Earliest Collectibles of Baseball Hall of Famers

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Larry:

With a lot of wit and a great deal of patience (some money doesn't hurt either), a complete set of Hall of Famers, even with all career contemporary cards, seems possible, maybe not Rookie Cards but upgrades can always be made later on.

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Regarding Stan Coveleski, I believe his earliest collectible would be the May 16, 1909 North American Supplement, which depicts him on the Lancaster team.

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If you could post a scan of that North American Supplement, I will add it to the list for Coveleski.

[ksfarmboy]

Phil, here's a pic of Sam Crawford with the 1899 Chathams of the Canadian League. It was sold in the same auction as the Beckley Lincoln cabinet. Another update for your list. Sorry for the poor picture but it's the best I can do. Crawford is far left in the top row.

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Originally Posted by ksfarmboy

Phil, here's a pic of Sam Crawford with the 1899 Chathams of the Canadian League. It was sold in the same auction as the Beckley Lincoln cabinet. Another update for your list. Sorry for the poor picture but it's the best I can do. Crawford is far left in the top row.

Both of those in the same lot?? Where was I at when that auction was going on??

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Dan:

My guess is that they were both sold during the same event but not as one lot.

[ksfarmboy]

Dan, you may not have been collecting Nebraska baseball then. It was Christies 1995 auction and they were two different lots. Misplaced my bid sheet so I don't know how much they went for.