Callahan Hall of Fame Cards

[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