A Pre War Card That Makes You Happy When You See It

[packs]

I still remember when I won this card. Me and my now wife were in a Trader Joe's and I borrowed her iPhone to bid on it. She would not have leant me her phone if she knew what I needed it for:

[RayBShotz]

Just a happy guy!
Everyone liked Uncle Robbie.
RayB

[bnorth]

Weed always makes me smile!!!

[brianp-beme]

The back of this Zeenut card makes me smile because of all the effort Buck Barker did to wrap the biographical info of the player on the front (not shown) around the James Cagney transfer on the back.

Brian

[yanksfan09]

Only example of a card I've seen with Brother Matthias in it, and the only copy I've seen, and Fred Merkle in Yankees gear with a cigar is pretty cool. Maybe more are out there somewhere? Babe Ruth and wife in the center gifting the car to his mentor in front of St. Mary's school is pretty sweet too.

[Vintagedeputy]

A ginormous head of a President on a woman’s body is always good for a chuckle.

[DHogan]

[BioCRN]

Charlie Hollocher was a great baseball player who's career was pretty much derailed by crippling depression.

Numerous times during his career he disappeared from the team without warning, outright quit the team, or left to be treated for "stomach ailments."

He walked away from the game at age 28. He killed himself at age 44.

It's nice to see him in what I would assume was a period of happiness. The smile seems genuine enough, anyway.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by packs

I still remember when I won this card. Me and my now wife were in a Trader Joe's and I borrowed her iPhone to bid on it. She would not have leant me her phone if she knew what I needed it for:

Nice card, the 58 All Star cards are beautiful.

[frankbmd]

Very few in the history of baseball have perfected this technique.

[Gorditadogg]

I get a kick out of several of the T206 players. I think Otto Knabe's picture is one of the funniest. First, the perspective makes him look short, like he has to reach way up! And then also, why does he have his hands like that? He is looking ahead like the ball is coming at him, but who holds their arms apart like that to catch a ball?

[MVSNYC]

Mullin's smile always makes me smile...

[robw1959]

The "Uzit" on back would make many of us smile as well.

This '51 Bowman Berra card does the trick every time I gaze at it.

[Exhibitman]

Smiles, everyone, smiles

[Cubanball]

This one always makes me smile. One of the few men to have earned the "Clown Prince of Baseball" moniker.