New member cuban cards

[Roland 49]

Eddie, the publication you sent about Smith, from the
Caramelos Felices collection 1845-46, is very good. I didn't know about it, but I don't agree with what it says: that when you completed the 99 cards, they gave you the one from Napoleon Reyes #73. , and that was not the case. Few of the Napoleon Reyes postcards were printed, and it was the Prize card. They were printed with different types of stamps and without a stamp, but the Prize postcard had a quadrangular stamp, with the address of the factory and the signature of the manager, that It was the prize postcard, others with stamps that said: Only for collection without prize, others: only for collection, the stamps in black or dark blue, all of the ones I mentioned were very rare because very few were printed, which is why most of them The albums have 99 cards, I have had around 40 Happy albums in almost 40 years as a collector and of those only 5 have been with the 100 cards, I show from my specialized catalog cards #73 of Napoleón Reyes

[Roland 49]

Ryan, I found the auction after it was over, as you say, it is true that many of the Billiken postcards from the complete set that you sold were mine, the high sale price is incredible, I have had two complete sets, and three sets missing 3 or 4 cards , and many loose ones, those were other times, I sold them very cheap, sometimes for $20 apiece. Here are photos of some of the best ones.

[Roland 49]

Billiken cards 1923, Matanzas and Piratas teams, rare

[Roland 49]

El Baseball en Cuba y América 1908, Christy Mathewson. EL libro Azul 1948-49, Ted Williams

[ElCabron]

Rolando,

Where were all the $20 Billikens when I was coming to visit you???

-Ryan

Originally Posted by Roland 49

Ryan, I found the auction after it was over, as you say, it is true that many of the Billiken postcards from the complete set that you sold were mine, the high sale price is incredible, I have had two complete sets, and three sets missing 3 or 4 cards , and many loose ones, those were other times, I sold them very cheap, sometimes for $20 apiece. Here are photos of some of the best ones.

[Roland 49]

Ryan, on your trips to Cuba you went to my house several times, and you got very good cards, the Tomás Gutiérrez collection and others, and you paid well, but since the 80s, I sold a lot and very cheap, I had no knowledge of prices, postcards Cabañas 1909 for $5, Aguilitas, I sold my friend Rucker a repeated collection of Billiken for around $4,500, etc., I had 3 Méndez repeats in perfect condition and two of them I exchanged for amateur postcards that I didn't have, all due to lack of information, and many Billiken postcards for $20, including the best ones, I had 2 complete Billiken collections and 3 with between 3 and 4 cards missing, those were different times, nowadays almost nothing appears, I am sure that the postcards I sold before I met you were to you and also to the one who sold the Billiken collection on your site, I am sure who he is, he is a great collector from your city, greetings my friend.

[Leon]

wow Roland....

Originally Posted by Roland 49

Ryan, on your trips to Cuba you went to my house several times, and you got very good cards, the Tomás Gutiérrez collection and others, and you paid well, but since the 80s, I sold a lot and very cheap, I had no knowledge of prices, postcards Cabañas 1909 for $5, Aguilitas, I sold my friend Rucker a repeated collection of Billiken for around $4,500, etc., I had 3 Méndez repeats in perfect condition and two of them I exchanged for amateur postcards that I didn't have, all due to lack of information, and many Billiken postcards for $20, including the best ones, I had 2 complete Billiken collections and 3 with between 3 and 4 cards missing, those were different times, nowadays almost nothing appears, I am sure that the postcards I sold before I met you were to you and also to the one who sold the Billiken collection on your site, I am sure who he is, he is a great collector from your city, greetings my friend.

[Roland 49]

Tomás Gutiérrez 1923-24, scan

[Schlesinj]

1908/1909 Almendares Team with an early (possibly first) photo of Jose Mendez.

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[aljurgela]

Originally Posted by Roland 49

Ryan, I found the auction after it was over, as you say, it is true that many of the Billiken postcards from the complete set that you sold were mine, the high sale price is incredible, I have had two complete sets, and three sets missing 3 or 4 cards , and many loose ones, those were other times, I sold them very cheap, sometimes for $20 apiece. Here are photos of some of the best ones.

Incredible el grupo de Billikens que tenias Rolando.... wow....

[aljurgela]

the one on LOTG did well, but I thought that it might do better....

By the way, for those interested I have loaned my Pete Hill (and Josh Gibson) bats to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown for a 5 year term for their "Soul of the Game" exhibit....

[Roland 49]

Al, Peter Hill, very good.
Punch, Chicho González 1910

[Roland 49]

Cigarros Romeo y Julieta

[Exhibitman]

Love the Romeo y Julieta baseball. Is it part of the same issue as the boxers or something completely separate?

[Schlesinj]

Originally Posted by Roland 49

Cigarros Romeo y Julieta

Are those new to your collection?