T207 Red Cross Find of 6 Cards Including Lowdermilk

[JasonL]

here we have an actual find to substatiate more than ever before, the use of the attic and dead relatives stories!!!
Here we have 2 dead people and 2 attics in the same discovery story...Oh this is horrible!!!

[iggyman]

nm

[tbob]

I hope they pop up in an auction soon. I'd love to have one of those Red Cross backs although I am sure the Lowdermilk will go through the roof!

[gabrinus]

Amazing find!!! I am glad to see Louisiana still produces some hidden treasures. Who knows what may be down there??

[chaddurbin]

incredible stuff. this almost rivals the barry's t206 jackson find a few years back

[toppcat]

Crazy! I wonder how much of what is still stashed out there will never be seen again. Fire, flood, etc. certainly take away treasures without anyone knowing. Glad to see something almost literally come out of the woodwork.

[tbob]

When I partnered with 3 other people in the mid-80's to buy what what has been called the "Southern Find," the huge hoard of Series 2 and Series 3 Coupons from a guy in Louisiana, he mentioned that he "knew of a guy" who had a large stash of Victorys, but we never heard anything more and they never hit the market to my knowledge. The purchase we made consisted of multiple copies of every series 2 and series 3 card in great condition and I recall some Kottons and other cards in there also. There hadn't been much since coming from Louisiana in the way of "finds" until this one.

[ctownboy]

tbob,

All you have to do to fund the purchase of the Loudermilk card is sell your Strasburg 1/1 card....oops, never mind. :-)

David

[barrysloate]

Quan- I had to think for a minute what my Jackson find was. Now I remember.

[Leon]

No doubt those 6 will hit an auction in the coming year. I wonder what values will be? Since there are 6 now known, will they go down, up, or stay the same? My guess is they will go down a little and the Lowdermilk will still be a big card...pushing 5 figures. Not sure what it does to this one either, but I am not too worried. As long as I collect it will not be on the market ....regards

[tbob]

Originally Posted by ctownboy

tbob,

All you have to do to fund the purchase of the Loudermilk card is sell your Strasburg 1/1 card....oops, never mind. :-)

David

David- I bet those guys with the "rare" Strasburg cards are jumping off ledges today, now that he is going to have to have Tommy John surgery.

What a wonderful find this is, I thought I'd never see any more T213 Red Crosses discovered. I personally think the value of the cards already found will not decrease because of the new find, rather the new cards will be quickly absorbed by hobbyists or investors.

[becollie]

Always exciting to read of new finds. For those of us who don't collect T207s, would someone mind providing a little background on why this is so significant.

Thanks a ton.

Brian

[Brian Weisner]

Hi Leon,
I remember when you won that card.... I was biddding against you in the begginning and then thought you over paid.... I was wrong....
Be well Brian


PS I tell my kids I'm wrong everyday, but they don't believe me....
great find Jon......

[barrysloate]

I don't think the value will be adversely affected. Going from 6 to 12 may sound like a lot, but that's still a very small population and the T207 set is widely collected. And the Lowdermilk is going to go nuts.

As if the collection isn't great enough, did anyone notice the Miller, Chicago with the Anonymous back? That's not chopped liver. What a power-packed find this is.

[Bridwell]

Hey Jon,

Those are awesome T207's. Thanks for sharing. Very cool. The Anonymous back T207's are great cards, too.

For Brian (post #18), they are very significant because totally new finds of baseball cards that are unique are exciting to the pre-war collectors. These 6 T207's are 1-of-a-kind. No others with that back variety have ever been found. In a set from 1912 that is well-known, like T207, it is amazing to add any card variations to the master checklist.

[gfgcom]

Amazing stuff!

Why cant I ever find anything

Congrats to this guy!

[Rickyy]

Wow that was a great find. T207 with Red Cross background is a nice combo..and one is Lowdermilk to boot...

[uffda51]

Wow. Cool stuff. Just when I thought I was done with T207s . . .

[Mark]

QUOTE=uffda51;832628]Wow. Cool stuff. Just when I thought I was done with T207s . . .[/QUOTE]


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPw-3e_pzqU

[TCardFan]

What a cool find.
That is one SWEET Lowdermilk.

Looks like the find is even larger! drool

[barrysloate]

This may not be the biggest find ever, but card for card it has to rank near the top.

[chaddurbin]

i am looking at properties in bon temps, la as we speak. might be worth the investments and weirdos if i can make finds like this.

[gabrinus]

Quan, As a liquor store owner I always advised people who thought they had a drinking problem to go to Louisiana and then they would find out they did not have one. Don't know where Bon Temps is but I am sure they are having fun. If you struck out on cards as least it would be an adventure. oh the vampire thing, I get it. Incredible find, btw.