Favorite

[Pack The Ripper]

My favorite card is a 78 Molitor/Trammell rookie that I opened from my chilhood. It's a PSA1 at best but I don't care.

It's in this picture with me somewhere. Since Ace Frehley was brought up, if you look to the left side, almost all of that is 1978 Donruss Kiss cards.

[campyfan39]

I love all five of my 1953 Campy's but my favorite/most meaningful card is this 1956 Mantle. I received it on my 13th birthday in 1986.
This was just before leaving for a ball game and it was the one year my Dad was my coach.
My folks bought it from Kit Young's catalogue for $35 listed as EX.
About 10 years ago while researching for my book "Buying Back Dad's Cards" I was able to talk to Kit and tell him the story.
Next to the wife and kids this is what I would grab in case of a fire!

[tedzan]

1st 19th Century cards (cannot decide which one of these is my favorite)....acquired in Peterborough, NH antique shop (1986).






1st T206 card ....acquired at the Willow Grove Show (1981).

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Last 1952 TOPPS card....from a 5-cent wax-pack in the Fall of 1952



TED Z

T206 Reference
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[Cmvorce]

Ted has dropped the mic. Absolutely beautiful. How much did the Anson and Kelly set you back in the 80s?

[GasHouseGang]

My favorite has to be this one.

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by Cmvorce

Ted has dropped the mic. Absolutely beautiful. How much did the Anson and Kelly set you back in the 80s?

Chris.... that's a very good question.

I purchased the complete set of Goodwin Champions (50 cards). Plus, the Antique shop guy had 10 duplicates that he included in the deal.
The $$$$ for these 60 cards back then was equal to the price you would pay for just an Anson (or Kelly) nowadays.





TED Z

T206 Reference
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[Cmvorce]

Ted, that post is a work of art

[clydepepper]

Between these:

1933 Goudey BABE RUTH no 144 SGC 70 5.5.jpg1964 Topps- World Series Game 1- Koufax Strikes Out 15 - PSA-8.jpg

[Seven]

Originally Posted by tedzan

Last 1952 TOPPS card....from a 5-cent wax-pack in the Fall of 1952



TED Z

T206 Reference
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I can't even comprehend the thought of packing a 52 Mantle but I suppose all cards were pulled from a pack at one point and in the Fall of 52 he was just a very promising young ballplayer from Oklahoma

On a more general note, wonderful cards all around, gentlemen

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by Seven

I can't even comprehend the thought of packing a 52 Mantle but I suppose all cards were pulled from a pack at one point and in the Fall of 52 he was just a very promising young ballplayer from Oklahoma

On a more general note, wonderful cards all around, gentlemen

James

Here are the other Hi # cards which were in that pack with Mantle. The Mantle card was in the middle of this stack.
I can still remember the thrill when I shuffled these cards, and saw the Mantle (I was an avid Yankees fan in 1952).

Mantle's BA in 1952 was .311 which is also his card number.....you gotta love this coincidence.






TED Z

T206 Reference
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[BRoberts]

Originally Posted by tedzan

Last 1952 TOPPS card....from a 5-cent wax-pack in the Fall of 1952



TED Z

Do you still own that, Ted, or have you sold it?

[Cmvorce]

Ted, you still have the wrapper?!

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by BRoberts

Do you still own that, Ted, or have you sold it?

Hi Bill

This Mantle is in my 1952 TOPPS near-complete master set of 525 cards (I need 31 mid-Series Gray backs to complete it).

My Grandson, Ron, will eventually inherit most of my collection of Sportscards.


TED Z

T206 Reference
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[Rhotchkiss]

This is my favorite, so much so that I commissioned Tim Carroll to create a cut art piece of the card (link below). It’s my favorite because it’s my two favorite players, taken at the World Series (Pittsburgh won), and it’s as if the current greatest of all time (wagner) is literally handing that off to the new greatest (Cobb).

http://www.timcarrollart.com/

[vansaad]

It changes depending on the day of the week, but my favorite is always one of these three:

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by Pack The Ripper

My favorite card is a 78 Molitor/Trammell rookie that I opened from my chilhood. It's a PSA1 at best but I don't care.

It's in this picture with me somewhere. Since Ace Frehley was brought up, if you look to the left side, almost all of that is 1978 Donruss Kiss cards.

that is fantastic!