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Here is my example from this set, Walsh, shown the day after a bar fight.
Brian (Not part of any TPG population report. My card probably spent a night in jail, whereas many of his brothers are doing 25 to life in their plastic prisons) |
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I'm not trying to start anything Dan but there have been 9 sales of 7 different Booles in the past two years. Here's the 7 different Booles that sold 2-26-21 Attachment 463202 1-17-21 Attachment 463203 5-12-20 Attachment 463205 12-8-19 Attachment 463208 10-5-19 Attachment 463209 8-11-19 Attachment 463210 6-25-19 Attachment 463211 |
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T206 REFERENCE....T206-like T209 (CONTENTNEA) 1st series....show us your T209 cards
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Years ago, I had about 80 of of the T209-2 cards. But like you, I've always been a set collector, and at any given time I am in the process of completing several sets. So, it did not appeal to me to continue collecting T209-2 cards. After considering that it would have been a very, very long journey. TED Z T206 Reference . |
It is interesting that 3 of the Booles Pat showed as well as my Walsh all have paper damage in basically the same spot on the bottom right border (yes, my Walsh also has a ton of other damage).
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Ted, thanks for the kind words. I was planning to come to this weekend's Philly Show only if the National was either cancelled or held but with significant Covid-19 restrictions; it currently appears that there will be a normal or near-normal National this year. I may make it to one of the Philly Shows later this year. Every time you have showed your T213-1 Coupon of Matty, I have recalled our trade and realized how delighted you were to obtain this card. And, truth be told, I have felt a bit of trader's remorse, despite being delighted with the T206 Sovereign 350 WaJo portrait I received from you. This is because I'm partial to very scarce/rare cards, and I really liked having the Matty as my T213-1 type card, but of course, one has to give up something good to get something good. |
Amazing Contentneas everyone! I too highly recommend Mike and Tims research on the subject. Mikes website dedicated to the issue is so well done and a true wealth of knowledge. I recently started a Series 1 set and I'm 136 deep on the Series 2 set. I'm partial to the black and white issues but these cards have the most interesting images and backgrounds. I even have a theory Jim Thorpe is seen in the background of a card. Have to get home to verify the player on the card. Good stuff!
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T206 REFERENCE....T206-like T209 (CONTENTNEA) 1st series....show us your T209 cards
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Jason I'd love to see the card with Jim Thorpe's image on it. As you probably know, Thorpe played for Rocky Mount and Fayetteville during the Summers of 1910-11. Supposedly, those two brief experiences in professional Baseball cost Jim his medals and trophies, which he won in the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm. He was forced to return them. Gee, it would have been really neat if they had included a card of Thorpe in this set. Good Luck putting together the color set. TED Z T206 REFERENCE....convenient access to T206 checklists . |
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Ok here we go and this is just a theory. As mentioned Jim Thorpe played for Fayetteville in the 1910-1911 season. I believe that some cards depict images from preseason camps as a few players that have cards seem to never have played a game with the designated team. Background players on some cards seem to be waiting their turn to take infield practice. So that brings me to the Lavoia card from the Highlanders team. Notice the very stocky player in the background. He is awaiting his turn as possibly the backup first baseman. Of course I have zero proof of it actually being Jim Thorpe. Its just fun to think it is!
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I bought my first T209-1 in 2017, but didn't buy my second one for another three years. In the past year I've purchased 4 of the 5 I own. At this rate I hope to complete the set in about three years!
I really enjoy collecting the more obscure sets. These guys were playing in C and D leagues, in what I have to imagine, not the best conditions and not for a great deal of money. There is a certain mystique surrounding this time in baseball that originally drew me to T206 cards. While I still collect T206, I get a little more excited each time I add one of these cards to my set. I also own 13 of the T209-2. The B&W add a little more to the grittiness of baseball at that time. I doubt I'll ever complete the set, but I will continue to collect these gems as they come along. Attachment 464196Attachment 464197 Attachment 464198Attachment 464199 Attachment 464200Attachment 464201 Attachment 464202Attachment 464203 Attachment 464204Attachment 464205 |
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