T207 Red Cross Find of 6 Cards Including Lowdermilk

[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.

[Orioles1954]

At the National I remember speculating that the Red Crosses may not have originated in Louisiana. Guess this proves me wrong!