What Is Your Favorite Card In Your Collection?

[campyfan39]

Just beats out the 53 Campy. I was given this for my 13th birthday in 1986. Dad bought it through Kit Young catalogue for $35 which was the most we had ever spent on a card. Dad didn't even have one for himself. He passed away almost 20 years ago so this one is extra special.

[StraightRaceCards]

I have three favorites, all for different reasons. Great Thread!

1) Matty- He is my favorite player and this card is so beaten up, but I love it. Thanks to Luke for a great BST purchase. Matty exemplifies high character and great excellence on/off the field. Not to mention he is a veteran. Grateful for his legacy and his cards are awesome.

2) Lord Burghley- An homage to my favorite movie of all time, Chariots of Fire. the character Lord Lindsay was partially made in likeness of Burghley and he always brought a smile to my face. Now owning the card has kept the smile on my face. Amazing.

3) Pudge- This was my first card I ever got. One day I'll get it slabbed for the heck of it, but I always cherish it as it reminds me of my childhood. Brings back memories of gathering as a family to catch up and watch baseball, cheering the perennial 3rd place AL West Rangers. Very fun now that they are in the playoffs, and Bush threw out the first pitch tonight to Pudge!

[anchorednw]

The provenance behind this photo being a Ty Cobb possessed photo is everything. I could lose everything else, but this, is irreplaceable.

[Kenny Cole]

Never thought I'd be fortunate enough to own these. Probably the best, pretty much unknown, baseball player I can think of.

[Aaron Seefeldt]

My favorite card in my collection and it’s my favorite card in the hobby. It is my true “grail card” and I’m grateful to own it.

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by Aaron Seefeldt

My favorite card in my collection and it’s my favorite card in the hobby. It is my true “grail card” and I’m grateful to own it.

Aaron, one of my favorite Cobb cards ever too — but you have to show the back!

[SAllen2556]

If you lived in Detroit in 1976, the Bird was the word. His card in 1977 was all the rage among us 11-year-olds.
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Something about this one - the unique pose, the color - they can bury me with this one.
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[Aaron Seefeldt]

Originally Posted by calvindog

Aaron, one of my favorite Cobb cards ever too — but you have to show the back!

Gladly!

[h2oya311]

Great, GREAT stuff guys! I have lots of cards that I love, but it’s the totality of my collection that gives me joy. That said, I love super unique, super oddball, super rare items. For me, this postcard captures all three of those attributes to a tee!

This postcard was sent by HOF umpire Bill McGowan to his then girlfriend in 1915. I’ve never seen anything like it, but I love it! McGowan umpired in the tri-state league in 1913, so I presume this postcard was made then and probably by him. He would have only been 17 years old!!!!

At the time of this discovery, the earliest known card of McGowan was from 1948. So this pre-dates that card by roughly 35 years!!

[tycobb]

Great looking cards all !

Like many others my tastes change from time to time. At the moment its this one for me.

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[G1911]

Originally Posted by h2oya311

Great, GREAT stuff guys! I have lots of cards that I love, but it’s the totality of my collection that gives me joy. That said, I love super unique, super oddball, super rare items. For me, this postcard captures all three of those attributes to a tee!

This postcard was sent by HOF umpire Bill McGowan to his then girlfriend in 1915. I’ve never seen anything like it, but I love it! McGowan umpired in the tri-state league in 1913, so I presume this postcard was made then and probably by him. He would have only been 17 years old!!!!

At the time of this discovery, the earliest known card of McGowan was from 1948. So this pre-dates that card by roughly 35 years!!

This one is so unique and with such a connection to the subject that it has to be my favorite of this thread now.

[todeen]

Originally Posted by Kenny Cole

Never thought I'd be fortunate enough to own these. Probably the best, pretty much unknown, baseball player I can think of.

These cards are religious relics! Wow. I might find them in Notre Dame.

[Luke]

To answer this question a different way, of my cards that give me that, "I can't believe I own this" feeling, I think it's this one today.

[wagnerj03]

Definitely my favorite card. Glad I was able to find one!

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