How rare is T207 Red Cross back?

[brass_rat]

If anyone can help me fill in the two others found in the 1980s, I'd appreciate it.
Steve

[Jobu]

I can help you fill in a good chunk of that table. All of the Louisiana Find cards were found in Louisiana.

Originally Posted by brass_rat

If anyone can help me fill in the two others found in the 1980s, I'd appreciate it.
Steve

[ullmandds]

All the Louisiana find cards appeared on the antiques roadshow you can probably find the episode on the Internet it’s quite entertaining.

[edjs]

In this issue of the Trader Speaks, Lew Lipset talks about the first four T207 Red Cross cards, and that an illustration of the cards can be seen in his encyclopedia.

https://thetraderspeaks.com/toj/issu...1_Dec-1988.pdf

[Tim Kindler]

Gentlemen,
interesting topic and unfortunately i can't help fill in the gaps on the red cross backs....but here is a nice weaver with a cycle back.
Certainly not anywhere close as rare as a red cross back, but none the less a tough, beautiful card.

[brass_rat]

Originally Posted by edjs

In this issue of the Trader Speaks, Lew Lipset talks about the first four T207 Red Cross cards, and that an illustration of the cards can be seen in his encyclopedia.

https://thetraderspeaks.com/toj/issu...1_Dec-1988.pdf

Cool, thanks, Ed!

The illustration in his encyclopedia only has the Blackburne pictured.

I think he was unaware of the Ward Miller, as it originates from a collection found in the 1960s.

The Lange was separate from the first four the Lipset mentions and was found after them.

[ullmandds]

File under never wong...just early! I owned this lowdy for a spell.

[joejo20]

I found a Lange about 15 years ago that I later sold in a Mastro auction. I cannot say for sure if it was part of the 1980s find but I do not believe so. Joe

[toledo_mudhen]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

All the Louisiana find cards appeared on the antiques roadshow you can probably find the episode on the Internet it’s quite entertaining.

https://www.pbs.org/video/antiques-r...ction-ca-1910/

[brass_rat]

Originally Posted by Jobu

I can help you fill in a good chunk of that table. All of the Louisiana Find cards were found in Louisiana.

I can always count on you buddy!

[frohme]

Originally Posted by brass_rat

If anyone can help me fill in the two others found in the 1980s, I'd appreciate it.
Steve

Hey Steve - meant to say this earlier... some would say that Mr Miller was on of those two "missing"/unremembered from the 80's. I don't know and haven't found much in the way of reference to confirm/refute any statements to that effect, though.

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Mike

[brass_rat]

Originally Posted by frohme

Hey Steve - meant to say this earlier... some would say that Mr Miller was on of those two "missing"/unremembered from the 80's. I don't know and haven't found much in the way of reference to confirm/refute any statements to that effect, though.

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Mike

Hi Mike,

Thanks for the info / reminder. I went back to my notes that point to this informative thread started in 2014. I added some notes to it in 2018, but after a quick re-read, I'm not sure if the Miller was in the group of four from 1983 or if it was confused with the existence of the REA Miller that is from a much earlier collection.

You wrote some good posts in this thread:
https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=190490

Thanks,
Steve

[frohme]

Thanks, Steve,

I was clearly of two minds throughout the life of that thread. Have not gone back to try an put a timeline to who said what, and when to make some sense of things, but I agree, given the provenance of the Miller, it seem unlikely that it was one of the original four.

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Mike