My recent visit to the Burdick Collection

[Zan]

How can someone view the albums? Would love to go.

[benjulmag]

Originally Posted by Zan

How can someone view the albums? Would love to go.

By appointment.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Yeah that Wagner ranks up there for sure. I don't recall seeing a picture of it before but I must have. Corey where would you rank the one in the HOF?

[benjulmag]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Yeah that Wagner ranks up there for sure. I don't recall seeing a picture of it before but I must have. Corey where would you rank the one in the HOF?

To me 2, but many others will say 1 (again, tossing out the "8"), depending on what one looks for. The HOF one has the best corners I have seen, though one may have a hairline crease FWIW. The color though very good doesn't pop as much as some others I have seen, and it has a stain in the orange background. It is oversized, which depending who you are is either a positive, negative or a neutral. For me, if given the choice. I would rather have a perfectly sized card.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Interesting that several of the top few Wagners remain unslabbed.

[benjulmag]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Interesting that several of the top few Wagners remain unslabbed.

Out of my top six, as far as I know five are raw.

[barrysloate]

The Burdick Wagner is a solid 3, and a very nice one.

In April I met up with board member Tom B. at the Metropolitan. I was there to see the daguerreotype collection and Tom had an appointment to see the Burdick. But for some unexplained reason they told him that he could not see the baseball albums. I'm not sure I understand this but it appears Corey had no problem at all.

I looked at the picture again and I'm raising the grade to 3.5

[rats60]

Originally Posted by benjulmag

To me 2, but many others will say 1 (again, tossing out the "8"), depending on what one looks for. The HOF one has the best corners I have seen, though one may have a hairline crease FWIW. The color though very good doesn't pop as much as some others I have seen, and it has a stain in the orange background. It is oversized, which depending who you are is either a positive, negative or a neutral. For me, if given the choice. I would rather have a perfectly sized card.

Here is a picture of the Wagner in the Hall of Fame that I took last time I visited.

[prestigecollectibles]

Found this video on You Tube about collecting items including the Burdick Collection.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G09aIKMBNhE

[Leon]

That is one of the best looking Wags I have seen.

Originally Posted by rats60

Here is a picture of the Wagner in the Hall of Fame that I took last time I visited.

[epike3]

I went in December and the collection was not available; if I go back I will ask for an appointment. The rest of the collection was great.