cards of great historical figures

[theshowandme]

Cards I need but don’t know if any exist

Claude Monet, Richard Feynman, Audie Murphy

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by theshowandme

Cards I need but don’t know if any exist

Claude Monet, Richard Feynman, Audie Murphy

Here is the only Monet I know. I've seen an Audie Murphy in a Dutch Gum issue. I think he's in Nu Cards Western too. Check the Trading Card Database.

[G1911]

Audie Murphy has a lot, including a bunch of Dutch cards, a 1956 Adventure card that should be cheap, and some modern stuff like the 1992 Starline Americana and Historic Autographs WWII set.

[G1911]

William Howard Taft, 1909.

[Rad_Hazard]

Love all the presidential stuff!

This arrived today. Garfield is a fascinating political figure. I highly recommend the audiobook/book Destiny of the Republic.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by Rad_Hazard

Love all the presidential stuff!

This arrived today. Garfield is a fascinating political figure. I highly recommend the audiobook/book Destiny of the Republic.

The same author wrote a really interesting book on Theodore Roosevelt's exploration of the Amazon, River of Doubt, if you haven't read it by chance.

[Rad_Hazard]

Originally Posted by G1911

The same author wrote a really interesting book on Theodore Roosevelt's exploration of the Amazon, River of Doubt, if you haven't read it by chance.

I have not, thanks! I'll check it out.

[sthoemke]

Originally Posted by G1911

Audie Murphy has a lot, including a bunch of Dutch cards, a 1956 Adventure card that should be cheap, and some modern stuff like the 1992 Starline Americana and Historic Autographs WWII set.

COMC has a couple dozen Audie Murphy cards indexed, some for sale.

https://www.comc.com/Cards,so,vList,=Audie+Murphy,oo

[sthoemke]

Originally Posted by theshowandme

Cards I need but don’t know if any exist

Claude Monet, Richard Feynman, Audie Murphy

Here are 2 cards of Richard Feynman indexed on COMC:

https://www.comc.com/Cards,so,vList,=Richard+Feynman,oo

[G1911]

The Kaiser.

[G1911]

Heavy lies the bicorne.

[G1911]

Victoria Louise, Prussian Princess. I think her biggest claim to fame is that her wedding was the last big gathering of the European royals before World War I broke out and the extended family was just never the same again. This is her at, I believe, 17 in 1909, as the honorary colonel of the II Life Hussars. This card hit my primary points for collecting historical images; it has 1) a cool horse and 2) a cool military hat.

[Arazi4442]

Got a good size order back from PSA with some fun non sport….(sorry the pics are upside down but you get the point)

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by G1911

The Kaiser.

Also "The Kaiser".


Sorry, couldn't resist.

[G1911]

Ha, yours is a lot better than mine!

[G1911]

**trigger warning**

Historical figures. Great is up to you.

Some group (or person) operating under the name "Fascinating Cards" has put out a couple nonpartisan sets of Congress cards now. I unironically love this; we don't get many history cards and while I'd rather have the Continental Congress, I'll settle for anything of historical significance. I'm not sure it will last, as the people who care enough about government, politics or history to collect Congress cards are the type of people who will mostly be upset over one half of the cards or the other. I ended up getting a whole case for very little and cracked the first box. Maybe the next one will have an AOC Yard Sign Relic or a Lauren Boebert Chrome RC!

The freshmen members elected in 2020 have a "Rookie Card" at top, which I find amusing for some reason. Stock is slightly thin, but quality is surprisingly decent.

[Peter_Spaeth]

There is a 1975 style card from a few years back with all of the "Squad" on it. Awesome thing, honestly.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by G1911

**trigger warning**

Historical figures. Great is up to you.

Some group (or person) operating under the name "Fascinating Cards" has put out a couple nonpartisan sets of Congress cards now. I unironically love this; we don't get many history cards and while I'd rather have the Continental Congress, I'll settle for anything of historical significance. I'm not sure it will last, as the people who care enough about government, politics or history to collect Congress cards are the type of people who will mostly be upset over one half of the cards or the other. I ended up getting a whole case for very little and cracked the first box. Maybe the next one will have an AOC Yard Sign Relic or a Lauren Boebert Chrome RC!

The freshmen members elected in 2020 have a "Rookie Card" at top, which I find amusing for some reason. Stock is slightly thin, but quality is surprisingly decent.

Have you seen any of the "Politicards" playing card sets through the years? I used to pick up the 1971 set when I saw it, when I was going through my oddball non-sports phase years ago.

Not really flattering to any of the subjects in it, but pretty interesting. There's even a Norman Mailer card in it (Joker), I wonder if it's his first card.

They can be had on Ebay pretty cheap.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/15509022991...Bk9SR8SPg4SdYQ

[theshowandme]

Originally Posted by theshowandme

Cards I need but don’t know if any exist

Claude Monet, Richard Feynman, Audie Murphy

A board member sent me not one, but TWO Monet cards as a Christmas gift... He has refused payment for these, and I am absolutely blown away.

Thank you so much, Scott!

[Peter_Spaeth]

Now you need Renoir.

[Peter_Spaeth]

For purists who want first cards, even if not the greatest issue, the 1991 Face to Face game is a gold mine..

[G1911]

Just picked this one up for my E6 set, with the more common ad back.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Perhaps an unlikely place to find the first card of the famous newsman.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Three more and I'll have Seven Gables. Oh never mind.