Collecting interests?

Jim VB · #1 08-18-2009, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Bester

I thought this would be an appropriate first post for myself.

My main areas of interest are
- Each Mel Ott card produced while he was playing/managing
- T210 Series 3
- T206 Texas League

I've made decent headway on the Ott cards, but I have a very long ways to go on the T210-3 set.

Ditto what Joe P. said (except for the part about seeing Ott play.) Welcome aboard!

My favorite Ott:

V117collector · #2 08-18-2009, 03:47 PM

I would just like to clarify my views on set completion. Yes, we all know sets without a �card� short print or other wise is not consider complete. I have to agree but without having a possibility of ever owning the (short print) because of lack of numbers (only one card known to exist). �A sense of completion� with 29/30 cards minus the short print is the only logical conclusion to this dilemma.

Potomac Yank · #3 08-18-2009, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Jim VB

Ditto what Joe P. said (except for the part about seeing Ott play.) Welcome aboard!

My favorite Ott:

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Hello Jim, believe it or not, I'm a Yank fan from the Yank war years.
My father took me to my first game at 13.
He was a Giants fan from McGraw's time, and the pitching coach, Adolfo Luque was a friend of his.
How I got to be taken to that game, is a story within itself ... for some other time.
That's a great shot of Ott.
He's just about to raise his right foot, and place it in a bucket.

Would you have the Luque card from that set?

Jim VB · #4 08-18-2009, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Potomac Yank

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Would you have the Luque card from that set?

I do have the Luque card. My dad was a diehard Yankee fan, but did collect nearly the entire set of NY Giants cards as a teen, back in 1932. In fact, he thought he had them all. About 5 years ago, I found he was missing 4 cards. It took me until this spring to find the ones he was missing.

Potomac Yank · #5 08-18-2009, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Jim VB

I do have the Luque card. My dad was a diehard Yankee fan, but did collect nearly the entire set of NY Giants cards as a teen, back in 1932. In fact, he thought he had them all. About 5 years ago, I found he was missing 4 cards. It took me until this spring to find the ones he was missing.

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Thank you _ thank you _ thank you!

First, I congratulate you for carrying the torch, after your father passed it on to you.

That picture coincides very closely to a moment in my life.
I was born on May 2nd 1931.
My father worked at a bakery called Simon's, (See mons).
Located on Lenox Ave, between 115 and 116 St. Manhattan, NYC, not far from the Polo Grounds.
Cakes, French pastries, and take out Cuban food was created there.
Athletes like Luque, and boxing champion Kid Chocolate, would hang out there.
It must have been 1932, or 1933 that my mother brought me by Simon's.
Luque was there, surrounded by his usual Cuban aficionados, laughing it up.

My father's side of the story:
When my mother brought me in, my father presented me to Luque.
With all admiring eye's on Luque, he picked me up, with one hand under each arm pit, brought me up to his eye level, said a few words that I don't remember ... he then proceeded to give me a gentle toss up in the air.
When he caught me, everyone broke out in tumultuous laughter ... everyone that is, except my mother.

My mother's side of the story:
Until her last day ... she saw no humor in having me tossed up in the air like a baseball.

My side of the story:
Luque met me, and I don't remember anything about it.

Jim, If you see another Luque around ... Give me a shout. THX.

Joe P.

frohme · #6 08-18-2009, 07:48 PM

The sig pretty much says it all for me:

T207 (need 1 ... Donnelly to spare anyone?)
pre-war Pirates - mostly just T206 F/B combos (141/200+)

The smattering of other cards as well but it is *so* easy to lose focus.

--
Mike

Jason Carota · #7 08-18-2009, 07:56 PM

I'm currently working on a 1901-1939 Red Sox type collection (including backs.) My collection currently stands at 47 unique card types (with one incoming - T201 Cicotte/Thoney.)

On the modern side of the hobby, I am working on an Adam LaRoche player collection (including memorabilia.)

Epps · #8 08-18-2009, 08:36 PM

Really just working on acquiring rare cards for my Black Sox collection, especially Joe Jackson. My goal is to have one of the finest Black Sox collections in the World some day. The only set that I would like to complete is the 1917 Chicago White Sox Davis Printing set in which only one exists, but hey, you have got to have dreams. I really would like to add a D303 Felsch and a 1915 Zeenut McMullin with tab to my collection. These are pretty much it.

Vintagecatcher · #9 08-18-2009, 09:21 PM

I initially started collecting type cards/memorabilia of the following seven (7) MLB catchers: Roger Bresnahan, George Gibson, Red Kleinow, Johnny Kling, Chief Meyers, Gabby Street, and Ira Thomas.

As finding new items for these catchers became increasingly difficult, I decided to collect PCL/NWL catcher cards. I have focused on the 1911-12 Zeenut sets, 1909-1911 Obak sets, and the 1912 Home Run Kisses set.

Being that I live 2 miles from the Atlantic Ocean here in Maine, it adds to the challenge of finding Pacific Coast League items.

Patrick

carrigansghost · #10 08-18-2009, 10:55 PM

I'll be home in two weeks for a break, Patrick and would enjoy seeing your collection.

Rawn

Dustanh1 · #11 08-19-2009, 03:04 AM

My current focus is the T206 set. I started a little over a year and a half ago, and I am at 93 different cards. I'm doing ok with the HOFer's, as I have 2 Cobb cards, 2 each of Evers and Brown, all 3 Lajoie cards and a Keeler. I've got 3 of the SL'ers as well. Ideally, I would like to do something similar to the poster above who sold all of his T206's to fund his Plank and Magie, and then start over. I hope that the Magie and Plank are still within price range by the time I get the amount of cards it would take to do that. Luckily I'm only 27 so time is on my side. Who knows where I'll end up, but I'm having a great time so far and I'm not even 20% into the set.

Other than that, I pick up a few Cubs type cards here and there. I try not to let it distract me too much, but it does the trick when I start to get the itch to try something different.

DixieBaseball · #12 08-19-2009, 08:40 PM

I continue to plow ahead on my Nashville Type Collection. I have managed to pick up some related Southern League Memorabilia as well. Anything Nashville, Tn & Baseball works for me....

I just recently finished my T210-8 Nashville Player Type set. It took me 5 years to finish only 17 cards, and I was looking under just about every rock imaginable. (Major, Minor Auctions, Ebay, Trades with Net54 Members,etc.)

Still actively pursuing upgrades, other issues with Nashville players like the T211's, T213's, Colan's Tin Tops & Red Borders as well as Photo's, PC's, etc.

Looking forward to the next great piece !

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