What is the one item you found that <50 people have seen?

Sean1125

It doesn't have to be with certainty, just simply a card virtually no one knows exists that you've personally uncovered in a collection.

I haven't found many incredibly large items, but in a collection out in Scottsdale I bought a Billy Ripken F-face white scribble saw cut (found in a collection). Ended up getting $100 for an 89 fleer... I was told probably 10 or less exist sorry sadly no pics and the guy keeps his two in a safety deposit box!

Southsider

A Red Grange candy bar card that someone in Spain was selling on Ebay. It was similar to the Shotwell's Red Grange with scenes from the movie One Minute to Play, but it was definitely not Shotwell's. I had a big snipe set, then a day or two before the auction was scheduled to end, the card was "No longer available." I wonder who got it and how much it took to get the seller to pull the auction. I didn't even think to save the jpeg.

Wow, that was easy I just found it:



1926 AMATLLER CHOCOLATE - Spanish Promotional Card with Marion Davies

zep33

my unit

YogiBerraFan

<< <i>my unit >>



I feel bad for you

fiveniner

This is no kidding.After my mother passed away I found an unused post card of the Italian Dictator of Benito Mussolini from the 30s or 40s when going through her and my dads belongings.
They were both born in Italy.

itzagoner

my grandpa's Green Card, which i found in a drawer buried amongst his personal papers after he passed away.

strangely enough, all of my other family members missed it while they were busy poaching fine goods that my g'parents brought home from their many trips to other countries.

i'd guess fewer than 50 people have seen it, maybe some folks who were trying to verify his American citizenship after he barely escaped from Nazi Germany with his life during WW2.

in the picture he wears the smile of a man who has been given a 2nd chance after nearly losing everything and he made excellent use of his opportunity.

it's the most treasured card i own.

TonyC

Shown in a previous thread

I have four Ottawa and one Toronto Sports Illustrateds printed in the 1930s. I have never seen any others and have no idea what the back story is.

dmurphy3mvp

<< <i>strangely enough, all of my other family members missed it while they were busy poaching fine goods that my g'parents brought home from their many trips to other countries. >>



Kinda OT, but ain't that the truth? The unequitable division of property (pilfering) of deceased family members makes me sick. My extended family is a lot smaller than it used to be because of this. Who wants to associate with greedy relatives?

HoofHearted

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<< <i>strangely enough, all of my other family members missed it while they were busy poaching fine goods that my g'parents brought home from their many trips to other countries. >>



Kinda OT, but ain't that the truth? The unequitable division of property (pilfering) of deceased family members makes me sick. My extended family is a lot smaller than it used to be because of this. Who wants to associate with greedy relatives? >>



That's the truth! After my grandmother passed away, my late Mother's siblings cherry picked all the material goods they wanted. My brothers and I went through the leftovers and I came away with two boxes of family pictures with some classic black-and-whites of many older relatives. After I picked out the cousins' school pictures and gave them to my aunts and uncles, they asked me where I got them. When they found out what I had scored they wanted the rest of the pictures. Too bad cuz I had them and wasn't giving them up!

I ended up becoming the family genealogist, so I think someone was looking down on what transpired back then.

Otherwise, I can't think of any sports-related item I have that are rare/unique enough that not many people have seen it. Unless, this scrapbook picture of The Mick signing an autograph for one of my wife's relatives qualifies: