T206 Wagner in Canada

[oldjudge]

Three auction houses have probably already started looking for him.

[Fred]

hahahaha... probably very true...

[clamendo]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

Three auction houses have probably already started looking for him.

I know him very well and it’s long gone.


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[irv]

Originally Posted by x2drich2000

An extremely quick search came up with this info in the Orlando Sentinel from Feb 1988.

"WHAT A CARD. Angelo Savelli is a classic addict. To get his fix, the 50- year-old retired Canadian steel worker will pay almost any price, trade almost anything he owns. The genial man is not hooked on drugs. His unquenchable passion is bubble gum cards. For more than 40 years, Savelli has collected baseball cards; football cards, too. And hockey, boxing, wrestling, basketball and even lacrosse cards. He also holds precious old cards from the 1800s and some almost unfindable cards such as the 1909 Honus Wagner, worth as much as $50,000. Savelli's collection fills three rooms."

Link - Note: very ad heavy

Another quick Google search got me these, Angelo Savelli, "The King of Cards"
Looks like he had/does have some nice stuff!
https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C...sclient=psy-ab

[darwinbulldog]

I believe there was also a Canadian athlete of some sort who used to own one of them. I wanna say curling. Or maybe ice hockey. I don't really follow Canadian sports.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by darwinbulldog

I believe there was also a Canadian athlete of some sort who used to own one of them. I wanna say curling. Or maybe ice hockey. I don't really follow Canadian sports.

Cute.

[Huysmans]

Originally Posted by darwinbulldog

I believe there was also a Canadian athlete of some sort who used to own one of them. I wanna say curling. Or maybe ice hockey. I don't really follow Canadian sports.

That is funny... especially considering if there was no Canada, there would likely be no hockey, basketball OR football for our American friends... at least in their current context... ONLY baseball.

You're welcome

[byrone]

Hap Shaughnessy probably had one at some point

[butchie_t]

Originally Posted by byrone

Hap Shaughnessy probably had one at some point

2 - I saw them both.

[butchie_t]

Originally Posted by byrone

Hap Shaughnessy probably had one at some point

Hap didn’t stop at 1. He printed them!!!!

[steve B]

Originally Posted by Huysmans

That is funny... especially considering if there was no Canada, there would likely be no hockey, basketball OR football for our American friends... at least in their current context... ONLY baseball.

You're welcome

Ok, Hockey I get, but Basketball and Football?

[Steve D]

Originally Posted by steve B

Ok, Hockey I get, but Basketball and Football?

Well, James Naismith was Canadian.


Steve

[Huysmans]

Originally Posted by steve B

Ok, Hockey I get, but Basketball and Football?

It's simple... no Canadian James Naismith, no basketball.

Regarding football, the early game played by US colleges resembled European association football (soccer) which included it's rules, with only Harvard adopting the ability to carry the ball instead of just kicking it, something only seen in rugby during the era.

Harvard famously played a two-game series against Montreal's McGill in 1874, with this the very first games of what would become modern football (the first game was played under the Harvard "Boston rules", the second one was played under McGill rules, and is the first rugby-style football game played in the United States). The Canadians also used a more oblong-shaped ball akin to a modern football, while Harvard still used basically a round "soccer" ball.

Additional important aspects were taken from the Canadian game....

"Harvard quickly took a liking to the rugby game, and its use of the try which, until that time, was not used in American football. The try would later evolve into the score known as the touchdown"

So again, without Canada, there would likely be no Hockey, basketball OR "American" football as we know them.

[samosa4u]

Originally Posted by darwinbulldog

I believe there was also a Canadian athlete of some sort who used to own one of them. I wanna say curling. Or maybe ice hockey. I don't really follow Canadian sports.

Oh, wait! Does he have that popular blue card from 1979/80? Is it the one that you Americans drove up to astronomical levels?

Originally Posted by clamendo

I know him very well and it’s long gone.


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Could you share a bit more info? What condition was it in? Was it sold raw? Is it graded now?

[clamendo]

Originally Posted by samosa4u

Oh, wait! Does he have that popular blue card from 1979/80? Is it the one that you Americans drove up to astronomical levels?



Could you share a bit more info? What condition was it in? Was it sold raw? Is it graded now?

It was sold years ago to an “American”Probably, when he sold off his baseball. I’m sure it was raw. Knowing Angelo it was probably in nice shape, he was focusing on high grade before it was fashionable.


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[samosa4u]

Originally Posted by clamendo

It was sold years ago to an “American”Probably, when he sold off his baseball. I’m sure it was raw. Knowing Angelo it was probably in nice shape, he was focusing on high grade before it was fashionable.


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Nice shape, eh? Wow! He must have gotten a ton for it! On top of that, convert the US to CAD ... wooo!!

[phlflyer1]

Originally Posted by darwinbulldog

I believe there was also a Canadian athlete of some sort who used to own one of them. I wanna say curling. Or maybe ice hockey. I don't really follow Canadian sports.

This is a great post. A Great One!

[Natswin2019]

Originally Posted by phlflyer1

This is a great post. A Great One!

It took me until this post to get we were talking about Gretzky haha

[MikeGarcia]

Originally Posted by Natswin2019

It took me until this post to get we were talking about Gretzky haha

...Who are the Gretzkys and which city do they play in ?...I don't follow Canadian stuff either.....

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[jcmtiger]

Originally Posted by irv

Another quick Google search got me these, Angelo Savelli, "The King of Cards"
Looks like he had/does have some nice stuff!
https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C...sclient=psy-ab

Ad heavy is an understatement.