What Cards In Your Collection Would You Never Sell or Upgrade?

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Thank you for the kind words Greg.

[T206Collector]

Really every card in my signed T206 collection, unless I have doubles. It is easy to fall in love with the Hall of Famers, like Fred Clarke, Cy Young and Walter Johnson. But my favorite autographed T206 card may just be my Lena Blackburne. I really just love the signature and overall presentation. Also, it is hard not to love Fred Snodgrass' comments about how he was once a catcher; my first autographed T206 card (Marquard portrait); or the highest graded signed T206 card (Doyle portrait) I have ever seen. The Clarke and Doyle are originally from the Jeff Morey collection, which I view as the best provenance imaginable.

[benchod]

Beautiful cards, Paul

[T206Collector]

Thanks, man. I may keep 'em forever, and in my safety deposit box, but I love sharing scans on my website and here, of course.

If you're going to keep special cards under lock and key for a generation, you owe it to the collecting public to at least let them breathe online.

[cdn_collector]

Originally Posted by T206Collector

If you're going to keep special cards under lock and key for a generation, you owe it to the collecting public to at least let them breathe online.

Well if I may speak for the collective, thanks for your willingness to share. I don't know if I have it in my to collect signed T206s [neither the cash, nor the ability to focus], but I sure do appreciate being able to take a peak at 'em every now and again.

Regards,

Richard.

[T206Collector]

Originally Posted by cdn_collector

Thanks for your willingness to share.

Collectors of pre-war cards are only holding our cards in a sort of collective public trust. Sharing cards not only increases personal enjoyment, but it inspires collections. People complain that kids today don't collect baseball cards. Today's collectors share responsibility for passing on the enjoyment to the next generation. Not only does this make sense economically when you go to sell, but it makes at least me feel better when I realize I can't take these with me.

[cdn_collector]

Originally Posted by T206Collector

Sharing cards not only increases personal enjoyment, but it inspires collections.

Yeah, about that. I just finished checking out all the signed cards on your site. I can't afford to be inspired to collect signed T206s. Would you mind taking your site off-line for me ?

Seriously though -- great collection, and again thanks for sharing!

Regards,

Richard.

[t206hound]

Originally Posted by T206Collector

People complain that kids today don't collect baseball cards.

That's exactly why I put together a framed display of my T206 Cobbs (all low grade SGC 10-30). I want my boys to see them daily and enjoy them as much as I do. And maybe, just maybe, they'll want to join me in collecting this old cardboard too.

[tbob]

Christy Mathewson signed ball and Joe DiMaggio signed lithograph that he personally inscribed for me at a show in Kansas City in 1988.
Card sets are all hypothetically replaceable although some would require huge sums due to the time and toil spent putting them together. I'm just getting too old to sit down and once again try putting the T206 (-4) set together card by card

[mrvster]

PAUL,

WOW.....beautiful collection, you know i always admire your focus .....................


i can't seem to part with hardly any of my cards....i think i have a problem


Peace

Johnny v

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by tbob

Christy Mathewson signed ball and Joe DiMaggio signed lithograph that he personally inscribed for me at a show in Kansas City in 1988.
Card sets are all hypothetically replaceable although some would require huge sums due to the time and toil spent putting them together. I'm just getting too old to sit down and once again try putting the T206 (-4) set together card by card

Wow, Bob, a Matty signed ball???? Do you have a pic of that???