Old Judge Frederick Jevne

packs · #1 06-19-2009, 01:16 PM

Is it normal for OJ's to have such a wavy cut? I think the back might have a little album residue on it as well.

oldjudge · #2 06-19-2009, 03:24 PM

Nice front, but album residue will kill the grade. If you had asked me before the auction I would have guessed that it would have gone for under $300

packs · #3 06-19-2009, 05:02 PM

Before the auction ended i messaged the seller about the card and he told me he had gotten it and 130 others, I don't if they're all OJ's or just other cards, from the original owner's family scrapbook. So I'm assuming there will be some residue and in the scan I can make out an area on the back that looks to be slightly lighter than the outer areas. Probably where it had been glued.

Tim Zwick · #4 06-19-2009, 08:34 PM

I am the seller of this card and it indeed came out of the actual 1880's scrapbook from the original owners family. I do not have many left from this collection which was purchased in the early 90's in northeast Pennsylvania. There were approximately 120 OJ's (probably half were skinned) and about a dozen N28's & N29's. Easily my best collecting find.

The Jevne card does have very light glue residue on the reverse from the scrapbook as was described in the auction listing.

I have sold this and many others to fellow Net54 members over the past couple of years and I hope they all enjoy them in their collections as much as I have.

packs · #5 06-19-2009, 08:43 PM

Definitely a great looking card with a real nice image. Were the other OJ's you acquired midwestern players as well?

oldjudge · #6 06-19-2009, 09:12 PM

Tim--It's really neat when you can find something like that. Thanks for sharing the story. Are you going to list the rest of the Old Judges on Ebay?

Tim Zwick · #7 06-19-2009, 09:14 PM

Some were but there was a wide variety. Lots of HOFers plus some Detroit, Minneapolis, Cincinnati, Chicago along with New York, Washington & Philly that I can think of. A complete set of N28's also except for Anson.

Jay........Pretty sure I am done selling. I have sold many that I thought I would never sell but that's how it goes. Joe always gives me some heat when I list a Detroit player.

packs · #8 06-19-2009, 09:23 PM

Wow. Great find.