Signed T201 Leifield from the Burdick Collection

[Leon]

Great information and write up. Thanks for sharing.

[T206Collector]

Originally Posted by Leon

Great information and write up. Thanks for sharing.

Your posting of CCB Issue No. 1 provided a huge amount of inspiration, as you can see. So thank you for sharing!

[HOF Auto Rookies]

Awesome pick up Paul

[oaks1912]

Not all of Burdick's cards were donated to the Met. Burdick traded with many period collectors during his lifetime. One such collector was Charles "Buck" Barker. Around 1990, I acquired Barker's collection of Zeenuts , which numbered over 3000 different. As many modern era Zeenuts collectors know, Barker inscribed notes on the backs of many of his cards. These notes related to the depicted player's career, but many also included the source that he acquired the card from, and which year. While there weren't many, I know that there were some with Burdick's name written on the back (in Buck's handwriting). Although I do not recall the cards also have the Jeff B stamp, its possible that they did. Its also possible that some of the Jeff B stamped cards were later found to be duplicates and were traded off prior to his generous donation to the Met. Undoubtedly some of his cards have been stolen from the Met over the years, just as other institutions have been victim to theft. Those cards which contain the 'Met' stamp would be more suspect and should be avoided, but those which contain the other Burdick stamps should not automatically be classified as stolen material.

[Exhibitman]

I was the one who spotted the ornate B at the Met. It was in one of the books of cards itself stamped all over the pages, not on the backs of the cards [they are glued down and you can't see the backs except for one exemplar per issue]. As I recall. the B was stamped multiple times all over the album and was interesting enough that I sketched it on the notes I was making. When I saw the stamped card years later I remembered the B from the Met.

There is a good thread on this issue on the nonsport board:

http://www.network54.com/Forum/52660...dick+overprint

[mrvster]

holy crap paul!!

[T206Collector]

Originally Posted by mrvster

holy crap paul!!

My sentiment exactly!!