1908-09 Rose Company Post Cards - Let's see'em

[Baseball Rarities]

Originally Posted by paul

So, if a "medium tough" HOFer has 3-4 known Rose Postcards, how many does a "common" HOFer have?

Some of the easier Hall of Famers are Chance, Cobb, Lajoie, Plank and Wagner. I am aware of between 6 to 8 of each of these players.

[jerrys]

Can't skip the no error Mordecai


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[autograf]

Here are (9) of the PC760's that my friend Michael Brockman had in his collection when he recently passed. Not great photos but thought I'd post them.

[BeanTown]

This thread is really getting some momentum and its very educating. Rose Postcards are off the charts cool.

[paul]

Kevin, thanks for the information. I knew Rose Postcards were tough, but had no idea there were only 6-8 each of the more common HOFers. No wonder why I still don't have any in my collection.

[Tom S.]

Here is my only one from my type set:



It would be neat if we could make a virtual set of these like the T206 commons thread did earlier.

[BeanTown]

If you like a good mystery (now solved). Read up on the Springfield Roses which were found.

http://www.vintageball.com/Rose2.html