1863 Grand Match Ticket-Harry and Sam Wright (His dad)

I always wanted a M101-5 Jim Thorpe.

N175 Gypsey Queen Large King Kelly

M116 Smoky Joe Wood - looks like a 12-year-old

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The next card I most want is a D350-2 Standard Biscuit of Sam Rice. Why this card, you ask? Because I'm working on a master set of Sam Rice cards. The D350-2 is one of Rice's RCs, and there is only one listed in the combined pop reports.

1890 King Kelly Old Judge Players' League card

1912 H813 Boston Garter Christy Mathewson

Any N167 HOF...but
 

1886 N167 Old Judge Buck Ewing

How about a 1939 Play Ball Ted Williams sample card.

T330-2 Piedmont Art Stamp Ty Cobb

N28 Allen & Ginter King Kelly

https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jQwJvv_kA...PSA%2BAUTH.jpg

Very Cobb heavy so far, but one of the more popular ones should be added IMO:

T205 Ty Cobb

Boston Garter Joe Jackson.

34 hours
 

Well, that didn't take long.

Cards were taken in order without judgement or old judgement in my case.

The thread may continue, but every card going forward qualifies only as Honorable Mention.

The Honorable mention list will not be maintained or expanded.

I appreciate adherence to the rules allowing participation from multiple members.

Why are you using the British spelling of "judgement"?

why are you using any spelling of M116 smoky joe wood?

because judgement is a play on "Old Judge" if you read the whole sentence or was is too long for you.

because I used copy and paste to create the list. You can thank clydepepper for Smoky Joe

My popularity with the undocumented "grammar and spelling" critics on the board is the sincerest form of flattery and I thank you both, but I claim no foul on this one.:D:D:cool:

How did the t207 Lewis and Lowdermilk cards not get mentioned? Are t207s not collected anymore?

Lowdermilk is overrated, no?

Collectors have soured on Lowdermilk

They are hanging onto their sour dough.

Others may classify themselves as Lack Dough Intolerant

My Spelling Sources:

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This has to be top 50, as it’s the backbone of one of the most famous and earliest sets. I’d also add the yellow 33 goudey Ruth and the T204 Ramly Wajo

Smokey Howard
 

Somewhere in the Gerald Wood bio of Joe Wood, can't remember the page, I read that neither Joe Sr. nor his family members ever employed the spelling "Smokey" but rather always used "Smoky". The former then is an affectation even though it has a certain coolness. The geniuses at SGC thought so anyway.
https://photos.imageevent.com/kawika...0autograph.jpg

The education that Net54 provides never ceases to amaze.:eek:

Who knew that “Smokey The Bear” was an affectation? :cool:

Strictly speaking it's Smokey Bear. I know this because I have access to Google. The "the" got added in a song about him in 1952 and people picked it up. Some say the is his middle name. Smoky Howard Wood's middle name was Ellsworth.

And Ellsworth’s last name was Vines. :D

You can’t outgoogle me.

I'm done. I can't hit this pitching.

https://photos.imageevent.com/kawika...th%20Vines.jpg

Well, it's a clean sweep for me. I don't own a single card on the list. I imagine I'm not alone!:o

33. T206 WaJo portrait


That's it for me.

Don't feel too bad, David. I only own four and, to be honest, I'm not interested in most of them. However, I would really like to have that Smoky Joe.

Same here.


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Wajo T206 portrait is always a crown fave. Here is a portrait with a m116 design...(not in the top 50 :))

http://luckeycards.com/m116johnson.jpg

Contrast and compare...I prefer the M116.

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Any idea why the M116 Wajo did not come in a Blue Variation?

But Ryan, this Top 50 card of WaJo does come with 2 different backs! :)