1910 T209 Contentnea - Two Series

[ccre]

Hey David,

If you are ever interested in selling, there are 3 of yours I would certainly be interested in. Thanks Dave

Originally Posted by trdcrdkid

Here are some raw ones:

[Michael Peich]

Leon--Glad you reacquired B.E. Thompson, although I almost picked it up myself!

These are among my favorite cards, and Fred Stoehr is one of my favorite players from Series Two. I love the poses from ballparks that provide us wiith a better sense of what the game was like 109 years ago.

For anyone who would like to see more examples of both series, please visit my T209 Contentnea website: https://t209-contentnea.com

Cheers,
Mike

[canjond]

pack

[Piratedogcardshows]

Originally Posted by canjond

pack

Jon what an amazing pack! One of four I am currently hunting for! Any smokes in it

[steve B]

Here's my two.

I'd love to find a Blackstone, but it seems to be a tough one.

[trdcrdkid]

Here are my first four T209s, in the album page that has been their home for the past 25 years.

[canjond]

Originally Posted by Jason

Jon what an amazing pack! One of four I am currently hunting for! Any smokes in it

The pack is empty. Came from Leon’s collection if I remember correctly.

I only know of one other which originally sold on eBay 15ish years ago, was purchased by a collector, traded to another, and now finally belongs to another board member.

[tedzan]

One more needed to complete my Contentnea color set.....Booles.








And just for the fun of it, here are some B & W cards........







I sold Tiedeman to Vintagecatcher…...Hi Patrick.



TED Z

T206 Reference
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[Leon]

Yes, I believe it was mine before. It still amazes me how inexpensive the super rare packs are compared to other things.

Originally Posted by canjond

The pack is empty. Came from Leon’s collection if I remember correctly.

I only know of one other which originally sold on eBay 15ish years ago, was purchased by a collector, traded to another, and now finally belongs to another board member.

[Piratedogcardshows]

Originally Posted by canjond

The pack is empty. Came from Leon’s collection if I remember correctly.

I only know of one other which originally sold on eBay 15ish years ago, was purchased by a collector, traded to another, and now finally belongs to another board member.

Thank you for the information Jon. I was curious what a Contentnea cigarette looked like. I have seen an Old Mill. Being so close to North Carolina, maybe I’ll luck out an find one someday!

[Michael Peich]

All--

This is an interesting thread, and thanks, Leon, for starting it. A few observations.

Steve--Yes, Blackstone is one of the scarce cards in the set.

Jason--I was fortunate to pick-up the Shag-Stoehr letter, and the other items. They all appear to be from Stoehr's estate since it's his hand-writing on the back of the Spider Clark postcard.

And I have attached a scan of my Contentnea pack that shows both sides. Enjoy!

Cheers,
Mike

[Piratedogcardshows]

Originally Posted by Michael Peich

Leon--Glad you reacquired B.E. Thompson, although I almost picked it up myself!

These are among my favorite cards, and Fred Stoehr is one of my favorite players from Series Two. I love the poses from ballparks that provide us wiith a better sense of what the game was like 109 years ago.

For anyone who would like to see more examples of both series, please visit my T209 Contentnea website: https://t209-contentnea.com

Cheers,
Mike

I can attest to Mikes website being TOP notch. Very informative and like he mentioned, scans of every card.

Mike, did you happen to pick up the Stoehr item on the BST if you dont mind me asking?

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Michael Peich

Leon--Glad you reacquired B.E. Thompson, although I almost picked it up myself!

These are among my favorite cards, and Fred Stoehr is one of my favorite players from Series Two. I love the poses from ballparks that provide us wiith a better sense of what the game was like 109 years ago.

For anyone who would like to see more examples of both series, please visit my T209 Contentnea website: https://t209-contentnea.com

Cheers,
Mike

Hey Mike
I am glad you left the leftovers for me.

I also like the behind-the-player scenes and this is my only other Contentnea for now..

[sgbernard]

Nobody but nobody knows more about this set than Mike, and he's taught me enormous amounts about it over the years. I've got about 180 of these, by far my favourite cards. Here's my Thompson, the other "key" besides the super tough cards might be the one two-player card of Presley and Pritchard. I'll try to dig up my copy, surely the hobby's ugliest, and post a scan... Love these!

[Jersey City Giants]

I just completed the first series (upgraded a few cards Sunday night too).

I have emailed Michael this already but Booles is not Red Booles.

I believe the two are related but they cannot be the same player. Baseball reference has combined their stats (also SJ Boles on baseball reference is actually Red as well they just spelled his name wrong). An LJ Booles (from New Orleans) was with Raleigh and pitched for them the same time (same days) Red was pitching in the majors (ditto for the time Red was in Shreveport). Red was listed as a southpaw in many articles I read. The Booles pictured in the card was a righty. The Booles from Raleigh was nicknamed “Big Booles” in several articles. Red was 5’10” and not large.

Just some useless info from a man obsessed with the first series!

[Michael Peich]

Hi, Seth--You are too kind. I've taken the liberty to display my Pressley-Pritchard.

Jason--Your research is not insubstantial, and is very much on the mark. Those of us who collect these cards are ALL obsessed, I'm afraid!

One of the interesting elements of this period in So. Minor League card history is the amount of misinformation that was circulated as if it were true. There was no iron-clad way to check facts in 1909-1911 and a number of player inaccuracies, like the attribution of Red Booles, abound. Some of the inaccuracies were due to typos created by the typesetters who prepared the type from which the cards were printed.

An excellent excellent example is Shag Shaughnessy. His T206 card lists his name accurately, but his T209-2 card identifies him as Shanghnessy. There is a fairly simple explanation for this. In the printer's type case, the lower case -n is the slot directly above the lower case -u. When type is redistributed (put back into the case) after a printing job is complete, it is not uncommon for an occasional lower case -n to end up in the lower case -u slot. This must have been the situation when Shaughnessy's T209-2 ID was created--a stray -n was in the -u slot. No one bothered to check for typos, and Shag had a new surname for posterity!

Cheers,
Mike