Great Finds Thread

[mrvster]

#1 find................all great finds here

[steve B]

A few from an old collection that was really unappreciated. Stored along with a bigger collection in a tiny paper bag that it had been in for a long time. Unsorted, and a mix of stuff.
SC 350-460 F25


Just a nice card.



What ended up being a complete set of these. Probably the only one as 4 of the 20 were uncataloged until this set turned up.


And a couple non-card pickups
O11S foreign entry. Catalogs around 2250, Ebay BIN as the regular O11s ---$18 Only about 75 issued


O49, usually a cheap stamp, but this one is the only provable example from plate 40 which was a plate for an experimental steam press. Stampwants.com BIN for ...........Less than a lunch at McDonalds.


Steve B

[KrenBats]

Picked this one up at a local card show 2 years ago for $90. Ended up grading at a SGC 30.

[Runscott]

Not a card, but this might be my best find ever - it was at an antique shop, labelled as a 'fencing jersey'. I paid the 'fencing jersey' price

[Econteachert205]

I'd say my 05 graham cubs qualifies

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1911-T205-Ge...item2ed9825df3

[Exhibitman]

This was sold as a cdv of John Heenan with a crappy camera phone picture, and went for under $100. The archaic copyright notice at the bottom caught my eye. I won it, did some research, and was able to determine it is one of the first commercially issued boxing cards. Issued pre-1870 by Charles DeForest Fredricks as part of his commercially produced "Specialite" series of famous people and sold through his gallery in New York City. His work is featured in a number of museum collections, including the Smithsonian.



This was a 'find': showed up at a local show:



I don't know that I'd call this a 'find' because it wasn't cheap but the Exhibit coupon on the back of the card together with the "Not to be used in exhibit machines" legend answered a significant question many Exhibit collectors had regarding the postcard backed cards from the 1920s:

[Tao_Moko]

Just won this at auction for $90 plus hammer. Notice the Ganley back. Now I'm down to only needing the EPDG to complete my run. If anyone has that card, I am interested.

[Mike (18colt)]

Originally Posted by KrenBats

Picked this one up at a local card show 2 years ago for $90. Ended up grading at a SGC 30.

I'm pretty sure I owned this, or one like it, 10-12 years ago before I traded it. I don't even recall what I received, but I wish I had this again.

Won 2 T-206 Drums on eBay when I was only trying to win one, again about 10-12 years ago.