Canadian Pre-War Baseball cards

[Leon]

We don't really talk about too many Canadian pre-war baseball cards so I figure a thread to at least show a few would be nice.....And a shout out to our northern brethren, we love ya'll. (we just don't care for the shipping to your country)

Here is an FC59 Honey Boy to get started...

[RGold]

World Wide Gum

[dog*dirt]

Slightly trimmed version.

[Bosox Blair]

The only CDN pre-war baseball I collect are C46s...not really working on the set, but have a few I like:

[Bosox Blair]

Oh yeah - here are a couple Maple Crispettes and a couple 1937 OPC:

[yanksfan09]

Love this recent pick up....

[MikeGarcia]

...fortunately a pre-war collection of Vince Dimaggio cards doesn't take up a lot of space...

[Brian Van Horn]

Up next will be Willards.

[Exhibitman]

[Brian Van Horn]

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[T2069bk]

edited out

[Tom S.]

[pete zouras]

[terjung]

[kdixon]

Ruth La Presse and a couple of Wheats.

[jp1216]

My favorite Feller.

[Vintagecatcher]

Blair,

Your C46 Phelps is the nicest C46 I have ever seen. Tough to find a nicer one I'm sure!

Patrick

[Spike]

Mr. Burns once gave Homer this Joe DiMaggio RC (1936 World Wide Gum #51) instead of $5 for Christmas. It's a kick to see The Simpsons get a detail like this correct, even if they changed the number slightly.

[jbl79]

My pickup from the last B&L Auction...

[4815162342]

Here's a couple of cards from Canada: http://youtu.be/0pPRaD6TKLc

[Tom S.]

Originally Posted by Spike

Mr. Burns once gave Homer this Joe DiMaggio RC (1936 World Wide Gum #51) instead of $5 for Christmas. It's a kick to see The Simpsons get a detail like this correct, even if they changed the number slightly.

Neat! Makes you wonder if Matt Groening is a vintage card collector too...

[Bosox Blair]

Originally Posted by Vintagecatcher

Blair,

Your C46 Phelps is the nicest C46 I have ever seen. Tough to find a nice one I'm sure!

Patrick

Hi Patrick,

Thanks! Ahhh...only now just clued in that he was a catcher - your area of great expertise!

With C46 cards, I tend to go for them if they are in real nice grades. If I can grab 7s, 7.5s or 8s for a fair price I usually jump. Don't see many 8s though!

Cheers,
Blair

[packs]

The Babe

[Harford20]

Not mine (although the card at the very top of my want list).

1939 v351 Canadian Ted Williams, the TOUGHEST of all the Ted rookie cards. Card is very similar to the 1939 Goudey R303-A except smaller.


Editted: Just looked at my Ted want list and the second card is also Canadian (although not pre-war), the 1954 Topps Canadian Ted Williams #1, gray back. DARN YOU CANADA!

[leftygrove10]

Originally Posted by Bosox Blair

Oh yeah - here are a couple Maple Crispettes and a couple 1937 OPC:

That's a beautiful Grove card!

[leftygrove10]

Here are some of my favorites......

[Huysmans]

Originally Posted by Harford20

Not mine (although the card at the very top of my want list).

1939 v351 Canadian Ted Williams, the TOUGHEST of all the Ted rookie cards. Card is very similar to the 1939 Goudey R303-A except smaller.


Editted: Just looked at my Ted want list and the second card is also Canadian (although not pre-war), the 1954 Topps Canadian Ted Williams #1, gray back. DARN YOU CANADA!

Hey Dave, you should come to Canada, V351's and gray backs grow on trees up here...... eh. 😎

[Harford20]

Brent,
Send me your address. I will come for a visit during harvest season.

You can even have any purchases shipped to my house and I will bring them over the border, saving $$$$$$ on Canadian shipping costs. Least I could do.

Dave

[Huysmans]

Originally Posted by Harford20

Brent,
Send me your address. I will come for a visit during harvest season.

You can even have any purchases shipped to my house and I will bring them over the border, saving $$$$$$ on Canadian shipping costs. Least I could do.

Dave

Sounds great Dave, I'll have the poutine ready for you!
All joking aside, I have seen a couple Williams gray backs at dealers here, but they were only low to mid grade examples. I'll keep my eyes open for you.

Have a great New Years eve!

Regards,
Brent

[Griffins]

A "34 WWG panel

[h2oya311]

Originally Posted by jp1216

My favorite Feller.

Very nice! I haven't seen an OPC Feller offered for sale in quite some time! In fact, I haven't seen one in a Net54 thread in quite some time either! Fantastic example!

[Bosox Blair]

Originally Posted by leftygrove10

That's a beautiful Grove card!

Thanks, Brad - your Groves are amazing!

My '36 WWG is nice, but o/c both l/r and t/b...yours is lovely!

Cheers,
Blair

[HRBAKER]

[t206fix]

36 wwg

[ValKehl]

This thread needs some WaJos in it!

[yanksfan09]

Nice cards Val. Here's a Grover...

[V117collector]

[ksks]

Looking to buy 1937 OPCs .... looking for 5s and up.
Thanks , Steve
www.kskscollectibles.com

[cockrellcollection]

Canadian Rugby, Track and Baseball Star

[Leon]

Great cards so far guys....here are a few more, with a scarcely seen V49 Lowney- Just Kids...

[Huysmans]

Hey Leon, great cards! Especially the Peggy Popcorn. That's a great find story, (if you'd like to elaborate I'd love to hear it) Winnipeg being my hometown. A number of regionals (mostly hockey) came out of the city in the 20's, including the Holland Creameries Senators. Thanks for sharing those.

[joeadcock]

...whatever......

[joeadcock]

Also one of the best to come out of Canada:Rik Emmett, the Triumph man............FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT

[ValKehl]

Brent, did you say "Holland Creameries Senators?"

[Huysmans]

Originally Posted by ValKehl

Brent, did you say "Holland Creameries Senators?"

Wow Val, great cards! 👏👏👏 I'm speechless! I'd love to know where and how those were acquired. I find it very interesting that a regional like this was only available in Winnipeg when issued, yet literally none - as far as I know, are found in the city anymore.

[ValKehl]

Brent, thanks for the kind words. Actually I have had all of the Holland Creameries, except for the SP Peckinpaugh card, for many years One of my biggest hobby regrets was not buying what I think is the only known Peckinpaugh many years ago, because I thought the price was too high! Although most of my Hollands are in P-F condition, I was so glad I already had them when I fairly recently began a new collecting focus - cards of all the Wash. Senators who were on their 1924 championship team - as far as I know, the Holland cards are the only known cards of two players, Ralph Miller & Ernest (Mule) Shirley, and among the few known cards of a few other players.

I can readily tell you where and how I acquired everything in my collection that I acquired since the beginning of 2007. For everything prior to this (including my Hollands), I have a big box full of receipts, cancelled checks, notes, etc. that I have been intending for years to sort and organize. And, I have an Alzheimer's-like memory. Hence, I can't tell you where and how I got my Hollands, except to say I didn't acquire them all one at a time - I acquired at least one sizable group somewhere, probably in an auction.
Val

[Zan]

My only Canadian

[MikeGarcia]

...my only card from this set , for a reason...they're too small and too expensive and there's a lot of them.....a set-completionist's worst nightmare....and half the printing on the back is in some foreign language....

[Huysmans]

Originally Posted by MikeGarcia

...my only card from this set , for a reason...they're too small and too expensive and there's a lot of them.....a set-completionist's worst nightmare....and half the printing on the back is in some foreign language....

Hey Mike, not sure if you're being tongue in cheek, but that "foreign language" you're unaware of, is French.

[Huysmans]

Thanks Val! Sharing those is most appreciated. And nice Johnson!
Oh, and if I find a Peckinpaugh in my travels picking.... I'll let you know. 😜
Thanks again!

Regards,
Brent