloate]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

Corey-Did you see the Anson in Uniform? Last time I saw it it was barely still attached to the album page.

Do you think someone was trying to pull it out of the album, and take it home as a souvenir of their visit?

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Do you think someone was trying to pull it out of the album, and take it home as a souvenir of their visit?

Someone steal cards from a public place? Surely that doesn't happen.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Do you think someone was trying to pull it out of the album, and take it home as a souvenir of their visit?

I saw the collection 30 years ago (when I was 17 on a class field trip, I knew about it because I had seen mention of the collection on the back of a 1977 Topps card, can't remember which one) and they literally handed me the Wagner loose, I think in a top loader. There was a guard in the room with me the entire time and I could only have one album at a time,and when I wanted to see the Wagner that is all I was allowed to have at that time. My bag had to remain outside. I think they took it pretty seriously even back in the 1980's.

I didn't realize they were still allowing access except for research but even back then you had to make your appointment in advance so if anyone is thinking of going, don't think you're rolling in that day and then making an appointment!