What Card is your White Whale?

benge610 · #1 08-27-2022, 01:20 PM

A little off the beaten path but sometimes that's where you will find me.
Thanks to a fellow board member, the T209-2 Gunderson poked it's head out, eye-balled me, struck when the iron was hot. (I love mixing metaphors). I already had his T210-7 Red Border, he only had 2 cards.

Ya see, Oliver Gunderson was born and lived in Cumberland, WI (both of my parents' stomping grounds). Thinking enough of his pitching talents, he schleps to Goldsboro to pitch in the Eastern Carolina League in 1910. After appearing in 19 games, going 9-9; he returns to cheeseland; baseball career over.

Besides the regional/historical interest that I have in Mr. Gunderson; I am still tracking a family tree connection as well; I have "Halvorson", "Hoveland", "Huset" running through my tree; and at some point, a Gunderson married a Hoveland up der.
Ooooooh, happy hunting Ben!

Thanks Mike.

Ben

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

timn1 · #2 08-27-2022, 01:40 PM

This past month, in a larger lot, this guy showed up - Hal Carlson, who died midway through the 1930 season and was presumably pulled from the set.

After almost 20 years of collecting the set, I had begun to doubt his existence. No records in VCP, no population at SGC, no scans to be found - but there he is!!

Now on the next white whale...

brass_rat · #3 08-27-2022, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by timn1

This past month, in a larger lot, this guy showed up - Hal Carlson, who died midway through the 1930 season and was presumably pulled from the set.

After almost 20 years of collecting the set, I had begun to doubt his existence. No records in VCP, no population at SGC, no scans to be found - but there he is!!

Now on the next white whale...

Congrats, Tim! Can you share how you came across this card? Your post ended with a cliffhanger...

(I guess you said a larger lot, but how long did you have to wait to get it after seeing it, etc)

timn1 · #4 08-27-2022, 02:13 PM

had a large lot of Blue Ribbons - their writeup didn't feature the rarity of Carlson. The lucky thing is that I was traveling at the time and only noticed the auction on the final day, at which point I jumped in with both feet - one more day and I would have lost out.

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Originally Posted by brass_rat

Congrats, Tim! Can you share how you came across this card? Your post ended with a cliffhanger...

(I guess you said a larger lot, but how long did you have to wait to get it after seeing it, etc)

brass_rat · #5 08-27-2022, 06:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by timn1

had a large lot of Blue Ribbons - their writeup didn't feature the rarity of Carlson. The lucky thing is that I was traveling at the time and only noticed the auction on the final day, at which point I jumped in with both feet - one more day and I would have lost out.

That's always a great feeling when things work out! Happy for you!

Steve

oldjudge · #6 08-27-2022, 06:37 PM

For those looking for Old Judge Brooklyn minis I have listed three in the BST thread. They are not cheap, but if you are looking for a whale these are cheap on a per pound basis. I apologize for the horizontal scans.

Golfcollector · #7 08-27-2022, 07:55 PM

Any Sam Crawford that I currently don't own....

timn1 · #8 08-28-2022, 12:06 AM

For the good wishes. So what are your whales anyway?

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Originally Posted by brass_rat

That's always a great feeling when things work out! Happy for you!

Steve

Mungo Hungo · #9 08-28-2022, 12:19 AM

A 1998 Bryan Braves Kerry Ligtenberg, the full-sized, non-perforated version. I'm probably the only person looking for the card, which means that there's not a lot of motivation for anyone to put it up on eBay, etc.

But Ligtenberg owner, if you're listening, please get it out there. I'll pay good money for a card no one else cares about. I have a self-defined set of about 10,000 cards, and that card is the only one I'm missing...

brass_rat · #10 08-28-2022, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by timn1

For the good wishes. So what are your whales anyway?

Good question!

D303 Mothers' Bread Bressler and Lajoie

As I detailed in this thread (namely, posts 4 and 7), I think Bressler probably exists and Lajoie may exist.

While I'd love to obtain them, I would just as much like to see my pose prediction on Bressler to be shown to be true.

https://net54baseball.com/showthread.php?p=1959830

benge610 · #11 08-27-2022, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by timn1

This past month, in a larger lot, this guy showed up - Hal Carlson, who died midway through the 1930 season and was presumably pulled from the set.

After almost 20 years of collecting the set, I had begun to doubt his existence. No records in VCP, no population at SGC, no scans to be found - but there he is!!

Now on the next white whale...

That's awesome Tim.
Such a cool find (lot) in more ways than one.
Such gratitude from this end as well.
I love this stuff.

Ben

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

fkm_bky · #12 08-27-2022, 02:41 PM

White whale #1 - T206 Herzog Boston w Uzit back. 1 exists.

White whale #2 - T206 Green Cobb. Plenty available but my pockets aren�t that deep yet. Building towards it though.

Bill

Casey2296 · #13 08-27-2022, 03:10 PM

Current white whales include:
Red Cross back
HM Taylor Cobb
Rare E-card backs
Bender white cap T216 mild & sweet, extra mild, Mino, and Mello.

The bigger issue is outfitting my Whaling Ship with plenty of harpoons when these unicorns appear.

atx840 · #14 08-27-2022, 03:15 PM

I was very fortunate to have landed one of my whales earlier this year. The other would be a clean 150 series T206 Plank.

benge610 · #15 08-27-2022, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Casey2296

Current white whales include:
Red Cross back
HM Taylor Cobb
Rare E-card backs
Bender white cap T216 mild & sweet, extra mild, Mino, and Mello.

The bigger issue is outfitting my Whaling Ship with plenty of harpoons when these unicorns appear.

Ha! Phil,
the closest I'll get to a Red Cross now;
gotta dig into the Actresses.

Back to your intent, I had a Griffith (bat) Red Cross years ago and sold it; I knew it was a toughie but thought more about $$$ back then; funny thing, I bought it at a larger show (prolly 30 yrs ago); asked to look at the dealer's stack of lesser condition tobacco cards that he had rubber banded together in a lower corner of his display case; skimming through and seeing the usuals (incl. HOFer's); tossed the Griffith out and handed the stack back while offering him $60 on the Griffith. Deal. Ah, ... the good ol' days.

Ben

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

Rich Falvo · #16 08-27-2022, 05:40 PM

I'd really like to lay my hands on a T206 Jimmy Lavender Cycle back, but really any card I don't have for my Providence team set would be nice.

CobbSpikedMe · #17 08-27-2022, 01:55 PM

I never really though about what my white whale would be. But by using your parameters I would have a few for my Jersey City Skeeters collection that I will likely never own.

1. T214 Victory - Wiltse
2. T215 Pirate - Purtell

A possibility one day might be the T213-3 Donavan

One that I'm sure I will find some day is the E254 Colgans Chips Abstien

Then the non Jersey City card that I would really like to own someday is the E-Unc Blue Caption Honus Wagner. There are two known examples. A board member owns one of them. I am just fascinated by this card.

.

MuncieNolePAZ · #18 08-27-2022, 02:21 PM

I love to one day own one of these. Any one of them would do.
Walter Johnson
T214 Victory
T215 Red Cross either version
T215 Pirate
Rose Postcard
Texas Tommy either version
T206 Portrait Old Mill

Realistically a T206 WaJo Portrait Brown Hindu

Chad

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