Underappreciated sets

[benge610]

Originally Posted by EddieP

I just picked this one up. It’s a team photo of the 1907 Chicago Cubs. It has 4 HOFers: Three-finger Brown, Tinkers, Evers and Chance. 1907 is the year that the Cubs won their first World Series ( after losing to the Hitless Wonders White Sox the previous year). There are 3 interesting dates on it.

10/11/07 ( handwritten) is the day the Cubbies were up 3 games to 0 ( with 1 tie) against the Tigers.

10/12/07 11:30 a.m. ( postmark): Game 5 of the WS was about to start

10/13/07 10:00 p.m. ( postmark): The Cubs are WS Champs.

The message from Cousin Bill : “This town has grown base-ball mad. I have but not quite.Hurrah for the Cubs” sort of describes the excitement in Chicago in a succinct matter.

I like the cut of your jib, Eddie.
With ya all the way.
Ben

"I love baseball history backstory; especially when it involves cards."

[hcv123]

It is completely perplexing to me that somehow a few years ago the 1925 Gehrig became appreciated as his rookie and has taken off to the stratosphere, but many other exhibit cards get no love or market respect - how does the 21 Ruth which is a tough find, an incredible and unusual fielding pose and one of his earliest after moving to the Yankees not get more love??!! There are many REALLY tough finds of some of the biggest HOF players in these sets.

[Touch'EmAll]

Howard, uh, mmm, simply like WOW !

[PhillyFan1883]

1916 m101-4 and 5's

30 plus Hofers, rare backs, first real action shot style cards. ruth rc, blacksoxs, and the wagner and cobb types at the end of their run.. Great mix of everything.