Kid Nichols Rookie Card?

puckpaul · #1 11-22-2018, 10:25 PM

I am partial to Nichols 1898 National Copper Plate, my favorite set due to the great picture and hugely informative back narrative.

oldjudge · #2 11-23-2018, 12:11 AM

This question originally arose because I am in the midst of reading a biography of Kid Nichols by Richard Bogovich. While reading this, I learned that the Old Judge set could have easily had one additional HOFer. In 1889, Kid Nichols played for Omaha in the Western Association. Managing that team was future HOFer Frank Selee. Since the Old Judge set featured some manager cards, Selee could have had a card (and in fact one may be eventually found). In fact, it was because of a promise to Selee that Nichols moved to Boston with Selee for the 1890 season. If not for Selee, Nichols� preference was to join Cincinnati in 1890. Imagine how this would have altered the balance of power in the NL?

Kenny Cole · #3 11-23-2018, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by oldjudge

This question originally arose because I am in the midst of reading a biography of Kid Nichols by Richard Bogovich. While reading this, I learned that the Old Judge set could have easily had one additional HOFer. In 1889, Kid Nichols played for Omaha in the Western Association. Managing that team was future HOFer Frank Selee. Since the Old Judge set featured some manager cards, Selee could have had a card (and in fact one may be eventually found). In fact, it was because of a promise to Selee that Nichols moved to Boston with Selee for the 1890 season. If not for Selee, Nichols� preference was to join Cincinnati in 1890. Imagine how this would have altered the balance of power in the NL?

Finding a Selee would be huge. And yes, had Boston been without perhaps the best pitcher of the 1890s, that would substantially altered the balance of power.

oldjudge · #4 11-25-2018, 11:22 PM

I thought people might enjoy seeing some Nichols cabinets. The first is an Old Judge proof which came directly from the Nichols family. The latter two are two different Old Judge cabinets.

Leon · #5 11-26-2018, 10:09 AM

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I thought people might enjoy seeing some Nichols cabinets. The first is an Old Judge proof which came directly from the Nichols family. The latter two are two different Old Judge cabinets.

Nice cabinets, Jay. Thanks for sharing them.

puckpaul · #6 11-26-2018, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by oldjudge

I thought people might enjoy seeing some Nichols cabinets. The first is an Old Judge proof which came directly from the Nichols family. The latter two are two different Old Judge cabinets.

Those cabinets are beautiful, thanks for sharing.

Joe_G. · #7 11-26-2018, 08:19 PM

Jay, amazing trio of Nichols cabinets (poses 2, 4, & 5)! Are you aware of poses 1 & 3 in cabinet form? Everyone else would have stopped after one example

rjackson44 · #8 11-26-2018, 08:30 PM

Terrific

oldjudge · #9 11-27-2018, 01:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Joe_G.

Jay, amazing trio of Nichols cabinets (poses 2, 4, & 5)! Are you aware of poses 1 & 3 in cabinet form? Everyone else would have stopped after one example

I am not, but as you know the cataloging of N173s is spotty at best.

Baseball Rarities · #10 11-26-2018, 11:55 PM

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Those cabinets are beautiful, thanks for sharing.

+1 Some of my all-time favorites.

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