Question about a card stamp.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by oldeboo

It was Randy Root and he had a stamp made that said "Randy Root Card Collection." It's not uncommon to see similar stamps on old cards or even handwriting of someone's name to identify ownership. This one is a little neat since it is so straightforward with saying it belonged to him and was in his collection. Sometimes you can do a little research on these people and maybe get a good idea of who they were. There are people that like to find as many as they can from one old collection and reassemble it as much as they can. Others find them interesting and will collect a variety of different stamps. Randy probably didn't have that many cards or you would be able to find others in searches. It's an interesting curiosity of card collecting history to a time where people worried less about value and more about collecting.

Great info. Thanks for sharing.

[brianp-beme]

That is the first card I remember that actually mentions a collection...have seen countless that have stamped or handwritten indications of ownership.

Personally I prefer some good old fashioned insults on my cards, either of the player or the subsequent owner, as seen on these Zeenut backsides.

Brian

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

recently sold a 1959 Topps set in an album. Every pocket had a sticker with notes about the player, it was amazing.

[Exhibitman]

if you see Carmine, tell him I have his Bobby Hull card:

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

if you see Carmine, tell him I have his Bobby Hull card:

Actually you misunderstand. Bobby Hull used to put those on his dashboard so he could find his automobile in crowded parking lots...

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

if you see Carmine, tell him I have his Bobby Hull card:

That's funny.

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[Natswin2019]

Thanks for all the info guys. This is all really interesting stuff, always fun to learn new stuff from this board.