Images of cards rarely seen!

[Vintagecatcher]

You know a card is truly rare when you can't find an image of it online.

I recently was reviewing the checklist for the 1912 zeenut set, and I realized there were 3 cards of players, who were catchers, which I don't recall ever seeing an image of anywhere.

Clarence Brooks (LA)
Ralph Kreitz
John L. Sullivan

Anyone have images of any of these players?

Lets see lists of other cards that fit this criteria.

Patrick

[brass_rat]

D303 Mothers' Bread -- Rube Bressler and Nap Lajoie

I think Bressler exists, but I'm not completely convinced that Lajoie does.

Here's a thread I ping periodically:

https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=250083

[cgjackson222]

Originally Posted by brass_rat

D303 Mothers' Bread -- Rube Bressler and Nap Lajoie

I think Bressler exists, but I'm not completely convinced that Lajoie does.

Here's a thread I ping periodically:

https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=250083

Not sure if this is evidence or its just a mismatched front and back: https://www.tcdb.com/ViewCard.cfm/sid/215880/cid/13682415/1916-Mother's-Bread-(D303)-NNO-Nap-Lajoie

[brass_rat]

Originally Posted by cgjackson222

Not sure if this is evidence or its just a mismatched front and back: https://www.tcdb.com/ViewCard.cfm/sid/215880/cid/13682415/1916-Mother's-Bread-(D303)-NNO-Nap-Lajoie

Thanks -- I'm pretty sure that's just mismatched fronts/backs. I appreciate you checking though!

[Golfcollector]

[pete zouras]

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[Casey2296]

Great idea for a thread, as a self admitted rare card collector with rabbit hole issues I look forward to the member posts.

[Pat R]

Originally Posted by Vintagecatcher

You know a card is truly rare when you can't find an image of it online.

I recently was reviewing the checklist for the1912 zeenut set, and I realized there were 3 cards of players, who were catchers, which I don't recall ever seeing an image of anywhere.

Clarence Brooks (LA)
Ralph Kreitz
John L. Sullivan.

Anyone have images of any of these players?

Lets see lists of other cards that fit this criteria.

Patrick

Here's an image of the Brooks (not my card).

1912 Zeenut Brooks LA.jpg

[Vintagecatcher]

Thanks Pat for posting the cool Clarence Brooks card.

Here is Clarence Brooks other card from 1912...his 1912 HRK card.


Patrick

[felada]

Peck and Snyder James creighton.

[puckpaul]

This Kalamazoo Bats of Mets player Al Mays is one of three known per REA. They say fewer than 10 Mets K Bats have ever been found.

[edjs]

Originally Posted by Vintagecatcher

You know a card is truly rare when you can't find an image of it online.

I recently was reviewing the checklist for the 1912 zeenut set, and I realized there were 3 cards of players, who were catchers, which I don't recall ever seeing an image of anywhere.

Clarence Brooks (LA)
Ralph Kreitz
John L. Sullivan

Anyone have images of any of these players?

Lets see lists of other cards that fit this criteria.

Patrick

This is Ralph Krietz in the Oakland jersey.

[Leon]

Love the seldom seen cards.
I think there is a list of these somewhere,but It's been a while since I saw it.

[sflayank]

Only 1 known

[MikeGarcia]

Originally Posted by Leon

Love the seldom seen cards.
I think there is a list of these somewhere,but It's been a while since I saw it.

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There's also a Pete Reiser and Bernie Bierman

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[tlwise12]

Been looking for this card forever! Haven't seen an image.

1937-38 Zeenut #45 Moose Clabaugh

[YankeeCollector]

Super rare William Patterson Babe Ruth

[ChasingPaper]

What set are these from?

Originally Posted by MikeGarcia

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There's also a Pete Reiser and Bernie Bierman

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[MikeGarcia]

[Lucas00]

Doubt there's a bunch of these floating around

[brunswickreeves]

1910 W-UNC Honus Wagner original right facing orientation in color (3 total issues like this including T206). Only 7 total graded copies.

[TheBig6]

Here is mine a Nap Lajoie 1913-1915 Blank Back Pinkerton seldom seen

[CobbSpikedMe]

Don't see this card very often. It's not mine, but I randomly have an image of it saved. It's an unaltered black and white e93 Cobb. Sorry for the blurry image, it's the only image I have ever seen of this card.




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[Leon]

Not too exciting but this is from the BST recently. I haven't seen too many B18s with this kind of overspray. I always like weird stuff LOL....

[bbcard1]

If you're looking for something truly rare, I have a photo somewhere around here from back when my collection was well organized. I can't find it.

[anchorednw]

One of the earliest "Football" cards and 1 of only 2 copies graded by PSA & SGC.

[marcdelpercio]

It is mislabeled and the back is badly damaged, but I believe there is only one copy of this pose on any of the pop reports. I've never seen another!

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by marcdelpercio

It is mislabeled and the back is badly damaged, but I believe there is only one copy of this pose on any of the pop reports. I've never seen another!

Here’s the other.

[michael3322]

Fascinating thread. Amazing cards.

How about this one?

"The first black athlete depicted on a sports card, trading card or tobacco card, Hart appears in Thomas H. Hall’s Between the Acts & Bravo Cigarettes set (1880, N344), along with nine other pedestrians and two oarsmen."

His Wikipedia entry details how Hart played baseball in the early 1880s.

[timedetective]

As far as the Pinkerton Postcards go I found a thread here last night from a year ago saying that if the backs are gray or white then they are copies but if they are creamy white then they are originals. Also there is some distinction between made in the us and printed in the us?

I think that the backs on my look more creamy than white is because they had been in a photo album or on somebodies wall for decades. So not 1913 but possibly post WW2 copies?

And is there any insight to these other cards that anyone can give me?

I am looking on sending them all off to a private auction house.

Thanks in advance

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[Exhibitman]

The Reese is a 1953 Canadian Exhibit card. The others are either run of the mill Exhibit cards or counterfeits.

Here are a few that haven't been shown yet:

1920s Univeral Toy & Novelty Surprise Box Ruth-Johnson-Sisler-Coveleskie:



1936 Jean Donat Dupont Indiana Sport Avion Babe Ruth, in by far the best known condition:



1950 Sylvan Sweets Jackie Robinson mail-in offer card:




1904 Sporting Life Jeffries-Munroe cabinet. Only known example:



R340 Sport Kings premium. Only known example:



1905 Winthrop Moving Picture PC George Dixon, only known example:



1927 Zeenut Willie Kamm, signed:



1949 Sommer & Kaufman Lefty O'Doul, signed:



1970 Pele from Israel:



1970 Muhammad Ali from Israel:



1954 Rodine Baseball Hall of Fame PC:



1951 Ringside Salesman Sample w/Marciano RC:

[Andrew1975]

Don’t see these too often…





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[Rhotchkiss]

Very cool Andrew. What do the backs look like?

[Andrew1975]

Thanks, Ryan. Here are the backs. I believe less than 5 total graded of each…





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[ecRich]

Probably one of a kind,

[GRenick]

1908 DE Rose PC760 S1.jpg

[4815162342]

I already posted this in the February pickup thread, but I think it’s worthy of posting here. I don’t believe there’s another picture on the Internet of this card.




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[MVSNYC]

Ryan, Leon, etc...Seeing your (amazing) PCs, Cabinets, Cards from the 1800's reminds me of the famous quote from Ken Burns' Baseball documentary...

"In our sun-down perambulations, of late, through the outer parts of Brooklyn, we have observed several parties of youngsters playing "base", a certain game of ball...Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our close rooms...the game of ball is glorious."

-Walt Whitman, from the 23 July 1846 edition of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle

[sb1]

One from my upcoming auction...

[BeanTown]

Nice looking card Scott. Here’s a Joe Wood Underwood & Underwood postcard which is seldom seen.

[Webster]

To the best of my knowledge, this is the only copy of the Voskamp's Robinson. There is no Mensor. I would be thrilled to see any images of either.

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