What's the rarest card you own?

[tedzan]

I acquired this unique gem in Cooperstown, NY in 1991. It is a significant piece of Baseball History, for there was no Major League WORLD SERIES played in 1904.
Mgr. John McGraw of the NY Giants (NL Champs) refused to play Boston (AL Champs). Therefore, the Eastern League (AAA) Buffalo Bisons became the de facto....
"1904 World Champions"






Speaking about McGraw......the only known McGraw (glove) card with a UZIT back.







Fall of 1952, BOWMAN issued this very artistic 144-card FB set. In order to compete with the very popular larger size 1952 Topps BB cards, Bowman re-sized
their regular set of FB cards. Then re-issued these larger size cards circa Winter of '52. I acquired this sheet in 1982, at a Hobby shop in Media, Pennsylvania




This unique sheet includes FB stars.....Sammy Baugh, Otto Graham, Y. A. Tittle, Charlie Justice, Charley Trippi, Hugh McElhenny, and Frank Gifford (rookie card).




TED Z

T206 Reference
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[Exhibitman]

Alas no Toleteros Gibson for me.

And here is another rare card:

[Rhotchkiss]

Few more rare ones -- this is a GREAT thread

And the Felix Mendelson Ruth’s are amazing.

[Jstottlemire1]

Originally Posted by benchod

never have seen another

Wow love the pair. Thanks for sharing.

[puckpaul]

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

Few more rare ones -- this is a GREAT thread

And the Felix Mendelson Ruth’s are amazing.

Ah, the Doyle…tough to compete with that! Great cards, Ryan!

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by benchod

never have seen another

WOW! I love the different type font!

[puckpaul]

[QUOTE=tedzan;2176693]I acquired this unique gem in Cooperstown, NY in 1991. It is a significant piece of Baseball History, for there was no Major League WORLD SERIES played in 1904.
Mgr. John McGraw of the NY Giants (NL Champs) refused to play Boston (AL Champs). Therefore, the Eastern League (AAA) Buffalo Bisons became the de facto....
"1904 World Champions"




Cool pieces, Ted.

I own this championship medal given to John McGraw for the 1904 season, declaring the Giants the champions for 1905 (issued in Oct of 1904, making then “champions” for the next season until a new champ is declared)

[iconsportscards]

Only one on SGC database, none on PSA (last I checked)









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[glchen]

Originally Posted by benchod

never have seen another

Incredible card!

[Rhotchkiss]

Originally Posted by puckpaul

Ah, the Doyle…tough to compete with that! Great cards, Ryan!

Thanks. Mile High has a Doyle coming to auction soon, so there is a rare chance for someone to get to 524.

[Schlesinj]

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

Thanks. Mile High has a Doyle coming to auction soon, so there is a rare chance for someone to get to 524.

And a Plank and Wagner.

[edhans]

No E271s yet:

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by benchod

never have seen another

Wow all these rare cards are great. But a Redsox Felix Mendelssohn Ruth that drops the mike for me.

Great card

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by iconsportscards

Only one on SGC database, none on PSA (last I checked)









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I've never seen a W.M. Dick before. Thanks for whipping it out.

[MikeGarcia]

...I'm glad to be following Mr. Adam Of Burbank with this new arrival for my Mule Haas Athletics Playing Days Master Set ......he might know if this postcard-back is somewhat "rare"...... the other three guys on here abandoned Mr. Mack for greener but 'way colder pastures...

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[Exhibitman]

Can you post the back?

I wouldn't say they abandoned Mack: no free agency. Mack Daddy sold Foxx and Grove to Boston and traded Cochrane to Detroit.

[Leon]

I could play this game for a year
Next we should do a thread for uniquely known cards.....that would cut down on some of the commons LOL
There are a few other AWA backs, in a deep old collector's collection, but not this player..

[MikeGarcia]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Can you post the back?

I wouldn't say they abandoned Mack: no free agency. Mack Daddy sold Foxx and Grove to Boston and traded Cochrane to Detroit.

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..thanks for any help... I'm very glad it was never sent to " Walter Payne" at the Cleveland "Y."....were " Bob , Jack , and gang " all ballplayers on the same team circa 1929-1930 ??....I love this hobby....

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[Bliggity]

What an amazing thread! I used to own a T216 Virginia Extra Germany Schaefer that I believe was a 1/1, but I traded it earlier this year to another board member. Regrets, I have a few

This is probably my rarest card at the moment, although there are a couple more out there. One of my favorites.

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by Bliggity

What an amazing thread! I used to own a T216 Virginia Extra Germany Schaefer that I believe was a 1/1, but I traded it earlier this year to another board member. Regrets, I have a few This is probably my rarest card at the moment, although there are a couple more out there. One of my favorites.

What in the world makes this a 1? Whatever it is, that's just stupid.

[Bliggity]

Originally Posted by Hankphenom

What in the world makes this a 1? Whatever it is, that's just stupid.

Paper loss on the back. And I agree!

[David W]

1931 W 517 minis.

Nowhere near as cool as most of this thread, but probably the rarest cards I have.

I also have very poorly cut actors and actresses somewhere.

[Casey2296]

In keeping with Kenny's amazing Cuban collection, this is a recent pick up, you don't see these pop up too often.
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[ValKehl]

Each of these Sam Rice cards appears to be a 1-of-1, per the combined pop reports and as I have never seen another example of any of them. Note - The PSA flip on the Standard Biscuit card is in error - it should read "1917," not 1916.

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by ValKehl

Each of these Sam Rice cards appears to be a 1-of-1, per the combined pop reports and as I have never seen another example of any of them. Note - The PSA flip on the Standard Biscuit card is in error - it should read "1917," not 1916.

Great selection of Sams, Val!

[molenick]

Probably this for me.

[GaryPassamonte]

Great cabinet, Michael. I would say this for me.

[Harford20]

Although technically a postcard, by far and away my rarest. There may be another out there, but have yet to meet the person who owns one.

This early Ted Williams, by my research is from the 1941 year, supported by the "matching" Joe DiMaggio (owned by bbpostcards [sportingoregon]). The 1941 competition between Williams and DiMaggio "sparked" baseball that year. Both bbpostcards and I wanted the pair, yet neither of us was willing to part with the one we had.

I suspect that this was a "promo" done by Gillette Razor, who started in the late 1930's or early 1940's to advertise with sports heroes (see the 1940 World Series Razor box), which due to the overwhelming success, led to the origin of the Gillette Cavalcade of Sports that ran on radio and then television from 1942-1960.

Dave

[Casey2296]

Here's the only Schutz postcard of Walter Johnson, there may be others but I've never seen one.
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[JeremyW]

Originally Posted by GaryPassamonte

Great cabinet, Michael. I would say this for me.

Hard to beat there. The best of the early best.

[molenick]

Originally Posted by GaryPassamonte

Great cabinet, Michael. I would say this for me.

Thanks, Gary. And it only took you 15 minutes to top me

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by MikeGarcia

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..thanks for any help... I'm very glad it was never sent to " Walter Payne" at the Cleveland "Y."....were " Bob , Jack , and gang " all ballplayers on the same team circa 1929-1930 ??....I love this hobby....

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Yeah, that's a toughie alright. I wanted to see if the back followed the usual printed format or whether it was a post-issue stamp. It is the former.

[MikeGarcia]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Yeah, that's a toughie alright. I wanted to see if the back followed the usual printed format or whether it was a post-issue stamp. It is the former.

..Thanks but I was hoping someone could tell me how a guy who's living in the YMCA in Cleveland can afford to sit in the front row of L P stadium to watch a Sunday baseball game.....

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[benchod]

Originally Posted by mrreality68

Wow all these rare cards are great. But a Redsox Felix Mendelssohn Ruth that drops the mike for me.

Great card

Thanks guys,
Everybody loves the Babe.
No Wahoo Sam or Ole Pete fans I guess lol

Great K-bats , and Boston cabs.
Singular runs of Wajo and Sam Rice in Val's collection

[big-six]

Looks like this was from the same sheet as Rhotchkiss Menagerie Wagner
The upside down miss cut back and the wide bottom
Thoughts?

If so how cool is that

[x2drich2000]

Bob, I do think all the Menageries are from the same sheet. Here are the two I own for comparison. If you ever feel like getting rid of the McGraw, I would be interested in it.

[drcy]

I used to have the color separation proofs for the 1975 Hostess George Brett (rookie year) card that was wasn't issued. Can't get rarer than a card that never existed.

[Rhotchkiss]

Those are great Bob and DJ. We should get together and see if any match up

[gabrinus]

All great cards guys...especially love the Menagerie backs...Jerry

[Joe_G.]

Some awesome cards from all. But for me, Michael's K-Bats cabinet was a treat. I followed that cabinet when auctioned a pair of times ~10-15 years ago. I was enjoying this thread on the sidelines but upon seeing the K-Bats cabinet opted to post in hopes of adding a little more Detroit love.

I believe the following to be unique Tomlinson cabinets of the 1886 team. The action poses are more common with multiple copies for each player (3-6 typical); but the portraits are tough, in some cases perhaps unique. Extra credit to anyone who can name these players (if you need help, the names are nearly legible on most of the cabinets).



The colored mount OJs are also pretty rare, some or most of the following could be unique.



I also enjoy collecting N333 Newsboys, many of which are believed to be unique, but I'll leave that for another time.

[Bicem]

Originally Posted by Casey2296

Here's the only Schutz postcard of Walter Johnson, there may be others but I've never seen one.
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There are others of that postcard, and other poses too.

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by Bicem

There are others of that postcard, and other poses too.

Yes, I just had a private convo with Kevin, he has the other two Johnson's pitching and two others showing Johnson. That's the beauty of this sub, you can't find that stuff anywhere else.

[molenick]

Since Joe posted some nice brown and black mounts, I will post a red mount N173.

[Leon]

Great cabinet cards posted. Thanks guys..

I have never seen another one of these Wheaties cards....1941 Joe Dimaggio

[iconsportscards]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

I've never seen a W.M. Dick before. Thanks for whipping it out.

LOL, Anytime!







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[Kenny Cole]

This is a fun thread. Just to keep it going...

[yanksfan09]

Originally Posted by benchod

never have seen another

This is incredible!! Ruth Mendelsohn Yankees is probably my favorite Ruth I own. The Red Sox one is a priceless piece of history!

I absolutely love the Phila Alexander and that Crawford, just beautiful!! M101-6 has become one of my favorite sets!

Some more rare Ruths for the thread:

[therajah]

SPC Ruth.jpg

[yanksfan09]

Originally Posted by therajah

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Wow! Great card!

[Jstottlemire1]

Originally Posted by yanksfan09

This is incredible!! Ruth Mendelsohn Yankees is probably my favorite Ruth I own. The Red Sox one is a priceless piece of history!

I absolutely love the Phila Alexander and that Crawford, just beautiful!! M101-6 has become one of my favorite sets!

Some more rare Ruths for the thread:

Thanks for sharing as fellow Ruth collector this is incredible stuff. I was mind blowing visiting your Flickr. Appreciate you sharing.