My T206 Tolstoi Collection

[Robextend]

I wanted to share my Tolstoi collection with the board and get some thoughts. Seems that I have 212 of the 254 confirmed examples

https://imageevent.com/vanslykefan/s...0&m=24&w=0&p=0

When I started this journey about a decade ago, Tolstoi's weren't that difficult to find. It seems they have dried up and I am more or less seeing the same examples over and over. Cobb's are out there, but a bit pricey...

Is anyone else going after this back? Would like to hear on your experience collecting this set.

http://t206resource.com/Tolstoi%20Checklist.html

These are the 42 confirmed examples that I am missing - a couple have come up the last year or so, but have been out of my price range.

Chief Bender (Pitching, Trees In Background)
Bob Bescher (Portrait)
Donnie Bush
Ty Cobb (Portrait, Red Background)
Ty Cobb (Bat Off Shoulder)
Birdie Cree
Monte Cross
Bill Dineen
Wild Bill Donovan (Throwing)
Mickey Doolan (Fielding)
Gus Dorner
Jerry Downs
Jean Dubuc
Joe Dunn
Ted Easterly
Clyde Engle
Lou Fiene (Throwing)
Art Fromme
Harry Hinchman
Dick Hoblitzell
Danny Hoffman
Izzy Hoffman
Miller Huggins (Portrait)
Rube Kisinger
Red Kleinow (New York, Catching)
Frank Laporte
Jimmy Lavender
Paddy Livingstone
Matty McIntyre
Fred Mitchell
Chief Myers (Batting)
Chief Myers (Fielding)
Rebel Oakes
Lee Quillen
Claude Rossman
Jim Scott
Heinie Smith
Fred Snodgrass (Batting)
Jim Stephens
Ed Summers
Ira Thomas
Ed Willett

Thanks - Rob

[Rhotchkiss]

That is awesome, thanks for sharing! Great project.

[BabyRuth]

Pretty cool!!

[Jcosta19]

Great Collection!
I have noticed both of the Cobbs really spike in price this year.

Best of luck on your hunt.

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[slantycouch]

Amazing, Rob. Thanks for sharing!

[mrvster]

Rob!!!!!!!!!!!

great work wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

the mid range backs are picking up!!!!!!!!!!

[RCMcKenzie]

Great collection. Good luck with it. The further you go, the more fun it will be to find a Tolstoi that you don't have. I checked, and don't have any Tolstoi from your wantlist. I have about 10 total in back runs.

[Tao_Moko]

Very cool. Good luck.

[ubiqty]

Do you have a Taylor with Tolstoi? I've heard there might be one, but never confirmed it. Thanks, Scott.

[ubiqty]

I see you do have it. Congratulations on such a nice set. Well done.

[Rich Falvo]

Very nice! I haven’t been able to find even a single example for my Providence set, so this looks amazing.

[Jobu]

Great progress! I don't have any that you need, but this thread needed some cards.

[sreader3]

Fantastic collection, Rob. I love the Tolstois! Most of the examples that I have seen have a faint Tolstoi "wet sheet transfer" overprint on the front. Most of yours don't seem to have that, which is a tribute to you.

[Robextend]

Thanks for the encouraging comments, really appreciate it. Many of these cards were bought from board members several years ago. I'm guessing I have picked up only a handful of "new" ones over the last couple of years. Always enjoy seeing others share there collections - thanks again.

[Jobu]

Rob - are there any Tolstois that are unconfirmed?

[Robextend]

I use T206 Resource: http://t206resource.com/Tolstoi%20Checklist.html

Anything shaded in green is unconfirmed.

[Ronnie73]

I collect all front/back combinations so technically I'm a Tolstoi Back collector but not exclusively. I currently have 99 different Tolstoi's and the last time I added one to my collection was in 2017. Here is a scan of a couple favorites of mine.

[Robextend]

@Ron: Willett!! That’s a toughie - great card!!

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Robextend

I wanted to share my Tolstoi collection with the board and get some thoughts. Seems that I have 212 of the 254 confirmed examples

https://imageevent.com/vanslykefan/s...0&m=24&w=0&p=0

When I started this journey about a decade ago, Tolstoi's weren't that difficult to find. It seems they have dried up and I am more or less seeing the same examples over and over. Cobb's are out there, but a bit pricey...

Is anyone else going after this back? Would like to hear on your experience collecting this set.

http://t206resource.com/Tolstoi%20Checklist.html

These are the 42 confirmed examples that I am missing - a couple have come up the last year or so, but have been out of my price range.

Chief Bender (Pitching, Trees In Background)
Bob Bescher (Portrait)
Donnie Bush
Ty Cobb (Portrait, Red Background)
Ty Cobb (Bat Off Shoulder)
Birdie Cree
Monte Cross
Bill Dineen
Wild Bill Donovan (Throwing)
Mickey Doolan (Fielding)
Gus Dorner
Jerry Downs
Jean Dubuc
Joe Dunn
Ted Easterly
Clyde Engle
Lou Fiene (Throwing)
Art Fromme
Harry Hinchman
Dick Hoblitzell
Danny Hoffman
Izzy Hoffman
Miller Huggins (Portrait)
Rube Kisinger
Red Kleinow (New York, Catching)
Frank Laporte
Jimmy Lavender
Paddy Livingstone
Matty McIntyre
Fred Mitchell
Chief Myers (Batting)
Chief Myers (Fielding)
Rebel Oakes
Lee Quillen
Claude Rossman
Jim Scott
Heinie Smith
Fred Snodgrass (Batting)
Jim Stephens
Ed Summers
Ira Thomas
Ed Willett

Thanks - Rob

Very nice. Good luck in the hunt, Rob!

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[jrlebert]

Incredible collection of Tolstoi backs! Wow.

[t206kid]

WOW, Tolstoi subset is a serious and impressive undertaking. So many print group 2 toughies. Congratulations and good luck finding the remaining ones!

And a cobb

[Robextend]

That Cobb is a bute...thanks for posting!

Originally Posted by t206kid

WOW, Tolstoi subset is a serious and impressive undertaking. So many print group 2 toughies. Congratulations and good luck finding the remaining ones!

And a cobb

[mrvster]

DUDE! I remember when you first started!

[Luke]

Hi Rob. Nice to see you posting. You were ahead of your time. Now it's gotten a lot tougher because everyone enjoys the mid-tier backs. I still have nightmares about the Zimmerman I sold you before I started collecting Tolstois

[slipk1068]

Originally Posted by sreader3

Fantastic collection, Rob. I love the Tolstois! Most of the examples that I have seen have a faint Tolstoi "wet sheet transfer" overprint on the front. Most of yours don't seem to have that, which is a tribute to you.

Amazing collection Rob.

That's what I don't like about Tolstoi. A big part of the attraction of T206 for me is the beautiful colors on the front. WST ruins the image. I rarely even search for Tolstoi because so many of them have that faint Tolstoi image on the front. Maybe it's my perception, but it seems to be even more prevalent on better condition cards.