T207....indeed a strange set....let' talk about it ?

[Leon]

First of all a big Congrats to Mike F....completion is a great feeling.

And the T207 set has one of the rarest backs of any generally produced set. It still has Johnson, Speaker and some others....plus the hidden rarities....and, as mentioned, one of my collecting niches ...

[uffda51]

Congrats, Mike. I completed the basic set in 2005 and it's also at imageevent. It's the first time I've ever put together a set that has all graded cards so I've displayed it that way.

http://imageevent.com/uffda51/t207heaven



Loudermilk was my first card. Hoff is a favorite as well.

[Bosox Blair]

My favorite T207 from my collection (and at or near the top of fave Speaker cards):

[Vintagecatcher]

It took quite a few years before I finally grabbed my Johnny Kling T207 with a BIN on eBay earlier this year. For whatever reason, it not only is a tough card to find, but it is especially difficult to find in nice condition.

Patrick

[kmac32]

have a complete set of T207 Cubs minus Saier and Miller. Awesome cards and display very nicely. Classic set in my opinion.

Kmac

[Bridwell]

I've fallen in love with this set, also. Warts and all. Some of the poses are truly artistic. Some not so much.

I've been working on a set for a year and a half. Kudos to Bob and Mike for completing it. That's incredible! I've found that about half the set is pretty easy and the other half is pretty darn tough. Some cards only appear for sale maybe once in a year.

It's a strange set in that the following star players are not included:

Cobb
Wagner
Evers
Eddie Collins
Crawford
Joe Jackson
Grover Alexander
Plank
Baker
M. Brown
Walsh

There are 13 HOFers in the set, but some of those were early in their careers: Carey, Wheat, McKechnie, Hooper. It almost feels like this set was supposed to be the first part of a bigger set, a set that might have been planned to have as many players as T206. But, obviously, that didn't happen.

Ron

[Bridwell]

They look even more dark and mysterious in the SGC holders...

[Steve D]

T207 has long been one of my favorite sets. I've always had an attraction to the "Old West", and the T207s just look like they came out of the Old West, with the dark brown backgrounds and gray borders.

Here are scans of my cards from the set:








Steve

[Matt]

Mike - congrats! I know you were after that Donnelly for a VERY long time. What's next?

[William Todd]

Mike, Congratulations on completing the T207 set. I know that you really were committed to the task. I too enjoyed Tim and Bob's aritcle in VCBC and it helped me to complete the set, except for Lewis " No Emblem". I even got crazy and tried to complete the Broadleaf class in all three or four possible backs. Try the Recruit class cards in Factory 240 PA, Factory 606 MD, and then an Anonymous 3 for the rarer Recruits, and then the Napoleons. The set has as many twists, not quite, as T206. Certainly the rarity of some is extreme beyond belief. I recently had a friend of a client come to me with 275 T206's that her father had collected and was able to view them and handle them and it was quite an experience. If only they were T207's in original form!

[tedzan]

Hey guys, all these T207 cards on display, now this set is getting some respect here.

Keep showing them and telling us of your T207 stories.


From a US Air Force veteran, I wish you all a solemn Memorial Day.

TED Z