Rookie Card

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Posted By: ty_cobb

I think it's supply and demand. Being a T206
afficionado, the Tris Speaker rookie is for me
one of the top cards in the set.

I don't understand the 'T206 portrait craze".
The T206 Dougherty looks horrid to me, I just
love the E102 batting pose in my collection.
(ok , I know its not a rookie card).

Being a guy who likes the aesthetics of a card
the Obak Weaver has it all compared to the 'true'
T207 rookie (sorry, I find it bland).

Ok, I'm going a bit non-vintage here, but look
at the awesome 1971 Munson 'Topps Rookie' black
border. This action shot captures the way a card
is supposed to be done, unlike his 'true' 1970
rookie which blows, along with most of the
other ugly 'portraits' from 1970.

Ok, getting back to the olden days of T206, it's
obvious kids didn't care who was the new rookie.
Chance and Clarke are already player/managers,
and they're
still printing cards of olden day heroes like Joe
Kelly (pictured with Toronto in the minors)