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Baseball CdVs
With all the discussion on the board about the Atlantics CdV and whether a CdV is a "card" or not, I thought it would be a good time to post some examples. CdVs, along with tintypes, were the first widely distributed form of photography and offer a glimpse into the uniforms, equipment, etc. of the earliest days of our game.
Also, I would like opinions on the total population of baseball CdVs in existence. The most common is the 1869 Red Stockings with probably 15-20 examples. Next would be the 1870 Athletics and 1875 Hartfords with about a half dozen each. After that, I can come up with a small group with a few known. The remainder would be unique. I'm including all in existence: teams, groups, individuals, famous or not. I've discussed this with Barry in the past, and I believe we came up with an estimate of 200-300. Barry correst me if I'm wrong. What do you think? |
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Tough to say Gary. 200-300 is a reasonable guess, but it's really hard to know. The majority, of course, feature unidentified ballplayers, so most collectors go after the ones that are the most aesthetically pleasing: great uniforms, both bats and balls present, long pants and long beards, etc. And the earlier the better.
And the one Gary pictured above, which he purchased from me via the Mark Rucker collection, is one of the earliest known. Last edited by barrysloate; 02-10-2013 at 04:30 AM. |
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Definitely cards to me............
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c. 1860 Brooklyn Atlantics
Last edited by Leon; 02-10-2013 at 10:44 AM. Reason: combined images |
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Don't invest in them. I plan on flooding the market with my collection of 5. Though one may just be a guy holding a stick.
Last edited by drc; 02-10-2013 at 11:59 AM. |
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Nice card Corey. Regardless of your definition, I guess that clearly eliminates the SRA card as being the first baseball card. Not that anyone who knew what they were doing thought that that CdV was the first baseball card anyway.
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