E90-1 Jackson found

slidekellyslide · #1 10-23-2010, 11:22 PM

That's a nice story. I'm surprised that REA wouldn't try to remove the Jackson and get it graded.

chaddurbin · #2 10-24-2010, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

That's a nice story. I'm surprised that REA wouldn't try to remove the Jackson and get it graded.

very honorable of rob. wonder if he's costing the consignor some money? i'm 100% certain the winner of the lot will be soaking them out.

edit: old debate i'm against soaking and erasing

bcbgcbrcb · #3 10-24-2010, 05:41 AM

What a unique "1-of-a-kind" item. Why not leave it intact for a new owner to enjoy that way. It should not always be about the money.

joeadcock · #4 10-24-2010, 07:03 AM

Chris
I live just north of Tampa, Florida. But I was raised in Miami. One of the other posters on this thread lives somewhat north of me in Florida also.

Probably alot of members on this Forum go out hunting Garage Sales, etc. My job/family(wanting to spend with them) has kept me from this. One of my good friends can recite that dream I have(I have said it to him many times), of finding a scrapbook full of attached cards(pre 1920).

As Phil stated, I would probably keep it together and look at it every once inawhile. Would think of some one long ago placing the cards in the book, not realizing what he had in his hands(years later, would be so valuable).

Frank

jmk59 · #5 10-24-2010, 07:59 AM

So many cards now are in graded holders or safe deposit boxes or generally in the sort of artificial environment of modern collecting. They are scattered about and often handled as individuals, even as an individual card may make its way in and out of various set collections.

Seeing a scrapbook with attached cards is one of the few opportunities left to see cards as they historically were. Scrapbooks are a reflection of a time in someone's life a hundred years ago - the cards are captured in a historical environment, so to speak. It's the cards as they actually were back then, before they were parted out, soaked off, slabbed, bid on, mailed to many individual destinations and cycled repeatedly through the stream of commerce as individual cards.

Not sure what I'm saying here. I guess seeing cards in a scrapbook as opposed to individual collections, PSA holders, and auction sites is like seeing an animal in the wild as opposed to in a zoo.

Or maybe I just need some coffee this morning.

I think it'd be nice to keep them in a scrapbook for awhile, but it doesn't make much sense so ... that won't happen.

J

Exhibitman · #6 10-24-2010, 09:37 AM

Any time you are fortunate enough to stumble onto an untouched vintage collection you get to see a time capsule of how cards were collected 100 years ago. What did they save, how they organized them, what did they consider important, which products did they use, etc.

CW · #7 10-24-2010, 12:21 PM

Very cool find! Thanks for posting the link, Chris.

I am also amazed that they wouldn't at least remove the Jackson and
the other key cards like the Cobb mentioned, have them graded, and
auction them separately or with the group. The George Davis also
looks to be particularly nice.

I agree about preserving the way these cards were collected and feel the
majority of the album should be kept intact. However, judging from those
pictures, the album pages look very brittle. I'm not sure how often a collector
could carefully look through that album before it would start to fall apart.
Some things, sadly, are just not meant to last forever...

Kawika · #8 10-24-2010, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by jmk59

Seeing a scrapbook with attached cards is one of the few opportunities left to see cards as they historically were. Scrapbooks are a reflection of a time in someone's life a hundred years ago - the cards are captured in a historical environment, so to speak. It's the cards as they actually were back then, before they were parted out, soaked off, slabbed, bid on, mailed to many individual destinations and cycled repeatedly through the stream of commerce as individual cards . . . I guess seeing cards in a scrapbook as opposed to individual collections, PSA holders, and auction sites is like seeing an animal in the wild as opposed to in a zoo.

You nailed it, Joann.

Bridwell · #9 10-24-2010, 07:39 PM

Great find. Thanks for posting and great comments in this thread.

I would think REA, or any other auction house, should disclose if any card has been altered by soaking it and then removing glue residue. From REA's point of view, its much safer to sell the scrapbook as is. Removing the cards and having them graded risks damaging them, but also brings in the issue of whether soaking/cleaning is considered an alteration and should be listed. I'm glad to see REA handle the find as they have.

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