1948/49 Leaf Satchel Paige

[ksfarmboy]

Ted are all of those from your childhood collection?

[tedzan]

Hi Clint

Only Lou Boudreau and Joe Gordon.

I grew up in NJ. Only the 1st series cards were available.

Paige, Feller, and Doby were issued with the 2nd series cards
which were distributed only in the Boston area, Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio.


TED Z

T206 Reference
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[ksfarmboy]

Originally Posted by tedzan

Hi Clint

Only Lou Boudreau and Joe Gordon.

I grew up in NJ. Only the 1st series cards were available.

Paige, Feller, and Doby were issued with the 2nd series cards
which were distributed only in the Boston area, Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio.


TED Z

T206 Reference
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When did you realize they had a second series? I bet as a collector finding out it would be a holy sh*t moment.

[brian1961]

I recall reading in a hobby pub from the early 70s about a major collector, Dick Reuss. He wrote many articles for the hobby. Anyway, one of Dick's discoveries occurred some time in the 60s. He was helping a friend move, and the friend had some baseball cards. Dick asked if he could have a look at them. Among the cards was a Leaf Bob Feller, of which Dick had never known of before. Dick was from the Detroit area of Michigan, so from the discussion it makes sense his friend would have gotten that high number as a kid.

Dick wrote up his finding for the hobby. As I remember, his column was titled, "Rolling With Reuss". Dick was a swell guy, and very helpful and encouraging to young collectors as I in those days. He is sorely missed.

--- Brian Powell

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by brian1961

I recall reading in a hobby pub from the early 70s about a major collector, Dick Reuss. He wrote many articles for the hobby. Anyway, one of Dick's discoveries occurred some time in the 60s. He was helping a friend move, and the friend had some baseball cards. Dick asked if he could have a look at them. Among the cards was a Leaf Bob Feller, of which Dick had never known of before. Dick was from the Detroit area of Michigan, so from the discussion it makes sense his friend would have gotten that high number as a kid.

Dick wrote up his finding for the hobby. As I remember, his column was titled, "Rolling With Reuss". Dick was a swell guy, and very helpful and encouraging to young collectors as I in those days. He is sorely missed.

--- Brian Powell

Brian

What are you suggesting with your anecdotal example..... "Among the cards was a Leaf Bob Feller, of which Dick had never known of before"..... Are you implying here that
the 2nd series of these cards were never distributed in Michigan ?

Well, I can report of at least 4 examples which support the fact that this set's 2nd series cards were marketed in Michigan.....

(1) Hobby veteran Frank Nagy of Michigan supplied me with 2nd series cards (to complete my set) which he said were found in original collections in Michigan.

(2) Rick Starks (Erie, PA dealer) back in the 1970's - 1980's provided me 2nd series cards (including my Satchell Paige card). Rick acquired these cards in Michigan and Ohio.

(3) Alan Rosen's 576-card (unopened wax-packs) find of 2nd series 1949 LEAF cards in 1989 were originally from Michigan.

(4) At the Willow Grove Show (in the 1980's) there was a dealer from Michigan (can't recall his name) that would always bring a fair number of 2nd series LEAF's to the show.
He had them priced at $25 per common. And, by Friday night these cards were all sold.







TED Z

T206 Reference
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[brian1961]

No, Ted, nothing of the sort. Quite the contrary. I interpreted the article as Dick Reuss introduced the Leaf Bob Feller to the hobby, through his discovery of the card in his friend's collection where said friend resided in Michigan.

---Brian Powell

[samosa4u]

Doby did not look black at all! He looked more like a southeast Asian.

Anyways, here is the picture Leaf used to make his card: