Show Some OJ Subsets

[brianp-beme]

I am always willing to follow a motherload of great cards. Here is my Ezra Sutton run. It has been a top collecting priority for a very long time. To give you a closer idea about how long I have been working on it, I believe the Old Judge shown cost me $13.00, plus a Self Addressed Stamped Envelope (SASE... acronyms existed back then as well).

Brian

[midmo]

I'm basically picking up different types for my Brooklyn collection.

[oldjudge]

Originally Posted by midmo

I'm basically picking up different types for my Brooklyn collection.

Great group Justin. Here is a scarce red mount Dave Orr with the only copy of that pose that I have seen.

[midmo]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

Great group Justin. Here is a scarce red mount Dave Orr with the only copy of that pose that I have seen.

Wow, that is awesome. I've never seen it before. Thanks for posting it.

[Leon]

Some really great looking cards in this thread. I only have a few to ever show. I am mainly a 20th century collector now.

[Schwertfeger1007]

I appreciate Keith (Alywa) showing some of his gorgeous subsets!

It's interesting that the few big 19th Century collectors that I know tend to be very private and only "show off" cards they are looking to sell.

Outside of a book that was written 15 years ago, you rarely see the rarer cards of the era (Cabinets, KBats, GQ's, 4BH ect). It's a shame so many of these cards are hidden away and most hobby enthusiasts will never get to see these beautiful pieces of history.

Maybe it's generational but I love looking through 20th Century collections on Flickr (shout out to Ryan, Sonny, Jeff ect.) and I wish more of the "old timer" 19th century collectors would create similar visual galleries of their collections which would in turn bring more interest and appreciation to what I feel are the coolest cards ever made.

[Schwertfeger1007]

Here's my examples of the 4 greatest pitchers of the 19th Century.

Order is debatable but here's how I rank them: