I love "Marked" vintage cards

[BobC]

Originally Posted by Chuck9788

I really admire the history behind vintage marked cards.

What are your overall feelings & views of old school cards that have been marked by their early owners?

Agree, think they are cool and definitely of value to true collectors/hobbyists. Same sort of concept when people seem to pay a premium for say graded cards that are noted as being from someone's prominent collection, like Lionel Carter, or from a known event/find, like the Black Swamp find from a few years back. Don't have many, but a few backed-stamped/marked cards in my collection, along with a couple from Lionel Carter's collection as well, I think.

Hopefully our resident Howe's Hunter will chime in about the Howe McCormick back-stamped cards he actively searches for throughout the hobby. Great story and collection effort on his part.

[ullmandds]

someone took care in adding player names to a bunch of 1907 dietsche postcards...I only kept the cobb.

[tkd]

I prefer cards with no markings on them but if it's a card I want that happens to be marked I enjoy a good story behind it. For example in 2014 Heritage auctioned a set or near set of 1916 sporting news cards that had writing on them. The original owner as a youngster brought the cards to games and wrote the player stats on the cards.

[Tom S.]

I'm amazed that someone was able to guess the SGC grade on this card over 100 years ago

[RCMcKenzie]

Nice card, Tom. I'm thinking the dealer wanted $20, probably like in 1996.

[brianp-beme]

More bang for the Buck...marked Zeenut Buck Barker backs, and marked D310 Pacific Coast Biscuit with Buck Weaver on front.

Sometimes to me a vintage card seems naked without a pen/pencil mark from its previous owner. Being a lower condition/budget collector, it certainly can be a welcoming sight for financial reasons as well.

Brian

[mrreality68]

I guess it is a matter or both personal preference. I do not mind cards being marked but it depends on how it was marked and if it takes away from the eye appeal of the card.