cards of great historical figures

[G1911]

I'm pretty sure this here is another significant rookie card. After all, Jesus is portrayed as just a baby!

I'm open to offers, no lowballs, I know what I have. If Mickey is 10 Mill, the Christ is at least 20 mil.

[G1911]

It was on the sixth day that God created man in his own image. But it was Sam Colt that made men equal, with the six shooter.

Colt was an innovator in more than just firearms, in many ways he laid a template for business and marketing, with celebrity endorsements, product placement, fanciful marketing campaigns and the use of an assembly line with interchangeable parts. The libraries and educational programs he created in his facilities led to a generation of mechanical engineers and machinists largely coming from Colt before entering and reshaping other mechanical industries and products.

[Peter_Spaeth]

The Chairman has a shared card from 1945 but 1947 as far as I know is the year of his first solo cards. Just in.

[G1911]

Umberto I, King of Italy for over 2 decades. The man endured an absurd number of anarchist assassination attempts, one of which he fended off with his saber. They finally got him in 1900.

[G1911]

The OG's of Sci-Fi.

[wdmullins]

Originally Posted by G1911

The OG's of Sci-Fi.

Mary Shelley was writing SF before either of these guys were born.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by wdmullins

Mary Shelley was writing SF before either of these guys were born.

One of my professors used to argue that the first science fiction was Plato's Timaeus. I didn't buy the thesis but he had a fair argument for it.

[Rad_Hazard]

Originally Posted by G1911

Umberto I, King of Italy for over 2 decades. The man endured an absurd number of anarchist assassination attempts, one of which he fended off with his saber. They finally got him in 1900.

I really enjoy little bits of history like that, very cool. That mustache is next level!

Here is my historic pickup, the GOAT. His biggest accomplishment, aside from establishing the presidency, was leaving it, setting the precedence for a lasting democracy.

[Rad_Hazard]

It's not everyday you get to pickup a 19th century card of your hometown. Also snagged another Washington!

[BobbyStrawberry]

Teddy Roosevelt, postmarked during his presidency