Underappreciated sets

[EddieP]

I just picked this one up. It’s a team photo of the 1907 Chicago Cubs. It has 4 HOFers: Three-finger Brown, Tinkers, Evers and Chance. 1907 is the year that the Cubs won their first World Series ( after losing to the Hitless Wonders White Sox the previous year). There are 3 interesting dates on it.

10/11/07 ( handwritten) is the day the Cubbies were up 3 games to 0 ( with 1 tie) against the Tigers.

10/12/07 11:30 a.m. ( postmark): Game 5 of the WS was about to start

10/13/07 10:00 p.m. ( postmark): The Cubs are WS Champs.

The message from Cousin Bill : “This town has grown base-ball mad. I have but not quite.Hurrah for the Cubs” sort of describes the excitement in Chicago in a succinct matter.

[Yoda]

I am partial to the Oxford Confectionary set; it has real photos, many not seen on other cards, such as Walter Johnson batting, has a real tough-to-find Ruth, expensive HOF'ers but not punitively so. The Cobb I hold is one of my favorite cards of Tyrus. I believe he actually might be smiling. Just a fun set of E cards.

[luciobar1980]

yeah, Delongs are awesome. Love the backs too. I only own an SGC 4 Foxx

[bbcard1]

A few years ago I pieced together a low grade Delong set and it is a treasured part of my collection. When we were kids we had seen pictures in books and we called the Giants in the Stadium.

I'd like to throw a vote for Tattoo Orbits. How a card can have colors that are simultaneously vivid and muted is crazy.

[T205 GB]

1911 T205's are said to be some of the best looking tobacco era cards yet they get kicked to the curb like a leprous beggar. Damn white trash T206's

[Carter08]

Originally Posted by T205 GB

1911 T205's are said to be some of the best looking tobacco era cards yet they get kicked to the curb like a leprous beggar. Damn white trash T206's

Kind of a love/hate set methinks.

[Casey2296]

I'm going with the 1909-11 Obaks.
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[BobC]

I agree with all the sets mentioned so far; Delong, Oxford Confectionery, Diamond Stars, and the T205's (though the T205's aren't really unloved as much as they're more like the kid brother to the T206 set and just don't get as much attention as their big brother).

I'm going to nominate a few more sets as well, mostly for their uniqueness and in some cases first ever attempts at a somewhat new type of collectible.

1909-13 M101-2 Sporting News Supplements

1916 BF2 Ferguson Bakery Felt Pennants

1937 O-Pee-Chee Stand-Ups

1910-11 S74-1 White Silks

1911 S74-2 Colored Silks

And for a post-war nominee:

1948 Swell Sports Thrills

And postcards are great collectibles also, but aren't a set, they are more of an entire type or genre of a collectible, and the OP specifically asked about sets. They are getting more and more attention and love though as many card prices have risen so much over the past couple of years, lots of collectors may be turning to PCs as a more affordable alternative.

[benge610]

Originally Posted by EddieP

I just picked this one up. It’s a team photo of the 1907 Chicago Cubs. It has 4 HOFers: Three-finger Brown, Tinkers, Evers and Chance. 1907 is the year that the Cubs won their first World Series ( after losing to the Hitless Wonders White Sox the previous year). There are 3 interesting dates on it.

10/11/07 ( handwritten) is the day the Cubbies were up 3 games to 0 ( with 1 tie) against the Tigers.

10/12/07 11:30 a.m. ( postmark): Game 5 of the WS was about to start

10/13/07 10:00 p.m. ( postmark): The Cubs are WS Champs.

The message from Cousin Bill : “This town has grown base-ball mad. I have but not quite.Hurrah for the Cubs” sort of describes the excitement in Chicago in a succinct matter.

I like the cut of your jib, Eddie.
With ya all the way.
Ben

"I love baseball history backstory; especially when it involves cards."

[hcv123]

It is completely perplexing to me that somehow a few years ago the 1925 Gehrig became appreciated as his rookie and has taken off to the stratosphere, but many other exhibit cards get no love or market respect - how does the 21 Ruth which is a tough find, an incredible and unusual fielding pose and one of his earliest after moving to the Yankees not get more love??!! There are many REALLY tough finds of some of the biggest HOF players in these sets.

[Touch'EmAll]

Howard, uh, mmm, simply like WOW !

[PhillyFan1883]

1916 m101-4 and 5's

30 plus Hofers, rare backs, first real action shot style cards. ruth rc, blacksoxs, and the wagner and cobb types at the end of their run.. Great mix of everything.