oldest baseball card - ever ?

TheHun · January 7, 2009 3:46AM

PSA just graded this card. I don't know if it's on ebay yet.
Oldest card

Knopfler · January 7, 2009 3:52AM

Good find. That is a cool story. It will be interesting to see what the card sells for.

stevek · January 7, 2009 3:53AM

Wow - wonder what it will fetch?

VitoCo1972 · January 7, 2009 4:00AM

Fun story. Thanks for sharing.

jeffcbay · January 7, 2009 4:02AM

Wow, great story!!

BobbyVCP · January 7, 2009 4:03AM

They go for 20K+ last one sold in May of last year in Heritage.

Knopfler · January 7, 2009 4:05AM

Looks like there's one on ebay right now, BIN of $28k. It's location is Cleveland though, so I assume it's a different seller unless they are selling it for her.

1869 Peck & Snyder Card

jeffcbay · January 7, 2009 4:15AM

That's weird, they're slabbed in opposite directions. The backs must be flipped or something.

PoppaJ · January 7, 2009 4:27AM

<< They go for 20K+ last one sold in May of last year in Heritage. >>

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Bobby,

just curious .... was the one that sold last May also graded "authentic", or did it have a number grade?

thanks,

PoppaJ

VitoCo1972 · January 7, 2009 4:31AM

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<< They go for 20K+ last one sold in May of last year in Heritage. >>

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Bobby,

just curious .... was the one that sold last May also graded "authentic", or did it have a number grade?

thanks,

PoppaJ >>

Poppa, the pop report lists 6 as being graded - all with the Authentic label

BobbyVCP · January 7, 2009 4:43AM

I have never seen one with a number grade they are all Authentic. Never seen one in person to examine it but from the images I have seen it looks like it is 2 parts a photo attached to a one color printed backing with the names, etc.. kind of like the N173's.

1989FleerBillRipkencollector · January 7, 2009 5:30AM

<< Looks like there's one on ebay right now, BIN of $28k. It's location is Cleveland though, so I assume it's a different seller unless they are selling it for her.

1869 Peck & Snyder Card >>

Different card. The ebay one has the corners clipped.

calaban7 · January 7, 2009 5:41AM

Nice, nice, nice. Great story.

At least she didn't find it in a dumpster, like all the rest

WinPitcher · January 7, 2009 5:48AM

I think Leon owns one of these.

Steve

perkdog · January 7, 2009 6:05AM

It looks like an expensive postcard to me.

dodgersin9 · January 7, 2009 6:12AM

It looks like an expensive postcard to me.

LOL- that's what most baseball cards are to non-card collectors!

perkdog · January 7, 2009 6:20AM

<< It looks like an expensive postcard to me.

LOL- that's what most baseball cards are to non-card collectors! >>

Well I am a card collector, I guess I just dont like oversized cards of team photos for 20K.

bman90278 · January 7, 2009 6:21AM

The same (not the one from the article) card sold for $26100 back in 2006 at Robert Edwards Auctions. Here is what the back to that card looks like based on the card that sold back in 2006. I will also post a better front scan as well. Great story thanks for sharing.

BassPro77 · January 7, 2009 8:46AM

i wonder what came first? the card or the little old lady..

SidePocket · January 7, 2009 8:53AM

That's a great story and card. Kinda how all the truly old stuff should be discovered!

fkw · January 7, 2009 12:19PM

Nice find.

There are a couple variations on that card, Its not real rare, they are out there. The more attractive ones are CDV's with ads on the back, like the one in the article (photo glued to board, like a cabinet), and another variation is more of a Victorian Tradecard (printed picture).

To some it is not the 1st baseball card because it is a team card. Its always a good argument on what is the oldest baseball card, because many of the CDV's from that Civil War era look like they could be cards. There are also photo ticket stubs picturing players/managers that predate this one. The difference is this one is like a true baseball card, it advertises something.

divecchia · January 7, 2009 12:36PM

Nice find and a great story to go along with it.

Donato

TheHun · January 7, 2009 1:52PM

its not a real baseball card without the gum, right ?

I think Robert E. Lee ate it.

stevek · January 7, 2009 7:33PM

Andrew Peck & Co. - 1858–mid-1860s
105 Nassau Street, N.Y.
Merged with Snyder to become Peck and Snyder around 1868. Started stitching baseballs in 1866 after returning from Civil War.

Peck and Snyder, NY - late 1860s–1890s
105 Nassau Street, NY (original Andrew Peck & Co. address)
22 Ann Street, New York
126 Nassau Street, New York (May 1st 1870)
Peck and Snyder was purchased by Spalding in 1894.

WinPitcher · January 8, 2009 3:28AM

TTT

Steve

1989FleerBillRipkencollector · January 8, 2009 9:23AM

Appears the ebay one was bumped up to 38k and ended early.

fur72 · January 8, 2009 10:25AM

They are saying that one the old lady is holding is going to grab 6 figures. I cant believe they would put it on dbay and not use one of the bigger auction houses.

rbdjr1 · January 8, 2009 10:30AM

Very Interesting! I wonder if these two are related?

rd

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