So there was a 101 yr old NJ man who passed away

[Leon]

So there was a 101 yr old NJ man who passed away, approx. 10 yrs ago, and he left his small collection of tobacco cards to his family, which he had collected as a young man. His collection will be in our next auction with many more details. While there were no freaks or super rare cards, there are a lot of nice cards. There are lots of Cycle 350s in very nice shape and a lot of AB 350s in nice shape. Here is a sampling, pre-SGC grading...It's always exciting to see cards never seen in the hobby before...Whomever acquires these will be their 2nd owner.....

[slidekellyslide]

Very cool!

[Cardboard Junkie]

Nice, Leon. How many in "the find" and how many will you be handling? Dave

[Northviewcats]

Very sharp looking Cobbs. Best of luck with the auction.

Joe

[rgpete]

New Jersey Strong

[ullmandds]

very nice cards...next auction should be awesome!

[brian1961]

It's always exciting to see cards never seen in the hobby before...Whomever acquires these will be their 2nd owner.....[/QUOTE]

VERY, VERY WELL EXPRESSED. ---Brian

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Cardboard Junkie

Nice, Leon. How many in "the find" and how many will you be handling? Dave

There are a little over 200 cards and there will be quite a few Sweet Caporal pins (still on the way to us).

I am told there is a neat picture of the collector riding one of those high wheel bicycles, which we will share too. The Great Niece, the consignor, is going to do the write up for us to share. As most of us do, I find it really interesting to see "virgin" to the hobby cards. How the borders are, their brightness, what mfg's they were etc...This gentleman looks to have smoked Sweet Caporal, American Beauties, Cycles and Piedmonts mostly. As far as I know the lady is sending us the whole collection, most of it is in hand now. Like I said, not a big one, but a nice one...I would call it vg+ with a few lesser and a few better. The best ones will be graded. Those Broadleafs shown are as nice as they look. I am crossing my fingers on their grades .

[Cardboard Junkie]

Just occurred to me, maybe a pedigree of "The Luckey Find" would bring some more $.

[z28jd]

Can you share where it was in NJ so those of us here can kick ourselves for not finding it

[LKeeler]

February 24th can't arrive quickly enough!!!

[Leon]

Originally Posted by z28jd

Can you share where it was in NJ so those of us here can kick ourselves for not finding it

Yes, I will have a lot more info but it will be next week

[peterose4hof]

Awesome! Looking forward to hearing more about the collector.

[BlueSky]

Really cool. Looking forward to hearing more about the collection and excited about the upcoming auction.

[bobbyw8469]

Great cards!! Those Cobbs look GREAT!!

[Rich Klein]

Leon already had trucker boy find, now this will be the bicycle find.

[Luke]

Post some more of the tobacco cards if you have time. Even the more common ones. I also find it very interesting and exciting to see cards that have been tucked away for a century. Also, I might be able to afford some of the more common ones, and I'd love to get one from this collection.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by LukeLyon

Post some more of the tobacco cards if you have time. Even the more common ones. I also find it very interesting and exciting to see cards that have been tucked away for a century. Also, I might be able to afford some of the more common ones, and I'd love to get one from this collection.

last ones I will post but here ya go...these backs are not representative of the mixture of backs...most in the group are Cycle 350 and AB350, I will get exact counts and update this post, later.

[packs]

Really amazing find. Any idea when the next auction will be?

[pawpawdiv9]

when i saw this-- the cards are AMAZING
then i pondered and asked???? How did they choose B&L auctions??
Does Leon do such an outstanding job in advertising?? Must be. Definetly deserves a award for this one.

[GehrigFan]

It's very interesting to me how much nicer the T207's look compared to the T206's. I know, the T206's are very nice... but those T207's look NM-MT with pretty sharp corners. Just some centering issues. I wonder if this will prove true of the whole find, or if there will be some juicy 7's and 8's in the T206 cards?

[scooter729]

Originally Posted by GehrigFan

It's very interesting to me how much nicer the T207's look compared to the T206's. I know, the T206's are very nice... but those T207's look NM-MT with pretty sharp corners. Just some centering issues. I wonder if this will prove true of the whole find, or if there will be some juicy 7's and 8's in the T206 cards?

Maybe he collected the T206s as a 10 year old, and played with them a bit more. By the time the t207s came out 2-3 years later, he was a bit older and played with them just a bit less. Who knows, interesting question and just a theory.

[soccersaver97]

When Leon says our next auction does he mean that they will be in a net 54 auction or at a certain auction house?

[Leon]

Originally Posted by soccersaver97

When Leon says our next auction does he mean that they will be in a net 54 auction or at a certain auction house?

I run a small auction company with another hobbyist and board member, Scott Brockelman. Our next auction is Feb 24th through Mar. 8th.....And since someone asked why our auction house? Because I asked ......and we are still accepting consignments for another week or so....


actually, in addition to my snarky comment, the lady remembered me from approximately 10 yrs ago, when I helped her quite a bit just because she needed help with this collection. They didn't do anything at the time but she said she remembered I had helped her and that was the reason she consigned them. Plus she knows I help run this forum and have an audience of vintage collectors.

http://b-lauctions.com




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[JasonL]

I dont recall the population reports, but that one has to have a chance at the highest graded, I would think. Gorgeous card.

Good luck with the auction.

[Luke]

Beautiful cards. I want that Evers!

[geor952]

Originally Posted by LukeLyon

Beautiful cards. I want that Evers!

The centering on that Evers is perfect. I have my eye on the Speaker. Should be a fun auction to watch!

[Mrvintage]

Highest graded PSA examples on the Saier are one 7 and one 6. Good luck with the grades.

[teetwoohsix]

What a great story! Nice cards and I'm anxious to see them all. Also pretty cool that the winners of these cards will be the second person to own them in over 100 years! Thanks for posting about this Leon-

Sincerely, Clayton

[the 'stache]

Beautiful, cards. I'm looking forward to your auction, Leon.

[toppcat]

Wow, nice and bright-great looking cards from what you have posted so far. There are still troves out there after all these years-amazing!

[ullmandds]

yup...great to see fresh t cards!

[7nohitter]

My neighbor across the street is 99...I've tried to engage him in discussions about baseball cards, hoping he'll tell me about "all the cards he got back in 1915..." but that never happens!

[barrysloate]

The Saier and Tyler are amazing! Those are really tough cards. Good luck with them.

[William Todd]

I wonder who smoked all the cigarettes as it probably wasn't the 101 year old. Great find and I will be watching the t207's especially. Good job Leon.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by William Todd

I wonder who smoked all the cigarettes as it probably wasn't the 101 year old. Great find and I will be watching the t207's especially. Good job Leon.

My understanding is the 101 yr old gentleman smoked them as a young man. As for those T207s, I don't want to jinx them, but when I put them under high magnification on the corners there is almost no fuzz ...They will be sent for grading on Monday.......we shall see.

[cincyredlegs]

Great cards Leon. Will be fun watching the auctions. Hopefully I will get lucky on a couple of them. The colors look fantastic.

Mark

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Leon

My understanding is the 101 yr old gentleman smoked them as a young man. As for those T207s, I don't want to jinx them, but when I put them under high magnification on the corners there is almost no fuzz ...They will be sent for grading on Monday.......we shall see.

I spoke with the consignor this morning. She said she will do a write up this week and I will be able to post it. I am pretty sure it will include some neat pictures. Also, I guess the gentleman who originally collected these might not have been a smoker. We'll see what more comes out as she converses with the family. As for a count of cards, it is 225. Scott and I are sending in around 20 to be graded today, SGC of course. There will also be some Sweet Caporal pins but they are being sent this week so not sure what they entail. The breakdown is as follows on the cards...

T205- 8 w/assorted backs but no real rare ones..common players
T207- 2 Broadleafs which are getting graded and 9 Recruits...all commons

T206- (3-4 have the GOOD stamp on back?)

AB350 no frame... 1
AB350 w/frame... 19
Cycle 350... 36
Cycle 460... 1
EPDG... 1
Old Mill... 1
Pied 150... 4
Pied 350... 40
Pied 350/460... 1 (not fact 42)
Polar Bear... 7
SC150... 36
SC350... 53
SC 350/460... 2
Tolstoi... 4

So there you have it.......

[barrysloate]

The two Broadleafs are the plums of the collection.

[DerekMichael]

I cannot wait until you guys post those American Beauty and Cycle backs ... I love that red Cobb Cycle. That is so awesome!

[Leon]

here are a few more....

[Leon]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

The two Broadleafs are the plums of the collection.

I am a little disappointed. The cards look better to me but I am biased.

The Saier is an 82 and the Tyler is an 80.

[Cardboard Junkie]

Outstanding, Leon! The whole group passes the "smell" test. Great stuff! What's cool is you know nobody effed with em.

[wonkaticket]

Originally Posted by Leon

I am a little disappointed. The cards look better to me but I am biased.

The Saier is an 82 and the Tyler is an 80.

Want to be really disappointed by the grades next time have me drop them off.

[barrysloate]

Originally Posted by Leon

I am a little disappointed. The cards look better to me but I am biased.

The Saier is an 82 and the Tyler is an 80.

Aren't those still among the finest known of each card?

[Leon]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Aren't those still among the finest known of each card?

For SGC several grades higher on each and for PSA close to the highest, i think....there might be a PSA 7 of one of them.