HOF: 1 or 1's

[DanP]

I believe I have the only graded 1922 Witmor Candy George Kelly card (and possibly the only card). Show any card of a HOF'er that you believe could be the only known copy of that card.

If anyone has a card that someone else thinks is a "1 of 1" then please show it!

[bnorth]

I know this is not Pre-WWII but it is a HOFer and 1/1(only known). I have owned/still own several other 89 & 90 Score wrong back pairs of HOFers. In 20+ years of looking I have only found 2 1990 and 0 1989 Score wrong back cards that I did not own first.
This is a Wade Boggs/Roger Clemens 1990 Score wrong back pair. Click on the pic for a short video of them being turned over to show both side of the cards.

[Rob D.]

I'm always hesitant to call any card a "one of one," because I think there are so many collections out there that few people know about. That being said, I'd welcome the chance to see another example of this Aaron (forgive the departure from post war).

[Leon]

I never call anything one of one.....I always say one of one "known"......as I too think there is more of almost everything out there...for now, this is a one of one.

[WillowGrove]

I've posted this one in other threads - as far as I know, this is the only known PC of Campy on his Mexican League team. (not autograph on back)

[Brian Van Horn]

I have not seen another one of any of the following three:

[h2oya311]

A few of my one-of-one knowns - assuming Postcards count:

1909 Superior RPPC - Bancroft


1905 RPPC - Cobb


c1943 RPPC - Dandridge


1940s RPPC - Giles


1950 Winston-Salem Team Issue - Weaver

[h2oya311]

Peter - awesome Campy!!

[irishdenny]

1905 RPPC - Cobb


Curious...
"iS That a Policeman behind Mr Cobb?"

[bcbgcbrcb]

Great stuff, guys, this is my kind of thread. At one time, it seemed that about 1/3 of my collection was 1 of 1's but, unfortunately, many of those are now gone.......

[ZenPop]

Originally Posted by DanP

I believe I have the only graded 1922 Witmor Candy George Kelly card (and possibly the only card). Show any card of a HOF'er that you believe could be the only known copy of that card.

If anyone has a card that someone else thinks is a "1 of 1" then please show it!

Wow... I actually met George Kelly! He (and his wife) were friends with my grandmother... They all lived in Millbrae, CA and I got to go over there one time when I was a kid and got an autographed baseball and saw his amazing trophy room. He told me an amazing story of what an a-hole Leo Durocher was back in 1921... He said Durocher and Casey Stengel were going at it during a game... and they decided to fight after the game. Stengel asked Kelly to go with to watch him whip Durocher and when they got there Durocher was carrying a bat that he wouldn't put down... I think that's the first time I recall an adult swearing in a conversation with me... It was a pretty cool conversation.

When Kelly was inducted into the Hall of Fame, my grandmother was invited and she brought me back a program signed by a few players. I have to fish it out... but I seem to recall: Kelly and Lefty Grove... (Might have been Lefty Gomez... but pretty sure Grove.)

When Kelly passed away, my grandmother told me that Kelly's wife had wanted to give me a souvenir of some sort, but that there son wouldn't let anything go. Oh well...

[T206Collector]

[bcbgcbrcb]

Here are a few 1 of 1's that I still have.............

[Rob D.]

Absolutely the only one in existence.

[baseballart]

Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb

Here are a few 1 of 1's that I still have.............

Phil

The 1914 Spokane card is not the only one around.

Max

[joeadcock]

Heck of a card Joe

Beautiful image.

[bnorth]

This is a 1985-86 Sportflics Prototype of the great Joe DiMaggio.

[pencil1974]

I've shown this in many threads but I love the card and might as well show it again. This is the only white gloss version of Ruth I've ever seen or come across.