Now lets see your best oddball baseball cards!
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Not much stranger than this - HOF's in their skivies......cant beat it with a stick.
and we thought Steve Lyons was the first to be caught with his pants down!
1912 Boston Garters
and we thought Steve Lyons was the first to be caught with his pants down!
1912 Boston Garters
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Ya don't see many of those.
Mine? Oddball? Would have to be a turn of the century 'trade card' from the A&P company: there seems to be a debate going on with the ball on the ground and a guy holding a bat.
Baseball related 'trade cards' can be found and they are very affordable.
mike
'58 Hires Test with Tab
The rare #80 from the '60 Fleer set, this one is Grove/Martin. Pretty tough to find these, let alone uncancelled and not hand cut
Tango Eggs Collins. This set sat undiscovered in a warehouse for over 70 years, finally discovered in the late '80's. Only 5 of Eddie Collins have been graded by PSA (assuming none of the ones in the pop report were resubmitted). Pretty tough issue, some have only 1 known example.
Always looking for Topps Salesman Samples, pre '51 unopened packs, E90-2, E91a, N690 Kalamazoo Bats, and T204 Square Frame Ramly's
Forget blocking him; find out where he lives and go punch him in the nuts. --WalterSobchak 9/12/12
Looking for Al Hrabosky and any OPC Dave Campbells (the ESPN guy)
An 1898 National Copper Cap Anson
From a series of postcards dated 1910 by Colonial Art Publishing Co. of Brooklyn:
Another anonymous postcard, at least 1910 (the back is postmarked early 1911)
An 1890 Duke Cigarettes card from the N88 Terrors of America and their Doings; there are 5 or 6 baseball subjects in the set:
And here a couple more trade cards from the 1880s or 1890s:
"All evil needs to triumph is for good men to do nothing."
Nice Tango Eggs card. I saw the Cobb over the weekend. It was the first time I heard of the issue.
You've got some great stuff there.
Tom
I don't have very many oddballs, but here's one that somehow fell into my collection...
Great stuff! Wasn't it Rosen who sold all those "found" Tangos? Tremendous card. Do you have the entire Hires test set? Another great item!
Mark
The "foul ball" trade card is similar to the one I have - what's on the back? A&P? The Terrors of America set - isn't there a reference to the "5 corners"? The "umpire" - is that actually a "gang" member rather than a real ump? Great set.
Odd is good!
mike
I'll check the back when I get home.
You also have a great memory (I thought that was the second thing to go?
"All evil needs to triumph is for good men to do nothing."
<< <i>Mike - I meant to post that I thought that Foul Ball card was a companion to yours.
I'll check the back when I get home.
You also have a great memory (I thought that was the second thing to go?
I was close with 5 corners!LOL
I do remember you posting about that in the nonsport forum - I figured the baseball reference was symbolic or something.
What goes? Well ask any guy that has to get up more than once to make a pit stop in the middle of the nite!
mike
your heroes for ghosts?
I agree - the trade cards are late 1800s and affordable compared to other stuff out there.
I think the stock is a bit thin on the ones I have seen and I'm amazed that they have survived in such large numbers.
thanx for sharing
mike