Defining pre-war rookie cards! Ahhh.....

[familytoad]

Hi Dan...
I cant dispute your rationale of the Speaker Novelty Cutlery example you wrote about...in fact while I am a HOF collector by nature, even more so than all of the sets I have worked on, I don't usually factor in rookie status at all in my purchasing decisions.
That being said, if you consider Spoke's RC to be T206...who else in that classic set would you say has his HOF RC?
Just curious
(oh and since my favorite set is T 205 are there any in there?...I cant think of any that wouldnt have already been in 06)

[DanP]

Originally Posted by familytoad

That being said, if you consider Spoke's RC to be T206...who else in that classic set would you say has his HOF RC?

Hey Brian,
Sorry, I'm not sure I understand the question...
If you're asking who else could have their RC in the T206 set? I think you could argue the Walter Johnson's T206 is his RC (although I'm shooting for his Ramly). Cobb & Evers are in the Dietsche Postcards, most other early players were in the E107, Fan Craze, E91-A. I don't know of any HOF'ers with a RC in the T205 set.

Dan

[Robextend]

I believe Zack Wheat's RC is in the T206 series.

[jimivintage]

Isn't Marquard's RC technically in the T206 set, too, since his 1908 Indianapolis PC could be considered a pre-rookie according to your standards for HOF RCs?

[DanP]

Originally Posted by jimivintage

Isn't Marquard's RC technically in the T206 set, too, since his 1908 Indianapolis PC could be considered a pre-rookie according to your standards for HOF RCs?

Jim:

If we rule out the E91B's (1908 - 1910) because they are not displaying the players that are named on the card, then Marquard's RC is his T206.

Dan

[jimivintage]

Originally Posted by DanP

Jim:

If we rule out the E91B's (1908 - 1910) because they are not displaying the players that are named on the card, then Marquard's RC is his T206.

Dan

Yeah, sorry, Dan, I meant to mention the e91 in my last post. I would feel comfortable with his T206 as my represented RC, but that's just me.

[Robextend]

The E91B series came out in 1909, so I guess a few different cards can be used for Marquard including the E90-1.

[DanP]

Originally Posted by Robextend

I believe Zack Wheat's RC is in the T206 series.

Yes! I forgot about him. Thanks, Dan