My T206 Tolstoi Collection

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Robextend

I wanted to share my Tolstoi collection with the board and get some thoughts. Seems that I have 212 of the 254 confirmed examples

https://imageevent.com/vanslykefan/s...0&m=24&w=0&p=0

When I started this journey about a decade ago, Tolstoi's weren't that difficult to find. It seems they have dried up and I am more or less seeing the same examples over and over. Cobb's are out there, but a bit pricey...

Is anyone else going after this back? Would like to hear on your experience collecting this set.

http://t206resource.com/Tolstoi%20Checklist.html

These are the 42 confirmed examples that I am missing - a couple have come up the last year or so, but have been out of my price range.

Chief Bender (Pitching, Trees In Background)
Bob Bescher (Portrait)
Donnie Bush
Ty Cobb (Portrait, Red Background)
Ty Cobb (Bat Off Shoulder)
Birdie Cree
Monte Cross
Bill Dineen
Wild Bill Donovan (Throwing)
Mickey Doolan (Fielding)
Gus Dorner
Jerry Downs
Jean Dubuc
Joe Dunn
Ted Easterly
Clyde Engle
Lou Fiene (Throwing)
Art Fromme
Harry Hinchman
Dick Hoblitzell
Danny Hoffman
Izzy Hoffman
Miller Huggins (Portrait)
Rube Kisinger
Red Kleinow (New York, Catching)
Frank Laporte
Jimmy Lavender
Paddy Livingstone
Matty McIntyre
Fred Mitchell
Chief Myers (Batting)
Chief Myers (Fielding)
Rebel Oakes
Lee Quillen
Claude Rossman
Jim Scott
Heinie Smith
Fred Snodgrass (Batting)
Jim Stephens
Ed Summers
Ira Thomas
Ed Willett

Thanks - Rob

Very nice. Good luck in the hunt, Rob!

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[jrlebert]

Incredible collection of Tolstoi backs! Wow.

[t206kid]

WOW, Tolstoi subset is a serious and impressive undertaking. So many print group 2 toughies. Congratulations and good luck finding the remaining ones!

And a cobb

[Robextend]

That Cobb is a bute...thanks for posting!

Originally Posted by t206kid

WOW, Tolstoi subset is a serious and impressive undertaking. So many print group 2 toughies. Congratulations and good luck finding the remaining ones!

And a cobb

[mrvster]

DUDE! I remember when you first started!

[Luke]

Hi Rob. Nice to see you posting. You were ahead of your time. Now it's gotten a lot tougher because everyone enjoys the mid-tier backs. I still have nightmares about the Zimmerman I sold you before I started collecting Tolstois