Callahan Hall of Fame Cards

[sealmark2]

Hi Gary:

Nice compilation on your Callahan journey. You are really doing well. It took me years to get all variations but once accomplished it was really satisfying.

Thanks for the kind words on the help I was able to give you long ago to aid your passion.

Mark K. Bowers
AKA Sealmark

[UKCardGuy]

One final update...I've now completed the full 1950-56 Callahan set plus the Mickey Cochrane with his name spelled correctly.

I completed it in March and I've been meaning to find the time to post an update.

December 2022
I picked up Walter Johnson for $30
6 Cards to Go

Jan 2023
I picked up another 5 cards including some tough short prints for $273

• Tommy Connolly
• Kid Nichols
• Dazzy Vance (Graded)
• Honus Wagner (Graded)
• Harry Wright

1 card to go

March 2023
I finally managed to pick up the Gabby Hartnett in a PSA 7 case.

Extended set is complete.

Then I happened to come across and Mickey Cochrane (correct spelling) and I picked that up for good measure.

That's me all done. 18 months from start to finish. I don't think I'll chase the other 8 variations but if I come across them....you never know.

[gonefishin]

Congrats on completing the set. I really enjoyed reading your process. I have always enjoyed the Callahan set as it has always appealed to me and I don't understand why - the cards are pretty plain. I've never tried to complete the set, but would kind of hang on to ones I came across. There was a time when the cards were really cheap, but I guess times have changed. I do have a couple of the "No Bottom Border" short prints; Heilman in a Beckett 7.5 and a Waner in a 6.

Maybe your thread will inspire to work on the set!

Again - congrats!

[GRenick]

I know I'm late to the party on this thread but...

I have been trying to find the Callahan Hall of Fame set in the American Card Catalog but I'm coming up empty. It seems early enough and well enough known that Burdick should have been aware of it, if not for the 1953 release then by 1960 or the post death '67 edition. Does anyone know if there was an ACC number assigned to this set?

Edit: I found the answer to my question from the Met Museum collection. They are cataloged as W576.

[GeoPoto]

Since this thread is back, can't resist a chance to post a card featuring a HoFer who was playing left field for the Senators when he met his untimely demise:

Edward J. "Ed" Delahanty. Left fielder with the Washington Senators in 1902-1903. 2,597 hits, 101 home runs, and 456 stolen bases in 16 MLB seasons. 2-time NL batting champion. 2-time NL home run leader. 3-time NL RBI leader. 1898 NL stolen base leader. 1945 was inducted into MLB Hall of Fame. He debuted with the Philadelphia Quakers in 1888-1889. He had a career OBP of .411. He batted over .400 three times. His best seasons were with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1891-1901. He died during the 1903 season by drowning at Niagra Falls.

[Volod]

Originally Posted by GeoPoto

Since this thread is back, can't resist a chance to post a card featuring a HoFer who was playing left field for the Senators when he met his untimely demise:

Ed Delahanty, one of five brothers to play in MLB, from Cleveland, Ohio.

Very interesting account of Big Ed's career and mysterious death: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Delahanty