O/T The concept of a non-sports "rookie card"

[wdmullins]

See here:
http://www.moviecard.com/zamerican/e...bit-gmenP.html

Note that Bette Davis, Lionel Barrymore, Chester Morris, Cesar Romero, Lloyd Nolan, and James Cagney are also all in this set - perhaps their first cards?

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by wdmullins

See here:
http://www.moviecard.com/zamerican/e...bit-gmenP.html

Note that Bette Davis, Lionel Barrymore, Chester Morris, Cesar Romero, Lloyd Nolan, and James Cagney are also all in this set - perhaps their first cards?

Bette goes back at least to 1933.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Found a major grail. Cost me next to nothing. 1952 promo card of Hank Williams, his only "card" issued during his lifetime to the best of my knowledge.

[wdmullins]

Elijah Wood's first card (one of the two kids playing the video game).

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Found a major grail. Cost me next to nothing. 1952 promo card of Hank Williams, his only "card" issued during his lifetime to the best of my knowledge.

Looks like a card to me. Congrats.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Thanks Adam. The only other vintage Hank card I know of is this (criminally undergraded, it's pristine) 1965 Heather Country Music, but it's long long after his death.

[Peter_Spaeth]

1930s postcard of a very young John Wayne

[Leon]

This was moved from another section so a few more eyes can see it. Neat cards shown that a lot of us can relate to whether we collect non-sports or not.
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[Yoda]

Peter, your collection of non-sports cards is terrific. I particularly like the young Churchill, which proves he had hair at one time in his youth. Is it rare?

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Yoda

Peter, your collection of non-sports cards is terrific. I particularly like the young Churchill, which proves he had hair at one time in his youth. Is it rare?

John, I wouldn't say rare, but it depends on frame of reference.