Texas Tommys
 

In thinking about rare and unusual type cards, one of the most challenging issues in my 25+ years of collecting has been the Texas Tommy.

I recently went through more than 200 auction catalogs and found only 4 Texas Tommy examples --- that is nearly 100,000 lots.

Does anyone know the real story why these cards are so rare? Does anyone have examples that they would like to share?


Bruce Dorskind
America's Toughest Want List

Hey Bruce- welcome back to the board. Hope you are doing well.

Welcome Bruce!

I believe Leon's auction has one, unless I'm confusing the issue. I personally don't know anything about them, or if there are more than one issue...

Welcome back Bruce.

Issue #7 of Old Cardboard has a great article on them. I think the type 2's are amazing.

http://www.oldcardboard.com/e/e2/e224/e224-2gal.asp

You outed the Texas Tommy Austin, Pete. Tsk tsk! I didn't expect my $900 bid to hold up, though :). See the T204 Plank there?


Bill

Here is a type 1 and type 2 so we can have a look at a few....neat cards...


http://luckeycards.com/pe224mack.jpg

http://luckeycards.com/pe224type2hooper.jpg

Bruce, Here are a few from old Lew Lipset catalogs.

Leon,

Glad you found your quarter.

Respectfully,

Dave

That signed TT Joe Wood from Dick Dobbins is killer...

wasn't Leon's "Trucker Boy" find mostly Texas Tommy's, or am I thinking of something else?

There were around 5 Texas Tommy's in that find including an uncataloged common, which for this series, was uncommon to find. Some of the (even) more esoteric sets I kind of figure to find more cards of, such as those D382 Tarzans. Those didn't surprise me. An unknown E224 type 1 did.