What's the rarest card you own?

[benge610]

Gertenrich, "Pratt"

[Leon]

It's interesting to go back in time, in this thread, and see cards that have shuffled between board members.

a scarce card, if not rare..

[Casey2296]

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1888 N338-1 SF Hess California League.

Very few exist, probably 20 +/-, Burdick donated 11 from his private collection to the Metropolitan Museum of Art so there's 9 or 10 out in the wild.
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[4815162342]

I missed this thread during my hiatus. It has been an absolute pleasure looking at all of these amazing cards.

[Lucas00]

1946 Sears is Probably my Rarest. Maybe my '53 northland bread label is up there as well, never seen one of Schoendienst for sale.

[bbcard1]

One that is in proper order and that I can find easily.

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by bbcard1

One that is in proper order and that I can find easily.

You forgot "at a fair price"...

[Pato15]

This one is probably mine

[fisherboy7]

Originally Posted by Pato15

This one is probably mine

Very cool e104-3, I don’t think I’ve ever seen that one before.


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[Baseballcrazy62]

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[gabrinus]

Cool cards everybody...does that Willis have a Nadja back??...Jerry

[ricktmd]

Here is a card that you dont see much

[Pato15]

Originally Posted by gabrinus

Cool cards everybody...does that Willis have a Nadja back??...Jerry

Unfortunately no

[Neal]

The rarest card in my collection and one of the coolest

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[Big Red Machine]

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[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by Neal

The rarest card in my collection and one of the coolest

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i find the caption interesting on this. I have both variations but neither has caption regarding mays fan club collection?

This is mine the topps Presentation Board for the 1980 topps coins with 2 gold Reggie Jackson's and Silver Steve Garvey's

[raulus]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

i find the caption interesting on this. I have both variations but neither has caption regarding mays fan club collection?

It's just a notation about the former owner. Rick Kendall for many years was atop the Master Mays set leaderboard (until he sold off his collection in 2018 or 2019). He got PSA to note that these pieces were from his collection, which he dubbed the "Mays Fan Club Collection".

Turns out that I have basically the same card with the same ownership provenance on the label, just without the 7-Up notation.

This is my 2nd a Cuban Matchbox with Cuban Tax Stamp still intact and unused of Dick Sisler

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by raulus

It's just a notation about the former owner. Rick Kendall for many years was atop the Master Mays set leaderboard (until he sold off his collection in 2018 or 2019). He got PSA to note that these pieces were from his collection, which he dubbed the "Mays Fan Club Collection".

Turns out that I have basically the same card with the same ownership provenance on the label, just without the 7-Up notation.

ahhhh...that makes sense. I also have both variations.

[raulus]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

ahhhh...that makes sense. I also have both variations.

Awesome. The 7-Up version is definitely not easy to find, in my experience.

[JKPolk]

I think this is pretty rare. Haven't seen too many of them let alone the full deck (minus the Jokers), and this one is from the company that made the ruth monument statue for the park.

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[kcohen]

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[ValKehl]

Hi Ken, hope all is going well for you. What can I trade you for your 1-of-1 Leader Theatre card of Peck, which would make a nice companion card for my similar Leader Theatre of Sam Rice?

[Schlesinj]

In honor of 1 of 1 day, I am bumping this thread. Some incredible cards.

[benge610]

A little "curve ball" here.
This is the only, American Beauty back of Leever's T205; that I could find, that is known; using PSA and SGC POP reports' images; excluding Set Registries of course.
There may be some Raw ones out there but I don't know about them, lol.





Ben
"I love baseball history backstory; especially when it involves cards."

[brianp-beme]

Here is a Canadian card from a set that is rarely seen, the 1924 Crescent Ice Cream from Vancouver, B.C.

Brian

[realbigfatdog]

T213-3, factory 8 overprint.

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[Schlesinj]

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[Neal]

I found this one and had it graded
I've only seen a few of these

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[Aaron Seefeldt]

I’m grateful…

[fkm_bky]

Originally Posted by Aaron Seefeldt

I’m grateful…

Ridiculous Aaron! Beautiful cards!

Bill

[4815162342]

Originally Posted by fkm_bky

Ridiculous Aaron! Beautiful cards!

Bill

+1

[Michael Peich]

David--As contemporary players would remark, your cards are sick! I've never seen a Moonlight Graham Rose PC. Thank you for sharing some spectacular eye candy with us.

Cheers,
Mike

[Fandom0610]

Originally Posted by Aaron Seefeldt

I’m grateful…

That E92 to me is hands down Cobb's best looking card!

[Cubanball]

Al, what a beautiful Dihigo rookie. Here is one of my pop 1 cards. It is a 1928 Agulitas Roberto Estalella from the Cuba Deportiva set. Bobby Estalella, as he was known in the States, was only 17 when this card was made. Estalella, or Tarzan as he was known in Cuba, was a very popular player in the 30s and 40s.

[Kawika]

Hadn't seen this thread before so I spent the last twenty minutes twirling through all 500+ posts. What a cavalcade of terrific eye candy! Here's a few of my cards that I would deem rare not due to a pop report number but simply because they rarely if ever show up for sale.

1890s John McGraw cabinet. Can't be too many of these.



1908 Rose pc Moonlight Graham. I've read there's only four known.



1911 JKA Matty. Never see these at auction.



1911 T4 Buck Weaver. Only know of one other.

[NYYFan63]

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[Andrew1975]

Here are some rare ones from my collection…




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[tjisonline]

Yep. These are just a little rare. Great cards.

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Here are some rare ones from my collection…




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[bcbgcbrcb]

Chuck:

Here is the blue companion piece to your red Wagner. Please let me know if you ever decide to part with yours, think they would make a good pair.

[aljurgela]

For an important HOFer... it is now in a PSA holder though, so the combined pop would show 2, but it is actually 1

[Schlesinj]

Originally Posted by aljurgela

For an important HOFer... it is now in a PSA holder though, so the combined pop would show 2, but it is actually 1

Al you still have another one, right but part of that amazing uncut sheet.

[aljurgela]

Originally Posted by Schlesinj

Al you still have another one, right but part of that amazing uncut sheet.

But it does not have a stamped back so that is more of a proof than a finished card...

[paul]

Al, where do you find these things????????????? And more importantly, when will you be letting them go????!!!!

[hlucas92]

Only graded example, I believe.IMG_2436.jpg
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[bcbgcbrcb]

Wow, never heard the Pinkertons referred to as W530s before. You learn something new every day.

[ValKehl]

Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb

Wow, never heard the Pinkertons referred to as W530s before. You learn something new every day.

Phil, Old Cardboard identifies the Pinkertons as W530s: https://www.oldcardboard.com/w/w530/...cardsetID=1294

[bigfanNY]

Originally Posted by ValKehl

Phil, Old Cardboard identifies the Pinkertons as W530s: https://www.oldcardboard.com/w/w530/...cardsetID=1294

I was always a fan of T-5 's and The Collins T-5; variant That Leon posted I owned for over 40 years. But I never understood the half a scorecard backs of these W530's . Basicly useless keeping score of one team during a game. I still remember the first time I saw one at a show ( mid 1970's) I was excited until I turned it over.. thought about it and put it down. It just struck me as "off". I thought that one day I would find a complete one with both sides of the scorecard. Must have been issued by someone who didn't understand the game.
Now 50 plus years later I appreciate them for what they are. Thanks for sharing.

[NYYFan63]

This might be mine now…POP 2




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