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eNews Issue #66 (October 2009) www.oldcardboard.com

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Welcome to Old Cardboard, the most complete reference resource for information about collecting vintage baseball cards and related memorabilia. More information about this eNewsletter and its companion website and magazine are found at the bottom of this page.
Contents:
1. Updated Auction and Show Calendar
2. Hall of Fame Rookie Card Database Now Live
3. Latest Additions to the OldCardboard.com Website
4. Book Review: Baseball Americana
5. News Briefs (A Digest of Recent Hobby Happenings)




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1. Updated Auction and Show Calendar

The following is a summary of vintage card events coming up in the next 30-45 days. For the most current listings on additional vintage card shows and auctions, see the Show and Auction Calendar on the Old Cardboard website.
  OC eNewsletter Sponsor
November 2009
 
3 Phone/Internet Andy Madec Auctions (see website for details).
14 Phone/Internet Hunt Auctions (see website for details).
18-19 Phone/Internet Legendary Auctions Sports and Americana Auction (see website for details).
24 Phone/Internet Goodwin & Co. Auction (see website for details).



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2. Hall of Fame Rookie Card Database Now Live


Thanks to a tremendous effort by collector Phil Garry, an informative new section has now been added to the Old Cardboard website. The database-driven section is, in essence, a photo-checklist and description of the earliest five cards for each of the current 289 members of the Baseball Hall of Fame.

  
From Grover Alexander to Cy Young--and nearly 300 HOFers in between--the checklist and card images are provided to augment an article that Garry has written for the Fall 2009 issue (Issue #21) of Old Cardboard magazine. The magazine is on schedule for delivery by mid-November.

To access the new section from the Old Cardboard home page, select the "Reference Data" text link, then click "Hall of Fame Rookie Card Database." The section can also be accessed directly by clicking here.

  

The database contains detailed records for each of the nearly three hundred Hall of Fame members. For most players, their earliest, or "Top Five" cards are identified, then organized generally in the order that the cards were originally produced.

The player checklist page can be filtered for each of the five Hall of Fame Categories: Player, Manager, Pioneer/Executive, Negro Leaguer and Umpire. In addition, the HOF Member listing also displays, where applicable, their first and last year in the Major Leagues, the year of induction into the Hall of Fame and the Hall of Fame Category, along with the identity of their "key" Rookie Card set.

The database listings can be sorted by player last name (default), Year of Induction, or Hall of Fame Category.

Links to each member then return the above summary data along with a brief narrative about their earliest (Top Five) cards. Career details provided by Baseball-Reference.com can also be accessed via direct link for all Hall of Fame members who played in the Major Leagues.

Example card images are provided where available for each of the earliest five "rookie cards" for each member. Images for more than 90 percent of these earliest five cards are now complete. The remaining card images will be added as they are gathered--with assistance from our readers.

     

We recognize that identifying the "Top Five Rookie Cards" for each player may be the subject of some debate among readers. We welcome feedback and opinions about how the top five cards should be ordered or if some already on the list should be dropped and others added. If you would like to voice your opinion, please email Phil at vguerrerobb@yahoo.com with a copy to editor@oldcardboard.com.

Phil has agreed to review all input and reply to all reader feedback. Because the information is online and database-driven, we will continue to update the listings (and add new Hall of Fame inductees each year) as the information becomes available.

We hope that maintaining such an up-to-date database of all Hall of Fame members along with example images of their earliest cards will make identification easier when searching for these collectibles.

Happy Hall of Fame Rookie Card Collecting!



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3. Latest Additions to the OldCardboard.com Website

We are continually expanding the Old Cardboard website with more set profiles, checklists and card galleries. Recent (past 30-40 days) additions include:

Set Profiles have been added for:
1886 Tomlinson Studio Cabinets
1890s Police Gazette Cabinets


Set Checklists have been added for:
1886 Tomlinson Studio Cabinets
1890s Police Gazette Cabinets
1936 R322 Goudey Gum
1948 R406-1 Bowman Gum


Set Galleries have been added for:
1936 R322 Goudey Gum
1948 R406-1 Bowman Gum


Updating the website with checklists and full set galleries for additional vintage sets is an ongoing project, so check back often to check out the latest additions. There are now many thousands of card images on the website and the list continues to grow. We welcome and encourage feedback with checklist additions, card images, error corrections and suggestions. Please send all input to editor@oldcardboard.com.



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4. Book Review: Baseball Americana

  

The vast collections of vintage baseball cards and memorabilia now residing at the nation's foremost library provide the extensive illustrations used in the just released volume, Baseball Americana: Treasures from the Library of Congress. The lavishly illustrated book printed in a 9-1/2 x 12 inch coffee-table format not only documents the history of America's Game, but provides eye candy for collectors and non-collectors alike.

Published by Smithsonian Books (an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers), the volume is authored by Harry Katz (former head curator in the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress and a lifelong Red Sox fan), Frank Ceresi (a well-known baseball writer and Old Cardboard contributor), Phil Michel (who manages the Library's Prints and photographs Division archive of more than a million images) and Wilson McBee and Susan Reyburn (editors in the Library's Publishing Office).

More than 350 illustrations are found in the book--many never before published. They feature a variety of players, ballparks, vintage baseball card images, baseball sheet music, historical photos and other documents. The narrative and illustrations begin with baseball's early origins of the late nineteenth century and progress through the late 1970s.

All of the "treasures" described in the book reside today either in the LOC's main facility at the Jefferson Building, just across from the U. S. Capitol building, or in the nearby Madison Building. Together, they are derived from among eight divisions of the Library.


Tobacco Package Label
(registered with the LOC in 1867)

Co-author Ceresi grew up in Alexandria, Virginia, "just across the Potomac" from the Library. His first exposure to the Library began as a ninth grader working on a school research assignment.

According to Ceresi, his role in researching Baseball Americana involved "a two year journey delving into the nooks and crannies at the Library. Where did we go and what did we see? You name it. We uncovered baseball prints, photographs, illustrations, posters, sheet music, film, post cards, newspapers, comics and ephemera of every kind and type."

"And we only scratched the surface!," Ceresi adds.

One example of the numerous color illustrations from the book is shown at left--identified as a tobacco package label. It is registered as item #1062 and filed with the Library on December 18, 1867 by Rube & Weikel, Proprietors. Interestingly, the woodcut engraving pictures a game in progress, a large crowd of spectators in the background and what appears to be an umpire sitting under an umbrella outside the first base path.

Baseball Americana: Treasures From the Library of Congress is available at bookstores. Retail price is $29.99 and can be found discounted from several online sellers. An eBook version is also available.

Note: selected example pages from the book as well as the Table of Contents and a complete Index can be viewed on the publisher's website.



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5. News Briefs (A Digest of Recent Hobby Happenings)

Looking Back: Baseball's Biggest Scandal. It's now been ninety years since the Fall of 1919 and the World Series that marked one of the biggest controversies in baseball history--the infamous Black Sox scandal. While the eight Chicago White Sox players charged with fixing the Series were acquitted by a Grand Jury, newly-appointed baseball commissioner Kenesaw Landis banned them from baseball for life. Remarkably, vintage cards for seven of the eight "Black Sox" players can be found today in the popular W514 Strip Card Set issued in 1920-21 (including most notably Shoeless Joe Jackson). Fred McMullin is the only one of the eight not found in the W514 set.

Oldest Big Leaguer Turns 100. Tony Malinosky, who played infield for the 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers, turned 100 years young earlier this month. He was born October 5, 1909 and is the oldest living Big League player. Now living in California, he remains an avid Dodgers fan. During World War II, Malinosky fought in the Battle of the Bulge. We wish him health and happiness for many years to come.

Issue #21 on Track for November Delivery. Old Cardboard magazine Issue #21 (Fall 2009) is on schedule for distribution the middle of November as promised. In addition to Phil Garry's cover feature about "Collecting Hall of Fame Rookie Cards" (see eNews article #2 above), the issue includes articles written by hobby veterans Barry Sloate ("Brooklyn vs Philadelphia and the Baseball Battles of 1865") and Bill Cornell ("1911 Stevens Firearms Blotters: Connie Mack and his Starting Nine"). It also contains Part II of Jeff Schwarz' two-part blockbuster overview of vintage gum and candy wrappers. A Preview of the issue, including a cover image, table of contents and abstracts with thumbnail layouts for each article can be viewed on the Old Cardboard website. If you have not renewed your subscription, it is not to late to do it online now.

Renewal Reminder. As we complete our fifth year of on-time publication, a number of our charter subscriber's subscriptions expire with Issue #20 (Summer 2009). Reminder notices will (have been) sent. ..................... The easiest method for extending your subscription is over the Internet using PayPal. Just access the Old Cardboard subscription order page at www.oldcardboard.com/subscriptions.asp and follow the PayPal links. We sincerely appreciate your support during our first five years of publication and need your continued support as we continue a long run of quality magazines printed in full color. --




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Lyman and Brett Hardeman
Old Cardboard, LLC.

 
Quality Autographs Newsletter Volume 2, Issue 14
 
This week we will look at collecting the individual member signatures on flat items of the 1961 Yankees.


Manager: Ralph Houk
 
Starting eight: Substitutes:
Bill Skowron 1B Johnny Blanchard (d.09)
Bobby Richardson 2B Hector Lopez
Clete Boyer 3B (d.07) Bob Cerv
Tony Kubek SS Billy Gardner
HOF--Yogi Berra OF/C Joe DeMaestri
HOF--Mickey Mantle OF (d.95) Earl Torgeson (d.90)
Roger Maris OF (d.85) Deron Johnson (d.92)
Elston Howard C (d.80) Jesse Gonder (d.04)
                                                  Jack Reed
                                                  Bob Hale
                                                  Tom Tresh (d.08)
                                                  Lee Thomas
Pitchers:
HOF-Whitey Ford Coaches:
Bill Stafford (d.01) Frank Crosetti (d.02)
Ralph Terry Jim Hegan (d.84)
Rollie Sheldon Wally Moses (d.90)
Bud Daley Johnny Sain (d.06)
Jim Coates
Luis Arroyo Other:
Bob Turley Batting practice pitcher Spud Murray
Art Ditmar Trainer Gus Mauch (d.83)
Hal Reniff (d.04) HOF-broadcaster Phil Rizzuto (d.07)
Tex Clevenger HOF-broadcaster Mel Allen (d.96)
Danny McDevitt General Manager Roy Hamey (d.83)
Al Downing Co-owner Dan Topping (d.74)
Johnny James Co-owner Del Webb (d.74)
Duke Maas (d.76) Public Address Announcer Bob Sheppard
 
Since most team collectors attempt to assemble their items on flat items in order to display the completed team together, we will apply the scarcity index key (SIK) below only to our estimate of the total number of signed flat items we have seen for each person listed above:
 
SIK-I: Extinct (we have never seen one)-none in this category
SIK-II: Extremely Rare (we have seen 1-10)-none in this category
SIK-III: Very Rare (we have seen 11-25)-none in this category
SIK-IV: Rare (we have seen 26-100)-Duke Maas, Gus Mauch, Bob Sheppard--*See note 1, Dan Topping, and Del Webb
SIK-V: Uncommon (we have seen 101-500)-Roy Hamey, and Spud Murray--*See note 1
SIK-VI: Readily available (deceased with little or no autograph-show or private signing participation but examples are routinely offered in the market largely or primarily due to volume mail responses; check or other document releases; and/or overall widespread collecting of that person during their lifetime)-Jim Hegan, Elston Howard, Deron Johnson, Wally Moses, Earl Torgeson
SIK-VII: Plentiful (deceased but seemingly endless quantities exist from participation in modern shows, private signings, and/or fan-mail responses or a combination
thereof)- Mel Allen, Johnny Blanchard, Clete Boyer, Jesse Gonder, Roger Maris, Hal Reniff, Phil Rizzuto, Johnny Sain, Bill Stafford, and Tom Tresh
SIK-VIII: living-all else
 
Notes:
Even though they are living, Bob Sheppard and Spud Murray are both remarkably uncommon autographs. We do know that Murray has done at least one private signing. Sheppard has never done a signing that we know of. He has also never answered any of our mail requests for his signature, and we have rarely seen his autograph surface on flat items of any kind.
 
Summary: One reason this team is so widely collected is that it is possible to readily obtain nearly all of its members. Moreover, most of the players can be found for a reasonable cost and all of its key members can be readily obtained if one has the means to acquire them. For the completionist, however, Duke Maas can be a challenge to find from those players who appeared in at least one game for this storied team.

We welcome your comments or questions as well to post in future newsletters.
View our inventory on our website
 
http://www.qualityautographs.com
 
 Contact us at 800-241-4809 or qualityautographs@msn.com
 with questions or to place an order.
 
Monte Pearson nicely signed 1973 B&W TCMA P/C photo (Yankees)--$95

 
Allie Reynolds OAL (B. Brown) baseball boldly signed on the SS-NrMT/MINT!-$495
 
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1961 World Champion Yankees team-signed 8x10 B&W photo! 31 nice, mixed sharpie and ballpoint ink signatures include: Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, Rollie Sheldon, Frank Crosetti, Wally Moses, Earl Torgeson, John Sain, Ralph Houk, Tom Tresh, Hal Reniff, Clete Boyer, Tony Kubek, Bill Stafford, Bill Skowron, Bobby Richardson, Hector Lopez, Bob Turley, John Blanchard, Jim Coates, Luis Arroyo, Bill Gardner, Bob Hale, Joe DeMaestri, Bob Cerv, Ryne Duren, Art Ditmar, Bud Daley, Ralph Terry, Al Downing, and Tex Clevenger. A fabulous image with signatures of most of those pictured, many deceased, making it impossible to duplicate. The 1961 Yankees is arguably the most widely collected team of the second half of the 20th century, and signed photos of this group are vastly more rare than signed team balls. This is the first one we have offered in many years and it's a beauty!--$3495

 
 
Thank you for choosing Quality Autographs as one of your premier sources for building your sports autograph collection and we look forward to hearing from you soon!
Sincerely,
 
Kevin Keating
Quality Autographs

 "STEAM & CINDERS" CHRONICLES THE BOOM AND BUST
OF THE FIRST RAILROADS IN WISCONSIN
 

"Railroads have been around for so long that they seem like part of the landscape. But where, when, and how they developed was far from inevitable, as Axel Lorenzsonn shows in his thorough and superb study of the coming of the Iron Horse to Wisconsin. Steam & Cinders should be required reading for any student of railroads or the development of the Upper Midwest."
-Robert S. McGonigal, editor of "Classic Trains" magazine

 
In "Steam & Cinders: The Advent of Railroads in Wisconsin", author Axel Lorenzsonn brings the history of Wisconsin's earliest railroads to life, painting a vivid picture of the competition and risk that accompanied the building of Wisconsin's earliest statewide infrastructure in the years leading up to the Civil War.
 
From the railroad lines that traverse open prairie to the wrought iron rails embedded in their wooden ties, railroads have been written into the landscape - and shared history - of Wisconsin. Yet few of us have thought about how they developed in the towns and cities we call home.
 
This is the story of linemen who laid track through harsh winters; the story of railroad barons like Byron Kilbourn whose vision for economic expansion was matched by his strongarming tactics; the story of the glory days of the early rails, when the coming of the railroad would receive not only public notice but great fanfare and celebration in the small towns that lay along the line.
 
Featuring more than 75 period photographs, historic maps, and drawings, "Steam & Cinders" preserves the legacy of early Wisconsin railroading for railroad buffs and armchair historians alike.


The Wisconsin Historical Society Press, founded in 1855, is the state's oldest publisher.
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About the Author: Axel Lorenzsonn has worked for Wisconsin's Department of Workforce Development for 25 years and is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A life-long history buff, he has delved into the history of Wisconsin's early railroads for the past 14 years and is an active member of several railroading associations including the Milwaukee Road Historical Society and the Chicago & North Western Historical Society.
 
To Purchase or Order: Available at all chain and local bookstores or through the Chicago Distribution Center: 11030 South Langley Ave., Chicago, IL 60628-3830.
Phone: (800) 621-2736 Fax: (800) 621-8476 Email: custserv@press.uchicago.edu
"Steam & Cinders: The Advent of Railroads in Wisconsin"

By Axel Lorenzsonn
Hardcover: $29.95
304 pages, 75 b/w photos, 8 x 9

ISBN 978-0-87020-385-5
 
 
Wisconsin Historical Society Press
816 State Street
Madison, WI 53706
 
 
Collecting, Preserving and Sharing Stories Since

Sports Collectors Digest Newsletter

For gregghof@aol.com
September 24, 2009
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Here's what you'll find in this edition:
Collect.com Auctions Consignment Deadline Coming Soon
UD Set To Unveil Last Exquisite Basketball Release
T.S. O'Connell's Infield Dirt Blog is Talking Tennis
Tuff Stuff To Feature Exclusive Interviews With Hobby Heavyweights
An Autograph Collection Like No Other
NFL HOF Autograph Collectors Up To The Challenge
Jeter Commemorative Items Taking Off

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Consignment Deadline Approaching In Collect.com Auctions Sale

Collect.com Auctions is proud to announce Sports Auction #3, which will also be its first annual blue-chip auction, with an emphasis on high-end sports and entertainment collectibles.

We are currently assembling an excellent collection of fine sports memorabilia for this auction. If you would like to be included in this auction, we are accepting consignments for the blue-chip auction now. Collect.com Auctions will be in Philadelphia at the Valley Forge Convention Center this weekend and in Chicago Sept. 30-Oct. 1. Also, on Oct 7-8, Collect.com auctions will be accepting consignments in Minneapolis, Dallas, New York, Atlanta and Denver.

To read more, click here.


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Final Exquisite Basketball Product Due Out Sept. 30

When Upper Deck released 2003-04 NBA Exquisite, the trading card market was forever changed. Never before had collectors seen innovative cards packing this much quality which is one of the reasons why a single pack of that product routinely sells for more than $3,000. On Sept. 21, Upper Deck announced that it will be releasing the company's final NBA Exquisite set ever on Sept. 30.
 
In addition to having Exquisite rookie cards from some of the top 2009-10 NBA draftees, some great retrospective inserts have been created paying homage to the heritage of the Exquisite brand. In 2009-10 Exquisite, Upper Deck honors the most valuable modern day rookie card: 2003-04 LeBron James Exquisite RC (#78). Upper Deck is bringing back that particular card design as a limited insert with some of the sporting world's biggest names like Michael Jordan, Julius Erving, John Elway, Barry Sanders, Sidney Crosby, and Wayne Gretzky. The ever popular "Triple Logoman Patch" cards and "Dual Logoman Autographed Patch" cards return as well making this Exquisite release a most memorable one.

To read more, click here.




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Revisiting The Grand Old Game Of Tennis

Clearly, my failure to keep track of the modern tennis game has left me extraordinarily out of touch with a sport that used to grab my attention from time to time many years ago.

As I suspect it was for millions of others, the US Open provided the opportunity to visit an old friend, so to speak, but by golly virtually all of the names have changed when I wasn't looking. Most of the folks I remember are sitting in the broadcast booth. I am not proud of any of this deplorable ignorance, just reporting.

I'd always been tickled by the female section, remembering the incredible battles between Chris Everett and Martina; it sounds silly to say it, but I'd always kind of thrilled to the audio portion, the grunts of exertion for the gals, and the occasional verbal tirade at the various officials by some of the guys.

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Upper Deck's McWilliam Kicks Off Tuff Stuff's 'Ask The Execs' Series

The 2009 calendar year has brought us in the collectibles business several important changes to the hobby landscape. Whether it was the Donruss sale, Upper Deck's new deal with the Collegiate Licensing Company or the recent announcement by Major League Baseball naming Topps as its exclusive licensing partner for 2010, the winds of change are blowing strong in the industry and those changes have prompted numerous questions. We at Tuff Stuff want to answer the many questions these changes have brought with them. To do so, we went straight to the top of the food chain and asked the executives who make the decisions that shape the hobby.

In an effort to provide our customers with the answers they want, we've come up with a new Tuff Stuff series entitled "Ask The Execs." The series will feature exclusive interviews with the most influential industry leaders including Upper Deck CEO, Richard McWilliam, Panini America CEO Michael Eisenstein and Topps Vice President Warren Friss. The series will kickoff in our next issue (December cover date) so look for our first exclusive Q&A session with UD CEO Richard McWilliam coming soon. Look for the interviews with Eisenstein and Friss in the January and February issues of Tuff Stuff's Sports Collectors Monthly.

For a sampling of the exclusive interview with McWilliam, click here.
To learn more about the series, click here.




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An Autograph Collection To Die For

There is no more dedicated group of fans of the game of baseball in general and the long since departed Philadelphia Athletics in particular, so when the Philadelphia Athletics Historical Society puts together a memorabilia project, you know it's a first-class affair.

Under the able administration of Ernie Montella, who coordinated theproject, the second series of the Diamond Signatures Autographed Card Set is now available, with a miniscule 100 sets available to the public out of the total 125 produced.

To read more, click here.


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Collecting NFL HOF Autographs: It's Hall Good

If the names Hugh Ray, Charles Bidwell and Tim Mara aren't familiar to you, you're obviously not an NFL Hall of Fame autograph collector. To those familiar with the collecting genre, the names represent the Holy Grail, the rarest of the rare, the signatures at the top of almost of everybody's wish list.

While some autograph collectors search for a select few ballplayers to build on, others search for entire categories. For NFL HOF autograph collectors, the recent additions of the 2009 inductees bumped that complete list to 253 players.

For frequent guest signers like Raymond Berry, Paul Hornung and Yale Lary, the opportunities to acquire an example are plentiful and the autographs can be had relatively cheaply. But for players that rarely applied their John Hancocks to anything other than their own personal documents, the search can be an exhaustive and expensive one.

For one such collector, the pursuit of all 253 signatures began more than 20 years ago and remains one of his top priorities today.

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Photo File Inc. Strikes Gold With Jeter Collectibles

Photo File, Inc. reported stronger than expected sales for their higher-priced items commemorating Derek Jeter's historic 2,722nd hit.

"We expected strong sales of photos of Jeter's historic hit, but we have been pleasantly surprised with the demand for our higher priced items such as plaques and framed photos," said Rob Golove, vice president of marketing.

To read more, click here.

Sports Collectors Digest Newsletter

For gregghof@aol.com
September 22, 2009
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Here's what you'll find in this edition:
Goodwin & Co. Now Taking Consignments for Fall Auction
Huggins & Scott Masterpiece Auction Ends Next Week
Mile High Rolls Out Next Auction With Digital Catalog
MEARS Auction Features Ty Cobb Game-Used Bat
Collectible Classics Announces Collector Friendly Auction
Collect.com Auctions Now Accepting Consignments

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Goodwin & Co.
www.goodwinandco.com


Accepting Consignments for our November Masterpieces and Uncommons Auction
 
0% Commission
 
Please feel free to call us at (314) 849-9798 or e-mail us for any questions you may have.
 
Visit www.goodwinandco.com for more information.



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Huggins and Scott
www.hugginsandscott.com

Huggins and Scott's third Masterpiece auction is in full swing! 1,555 lots of quality sports cards and memorabilia are being offered in our beautiful full-color catalog with the first 765 lots ending Wednesday night, Sept. 30 and the remaining 790 lots closing on Thursday night, Oct. 1, with the 30-minute rule.
 
Initial bids must be placed on the lots you are interested in by 9 p.m. Eastern on the night the item closes. Log on and bid today and if you are not registered, register and bid TODAY! Visit www.hugginsandscott.com

Just a few highlights in this auction are:


1894 Wilbert Robinson game-used Baltimore Orioles jersey
1955 Robin Roberts game-used Philadelphia Phillies jersey
1555-57 Richie Ashburn game-used Philadelphia Phillies jersey
1952 Topps Mickey Mantle RCs – a PSA 4 and a PSA 1 (sold separately)
1870 Wyatt Earp Signed Subpoena
1927 New York Yankees signed Team Sheets with Ruth, Gehrig, Giard and Shocker
1965-68 Roger Maris game-used bat PSA/DNA 7
1954 Topps Hockey Complete Set with Key cards PSA graded
1914 Cracker Jack Ty Cobb PSA 3
Collection of Michael Jackson Signed photographs and Albums
Many complete sets from all sports from the 1950s-1970s in various grades
Tremendous shoe box collections of Hall of Fame cards from the '50s-'70s
Much, much more.



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Mile High Card Co.
www.milehighcardco.com

 



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MEARS Online Auctions
www.mearsonlineauctions.com



MEARS' September auction closes Thursday, Sept. 24 at 9 p.m. CST. the auction features more than 330 lots, stacked with game-used bats, uniforms, shoes and much more. A 1923-25 Ty Cobb H&B Louisville Slugger professional model Detroit Tigers game-used bat – featuring over 24 cleat marks (MEARS 7.5) – leads the pack. Other highlights include:



1906-11 Nap Lajoie J.F. Hillerich & Sons hand turned professional model decal game-used bat (MEARS A7)
1943-49 Stan Musial Louisville Slugger professional model game-used Team Index Bat – St. Louis Cardinals (MEARS A6.5)
1958 Willie Mays San Francisco Giants game-worn road jersey (MEARS A7.5)
1976 Don Sutton Los Angeles Dodgers game-used home jersey (MEARS A8)
2007 Prince Fielder Milwaukee Brewers game-used retro home jersey (MEARS A10)
1926 Red Grange's Chicago Bears vs. "Puss" Halbriter's Los Angeles Tigers panoramic original team photo
1995 Eddie Murray Cleveland Indians Alternate Road World Series Game Jersey (MEARS A5)
1998 Michael Jordan game-issued Air Jordan XIII Bulls playoff shoes
Bidding ends Thursday. For more information, visit www.mearsonlineauctions.com, e-mail info@mearsonlineauctions.com or call (414) 828-9990.





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Collectible Classics
www.auctionscc.com

Collectible Classics'
Collector Friendly Auction
Online Oct. 5 Closes Oct. 15

1959 Fleer Ted Williams Set, Football Sets, Hundreds of Autographs Headline Auction

201 Sports and Non-Sport lots online Monday at www.auctionscc.com.

? 1959 Fleer Ted Williams set of 80 with Ex #68
? 3,000th-Hit game ticket stubs
? 1961 Nu-Card, 1968-71 Topps football sets sold individually
? 40+ lots of baseball cards, primarily 1950s and 1960s, some earlier
? Signed baseball books - Berra, Gossage, Mathews, Veeck, others.
? Signed photos capturing dramatic baseball moments
? Autographs of Greenberg, Mantle, Rice, Schmidt, Negro Leaguers, etc.
? Bulk autograph lots with significant potential break-up value
? Team autograph collections - Rangers, Red Sox, Yankees, others
? Clemente rookie Pirates yearbook, other Clemente
? Ruth photos, Ott store model bat, Rittgers figures, etc.
? 100+ basketball autographs by team
? Non-sport cards and memorabilia.

Collectible Classics posts a new online auction of affordable collector lots every three weeks. For information, contact Collectible Classics at jabz1@comcast.net or 724-446-3079.




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Collect.com Auctions
www.collect.com/auctions

Collect.com Auctions is proud to announce Sports Auction #3, which will also be our first annual blue-chip auction, with an emphasis on high-end sports and entertainment collectibles.

We are currently assembling an excellent collection of fine sports memorabilia for this auction. If you would like to be included in this auction, we are accepting consignments for the blue-chip auction now. We are particularly looking for complete vintage card sets, collections and sports collectibles with values of more than $5,000 for this auction. These will join hundreds of other select lots offering something for every collecting level.

We'll be in the following cities in the next three weeks:

Sept. 25-27: Philadelphia, Valley Forge Convention Center
Sept. 30-Oct. 1: Chicago
Oct. 7-8: Cincinnati, Dallas, Minneapolis, New York, Atlanta
 
The consignment deadline for the Sports Auction #3 – our blue-chip auction – will be Oct 10. Auction is live Nov. 16 and ends Dec. 3. For more information, please contact Collect.com Auctions at 888-463-3063, e-mail auctions@collect.com or visit www.collect.com/auctions.

Your Information Resource for Vintage Baseball Cards
eNews Issue #64 (August 2009) www.oldcardboard.com

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Welcome to Old Cardboard, the most complete reference resource for information about collecting vintage baseball cards and related memorabilia. More information about this eNewsletter and its companion website and magazine are found at the bottom of this page.
Contents:
1. Updated Auction and Show Calendar
2. It's CON-TENT-NA
3. Latest Updates to the OldCardboard.com Website
4. Book Review: "Sweet Recollections" by Eric Varon
5. News Briefs (A Digest of Recent Hobby Happenings)




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1. Updated Auction and Show Calendar

The following is a summary of vintage card events coming up in the next 30-45 days. For the most current listings on additional vintage card shows and auctions, see the Show and Auction Calendar on the Old Cardboard website.
  OC eNewsletter Sponsor
August 2009
 
25 Phone/Internet Collectible Classics Auction (see website for details).
27 Phone/Internet Collect.com Auction (see website for details).
26-27 Phone/Internet Legendary Auctions Sports and Americana Auction (see website).
September 2009
 
17 Phone/Internet Goodwin & Co. Auction (see website for details).
23-24 Phone/Internet Legendary Auctions "Sports and Historic Photos" (details on website).
25-27 King of Prussia, PA Philadelphia Sports Card & Memorabilia Show (see website for details).
30 Phone/Internet Mile High Auction (see website for details).
9/30-10/1 Phone/Internet Huggins & Scott Fall Masterpiece Auction (see website for details).



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2. It's CON-TENT-NA


 
T128 Front
T128 Back

In eNewsletter #50 (June 2008), we profiled the two subsets ("First Series" and "Photo Series") that are designated together in the American Card Catalog (ACC) as T209 Contentnea Cigarettes (see "Vintage Set Profile: 1910 T209 Contentnea Cigarettes").


There seems to be some confusion about the correct pronunciation of the cigarette brand that sponsored the T209 cards. The correct pronunciation is clarified, however, in another (non-baseball) set produced to promote the same brand. This sister set is designated in the ACC as T128 and is believed to have also been produced in 1910. It is sometimes referred to as the "Indian by Waterfall" set.

The text on the back of all cards in this set explains the origin (and provides the correct pronunciation) of the "Contentnea" name. It reads as follows:

"Tradition tells us that the Indian was the first user of tobacco, hence, his picture has since been the sign of a cigar when the Red Man was monarch of the forest. He gave the name Contentnea (pronounced CON-TENT-NA) to a small stream of water, situate in what is now known as Wilson County, NC. The waters of this rivulet were calm and pellucid; fish and game abounded, and that section adjacent to Contentnea, was considered good hunting grounds. This bit of history prompted us in selecting the name of Contentnea Cigarettes."
So there we have it...straight from the company that named themselves after the "rivulet" in North Carolina.


  

The map at left identifies the approximate area of the Contentnea watershed, which encompasses the present day town of Wilson, as well as Wilson County and surrounding areas in North Carolina.

The T128 cards are from an obscure tobacco set and are somewhat unique in that all cards in the set display essentially the same front and back. The fronts of all cards feature a native American Indian on the bank with a waterfall in the background.

For reasons unknown to today's collectors, each card contains a number printed in small type in the top right corner ("103" in the above example). The numbers range up to about 140. However, to date, cards with only about 30-40 different numbers have been noted.

The two 1910 T210 Contentnea baseball card series are profiled on the Old Cardboard website, including a Checklist and Gallery of the T209-1 "First Series." Thanks to Steve Mace of Moore, South Carolina for supplying the T128 example card pictured above.



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3. Latest Updates to the OldCardboard.com Website

We are continually expanding the Old Cardboard website with more set profiles, checklists and card galleries. Recent (past 30-40 days) additions include:

Set Profiles have been added for:
1910 Tuxedo Tobacco Ad Panels
1949 Ansco Film (Cuban Issue)


Set Checklists have been added for:
1888 M117 Sporting Times
1910 Tuxedo Tobacco Ad Panels
1927 Rinkeydink Stamps
1949-50 Ansco Film (Cuban)


Set Galleries have been added for:
1910 Tuxedo Tobacco Ad Panels
1927 Rinkeydink Stamps
1949-50 Ansco Film (Cuban)


Updating the website with checklists and full set galleries for additional vintage sets is an ongoing project, so check back often to check out the latest additions. There are now many thousands of card images on the Old Cardboard website and the list continues to grow. We welcome and encourage feedback with checklist additions, card images, error corrections and suggestions. Please send all input to editor@oldcardboard.com.



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4. Book Review: "Sweet Recollections" by Eric Varon

  

The two baseball card sets produced by the Philadelphia Caramel Company in the early nineteenth century are just two of the thirteen known sets produced by the company. The baseball cards are designated as sets E95 and E96 in the "American Card Catalog" (see examples below). Other sets produced by the company feature diverse subjects including boxers, military uniforms and accessories, domestic dogs, Native American Indian leaders, "airships" and a variety of "Zoo" birds, animals and fish.

All of these card sets, as well as painstakingly researched details about the company's owners and their competitors in the confectionery markets of the region are discussed in vintage collector Eric Varon's recently released book, "Sweet Recollections: The Story of the Philadelphia Caramel Company of Camden, New Jersey."

Following a foreword by well known hobbyist and auctioneer Robert Lifson, Varon's book is divided into three parts. The first part tells the story of the region's confectionery trade and the two pioneers that founded Philadelphia Caramel Company. Here, Varon uses actual newspaper accounts and a variety of public records to document his narrative.

The next several chapters of Varon's book are devoted to a discussion of the premiums offered by Philadelphia Caramel. Part III includes an appendix of detailed checklists for each of the thirteen card sets produced by the company from about 1907 through 1915.

  

E95 Wagner
E96 Arrelanes
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The book's illustrations include several images of the company's founders, early factories, and front and back examples from each of the thirteen card sets that the company produced.

In his conclusions, Varon devotes several pages to his observations about a children's writing tablet (see example at left). The notebook is thought to have been produced shortly after the distribution of the baseball card sets. Several such notebooks have become known to the hobby--all in the past decade--and they help to explain the occasional discovery of blank-backed versions of the Philadelphia Caramel baseball cards, which were cut from the notebooks.

There are no markings on the notebooks to tie them directly to the Philadelphia Caramel company and Varon makes the case that they were likely produced by another company. Card images of five players are found on each notebook cover, and all player images are found in either the E95 or E96 Philadelphia Caramel card sets.

A Checklist and full Set Gallery is provided on the Old Cardboard website for both of the baseball card sets produced by the Philadelphia Caramel.

"Sweet Recollections: The Story of the Philadelphia Caramel Company of Camden, New Jersey" can be ordered using PayPal directly from the author's website at www.PhiladelphiaCaramel.com. Price is $15.40 including first class shipping.



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5. News Briefs (A Digest of Recent Hobby Happenings)

Article Index Expanded. Old Cardboard's Vintage Baseball Card Article Index has been expanded to include all vintage baseball card articles published in SGC Collector magazine. The index has also been updated with articles from the most recent issues of Old Cardboard magazine and mini-articles from the Old Cardboard eNewsletter. The index now contains more than 800 articles--all focused on the vintage baseball cards and memorabilia hobby. The index can be quickly accessed via a direct link from the home page of the Old Cardboard website.

Legendary Plans All-Photo Auctions. Legendary Auctions is planning its first all-photograph auction scheduled to close the end of September. The lots will include photographs from the archives of the Detroit News and Sport Magazine. Although the images cover a wide variety of subjects, it will include baseball images by photographer Charles Conlon and others. The September auction will be the first of several events that will include millions of images of Sports and Americana. Updates about future auctions will be posted on the Legendary Auctions website.

Renewal Reminder. As we complete our fifth year of on-time publication, a number of our charter subscriber's subscriptions expire with Issue #20 (Summer 2009). Reminder notices will (have been) sent. ..................... The easiest method for extending your subscription is over the Internet using PayPal. Just access the Old Cardboard subscription order page at www.oldcardboard.com/subscriptions.asp and follow the PayPal links. We sincerely appreciate your support during our first five years of publication and need your continued support as we continue a long run of quality magazines printed in full color. --




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Here's what you'll find in this edition:
UD inks exclusive deal to produce collegiate cards

Fanball acquires live F&W's Fantasy division

Inside The Park Collectibles Auction is live

Check out this week's Infield Dirt blog

Mets Delgado suing Long Island memorabilia dealer

Dreams Inc. to co-produce e-commerce site

"Dream Collectible" stories sought


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UD Lands Exclusive License To Produce Collegiate Cards
The Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC), a division of IMG Worldwide, and The Upper Deck Company, a leading producer of sports trading cards, announced today a multi-year agreement on behalf of more than 200 collegiate institutions for Upper Deck to be the exclusive licensee in the collegiate trading card category.

Collegiate trading cards, which feature former student-athletes in their collegiate uniforms, have been interspersed into professional trading card sets or distributed as standalone sets since 1996. In the past, most of these cards have been known as "draft pick" or "professional prospect" cards. Upper Deck's program will look to expand upon the current usage of collegiate marks and put a new focus on the athletes' collegiate accomplishments, as well as feature mascots, stadiums, and traditions unique to the college market.

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NFBC And NFFC Acquired By Fanball

Fanball, one of the premier provider of online fantasy sports contests, content, strategy and insight, announced the acquisition of the fantasy sports properties from F+W Media, Inc. – including the National Fantasy Football Championship and National Fantasy Baseball Championship contests as well as Fantasy Sports Magazine and the Company's fantasy sports custom publications division.
Fanball's acquisition combines two of the fantasy sports industry's leading online and offline properties.

The National Fantasy Football Championship and National Fantasy Baseball Championship are the leading high stakes fantasy sports live event contests. Both contests feature a $100,000 Grand Prize, along with several other overall and league prizes. The high stakes contests also feature online and satellite leagues with varying price points.

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Inside the Park Collectibles
www.insidetheparkcollectibles.com

ITPC's Summer Sports Memorabilia Auction ends in just 1 week- Friday Aug. 21, 2009. Remember, if you are planning on bidding in this auction, you must have placed at least 1 bid by 9:00 PM EST auction night. You will then be eligible for any of the rest of the lots in the auction until closing. You can view all the items, register & bid by visiting our website at: www.insidetheparkcollectibles.com

PLEASE GET YOUR BIDS IN EARLY

Highlights include:

    * Hartlands
    * Gibbs-Conner Banks
    * Baseball Board Games
    * Rare pins
    * Penants
    * Kails
    * Autographed Memorabilia
    * Vintage Bobbing Heads & More!

If you have any questions about the auction or any of the items, please contact us at 516-747-7932 or via e-mail at sharlou28@aol.com



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No Topic Off Limits On The Infield
What do Tiger Woods, Charley Pride and Richard McWilliam all have in common? They're can all be found in SCD editor T.S. O'Connell's Infield Dirt blog this week. To learn more about Upper Deck's next move, if Tiger's loss at the PGA Championship was his first choke job and a new trading card featuring a country and western singing legend, check it out today.

To check out his Infield Dirt blog, click here.

 





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Mets Delgado Suing Long Island Memorabilia Dealer
New York Mets first baseman Carlos Delgado sued a Long Island sports memorabilia dealer for $2.4 million, claiming it dropped the ball on its exclusive contract. Delgado claims the men who run Authentic Memorabilia agreed to sell more than $400,000 worth of his signed and used merchandise, but kept the stuff for themselves and intentionally mishandled assets so they would not have enough money to pay him.

Delgado claims the man did not offer the items for sale to the public. He claims defendants Nitin Doshi, Anish Berry, Spencer Lader and Mark Gelfand kept the items for themselves and did not pay a cent for them. Delgado claims the officers even filed false tax returns to reap personal tax benefits.

Delgado is represented in Nassau County Court by Shalom Schwartz with Natiss & Gordon.



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Dreams Inc Partners With NCAA On Commerce Website
Dreams, Inc. one of the leaders in the licensed sports products industry, announced that is has partnered with NCAA Football, the collective voice of college football, to launch the organization's new e-commerce site, store.NCAAFootball.com.

"This is a wonderful partnership and we are so pleased to be working with the talented team at Dreams Retail," said David Bertram, Vice President and Executive Director of NCAA Football. "We are excited to incorporate the company's powerful e-commerce expertise and unparalleled passion for this business to offer college football fans an unmatched assortment of NCAA Football merchandise and drive our online business to new heights."

To read more, click here.


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Tell Us About Your 'Dream Collectible'
Our sister publication, Tuff Stuff's Sports Collectors Monthly is currently accepting reader submissions regarding their "Dream Collectible." While everyone would like to own a T206 Wagner card, we want to hear about the item you would love to own for personal, not monetary reasons.

I myself am a huge Pittsburgh Steelers fan and I would love to own a collage-type photo of all their Super Bowl winning teams in Steeler history signed by many of the team's prominent players. Sure it would be worth a pretty penny, but the sentimental value would be priceless. That's my "Dream Collectible," now we want to hear about yours. If you'd like to submit your "Dream Collectible" story, please send 3-5 paragraphs and any related photos to scott.fragale@fwmedia.com and yours could end up in a future issue of Tuff Stuff's Sports Collectors Monthly.

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eNews Issue #63 (July 2009) www.oldcardboard.com

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Welcome to Old Cardboard, the most complete reference resource for information about collecting vintage baseball cards and related memorabilia. More information about this eNewsletter and its companion website and magazine are found at the bottom of this page.
Contents:
1. Updated Auction and Show Calendar
2. Vintage Set Summary: 1920-21 W516 Strip Cards
3. Latest Updates to the OldCardboard.com Website
4. Old Cardboard Magazine Issue #20 Now in Subscriber Hands
5. News Briefs (A Digest of Recent Hobby Happenings)




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1. Updated Auction and Show Calendar

The following is a summary of vintage card events coming up in the next 30-45 days. For the most current listings on additional vintage card shows and auctions, see the Show and Auction Calendar on the Old Cardboard website.
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July 2009
 
16 Phone/Internet Goodwin & Co. Auction Masterpieces XXII Auction (see website for details).
21 Phone/Internet Prestige Collectibles Auction (see website for details).
23 Phone/Internet Collectible Classics Auction (CCANet3; see website for details).
23 Phone/Internet SCP Auctions (see website for details).
7/29-8/2 Cleveland, OH National Sports Collectors Convention (see website for details).
30-31 Internet Heritage Sports Collectibles Auction (see website for details).
-- 31 Live/Phone Legendary Live Sports Auction--Cleveland House of Blues (see website).
August 2009
 
5 Phone/Internet Cardboard Classics (see website for details).
8 Phone/Internet Memory Lane Auction (see website for details).
20-21 Phone/Internet Heritage Signature Auction (see website for details).
22 Phone/Internet Legacy Sports Rarities (see website for details).
27 Phone/Internet Collect.com Auction (see on-line catalog for details).
26-27 Phone/Internet Legendary Auctions Sports and Americana Auction (see website for details).




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2. Vintage Set Summary: 1920-21 W516 Strip Cards



W516-1
 
W516-2-1
 
W516-2-2
  
(all cards shown at approximate actual size)
 

The set designated as W516 in the American Card Catalog is actually three distinct but closely related series. For better identification, each of the three subsets have been assigned a suffix (i.e., W516-1, W516-2-1, and W516-2-2). Each set contains 30 cards, and all have blank backs.

All cards are very nearly the same size, measuring approximately 1-1/2 by 2-3/8 inches.

The W516-1 subset was issued in 1920 as the first of the three. The other two sets came the following year, and were essentially re-issues of the 1920 set. Without exception, the same players and poses were repeated for each issue.

Cards in all three sets have colored images. Twenty cards in each set are portraits of the players in uniform. However, the remaining ten cards display full-length action shots. The images for the sets were provided by the International Feature Service, and the cards display the IFS copyright symbol in the lower portion of the image.

However, significant differences between the subsets make identifying each set relatively easy. The first set (W516-1) is best identified as the only one of the three in which the IFS copyright symbol is NOT reversed. Likewise, the W516-2-1 set is unique in that it uses ONLY red and blue coloring on the cards; there is liberal use of yellow and green, as well as red and blue, in the other sets.

There is a pronounced difference in the lettering between the two W516-2 series. W516-2-1 cards are labeled at the bottom in a serif typeface, while the labeling on the W516-2-2 cards resemble more closely the hand labeling of the W516-1 set.

There is no apparent rationale or pattern that determines the numbering for any of the sets. Curiously, the second and third sets were renumbered by dividing the checklist for the first set into three equal sequences of ten cards each (specifically, card numbers 1-10, 11-20, and 21-30), then reversing the order within each of the three sequences (see the Player Checklist on the Old Cardboard website for details).


W516-1 Burns
Card #10
Normal Image
W516-2-2 Burns
Card #1
Mirrored Image

The sequences of card numbers were not the only features that were reversed in the second two sets. In both of these sets, the images of the players on all cards were also inverted, making them mirror images of the first set. The inversion also applied to the IFS copyright symbol.

The differences between the inverted and non-inverted cards are somewhat subtle for players with portrait poses because of the general symmetry of the image. However, the inversion becomes more significant for players in full-length action poses. On these cards, normally right-handed throwers such as Giants outfielder George Burns in the W516-1 set become "left-handed throwers" in the follow-up sets (see images at right).

Similarly, Hall of Famer Rogers Hornsby bats right (normally) in the first set, but becomes a left-handed batter in the W516-2-1 and W516-2-2 subsets.

A Set Profile page for the W516 Strip Cards is provided on the Old Cardboard website. A Player Checklist that cross-references the card numbers in each subset is also provided, as well as a complete 30-card Gallery for the W516-1 subset.



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We are continually expanding the Old Cardboard website with more set profiles, checklists and card galleries. Recent (past 30-40 days) additions include:

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Set Galleries have been added for:
1920 W516-1 Strip Card Set
Gum & Candy Wrappers of the 1930s, 40s & 50s (Gallery of over 120 wrappers)


Updating the website with checklists and full set galleries for additional vintage sets is an ongoing project, so check back often to check out the latest additions. There are now many thousands of card images on the Old Cardboard website and the list continues to grow. We welcome and encourage feedback with checklist additions, card images, error corrections and suggestions. Please send all input to editor@oldcardboard.com.



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4. Old Cardboard Magazine Issue #20 Now in Subscriber Hands

  
Issue #20 (Summer 2009) of Old Cardboard magazine is currently being distributed. If you haven't received yours yet it should be delivered in the next few days.

The cover (shown at right) highlights the lead article in the issue: "1907 PC778 Morgan Stationery: A Color First in Baseball Postcards" by Robert Silverman. Second-time Old Cardboard author Silverman, a widely recognized expert on vintage baseball postcards, shares the results of his research into this interesting and colorful set. The article includes a full gallery of cards, examples of key variations and an annotated checklist of cards.

Collector Jeff Schwarz provides the second article in the issue: Part I of a comprehensive overview of virtually all gum and candy card wrappers of the 1930s, 40s and 50s. The wrappers are grouped alphabetically by manufacturer, then arranged chronologically by issue date within groups. Part I covers wrappers issued by manufacturers Berk-Ross, Bowman, DeLong, Dietz, Fleer, General Gum, George C. Miller, Goudey and Gum, Inc. Part II, to be published in the next issue of Old Cardboard magazine (Issue #21), will cover wrappers produced by Gum Products, Leaf, National Chicle, Orbit Gum, Overland Candy, Ruth Candy, Schutter-Johnson, Topps and U. S. Caramel. In total, some 120 wrappers are profiled along with images of them all.

Another article in the Summer 2009 issue provides details of a scam exposed earlier this year by several collectors and investigated by the FBI. The staff-written report, "Collectors Collaborate to Foil Hobby Scammer" describes the fake and supposedly rare variations in several T206 cards with Old Mill backs used in the scam. Additional information about the scam and the scammer are provided, as well as a side panel checklist of eleven ways to avoid becoming the victim of a vintage baseball card scam.

On a much more positive note, author Ed Weyhing provides a few details of conversations that he remembers with his great uncle Gus Weyhing. What we find most fascinating about this article is that it provides first hand anecdotes about Gus Weyhing, born at the close of the Civil War and a truly stand-out pitcher of the late nineteenth century, as told by a grand-nephew. Now 72 years young and living in Middletown, Rhode Island, author Ed Weyhing relates some of the times during his youth that he spent with "Uncle Gus."

Issue #20 can be ordered on-line (either as a single issue or as the first of a one-year subscription) from the Subscriptions Page of the Old Cardboard website.


Looking Back... and to the Future
Issue #20 of Old Cardboard magazine (profiled above) marks the completion of five years of publication. As Brett and I step back to reflect on the production of these first twenty issues, we take considerable satisfaction in the fact that all were produced on schedule with quality content that stayed focused exclusively on vintage (50 years old or older) baseball cards and memorabilia. All magazines were produced in full color on quality stock.

As we look forward (and in recognition of ongoing trends in print media publishing), we have decided to place a little more emphasis on the Old Cardboard website and our monthly eNewsletters. As a result, we are reducing the frequency of publication for the magazine from four to three issues annually. Thus, the interval between issues of the magazine will increase from three to four months. The first issue under this new schedule will be Issue #21 (Fall 2009), to be delivered in mid-November rather than mid-October. The new schedule will then include issues planned each year for distribution in mid-March (Spring), mid-July (Summer) and mid-November (Fall).

All current subscriptions will expire with the same issue number as they do now. For example, if your subscription expires with Issue #23 (the number is printed next to your name on the mailing label of each magazine), the last magazine under your current subscription will be the Summer 2010 issue. The price for all new subscriptions and renewals will be $17.95 for one year (three issues at $6.00 per issue) or $32.95 for a two-year subscription (six issues at $5.50 per issue). Single issue cover price will remain at $10. Please keep in mind also that all magazines are distributed postpaid via first class mail.

The pipeline of quality articles for future magazines (as well as mini-articles for the monthly eNewsletter and projects for website expansion) is as strong as it has been at any time in the past five years. We look forward to these new projects and believe that the new magazine production schedule will free time needed for their successful and timely completion.

We sincerely appreciate the overwhelming support that we have received from authors, subscribers and advertisers over the past five years. With your continued support, we expect that this new schedule will be sustained for at least the next five years and beyond. Thanks again for all your support. It is very much appreciated.
 
 






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5. News Briefs (A Digest of Recent Hobby Happenings)

Complete Yankees WS Press Pin Collection Offered. A complete run of World Series press pins issued by the New York Yankees is now up for auction. The collection includes press pins representing each of the team's 39 trips to the World Series. As an added bonus to this truly unique lot, ticket stubs are included with each pin. Its Lot #1 in a Memory Lane auction that closes August 8.

Some Halper Collection Items Believed Pilfered. According to a July 14 article in the Boston Herald, several items once owned by well known collector Barry Halper are said to have been pilfered from the Boston and New York public libraries. The items were sold in a well publicized 1999 auction of Halper's collection. They were again slated for auction during Major League Baseball's All-Star festivities in St. Louis earlier this month, but were pulled from the auction after the FBI launched a probe into the status of the items. Halper, once a minority owner of the New York Yankees franchise, died in 2005. A full list of pilfered items is not available at this time.




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Old Cardboard, LLC.

"Masterpieces and Uncommon Commons XXII" will be open for previewing on June 25th. Bidding will open Saturday June 27th at 10a.m. and ends Thursday July 16th.
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Welcome to "Masterpieces and Uncommon Commons"

- T206 Ty Cobb with Ty Cobb advertising back

- T201 Mecca Double Folders complete set sold as individual lots

- A rare Curtis Ireland Ty Cobb card

- T205 Hoblitzell no stats graded SGC 5

- High grade Cracker Jack cards including a Walter Johnson graded PSA 9

- High grade M116 Sporting Life and M101 Sporting News with many PSA 8s and PSA 9s

- A complete D304 bread set with front and back variations

- All six N28 Allen & Ginter Hall of Famers graded PSA 8

- T213 Coupon Cigarette cards including Walter Johnson graded PSA 8

- Rookie cards of Roy Campanella, Jackie Robinson, Duke Snider and Nolan Ryan all graded PSA 8 or PSA 9

- 1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle Rookie PSA 8

- 1921 E220 National Caramel Babe Ruth

- 1915 Babe Ruth Rookie with Gimbel's department store advertising reverse

- E90-1 Joe Jackson Rookie

- 1887 Kalamazoo Bats Irwin/Maul with ad back

- 1894 Mayo Cut Plug football set

- E96 Marquard graded SGC 7 plus other high grade E96s

- 1910 Tip Top Bread Dreyfuss, Mascot, Forbes Field and others

- 1911 Obak Buck Weaver

- Eleven different 1932 US Caramels including Cobb and Gehrig

- 1952 Topps Mantle graded SGC 7

- 1948 Leaf baseball and football cards including some of the highest graded in the hobby

- 1922 W575-1 Eppa Rixey with Henry A. Johnson back

- 1919 Headin' Home lobby card featuring Babe Ruth

- 1933 R306 Buttercream cards of Terry Simmons and Rommel
  
 

 

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eNews Issue #62 (June 2009) www.oldcardboard.com

Welcome to Old Cardboard, the most complete reference resource for information about collecting vintage baseball cards and related memorabilia. More information about this eNewsletter and its companion website and magazine are found at the bottom of this page.
Contents:
1. Updated Auction and Show Calendar
2. Vintage Set Summary: 1926 M101-7 Sporting News Supplements
3. Latest Updates to the OldCardboard.com Website
4. PCL Zeenuts: from Z to Z in 25 Sets
5. News Briefs (A Digest of Recent Hobby Happenings)




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1. Updated Auction and Show Calendar

The following is a summary of vintage card events coming up in the next 30-45 days. For the most current listings on additional vintage card shows and auctions, see the Show and Auction Calendar on the Old Cardboard website.
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June 2009
 
24-25 Phone/Internet Legendary Auctions (see website for details).
July 2009
 
1 Phone/Internet Clean Sweep Auctions (see website for details).
2 Phone/Internet Collectible Classics Auction (CCANet2; see website for details).
9 Phone/Internet Goodwin & Co. Auction Masterpieces XXII Auction (see website for details).
14 St. Louis (Live) Hunt Auctions (see website for details).
16 Internet 19th Century Only Auction (see website for details).
23 Phone/Internet Collectible Classics Auction (CCANet3; see website for details).
7/29-8/2 Cleveland, OH National Sports Collectors Convention (see website for details).
30-31 Internet Heritage Sports Collectibles Auction (see website for details).
-- 31 Live/Phone Legendary Live Sports Auction--Cleveland House of Blues (see website for details).




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2. Vintage Set Summary: 1926 M101-7 Sporting News Supplements


 
1926 M101-7 Ruth with Blank Back

When it comes to newspaper supplements, vintage collectors are probably most familiar with the classic M101-2 Sporting News series. The 100-supplement set was produced by The Sporting News over a five year span beginning 100 years ago this year (see "1909-13 M101-2 Sporting News: A Popular Set of 100 Supplements" by John Spano, Old Cardboard, Issue #15, Spring 2008, p. 19-26).

A somewhat less known but still interesting series was produced more than a decade later by The Sporting News It is now designated as set M101-7 in the American Card Catalog.

The M101-7 set numbers just thirteen supplements. Of these, eleven depict individual players and measure about 7 inches wide by 10 inches tall. Two double-wide supplements display team photographs of the 1926 National League (Cardinals) and the American League (Yankees) pennant winners. The Cardinals subsequently won the World Series.

All supplements are sepia-toned and printed on thin stock. The Sporting News logo along with each supplement's issue date is printed in the upper left corner.

For supplements of individual players, the player's name and team are centered in the white border below the image (see Ruth example above). Both team supplements identify the first and last names of all players in the team photographs.


1926 M101-7 Ruth Promo
1926 M101-7 Ruth Promo Back

The large majority of M101-7 backs are blank. However, one particularly interesting aspect of the set is that it includes printed back variations used to promote subscriptions to the newspaper (see Ruth example at left).

Apparently, the St. Louis-based publisher, C. C. Spink & Son, had a few supplements left over after their late 1926-early 1927 newspaper distribution and decided that using them to promote new subscriptions may be the best way to reduce their stock.

As seen from the example back, the promotion offered a free two-bladed pocket knife and "Six Assorted Baseball Pictures" as free bonuses along with a six-month subscription to the newspaper--all for the sum of $2.50. Don't we wish we could take advantage of that offer today!

Several promotions were apparently held with different end dates, since space for hand stamped expiration dates was reserved on at least one variation of the printed back. The example shown here is hand stamped with an expiration date within ten days from "SEP 13 1927."

It is not currently known if promotions were printed on the backs of supplements for all of the players in the set. However, supplements for some other players are known, along with slightly different ads printed in dark blue.

It should also be noted that examples with advertising backs are the same width but about five-eights of an inch shorter than the much more common blank-backed supplements--no doubt the result of trimming the newspaper logo and the issue date from the top of the original printings.

A Set Profile page for the M101-7 Sporting News supplements is provided on the Old Cardboard website. A corresponding set Checklist including the supplement issue dates and player teams, along with a full set Gallery, is also provided.



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We are continually expanding the Old Cardboard website with more set profiles, checklists and card galleries. Recent (past 30-40 days) additions include:

Set Profiles have been added for:
1913 "E95/E96" "Base Ball Series" Notebook Covers
1920 Peggy Popcorn


Set Checklists have been added for:
1913 "E95/E96" "Base Ball Series" Notebook Covers
1920 Peggy Popcorn


Set Galleries have been added for:
1929 Philadelphia Inquirer Supplements


Updating the website with checklists and full set galleries for additional vintage sets is an ongoing project, so check back often to check out the latest additions. There are now many thousands of card images on the Old Cardboard website and the list continues to grow. We welcome and encourage feedback with checklist additions, card images, error corrections and suggestions. Please send all input to editor@oldcardboard.com.



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4. PCL Zeenuts: from Z to Z in 25 Sets


 
Zeenut 25-set Run
 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915
1916 1917 1918 1919 1920
1921 1922 1923 1924 1925
1926 1927 1928 1929 1930
1931 1932 1933 1933-36 1937-38
Beginning in 1911 and continuing uninterrupted for 28 years, the Collins-McCarthy Candy Company of San Francisco issued mostly annual sets of cards featuring Pacific Coast League (PCL) players.

In total, nearly 4000 different cards were issued before production ended in 1938. The cards were inserted into boxes of the company's Zeenuts, Ruf-Neks and Home Run Kisses brands. It is the "Zeenut" brand, however, that provides the most popular name used for the cards by today's collectors.

In 1913, the company's third year of producing baseball card sets, they began distributing the cards with a redeemable coupon printed across the bottom 1/2 inch of the card. Because most of the coupons were removed and used in the various promotions, it is estimated that now only a few percent of all surviving Zeenut cards still have the coupon attached.

Rather that attempt here to checklist and display a gallery of images for each Zeenut card in each of the 25 Zeenut sets, a Set Features Summary and a Gallery of Sets showing an example from each annual set is provided.

The Zeenut sets are listed in the American Card Catalog under two different numbers: E136 and E137. Although the distinction is not made in the ACC, the first four sets (1911-1914) are generally designated as E136, while all subsequent sets carry the E137 designation.

Adding a little more to the classification confusion, the Zeenuts share the E136 designation with the Home Run Kisses set, a series of very similar design and also produced by Collins-McCarthy.

A Set Profile page for all 25 Zeenut Sets is provided on the Old Cardboard website, along with a Summary of Set Features that includes the number of cards in each set, card size, a relative value premium, and other notes. In addition, a Gallery of Sets that displays all of the cards shown here is also provided.



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5. News Briefs (A Digest of Recent Hobby Happenings)

Philadelphia Caramel Details Documented.. Collector Erik Varon has completed several years of researching the history of the Philadelphia Caramel Company and will be publishing his findings soon in book length detail. As most vintage collectors are aware, the company produced two closely related baseball card sets, now designated as E95 and E96 in the American Card Catalog. We will be providing a full review of Veron's book in a future edition of this eNewsletter.

Gum & Candy Wrapper Scans Needed. Longtime wrapper collector Jeff Schwarz has written a comprehensive review describing details of gum and candy wrappers that contained baseball cards in the 1930s, 40s and 50s. The articles are scheduled to be published in two parts in the next two issues of Old Cardboard magazine. Jeff's narrative describes well over 100 wrappers--all originally distributed over 50 years ago. To supplement the article, we will also be adding a Wrappers Section to the OldCardboard.com website that is planned to include both a Gallery and Checklist of all known wrappers of the period. However, we are missing a few obscure variations. If any of our readers have scans of the needed wrappers, please send to editor@oldcardboard.com so they can be added to both the article and the website. The needed scans are: (1) 1933 Goudey Sport Kings ("white sihlouette" variation), (2) 1933 Orbit Gum R308 (blue background), (3) 1948 Topps Magic Photo (5-cent) and (4) 1956 Topps Hocus Focus (1-cent). These may not all exist but have been reported and need to be verified. We (and the hobby) appreciate any scans that you can provide.




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Lyman and Brett Hardeman
Old Cardboard, LLC.

Sports Collectors Digest is celebrating the simpler time of vintage cards sets that send out a whiff of nostalgia while also looking back at some of the greatest players and cards of all time in a Classic Card Set Series that will run throughout 2009 and beyond. We'll cover classic baseball, football and basketball sets and discuss the players of the era, the styles of the time and how the card reflected those styles.

 The fourth part of this series looks at 1955 Topps Baseball, considered one of the best sets of the decade with its great colors and brutal high numbers. Also examined is 1961 Topps Football, a set that included players from the AFL that made the set the company's largest football set ever.

>> Click here to read about the 1955 Topps Baseball and 1961 Topps Football sets.

Your Information Resource for Vintage Baseball Cards
eNews Issue #60 (April 2009) www.oldcardboard.com

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Welcome to Old Cardboard, the most complete reference resource for information about collecting vintage baseball cards and related memorabilia. More information about this eNewsletter and its companion website and magazine are found at the bottom of this page.
Contents:
1. Updated Auction and Show Calendar
2. Featured Vintage Card Set: 1895 N566 Newsboy Cabinets
3. Latest Updates to the OldCardboard.com Website
4. Old Cardboard Magazine Issue #19 Set for Distribution This Week
5. News Briefs (A Digest of Recent Hobby Happenings)




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1. Updated Auction and Show Calendar

The following is a summary of vintage card events coming up in the next 30-45 days. For the most current listings on additional vintage card shows and auctions, see the Show and Auction Calendar on the Old Cardboard website.
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April 2009
 
21 Phone/Internet Prestige Collectibles Auction (see website for details).
22 Phone/Internet Andy Madec Auctions (see website for details).
23-24 Phone/Internet Heritage Signature Sports Auction (see website for details).
23-25 Rosemont, IL Premier Collectible Conference & Exhibition (see website for details).
29-30 Phone/Internet Legendary Auctions (see website for details).
May 2009
 
2 Phone/Internet Robert Edward Auctions (see website for details).
7 Phone/Internet Goodwin & Co. Auction (see website for details).
7 Phone/Internet Collectible Classics Auction (see website for details).
15 Phone/Internet Leland's May Catalog Auction (see website for details).
27-28 Phone/Internet Huggins & Scott Auctions (see website for details).




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2. Featured Vintage Card Set: 1895 N566 Newsboy Cabinets



N566 Ward (Standing with Bat)
Although it is part of a massive issue that contains well over 500 cards, this set has only 14 cards that feature baseball players. The other cards include popular actors, actresses and other entertainers and public figures of the period. Some even depict landmarks such as the Brooklyn Bridge, the White House or Statue of Liberty.

The cards were distributed by the National Tobacco Works of New York City to promote their Newsboy brand plug tobacco. The series of numbered cards is designated as set N566 in the American Card Catalog. All cards are cabinet size, measuring approximately 4-1/4 by 6-1/2 inches.

The sepia-toned real photographs are mounted on a cream-colored cardboard backing. The subject's name and the card number are printed on the lower part of the photograph on most cards. The Newsboy logo and the words "NEW YORK," are printed in the lower left and the lower right of the mount, respectively, in red ink.

The vast majority of all N566 cards were distributed with blank backs although a few, including those with baseball player subjects, have been found with a sponsor's message printed or stamped on the reverse.

Ten of the fourteen baseball cabinets in the N566 set fall within the number sequence from 174 through 183. The other baseball cards are numbered 201-202, and 586-587.

 
Tin tag used to identify bags of Newsboy brand tobacco is shown here at approximately 2 times actual size. Such tags were used in the tobacco trade between about 1875 and 1925.
 

While all cards follow a similar design, there are a few distinct differences, especially in the two cards of Hall of Famer John Ward.

All except the Ward's two cards are chest-up portraits or a head-only vignette inside a circular frameline. Some are shown in uniform and some in street clothes.

Twelve of the fourteen cards picture players from the 1894 New York Giants team. The two others (Michael Griffin and player-manager Dave Foutz) played for the Brooklyn Grooms.

Ward's two cards picture him in an earlier striped jersey. His are also the only cards with a caption printed in the bottom border below the photo.

The design of the two Ward cards (see example "leaning on bat" pose above) is also different in that the player name is not printed on the photo itself and there are two thin red framelines (rather than one) around the perimeter of the photo. There are also very slight differences in the "Newsboy" logo and the type used in the "New York" labeling at the bottom of the cards.

A profile for the N566 Newsboy Set is also provided on the Old Cardboard website along with a complete Checklist and Gallery of cards.



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3. Latest Updates to the OldCardboard.com Website

We are continually expanding the Old Cardboard website with more set profiles, checklists and card galleries. Recent (past 30-40 days) additions include:

Set Profiles have been added for:
1889 The Stage Supplements
1949 R406-3 Bowman Gum (PCL)
1951 R406-5 Bowman Gum
1952 R406-6 Bowman Gum
1953 R406-7 Bowman Gum (Color)
1953 R406-8 Bowman Gum (B&W)
1954 R406-9 Bowman Gum
1955 R406-10 Bowman Gum (Color TV)
1955-56 R714-26 Topps "Hocus-Focus"
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Set Checklists have been added for:
1889 The Stage Supplements
1909-13 E254 & E270 Colgan's (combined checklist for all Colgan's sets)
1932 R328 U. S. Caramel
1933 E285 Rittenhouse Candy
1934 R310 Butterfinger
1932 Giants Schedule Postcards


Set Galleries have been added for:
1889 The Stage Supplements
1909-11 E254 Colgan's Chips
1932 R328 U. S. Caramel
1933 E285 Rittenhouse Candy (organized by player last name)
1933 E285 Rittenhouse Candy (organized by card rank and suit)
1934 R310 Butterfinger
1932 Giants Schedule Postcards


Updating the website with checklists and full set galleries for additional vintage sets is an ongoing project, so check back often to check out the latest additions. There are now many thousands of card images on the Old Cardboard website and the list continues to grow. We welcome and encourage feedback with checklist additions, card images, error corrections and suggestions. Please send all input to editor@oldcardboard.com.



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4. Old Cardboard Magazine Issue #19 Set for Distribution This Week

  
Issue #19 (Spring 2009) of Old Cardboard magazine is currently being distributed. If you haven't received yours yet it should be delivered in the next few days.

The cover (shown at right) highlights the featured article in the issue: "1909-1913 Colgan's Baseball Sets: Packed with 'The Gum That's Round'" by John Spano. With input from leading collectors of the Colgan's sets, second-time Old Cardboard author John Spano compares the three Colgan's baseball card sets: the E254 "Stars of the Diamond," the E270-1 "Red Borders" and the E270-2 "Tin Tops." Side panels on the life of John Colgan and the eight variations of the Colgan's round tin containers are also provided, along with examples of period advertising and promotional premiums.

The kick-off article in the issue, "1889 The Stage 'Stars of the Diamond:' A Rare Large-Format Set of 14 Players" by Lew Lipset expands on an article Lew published twelve years ago in VCBC. Here, Lipset describes in detail the baseball portraits provided as a weekly "bonus" between May 25 and August 31, 1889. All fourteen of the weekly supplements are listed in a set checklist and pictured in a gallery, along with summary information about the newspaper, the photographers and the player bios that originally accompanied each image.

Another article, "'Chicago Cubs' Story,' A 1929 Perspective" by S. O. Grauley, originally appeared as a supplement distributed in 1929 by the Philadelphia Inquirer. The oversize supplement--a colorized team photo of the Chicago Cubs--is reproduced on the centerfold of the magazine. The Grauley narrative found on the back of the supplement is reproduced in article format and provides a 1929 perspective of the Cubs road to achieving the National League pennant that year. Grauley was a longtime Inquirer sportswriter, and charter member of the Baseball/Writers' Association of America.

The final article in the issue, "1887 H804-21 Tobin Lithographs: The 'Cadillac' of BB Trade Cards" by Old Cardboard Staff describes a series of nineteenth cards considered by long-time collector Frank Keetz to be the "Cadillac" of baseball trade cards. The set is unique in that it labels the caricature subjects with names of actual players of the period. A gallery of all 10 cards in the set is provided along with examples from two sister "Tobin" sets printed in black and white.

The above articles are in addition to the magazine's regular Editor's Notebook, Collector's Dugout, and Old Cardboard Crosswords sections.

Issue #19 can be ordered on-line (either as a single issue or as the first of a one-year subscription) from the Subscriptions Page of the Old Cardboard website.



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5. News Briefs (A Digest of Recent Hobby Happenings)

Whiz Bang Gum Set Uses Exhibit Images. After reading the March issue of the Old Cardboard eNewsletter, reader Adam Warshaw has pointed out that two of the three baseball cards found in the recently discovered Whiz Bang Gum set use the same images as those used in the "Postcard Back" Exhibit set. The poses can be compared from Galleries of the two sets found on the Old Cardboard website: 1932 Whiz Bang Gum and 1925-31 "Postcard-Back" Exhibits Thanks to Adam for "connecting the dots" and sharing his observations.

Baseball Card Mystery Geared for Young Readers. If you've been looking for a way to introduce your children (or grand-children) to vintage card collecting, you may want to get a copy of "Safe at Home," written by Robert Skead. The part-fact-part-fiction mystery is based on the 1915 M101-5/4 major league rookie card of Babe Ruth. First printed in 1997, a 10th anniversary edition was recently announced by Cross Training Publishing, P. O. Box 1874, Kearney, NE 68848. The book is available for $6.99 at bookstores or by contacting the publisher at 1-800-430-8588.

Old Cardboard eNews Reaches Five Year Mark. This issue of the Old Cardboard eNewsletter marks the completion of five years of uninterrupted monthly publication. From its modest beginning in May 2004, OC eNews has now grown to a significant hobby resource distributed to more than 7,000 subscribers each month. In addition to hobby calendar updates and links to newly added Set Profiles, Checklists and Galleries on the Old Cardboard website and News Briefs of Recent Hobby Happenings, each issue also routinely includes articles covering selected vintage card sets, book reviews, reader comments and feedback, abstracts of articles in Old Cardboard magazine and much more. If not already a subscriber, you can sign up to receive the FREE monthly eNewsletter as well as review past issues by selecting the free eNews sign-up icon on the home page of the Old Cardboard website. More than one hundred selected articles from Old Cardboard eNewsletters have also been indexed in the Old Cardboard Article Index--a searchable database of articles on vintage card sets from several leading hobby publications both current from the past. We appreciate the continued support of all readers, contributors and newsletter sponsors. With your continued support, we hope to continue uninterrupted publication for another five years and beyond. Thanks again to all!




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Lyman and Brett Hardeman
Old Cardboard, LLC.

Welcome to Old Cardboard, the most complete reference resource for information about collecting vintage baseball cards and related memorabilia. More information about this eNewsletter and its companion website and magazine are found at the bottom of this page..
Contents:
1. Updated Auction and Show Calendar
2. 1930s Dream Discovery Yields SPC Walter Johnson; Much More
3. Latest Updates to the OldCardboard.com Website
4. 1933 R328 U. S. Caramel Wrapper Believed Found
5. News Briefs (A Digest of Recent Hobby Happenings)




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1. Updated Auction and Show Calendar

The following is a summary of vintage card events coming up in the next 30-45 days. For the most current listings on additional vintage card shows and auctions, see the Show and Auction Calendar on the Old Cardboard website.
  OC eNewsletter Sponsor
March 2009
 
13-15 King of Prussia, PA Philadelphia Sports Card & Memorabilia Show (see website for details).
20-22 Rosemont, IL Sun Times Sports Collectibles Convention (see website for details).
25 Phone/Internet Mile High Auction (see website for details).
28 Phone/Internet Legacy Sports Rarities (see website for details).
April 2009
 
1-2 Phone/Internet Clean Sweep Auctions (see website for details).
4 Phone/Internet Memory Lane Auction (see website for details).
16 Phone/Internet Lew Lipset Auction (see website for details).
17-19 Strongsville, OH Strongsville 2009--Ohio Sports Collectors Conv. (see website for details).
23-24 Phone/Internet Heritage Signature Sports Auction (see website for details).
23-25 Rosemont, IL Premier Collectible Conference & Exhibition (see website for details).
29-30 Phone/Internet Legendary Auctions (see website for details).




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2. 1930s Dream Discovery Yields SPC Walter Johnson; Much More



Display Box for "Headliners and Gum"
Who could have imagined? In the first decade of the twenty-first century, vintage card collectors have seen several important discoveries that provide new perspectives about card sets from the 1930s and before. None of these finds, however, compare to an amazing discovery announced early this month by Robert Edward Auctions.

The collection is comprised of dozens of unopened gum boxes and packs from various issues that date mostly from the 1930s. "We have never before seen a single unopened box of gum cards from the 1930s," according to an REA statement, In fact, the discovery was so amazing that REA felt the need to show pictures of the wide range of card sets on their website because "if we weren't able to provide photographs, we wouldn't expect anyone to believe us. It would just sound too ridiculous to be true."

Lots from the discovery will be offered in the company's Spring 2009 auction which closes May 2.

Perhaps the single most important part of the discovery, at least as far as vintage sportscard collectors are concerned, is a display box filled with unopened packs of what collectors have long referred to as 1929 Star Player Candy cards.

The display box, shown above and previously unknown to collectors, contains examples of three baseball players along with examples of golfers and aviation-related themes. Perhaps most interesting about the box is that it is clearly marked as being a product of Dockman's (John H. Dockman & Sons), one of the sponsors of the E92 candy set produced twenty years earlier.

Equally unknown before the discovery is one of the unopened packs found in the display box--that of Hall of Fame pitcher Walter Johnson. This is an extremely significant discovery as Walter Johnson was previously unknown in the set and is a new checklist addition. Previously, only two baseball players (Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig) were known and the non-baseball cards were unreported, at least among vintage baseball card collectors. The 1929 Star Player Candy Set Description, Checklist and Gallery of cards have been updated on the Old Cardboard website to reflect this new discovery.

    
1929 Star Player Candy Johnson (unopened pack)
As seen in the front and back images at right, the Johnson card remains in its original unopened glassine package with the card front clearly visible. The package is stapled shut at the top. The image of the package back also reveals that the cards were distributed along with over thirty small round pieces of gum. While the gum obscures the card number and detailed text printed on the card back, it is readily seen by inspection of the original pack that the print text does exist, according to Robert Edward Auctions.

The 1929 SPC set and its closely related 1928 series are detailed in an article written by John Esch in Issue #11 (Spring 2007) of Old Cardboard magazine. At that time, according to the article, "we don't know what type of candy, the producer of the candy, or how it was distributed. No packaging has surfaced."

While all of those questions are now answered by this new discovery, other questions are raised, especially about how the set acquired its hobby name of Star Player Candy. According to Rob Lifson, president of REA, it is likely that the 1928 display box or header card advertised "Star Players" or "Star Players and Gum" much like the 1929 display box reads "Headliners and Gum" and the name carried over.

Sounds very plausible, but the only way to know for sure is to discover the 1928 display box. Let's not hold our collective breaths, however. If we consider this to be the vintage baseball card "discovery of the century" then we may not have another for quite some time.

Other baseball-related items in the discovery include:

An unopened 1933 Gum, Inc. pack containing two 1933 PX3 Double Header Buttons
A 1937 R342 Goudey Thum Movie in its original wrapper
Display box of unopened Tattoo Chewing Gum "real photographs" (note: R308 Tattoo Orbit movie and baseball cards were not distributed inside these packs, but handed out as a separate in-store bonus


    
Never-before-seen premiums of Whiz Bang Gum
Last but certainly not least, the discovery also includes a display box filled with packs of never-before-seen "Whiz Bang" gum. The brand, previously unknown to vintage collectors, was manufactured by Frank H. Fleer Corp.

Also included in the display box are small disk-shaped "boomerang flyers" intended to be distributed as in-store premiums with the gum. Among many other (mostly western) movie stars of the period are three "boomerang flyers" featuring baseball players Charlie Hartnett, Lefty Grove and Goose Goslin (examples shown here). Each disk measures three inches in diameter. A set profile page for the Whiz Bang Premiums has been added to the Old Cardboard website.

In case your were wondering, REA has provided some insight about how these packs survived all these years:

"These boxes and packs were saved by a candy and gum distributor as ordering samples. The distributor kept these samples on a large shelving unit just for reference, to identify product for ordering purposes. As new products came in, sometimes boxes of old products would be shoved to the back of the sample product shelf, eventually hidden from view by more current product samples. The boxes and packs presented here were pushed so far back on the shelf that they were completely hidden from view, providing all the elements of a perfect time capsule, and allowing them to be preserved all these years. These boxes and packs, having been received directly from the manufacturers, have not been seen or touched or even exposed to light since being put on a shelf at the candy and gum distributor 70 to 80 years ago!"
We find that simply amazing and welcome reader feedback about the discovery!


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3. Latest Updates to the OldCardboard.com Website

We are continually expanding the Old Cardboard website with more set profiles, checklists and card galleries. Recent (past 30-40 days) additions include:

Set Profiles have been added for:
1930s Whiz Bang Gum Premiums
1951 Berk-Ross
1952 Berk-Ross
1949 R406-3 Bowman Gum (PCL)
1951 R406-5 Bowman Gum
1952 R406-6 Bowman Gum
1953 R406-7 Bowman Gum (Color)
1953 R406-8 Bowman Gum (B&W)
1954 R406-9 Bowman Gum
1955 R406-10 Bowman Gum (Color TV)
1955-56 R714-26 Topps "Hocus-Focus"
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Set Checklists have been added for:
1930s Whiz Bang Gum Premiums
1936 R314 Goudey "Wide Pens" Premiums
1950 R406-4 Bowman Gum
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Set Galleries have been added for:
1930s Whiz Bang Gum Premiums
1936 R314 Goudey "Wide Pens" Premiums


Updating the website with checklists and full set galleries for additional vintage sets is an ongoing project, so check back often to check out the latest additions. There are now many thousands of card images on the Old Cardboard website and the list continues to grow. We welcome and encourage feedback with checklist additions, card images, error corrections and suggestions. Please send all input to editor@oldcardboard.com.



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4. 1933 R328 U. S. Caramel Wrapper Believed Found

No one in the hobby has ever reported the existence of a 1932 R328 U. S. Caramel sports wrapper and Old Cardboard subscriber Dan Mckee thinks he knows why.

  
Actually, according to Dan, "some may have seen it over the years but it is very well camouflaged!" In Mckee's opinion, a wrapper that surfaced with a Joe Cronin card from the set (see example at right) did actually come with that card in it. He believes that this is the wrapper used in the distribution of the R328 cards. His rationale is as follows:

  
The R328 set is very closely related to the "Presidents" set of similar design also produced by U. S. Caramel in the early 1930s (see example below of Thomas Jefferson). The company was based in East Boston, MA. The Presidents set has a separate designation (R114) in the American Card Catalog. A Gallery of the R114 Master Set (with three background color variations for each card) can be viewed on the Internet.

Mckee believes that the R114 Presidents cards were initially issued in Orange and Blue and lastly in Red and distributed in the wrapper labeled "American Heroes Caramels" (see example below). According to Mckee, "the sports set was then created and instead of making huge changes, the company designed the cards very similar to the red presidents issue."

  
Following this same minimal-change production strategy, Mckee figures, the company decided not to redo the graphics for the wrapper but instead simply changed the title on the wrapper to read "United States Heroes Caramels."

  
While most of the subjects of the latter set were baseball players, the set does include five other 'heroes' including two golfers and three boxers.

Since the wrapper was representing the United States Caramel Company, they could get away with leaving the historical graphics in the wrapper design, says Mckee.

Mckee admits that "this is just my opinion but it does give a valid explanation of why no one has ever seen the Sports set wrapper."

Because no R328 U. S. Caramel wrapper has surfaced in over three-quarters of a century since the cards were first distributed, and because the Cronin card from the set recently showed up with the "United States Heroes Caramels" wrapper, Dan's rational seems pretty compelling to us. We encourage any additional thoughts (pro or con) from our readers.



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5. News Briefs (A Digest of Recent Hobby Happenings)

Legendary Auctions Assumes Assets of Mastro. According to a March 2 news release, Legendary Auctions, a newly formed Sports and Americana auction house, has taken possession of Mastro Auctions assets. All current registered bidders in Mastro Auctions will be automatically transferred to Legendary Auctions and all outstanding Mastro Auctions business will be processed through Legendary Auctions, according to the release. Doug Allen, Mark Theotikos and Ron Oser (all previously with Mastro Auctions) will head the new auction house at its corporate headquarters in Lansing, IL. Bill Mastro, who has led Mastro Auctions for more than a decade, will not be part of the new company. The new company can be contacted at 708-889-9380. Their new website at www.legendaryauctions.com remains under construction at this time.

2009 Baseball Guide Now Available--Free to all Baseball Fans. All baseball fans take note. A free copy of SABR's "Emerald Guide to Baseball 2009" is now available on-line. It can be downloaded from the SABR (Society for American Baseball Research) website at www.sabr.org. The Guide, which fills a hole in the baseball record left by the 2006 demise of The Sporting News Baseball Guide, contains nearly 600 pages of detailed statistics for every current player at every level of the professional game, team histories, and up-to-date team contact information and schedules.

"National" Tickets Now on Sale. Admission tickets for the 30th National Sports Collectors Convention are now available online through the National's web site at www.NSCCShow.com. The show, considered by vintage collectors as the single most important event of the year, will be held July 29-August 2, 2009 at the International Exposition (I-X) Center, in Cleveland, Ohio.

Hold'em Reminder. Two of the twelve monthly tournaments of Old Cardboard's 2009 Texas Hold'em Series for vintage card collectors are now complete. The updated 2009 Leaderboard shows that Rawn Hill of South Paris, Maine has a four point lead over Old Cardboard's very own Lyman Hardeman, who has managed to move into second place. With ten tournaments left for the 2009 Series, however, there are still plenty of opportunities for anyone to claim the first place trophy. Tournament #3 is set for March 24. It is PokerStars #143551234 starting at 20:30 ET (7:30 Texas Time); password for registration is n172n172. All vintage card collectors are welcome to participate. See the Hold'em Page on the Old Cardboard website for complete details. We hope to see you at the March tournament and wish all the best of luck.




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Lyman and Brett Hardeman
Old Cardboard, LLC.

 
Quality Autographs Newsletter Volume 2, Issue 5
 
Meet Kevin and see our inventory in person
The Philly Show -
Valley Forge Convention Center
1200 First Ave., King of Prussia, PA
March 13-15, 2009 ~ Booths 309 & 310
 
Can't make it to the show?
 
View our inventory on our website
 
http://www.qualityautographs.com
 
 Contact us at 800-241-4809 or qualityautographs@msn.com
 with questions or to place an order.
 
   
 
Kevin's Weekly Collecting Tips & FAQ

Thank you to all who wrote in with comments and information regarding our previous e-letters about the 1927 Yankees. Thanks especially to Adam Moraine and Rhys Yeakley who have provided the following additional information on these 3 "phantom" 1927 Yankees' members who never appeared in a regular season game that year but who wore the uniform at least some of the time:
 
Johnny Nee--thought to be only a team scout
Born 1890/Died 1957
Career 1907-1926, never made the major leagues
 
Roy Chesterfield--an active pitcher who never appeared in a game
Born 1903/Died unknown
Career minor leaguer who never made the majors.
 
James Picken-team bullpen catcher for some of the season.
1927 was his only year in baseball and he is the only Picken who played in any professional league that year and some references list him as "Pickens" with an 's'. He played for the Easton Farmers also in 1927.

This week we will look at collecting the individual member signatures on flat items of the 1934 World Champion St. Louis Cardinals "Gashouse Gang."
 
Manager: HOF-Frank Frisch (d.73)

 
Starting eight: Substitutes:
James "Rip" Collins 1B (d.70) Burgess Whitehead (d.93)
HOF-Frank Frisch 2B (d.73) a player-manager Bill DeLancey (d.46)
Pepper Martin 3B (d.65) Chick Fullis (d.46)
HOF-Leo Durocher SS (d.91) Buster Mills (d.91)
Jack Rothrock OF (d.80) Pat Crawford (d.94)
HOF-Joe Medwick OF (d.75) Kiddo Davis (d.83) *see note 1
Ernie Orsatti OF (d.68) Gene Moore (d.78)
Spud Davis C (d.84) Francis Healy (d.97) *see note 2
                                                  Lew Riggs (d.75)
                                                  Red Worthington (d.63)
 
Pitchers: Coaches:
HOF-Dizzy Dean (d.74) *See note 3
Paul Dean (d.81)
Tex Carleton (d.77) Other:
Bill Hallahan (d.81) HOF-General Manager Branch Rickey
Bill Walker (d.66)
HOF-Jesse Haines (d.78)
Jim Mooney (d.79)
HOF-Dazzy Vance (d.61)
Jim Lindsey (d.63)
Flint Rhem (d.69)
Jim Winford (d.70)
HOF-Burleigh Grimes (d.85)
Clarence Heise (d.99)

Since most team collectors attempt to assemble their items on flat items in order to display the completed team together, we will apply the scarcity index key (SIK) below only to our estimate of the total number of signed flat items we have seen for each person listed above:
 
SIK-I: Extinct (we have never seen one)-none in this category
 
SIK-II: Extremely Rare (we have seen 1-10)-none in this category
 
SIK-III: Very Rare (we have seen 11-25)-Delancey, Fullis and Lindsey
 
SIK-IV: Rare (we have seen 26-100)-Martin, Orsatti, Worthington, Walker, Rhem, Winford, and Heise
 
SIK-V: Uncommon (we have seen 101-500)-Collins, Rothrock, Moore, Riggs, Carleton, Hallahan, Mooney, Vance, and Rickey
 
SIK-VI: Readily available (deceased with little or no autograph-show or private signing participation but examples are routinely offered in the market largely or primarily due to volume mail responses; check or other document releases; and/or overall widespread collecting of that person during their lifetime)-Frisch, Durocher, Medwick, Spud and Kiddo Davis, Whitehead, Mills, Crawford, Healy, Paul and Dizzy Dean, Haines, and Grimes
 
SIK-VII: Plentiful (deceased but seemingly endless quantities exist from participation in modern shows, private signings, and/or fan-mail responses or a combination
thereof)-N/A
 
SIK-VIII: living-N/A
 
Notes:
1: Not to be confused for George Stacey Davis
2: Not to be confused for Fran Healy, his nephew who played from 1969-1978 for the Royals, Giants, and Yankees
3: If any of our readers know who this team's coaches were, please let us know
 
Summary: One reason this team is so widely collected is that it is possible to readily obtain nearly all of its key members. Moreover, most of the entire roster can be found for a reasonable cost if one has the patience and means to acquire them. For the completionist, Delancey, Fullis, and Lindsey pose the greatest challenge.

  We welcome your comments or questions as well to post in future newsletters.

 
 

 
 

 
Frank Kellert 1956 GPC nicely signed and inscribed!--$350
 
  
Darrell Green 16x20 action photo!--175
 
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Lloyd Waner gorgeous crisp black sharpie signature on the SS of a snow-white Unofficial ball-NrMT-MINT! I dare anyone to find a finer example-this is the nicest Waner we have ever had and the first we have offered in years!--$1495

Art Monk Official NFL football boldly signed w/"81" in silver sharpie--$350
 
Thank you for choosing Quality Autographs as one of your premier sources for building your sports autograph collection and we look forward to hearing from you soon!
Sincerely,
 
Kevin Keating
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Quality Autographs Newsletter Volume 2, Issue 4
 
Kevin's Weekly Collecting Tips & FAQ

 This week we will look at collecting the individual member signatures on flat items of the 1923 New York Yankees, the franchise's first world's championship team.
 
Manager: HOF--Miller Huggins (d.29)
 
Starting eight: Substitutes:
Wally Pipp 1B (d.65) Fred Hofmann (d.64)
Aaron Ward 2B (d.61) Elmer Smith (d.84)
Joe Dugan 3B (d.82) Harvey Hendrick (d.41)
Everett Scott SS (d.60) Benny Bengough (d.68)
HOF--Babe Ruth OF (d.48) Ernie R. Johnson (d.52) *See Note 1
Whitey Witt OF (d.88) Mike McNally (d.65)
Bob Meusel OF (d.77) HOF--Lou Gehrig (d.41)
Wally Schang C (d.65) Hinkey Haines (d.79)
                                                  Mike Gazella (d.78)
 
 
Pitchers: Coaches:
Bob Shawkey (d.80) Chas. O'Leary (d.41) *See Note 3
Joe Bush (d.74)
HOF--Herb Pennock (d.48) Other:
HOF--Waite Hoyt (d.84) HOF-General Manager Ed Barrow (d.53)
Sam P. Jones (d.66) *See Note 2 Owner Jacob Ruppert (d.39)
Carl Mays (d.71)
George Pipgras (d.86)
Oscar Roettger (d.86)
 
Since most team collectors attempt to assemble their items on flat items in order to display the completed team together, we will apply the scarcity index key (SIK) below only to our estimate of the total number of signed flat items we have seen for each person listed above:
 
SIK-I: Extinct (we have never seen one)-none in this category
 
SIK-II: Extremely Rare (we have seen 1-10)-none in this category
 
SIK-III: Very Rare (we have seen 11-25)-O'Leary, Hendrick
 
SIK-IV: Rare (we have seen 26-100)-Huggins, Pipp, Ward, Scott, Schang, Hofmann, Johnson, McNally, and Jones
 
SIK-V: Uncommon (we have seen 101-500)-Pennock, Haines, Bush, and Mays
 
SIK-VI: Readily available (deceased with little or no autograph-show or private signing participation but examples are routinely offered in the market largely or primarily due to volume mail responses; check or other document releases; and/or overall widespread collecting of that person during their lifetime)-Dugan, Ruth, Meusel, Witt, Smith, Bengough, Gehrig, Gazella, Shawkey, Hoyt, Pipgras, Roettger, Barrow, and Ruppert
 
SIK-VII: Plentiful (deceased but seemingly endless quantities exist from participation in modern shows, private signings, and/or fan-mail responses or a combination
thereof)-N/A
 
SIK-VIII: living-N/A
 
Notes:
1. Not to be confused with Ernie T. Johnson, who pitched from 1951-1959 for the Braves and the Orioles
2. Not to be confused with Samuel "Sad Sam" Jones (d.71), who pitched from 1951-1964 for the Indians, Cubs, Cardinals, Giants, and Orioles
3. If our readers know of any other coaches from this team, please let us know
 
Summary: One reason this team is so widely collected is that it is possible to readily obtain nearly all of its members. Moreover, if one has the patience and means, all of the team is attainable. And only Harvey Hendrick is a significant challenge for a collector who wants to acquire all roster players from this historically significant team.

 We welcome your comments or questions as well to post in future newsletters.
 
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Barry Bonds signed envelope. The perfect mattable signature of the all-time home run king are rarely offered and here is a beauty!--$150
 
  
Lefty Grove 8x10 B&W photo boldly signed-this is the first Grove we have offered in years, and it's a beauty!--$995
 
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 Triple Crown Winners: Ted Williams and Mickey Mantle (both on SS), Carl Yastrzemski (South panel), and Frank Robinson (North panel) all on an OAL (B. Brown ball)-MINT! This is the first we have offered in years and it's virtually unimprovable!--$1250

George Brett KC Royals New Era cap boldly signed on the brim--$95
 
Thank you for choosing Quality Autographs as one of your premier sources for building your sports autograph collection and we look forward to hearing from you soon!
Sincerely,
 
Kevin Keating
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Your Information Resource for Vintage Baseball Cards
eNews Issue #58 (February 2009) www.oldcardboard.com

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Welcome to Old Cardboard, the most complete reference resource for information about collecting vintage baseball cards and related memorabilia. More information about this eNewsletter and its companion website and magazine are found at the bottom of this page.
Contents:
1. Updated Auction and Show Calendar
2. Variation Noted in the 1949 R302-2 Bob Lemon Card
3. Latest Updates to the OldCardboard.com Website
4. 1869 Peck & Snyder Trade Card Grabs National Spotlight
5. News Briefs (A Digest of Recent Hobby Happenings)




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1. Updated Auction and Show Calendar

The following is a summary of vintage card events coming up in the next 30-45 days. For the most current listings on additional vintage card shows and auctions, see the Show and Auction Calendar on the Old Cardboard website.
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February 2009
 
12 Phone/Internet Goodwin & Co. Auction (see website for details).
25 Phone/Internet Hunt Auctions (see website for details).
25 Phone/Internet Clean Sweep Auctions #157 (see website for details).
25-26 Phone/Internet Mastro Classic Collector Auction (see website for details).
28 Willoughby, OH Fusco Auctions (see website for details).
March 2009
 
5 Internet Brockelman & Luckey Auctions (see website for details).
6-7 Exton, PA (Live) Hunt Auctions (see website for details).
13-15 King of Prussia, PA Philadelphia Sports Card & Memorabilia Show (see website for details).
18 Phone/Internet Mile High Auction (see website for details).
20-22 Rosemont, Il Sun Times Sports Collectibles Convention (see website for details).
28 Phone/Internet Legacy Sports Rarities (see website for details).
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2. Variation Noted in the 1949 R302-2 Bob Lemon Card



1949 R302-2 Lemon (Chicago)
A variation in the Bob Lemon card from the R302-2 "M. P. & Co." set was recently brought to our attention by long-time dealer and Old Cardboard subscriber Mike Wheat. The set, considered by many collectors to be among the ugliest ever produced, was issued in 1949 by Michael Pressner and Co. of New York City. It recycles the same artwork used in a similar set that the company issued six years earlier in 1943.

According to Wheat, "A customer of mine alerted me to a variation in the Lemon card." In one printing (see example at left), Lemon is shown with "Chicago" printed on his jersey. In the variation card (see example below right), the Chicago label has been removed. Other more subtle differences can be seen in the positioning of Lemon's name on the baseball pictured on the card, and the position of "Bob" relative to his last name.

 
1949 R302-2 Lemon (No Team on Jersey)

While numerous variations have been noted for the M. P. & Co. card backs, this is the most significant variation ever reported for printing of the card fronts.

"Out of curiosity," says Wheat, "I checked my old scans of other 1949 M. P. & Co. cards. I was not able to discover any other variations [in the card fronts]. As for Lemon, I've had two of each over the last several years, so it doesn't appear that either card is exceedingly scarce."

An Old Cardboard check with other longtime collectors of the set confirmed that the Lemon variation has not been previously known or noted in any of the hobby checklists.

Problem is that Lemon, who was later inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame, never played for Chicago. Rather, he played his entire 13-year Major League career as a pitcher for the Cleveland Indians.


1943 R302-1 Hack (Chicago)

A logical explanation for the variation in the Lemon card becomes evident when considering that the 1949 set uses leftover artwork from the 1943 R302-1 issue. The 1943 card with the same artwork as the 1949 Lemon card features Stan Hack, who played his entire Major League career with the Chicago Cubs. An example of the 1943 Hack card is shown at left.

No doubt the designers of the 1949 set failed to airbrush out the Chicago reference in the artwork when switching to Lemon from the Hack card used in the 1943 set. Then, when the error was noticed, the producers made the correction in subsequent print runs.

Another anomaly in the 1949 card fronts is found in card #109 for Phillies outfielder Del Ennis. The Ennis uses the picture previously used for Carl Hubbell in the 1943 set, which shows NY on his cap. Ennis never played for New York. He's also pictured as being a left-handed thrower, which isn't correct. This error was never corrected, however, and therefore did not result in a variation card for Ennis.

Although unattractive in their design, the R302 sets are historically important, with the 1943 issue being the only widely distributed multi-team set issued during the height of World War II. Hobby veteran Andy Cook has studied the sets for some time and has agreed to report his findings in a future issue of Old Cardboard magazine. We expect Andy's article to be published later this year.

A Set Profile, Cross-Checklist and complete Galleries for both of the M. P. & Co. sets are provided on the Old Cardboard website.



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3. Latest Updates to the OldCardboard.com Website

We are continually expanding the Old Cardboard website with more set profiles, checklists and card galleries. Recent (past 30-40 days) additions include:

Set Profiles have been added for:
1892 New York Recorder Supplements
1909 Pittsburgh Press Supplement
1952 R414-16 Topps Look 'n See


Set Checklists have been added for:
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Set Galleries have been added for:
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Updating the website with checklists and full set galleries for additional vintage sets is an ongoing project, so check back often to check out the latest additions. There are now many thousands of card images on the Old Cardboard website and the list continues to grow. We welcome and encourage feedback with checklist additions, card images, error corrections and suggestions. Please send all input to editor@oldcardboard.com.



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4. 1869 Peck & Snyder Trade Card Grabs National Spotlight



Tonight Show's Jay Leno Displays Rare Vintage Card
As vintage card hobbyists are well aware, ours is a niche hobby totalling only a few thousand active collectors at most. It is therefore not every day that prime time television devotes a segment to a vintage baseball card or to our hobby. Recently, however, there's been one very notable exception. A vintage card pulled from a nondescript box by an unsuspecting 72-year old California grandmother generated national news headlines and appearances on Jay Leno's Tonight Show along with several other national talk shows.

All the attention was focused on an 1869 Peck & Snyder Cincinnati Red Stockings trade card (see front and back images below). Offered first on eBay for an opening bid of $10, the card was later pulled and consigned to Memory Lane, Inc. It sold earlier this month for just over $75 thousand in a special auction promoted by the West Coast auction house. That's easily the highest ever paid for a Peck & Snyder card.

The grandmother, Bernice Gallego, watched Superbowl-style with a room full of friends as auction activity unfolded on a big-screen television hooked up just for the occasion. As the group munched on hot dogs and Cracker Jack, Bernice told Old Cardboard, their jaws dropped at the final bid price when the auction closed.


Peck & Snyder (back)

1869 Peck & Snyder (front)
The card is one of several similar cards produced by Peck & Snyder, a leading manufacturer and seller of sporting goods equipment based in New York City. This card measures approximately 3-5/16 inches high by 4-3/16 inches wide. Cards of the Cincinnati club of similar design are also known that are a little smaller. Peck & Snyder cards featuring the 1868 Brooklyn Atlantics, the 1870 Chicago White Stockings and the 1870 New York Mutuals are also known to the hobby.

The importance of the 1869 Peck & Snyder is not just that it is among the very first baseball cards, but that it features the first professional baseball team (the Cincinnati Red Stockings, also known during the period as the Porkopolitans). The players pictured in the photograph are identified on the card, along with the position they played. They are (left to right; standing): Hurley, Sub.; G. Wright, S.S.; Allison. C.; McVey, R.F., Leonard, L.F.; (sitting) Sweasy, 2d B.; Waterman, 3d B.; H. Wright, C.F.; Brainard, P.; Gould 1st B. Baseball's well known Wright brothers (George and Harry, both now members of the baseball Hall of Fame) are both pictured on the card.

It was two years later in 1871 that the National Association, acknowledged as the first major league, was formed. By that time, four of the above players from the 1869 Red Stockings (McVey, Gould and both Wright brothers) had joined the Boston Red Stockings of the National Association.

Winning bidder for the auctioned card (dubbed by some as the Peck & Snyder "Leno" card) was Jeff Rosenberg, owner of Tri-Star Productions, a producer of sports card and collectibles shows. Rosenberg has indicated that he plans to take the card on tour, including a stop at the National Sports Collectors Convention in Cleveland this summer. The card has been graded "Authentic" by PSA.

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5. News Briefs (A Digest of Recent Hobby Happenings)

SCD Branches into Auction Business. Krause Publications, publishers of long-time hobby publication Sports Collectors Digest (SCD), is throwing its hat into the auction house ring. However, the announcement of the launch of its Collect.com Auctions earlier this week drew less than favorable responses from some vintage card collectors. Voicing their concerns on the Network 54 Vintage Baseball Card Forum, collectors noted an already ample supply of auction houses as well as a not-well-disguised conflict of interest created by Krause in competing with their own magazine advertisers. Perhaps the most positive news in the announcement was that Bob Lemke, a respected stalwart in the hobby, has been re-hired by Krause to serve as consignment director for the new venture. The company is now taking consignments for its inaugural sale, slated to be held June 18.




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Kevin's Weekly Collecting Tips & FAQ
 
More on the 1927 New York Yankees
 
First, thank you to all those who emailed us after our last edition to provide us with more information about the 1927 Yankees' team. Jodi Birkholm and Phil Napalitano both reminded us that Joe Styborski is the other team member (with Don C. Miller) who is pictured in uniform in the official team photo but did not make it into a regular season's game. According to Phil, Styborski died in 1993 and Phil also notes that (edited):
 
 
"There are a couple other names of interest with the '27 Yanks. Researching some sports pages from the 27 season I found the following. Along with Miller and Styborski there was a catcher named Pickens whose name appears during in-season exhibition box scores. Also as of April 29th Roy Chesterfield was on the roster but don't know how long he may have lasted on the bench. Even more interesting was that Hall of Famer Stan Coveleski joined the team on July 12, 1927 "for duty as a relief pitcher" never to appear in a game for them that season (on that day Styborski and Pickens "were farmed out" - presumably to make room on the roster for Coveleski). Based on this I believe that these guys (Miller, Styborski, Pickens, Coveleski and possibly Chesterfield) were actually on the active roster at one point or another during the season even though none of them appeared in a game that season. I have not come across signatures of Pickens or Chesterfield. Neither ever appeared in a major league game."
 
Thank you, Phil, for your insights on this team. In closing, additional research reveals that Chesterfield was with the Yankees also during Spring training in 1926. Signatures of Pickens (SIK-I), Chesterfield (SIK-II), and Styborski (SIK-II) are all exceedingly rare. Examples of the latter two are included below.
 
Lastly, advanced collectors also look for team scouts Johnny Nee (d.?/SIK-II) and Paul Krichell (d.57/SIK-II) who both appear in the expanded spring training team photo.
 
If anyone can provide us with the following information we would appreciate it and will share it with our readers in an upcoming edition:
 
--full name of "Pickens"
 
--death years for Chesterfield, Miller, Nee, Pickens, and Woods.
 
Next week we will examine the 1923 Yankee team (their first world's championship!).

 

Lot 8: 1912 T202 Hassan Triple Folders Complete Set Number 2 on the PSA set registry.
 Goodwin & Co. is proud to offer some of the finest complete sets in the hobby today. Here is a rare opportunity for you to obtain a hobby masterpiece that normally would take years to complete. Bidding is now underway in Masterpieces and Uncommon Commons XX.
. Lot 7: 1911 T201 Mecca Double Folder complete set. Currently the #2 set on the PSA Set Registry. Twenty-seven of the fifty cards have no cards graded higher!
. Lot 8: 1912 T202 Hassan Triple Folders complete set. Currently the #2 set on the PSA Set Registry. There are 59 cards or approximately 45% of the set with no cards graded higher, an incredible accomplishment!
. Lot 59: 1913 National Game Set. Currently the #3 set on the PSA Set Registry.
. Lot 304: 1955 Topps All American Football complete set. All cards are graded PSA 8 Near Mint to Mint.
. Lot 305: 1965 Topps complete set. All cards are graded PSA 8 with 15 PSA 9s including Mantle.
.Lot 309: 1937 O-Pee-Chee Hockey complete set. The only complete set on the PSA Set Registry.
. Lot 328: 1969 Kahn's Wieners complete set. The finest set in the hobby graded #1 on the PSASet Registry.
 


Lot 7: 1911 T201 Mecca Double Folder Complete Set Number 2 on the PSA set registry.
 

Lot 309: 1937 O-Pee-Chee Hockey Complete Set Complete Set - All PSA graded - #3 on PSA set registry.

Upper Deck U to Launch Next Week

 Upper Deck has announced the debut of a new, sports-themed virtual world for kids that marries physical trading cards to a massive, multi-player online gaming experience (MMOG). The new site – www.UpperDeckU.com – will offer boys and girls a place to share their passion for sports, competing, socializing and online game-play in a safe, fun-filled virtual world environment.

Panini Named Exclusive Licensee for NBA Cards

 The sports card market has experienced a bit of a shakeup. Looking to expand overseas and have an exclusive relationship, the NBA has bypassed Topps and Upper Deck and selected The Panini Group of Italy as its exclusive licensee for trading cards beginning with the 2009-10 season.

 
Quality Autographs Newsletter Volume 2, Issue 2
 
Kevin's Weekly Collecting Tips & FAQ

Q: Collecting popular teams: what teams are the most widely collected and how difficult is it to assemble the signatures of these team members?
 

This week we begin with what we believe to be the most widely collected team,
The 1927 Yankees.
 
Manager: HOF--Miller Huggins (d.29)
 
Starting eight: Substitutes:
HOF--Lou Gehrig 1B (d.41) Ben Bengough (d.68)
HOF--Tony Lazzeri 2B (d.46) Cedric Durst (d.71)
Joe Dugan 3B (d.82) Mike Gazella (d.78)
Mark Koenig SS (d.93) John Grabowski (d.46)
HOF--Babe Ruth OF (d.48) Ray Morehart (d.89)
HOF--Earle Combs OF (d.76) Ben Paschal (d.74)
Bob Meusel OF (d.77) Julian Wera (d.75)
Pat Collins C (d.60)
 
Pitchers: Coaches:
HOF--Waite Hoyt (d.84) Chas. O'Leary (d.41)
HOF--Herb Pennock (d.48) Art Fletcher (d.50)
Urban Shocker (d.28)
Dutch Ruether (d.70) George Pipgras (d.86)
Bob Shawkey (d.80)
Wilcy Moore (d.63)
Walter Beall (d.59)
Joe Giard (d.56)
Myles Thomas (d.63)
 
Other:
Eddie Bennett (d.35) - team "mascot"
Don C. Miller-often confused with "Don Miller" of four-horseman fame but a different person who tried out with the team on team-photo day and is pictured in the official 1927 team photo, though he never played a major league game for the 1927 team or any other .
[A. A.] "Doc" Woods-team trainer
HOF-General Manager Ed Barrow (d.53)
Owner Jacob Ruppert (d.39)

*See Note 1
 
Since most team collectors attempt to assemble their items on flat items in order to display the completed team together, we will apply the scarcity index key (SIK) below only to our estimate of the total number of signed flat items we have seen for each of the 1927 Yankees:
 
SIK-I: Extinct (we have never seen one)-none in this category
 
SIK-II: Extremely Rare (we have seen 1-10)-Bennett and Miller
 
SIK-III: Very Rare (we have seen 11-25)-Beall, Giard, Grabowski, Shocker, O'Leary, and Woods (**see note 2)
 
SIK-IV: Rare (we have seen 26-100)-Huggins, Collins, Thomas, and Fletcher
 
SIK-V: Uncommon (we have seen 101-500)-Lazzeri, Durst, Paschal, Wera, Pennock, Ruether, Moore, Barrow, and Ruppert
 
SIK-VI: Readily available (deceased with little or no autograph-show or private signing participation but examples are routinely offered in the market largely or primarily due to volume mail responses; check or other document releases; and/or overall widespread collecting of that person during their lifetime)-all else including Ruth and Gehrig (***see note 3)
 
SIK-VII: Plentiful (deceased but seemingly endless quantities exist from participation in modern shows, private signings, and/or fan-mail responses or a combination
thereof)- N/A
 
SIK-VIII: living-N/A
 
*Note 1: There is one additional person who suited up but never played a game with the 1927 team and if any of our readers can provide us with his name and any biographical information on this person, we will publish it for our readers.
 
**Note 2: Within this category, we have seen more of Shocker, O'Leary, and Grabowski than the others.
 
***Note 3: While we know of no member of this team who actually did a modern autograph show, many did live long enough to sign vast quantities of material in private signings and through the mail including Dugan, Koenig, Morehart, Hoyt, Pipgras, and Shawkey. And even though Ruth and Gehrig both died decades earlier and represent two of the most expensive examples for collectors to acquire from this fabled team, both signed plentifully during their lifetimes so finding an example is not a challenge.
 
Summary: One reason this team is so widely collected is that it is possible to readily obtain nearly all of its members. Most of its members are obtainable for a reasonable cost and all of its key members, except perhaps for Shocker, can be obtained if one has the patience and means to acquire them. For the completionist, however, Beall and Giard remain a significant challenge of those on the roster who played in at least one game for this storied team.
 
 We welcome your comments or questions as well to post in future newsletters.
This week we have some really great items on our advance preview list and even more new acquisitions are listed on our website
 
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 with questions or to place an order.
 

 
 

 
Steve Sundra bold pencil sig from an A/P neatly mounted to a 3x5 and perfect for matting!--$650
 

Harvey Kuenn 5x7 B&W photo--$95
 
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 Bill Dickey signed OAL (B. Brown) ball. These are getting extremely difficult to find and here's a beauty!--$750

Joe Namath Official NFL football boldly signed in silver sharpie--$495
 
 
 
Thank you for choosing Quality Autographs as one of your premier sources for building your sports autograph collection and we look forward to hearing from you soon!
Sincerely,
 

Kevin Keating
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Your Information Resource for Vintage Baseball Cards
eNews Issue #57 (January 2009) www.oldcardboard.com

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Welcome to Old Cardboard, the most complete reference resource for information about collecting vintage baseball cards and related memorabilia. More information about this eNewsletter and its companion website and magazine are found at the bottom of this page.
Contents:
1. Updated Auction and Show Calendar
2. Book Review: The Photographic Baseball Cards of Goodwin ...
3. Latest Updates to the OldCardboard.com Website
4. Old Cardboard Magazine Issue #18 Set for Distribution This Week
5. News Briefs (A Digest of Recent Hobby Happenings)




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1. Updated Auction and Show Calendar

The following is a summary of vintage card events coming up in the next 30-45 days. For the most current listings on additional vintage card shows and auctions, see the Show and Auction Calendar on the Old Cardboard website.
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January 2009
 
24 Phone/Internet 19th Century Only Auction (see website for details).
28 Phone/Internet SCP Auctions (see website for details).
28 Phone/Internet Clean Sweep Auctions (see website for details).
29 Phone/Internet Historic Auctions (see website for details).
February 2009
 
4-5 Phone/Internet Huggins & Scott Winter Auction (see website for details).
10 Phone/Internet Memory Lane Auction (see website for details).
12 Phone/Internet Goodwin & Co. Auction (see website for details).
25 Phone/Internet Hunt Auctions (see website for details).
28 Willoughby, OH Fusco Auctions (see website for details).



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2. Book Review: The Photographic Baseball Cards of Goodwin & Company (1886-1890)



Frontispiece
Taking on a project to bring new perspective to any nineteenth century topic is a challenging task requiring tedious research, untiring patience and access to vast resources. In their newly published book, The Photographic Baseball Cards of Goodwin & Company (1886-1890), authors Jay Miller, Joe Gonsowski and Richard Masson pulled it off. The result is a stunningly comprehensive study of the most popular and most important baseball card sets of the nineteenth century.

In the Foreword, Hall of Fame Announcer Ernie Harwell pretty well sums it up: "Whether you are a serious collector, a baseball fan, or just someone who appreciates the historical beauty of the early printing art, you are in for a treat." Harwell, who celebrates his 91st birthday later this month, should know. He collected Goodwin & Company cards in his youth and part of his collection of baseball cards and memorabilia can now be viewed in the Harwell Room, named in his honor, at the Detroit Public Library.

The nine by eleven-inch compendium spans nearly 500 pages and is illustrated with thousands of card images, tables and charts. All full color images are reproduced to the highest standards of quality, making the volume a virtual museum of nineteenth century baseball cards produced by Goodwin & Company. The convenient size makes it ideal for either a coffee table display or for storing on the shelf of a reference library.

Key sections of the book include background information on the sponsor, the baseball leagues of the period that are represented in the set, production processes and more. The Table of Contents provides more complete listing of its key sections. They are:

 
 
Page 21 (Gallery of Goodwin N167 Cards)

Foreword by Ernie Harwell
History of Goodwin & Co.

1886 Old Judge Issue

1886/1887 Old Judge Cards

Gypsy Queens

1888 Old Judge Cards

1889 Old Judge Cards

Old Judge Cabinets

1890 Old Judge Cards

Old Judge Production

Old Judge Rarities

Old Judge Reprints/Reissues

Other Goodwin & Co. Baseball Issues

Goodwin & Co. Advertising

Overview -- Old Judge at a Glance

Player Biographies

Appendix 1: Script Series

Appendix 2: Short Number Series

Appendix 3: "0" Numbered Series

Appendix 4: Photographers Used By Goodwin & Co.

Appendix 5: Two-Player Cards
The heart of the book is the extensive section titled "Player Biographies" that spans more than two-thirds of the total pages. Here, short biographies are provided for each of the 521 subjects covered in the Old Judge set.

Page 186 (Card Images and Short Bios for
Roger Conner [HOFer] and Dick Conway)

An example page from the Player Biographies section is displayed at left on which the cards and biographies for Roger Connor and Dick Conway are provided. Connor is one of 27 players from the Old Judge set that are now members of the baseball Hall of Fame, and is identified as such in white letters over a red panel.

In this typical page layout, all known poses for each player are displayed along with a tabular checklist keyed to a card numbering system developed by the British Cartophilic Society. The player's team and league as depicted on the card is also listed in the table.

Because each player entry displays card images of all known poses, the section serves as an impressive photo checklist of cards for the entire set.

Overall, the book is without doubt the most comprehensive ever published on any vintage baseball card set (actually several closely related sets all produced by Goodwin & Co.). Browsing it is eye candy for the reader and a "must have" for any collector's vintage card library.

The book is self published and available from the authors for $125. For further information or to obtain a copy, contact Richard Masson at 1158 26th Street, #537, Santa Monica, CA 90403.

Quality Autographs Newsletter Volume 2, Issue 1
 
This week we have some really great items on our advance preview list and even more new acquisitions are listed on our website
 
http://www.qualityautographs.com
 
 We're certain the items listed below will go quickly. Be sure to contact us at 800-241-4809 or qualityautographs@msn.com
 to reserve your finds early before they are advertised
in the hobby press.
 

 
 

 
Mike Schmidt Philadelphia Phillies New Era cap boldly signed on the brim w/"HOF 95"--$95
 
  
 1978 Cincinnati Reds Team-Signed (Unofficial/Wilson) off-white baseball exhibiting subtle and uniform toning. Fine looking example with sixteen period green-blue ink signatures (average grade 7+/8-) include all the keys from this popular team Bench, Rose, Seaver, Morgan, Anderson (SS), Foster, Concepcion, Griffey, Driessen, Geranimo, Borbon, Tomlin, Auerbach, Lum, Dave Collins and Junior Kennedy!--$495

Manny Jiminez (1969 Cub!) 3x5--$50
 

Jimmie Foxx 1940 Play Ball card #133 boldly signed!--$1995
 
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Kevin's Weekly Collecting Tips & FAQ

Q: Collecting popular teams:
what teams are the most widely collected and how difficult is it to assemble the signatures of these team members?
 
Many collectors try to assemble autographs of entire teams or at least the prominent players and/or starting line-ups of a specific team. The most widely collected teams through the 1970's, not necessarily in this order, include:
 
1919 White/"Black" Sox (fixed world series outcome)
 
1919 Reds (world champion benefactors of fixed world series)

1923 Yankees (first Yankees' world championship team)

1927 Yankees ("Murderer's Row" world champions)

1929-1931 Athletics (World champions 1929-30 and
AL champions 1931)

1934 Cardinals ("Gashouse Gang" world champions)

1954 Orioles (inaugural franchise team)

1955 Dodgers (only Brooklyn franchise world championship)

1960 Pirates (world champions who defeated the mighty Yankees despite being outscored in the world series, 55-27)

1961 Yankees(world champions)

1962 Mets (inaugural franchise team beloved for their record-setting incompetence of 120 losses against just 40 wins)

1969 "Miracle" Mets (first franchise world championship)

1969 Cubs (beloved for their unattained greatness and late-season collapse)

1969 Pilots (only one-year MLB franchise in the 20th century)

1975 Reds (world champions nicknamed "The Big Red Machine")
 
In the coming weeks we will analyze the difficulty of accumulating the individual member signatures on flat items of some of these teams, beginning with what we believe to be the most widely collected team, the 1927 Yankees.
 
We welcome your comments or questions as well to post in future newsletters.
 
 
Thank you for choosing Quality Autographs as one of your premier sources for building your sports autograph collection and we look forward to hearing from you soon!
Sincerely,
 

Kevin Keating
Quality Autographs

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Eight Honus Wagner’s
Five Babe Ruth’s
29 Lots of E94’s
E103 Williams Caramel HOFers

Tobacco Cards Including:

T205 Sovereign Cy Young SGC 84 - Highest Graded
High Grade Near Set of Fatima Team Cards - Incl. Brooklyn Nationals PSA 7
T206 - Incl. Ty Cobb’s, Cy Young’s, Errors & Scarcities
T205 Hoblitzell (No Stats) PSA 2

19th Century Cards Including:

Rare N321 SF Hess California League
50 Old Judge’s
High Grade Kimball and Goodwin Champions

And Much More: Tango Eggs, Mayo Football, Original Baseball Paintings...

Don't miss this Auction!

Your Information Resource for Vintage Baseball Cards
eNews Issue #56 (December 2008) www.oldcardboard.com

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Welcome to Old Cardboard, the most complete reference resource for information about collecting vintage baseball cards and related memorabilia. More information about this eNewsletter and its companion website and magazine are found at the bottom of this page.
Contents:
1. Updated Auction and Show Calendar
2. Featured Set: 1906 Columbus Dispatch Postcards
3. Latest Updates to the OldCardboard.com Website
4. Rob Dewolf Wins Old Cardboard Hold'em Championship for 2008
5. News Briefs (A Digest of Recent Hobby Happenings)




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1. Updated Auction and Show Calendar

The following is a summary of vintage card events coming up in the next 30-45 days. For the most current listings on additional vintage card shows and auctions, see the Show and Auction Calendar on the Old Cardboard website.
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8 New York City Mastro Legends Live Auction (see website for details).
11 Phone/Internet Historic Auctions Winter Auction (see website for details).
13 Phone/Internet Memory Lane Auction (see website for details).
17-18 Phone/Internet Mastro Sports & Americana Premier Catalog Auction (see website for details).
January 2009
 
8 Phone/Internet Collectible Classics Auction (see website for details).
29 Phone/Internet SCP Auctions (see website for details).
29 Phone/Internet Goodwin & Co. Auction (see website for details).




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2. Featured Set: 1906 Columbus Dispatch Postcards

  
  
This set of sixteen postcards was issued 1906. The cards and were originally acquired by redeeming a coupon found in the Columbus Dispatch newspaper. The Dispatch was (and still is) the largest newspaper in Columbus, Ohio.

Of the sixteen cards in the set, only two are baseball related. The one depicting the Columbus team (see top image at left) is the most common, perhaps because it was used as a promotional card for the full set. The caption at the bottom of this team card reads "Columbus Baseball Team for 1906. Twice Champions of the American Association."

The other baseball-themed card from the set depicts an in-progress game (see bottom image at left). The caption on this card reads "16,195 Fans watching the July 1 Base Ball Game between Columbus and Toledo."

The other 14 subjects in the series picture landmark buildings around Columbus and are also relatively common for cards from a century-old card set.

An example back from the postcard set is shown in the image below. As seen, it was printed just prior to the change in U. S. Postal Service rules that allowed messages to be written on postcard backs, and thus carries the message "This Side for Address Only." However, the USPS rules apparently did allow a brief promotional message to be printed on the back and evident on this example. The message on this card also explains how the cards from the set were originally acquired: "This Series of Columbus Dispatch Post Cards Consists of 16 subjects. A Post Card Coupon cut from The Dispatch gets you one card; 15 coupons get you the entire series. No charge."

  
The set was apparently printed and distributed in late 1906 (clearly, after the American Association championship was determined). However, cards from the set are often seen today with 1907 postmarks. It should also be noted that the team again claimed the Association title in 1907.

It is also interesting to note the the player on the top row (furthest to the left) of the team card above was photographically "added" to the original image.

Most of the starting nine on the Columbus team were veterans of the major leagues. One of them, outfielder Ollie Pickering, claims the distinction of being the American League’s first batter. On opening day of the circuit’s first major league campaign in 1901, three of the four scheduled games were rained out. The only one played was Cleveland at Chicago and Pickering was the Indians’ leadoff man.

Old Cardboard reader Rob Dewolf, who lives in Columbus (and coincidentally works at The Dispatch), reports that he sees these quite often at local antique shows and shops. "If these were at all rare," says Dewolf, "I'd have already snooped around old storage closets, looking for a few unopen cases. But they're not, so I haven't."

Even more coincidentally, Rob has just won the 2008 Old Cardboard Texas Hold'em Championship Series (for details, see Item 4 below and visit the Monthly Winners and Leaderboard for the 2008 Trophy page on the Old Cardboard website). The website has also been updated to include a Profile of the Columbus Dispatch postcard premium issue, as well as a long-awaited checklist and comprehensive gallery of the two-card set.



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3. Latest Updates to the OldCardboard.com Website

We are continually expanding the Old Cardboard website with more set profiles, checklists and card galleries. Recent (past 30-40 days) additions include:

Set Profiles have been added for:
1948 R797 Gunther Beer "Senators" Postcards


Set Checklists have been added for:
1948 R797 Gunther Beer "Senators" Postcards
1906 Columbus Dispatch Post Cards (baseball only; 2 cards)


Set Galleries have been added for:
1906 Columbus Dispatch Post Cards (baseball only; 2 cards)



Updating the website with checklists and full set galleries for additional vintage sets is an ongoing project, so check back often to check out the latest additions. There are now many thousands of card images on the Old Cardboard website and the list continues to grow. We welcome and encourage feedback with checklist additions, card images, error corrections and suggestions. Please send all input to editor@oldcardboard.com.




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4. Rob Dewolf Wins Old Cardboard Hold'em Championship for 2008

 

Its now official. Rob Dewolf (wolfie51sb) has clinched the title as this year's Grand Champion of the Old Cardboard Texas Hold'em Series. And there's still one tournament still to play!

As the 2008 Grand Champion, Rob will receive a "Roving Trophy" with a panel inscribed showing him as the 2008 winner. The trophy will reside with Rob throughout 2009, then be forwarded to the new winner for 2009. An add-on brass plate inscribed with each new Champion's name will be provided by Old Cardboard. The trophy, as shown here, features a four-inch poker chip atop a black marble base. As 2008 Champion, Rob will hold the Roving Trophy during 2009 as well as other prizes.

As of the completion of the November Tournament, Rob has accumulated 23 points, placing him eight points ahead of three other players now tied in second place position (each now totals 15 points). That's more than enough to cinch first place in the 12-tournament 2008 Series. The December tournament which completes the 2008 Series will be played December 16. The next four prize-winning positions (positions 2 through 5) will be determined in that contest. To join the fun, login to PokerStars Private tournament Old Cardboard #12 (PokerStars #121567478; Password to register is t3t4t5).

The tournaments are sponsored by Old Cardboard exclusively for vintage card and memorabilia collectors, with all subscribers of Old Cardboard magazine eligible to earn points toward the Trophy and other prizes. A follow-up Series is planned for 2009. Details can will be posted on the Old Cardboard website.



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5. News Briefs (A Digest of Recent Hobby Happenings)

Auction Activity Continues Despite Economy. Despite the sluggish economy and some reports of the softening of sales of vintage cards, the usual Winter auction activity continues unabated. With several vintage events in December already past, more are scheduled. As the above Events Calendar shows, Mastro Auctions is conducting its "Legends" Live Auction this coming Monday (December 8) at the Sports Museum of America in New York City. The "Legends of the Diamond" session of the auction will feature 80 lots of exceptional vintage baseball cards and memorabilia. The Mastro Legends event is followed by other key vintage auctions organized by Historic Auctions, Memory Lane, and a Sports and Americana Catalog finale for the year by Mastro--all before Christmas.

Legacy Sports Rarities Announces Inaugural Catalog Auction. Aside from all of the above auction activity and a couple of new shows and auctioneers that launched in 2008, at least one new vintage card and memorabilia veteran will be throwing his hat into the auctioneer's ring in 2009. Thus, Legacy Sports Rarities recently announced its first auction, scheduled to close on March 28, 2009. Legacy was founded in 2002 by veteran hobbyist and dealer Greg Bussineau. The auction will feature several hundred lots including several high-grade Old Judge Hall-of-Famers; a PSA 3 Gypsy Queen of Tim Keefe; PSA 8 N28’s of Cap Anson and John Clarkson; a PSA 4 E90-1 of Joe Jackson and a large group of high-grade T206s.




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Lyman and Brett Hardeman
Old Cardboard, LLC.

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Quality Autographs Newsletter Volume 1, Issue 14
 
This week we have some really great items on our advance preview list and even more new acquisitions are listed on our website http://www.qualityautographs.com ;
 We're certain the items listed below will go quickly. Be sure to contact us at 800-241-4809 or qualityautographs@msn.com to reserve your finds early before they are advertised in the hobby press.


  
 

 
 

 
Pete Reiser fine (paper-stock) B&W PC photo nicely signed!--$250
 
  
 Ernie Davis SIGNED FOOTBALL! This "MacGregor All-American 1961" football is signed by the eleven-man All-American Team to include Roman Gabriel, Bobby Bell, and Ernie Davis. All signers have added his college team and all display together. The "Ernie Davis Syracuse" signature is front and center and is clearly readable, rating a "5-6" on a scale of "1-10." Davis became the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy in 1961. Shortly thereafter, he was diagnosed with terminal leukemia. He died in 1963 at the tender age of just 23. His autograph on anything is highly coveted and extremely rare and this is the first signed football of his that we have ever offered!--$1750

Norm Cash perfect 3x5 boldly signed!--$150
 
 
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2008 National League team ring presented at the all-star game MLB breakfast to an NL team coach. This is NOT a salesman sample OR a replica of any kind-this is the 'real McCoy' and it comes in its original box along with a letter from the coach to whom it belonged! All Star game rings seldom come to market and this is the first such ring from the historic 2008 game that to be sold that we are aware of. Handsomely designed, its size is 12.5 and we are proud to offer it here!--$5000
 
Kevin's Weekly Collecting Tips & FAQ

Q: There seems to be an endless supply of Babe Ruth autographs. How many actually exist?
 
The obvious answer is that it is not possible to know either the number of times Babe Ruth signed his name or the number of signatures that still exist. Any figure one would throw out is simply an estimate. Having said that and considering both the writing of his name for mundane purposes such as signing checks or registering at a hotel and signing an autograph as one in the same, I am quite certain that I have seen many thousands, perhaps even tens of thousands of Ruth-signed items over the years These items include: photos-all sizes from small ones cut from newspapers to 16x20's and one or two even larger than that, letters, documents (including his last will and testament signed just days before he passed), baseballs-single-signed, multi-signed, and team balls, album pages, 3x5's, GPC's, napkins--both cloth and paper, bats, hats, ping-pong and other paddles, checks, receipts, scorecards, baseball mitts, business cards, train schedules, hotel stationery, hotel registries, matchbooks, postage stamps, and postal covers. You name it, if it existed during his lifetime and it could be written on, Ruth was asked to sign it and apparently he complied with those requests most, if not all, of the time.
(more on this topic next week)

We welcome your comments or questions as well to post in future newsletters
 
 
Thank you for choosing Quality Autographs as one of your premier sources for building your sports autograph collection and we look forward to hearing from you soon!
 
We will be closed Thursday & Friday this week for the Thanksgiving Holiday but feel free to email or call us during that time and we'll get back to you on Monday Dec 1st. We wish you and your families a very Happy Thanksgiving!
Sincerely,
 

Kevin Keating
Quality Autographs

Your Information Resource for Vintage Baseball Cards
eNews Issue #55 (November 2008) www.oldcardboard.com

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Welcome to Old Cardboard, the most complete reference resource for information about collecting vintage baseball cards and related memorabilia. More information about this eNewsletter and its companion website and magazine are found at the bottom of this page.
Contents:
1. Updated Auction and Show Calendar
2. Vintage Set Profile: 1933 Sanella Margarine
3. Latest Updates to the OldCardboard.com Website
4. Great Holiday Values for Old Cardboard BackPack, Subscriptions
5. News Briefs (A Digest of Recent Hobby Happenings)




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1. Updated Auction and Show Calendar

The following is a summary of vintage card events coming up in the next 30-45 days. For the most current listings on additional vintage card shows and auctions, see the Show and Auction Calendar on the Old Cardboard website.
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November 2008
 
21 Phone/Internet Leland's Catalog Auction (see website for details).
29 San Francisco Bay Area Vintage Collector's Show (email Mark Macrae for details)
December 2008
 
3 Phone/Internet Hunt Auctions (see website for details).
3 Phone/Internet Grey Flannel Holiday Auction (see website for details).
3-4 Phone/Internet Clean Sweep Auction (see website for details).
13 Phone/Internet Memory Lane Auction (see website for details).
17-18 Phone/Internet Mastro Premier Catalog Auction (see website for details).




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2. Vintage Set Profile: 1933 Sanella Margarine


Produced on the heals of the 1932 Berlin Olympics when Germany was riding a wave of intense interest in sports, the 112 cards in this set were part of a promotion sponsored by Sanella Margarine. The set offers prime examples of the printing quality and technology used in Germany at the time.


Album Cover
Album Open (to page with Ruth card)


Shown above is the front cover of an album also produced to contain cards, as well as an image of the album opened to the page containing the Ruth card.


Japanese Olympian
Ruth

There is no identification on the fronts of the full color white-bordered cards. The card of Babe Ruth (shown at far right) displays Ruth an instant after making another of his many hits. The color images featured in the set are not encumbered by a title or any other labeling. However, the card backs, as well as the narrative found in the album, contain ample information on both the subject and the sponsor, all printed in German.

Ruth is one of two baseball players and the only Major League player included in the 112-card set. The other was a Japanese Olympic player (see card image at right).

Other cards from the Sanella set include leading skiers, rugby players, boxers, curlers, ice hockey players, soccer players and other athletes of the period. In addition to the cards offered as premiums, a 120-page album was also available with detailed descriptions and a space reserved for attaching each card.


Sanella Back--Type 2
Sanella Near Bottom
"83" Omitted Near Top
Sanella Back--Type 3
Sanella Near Bottom
"83" Printed Near Top
Sanella Back--Type 4
Sanella at Center
"83" Printed Near Top

Variations in the card backs have long challenged collectors. For some time, it was believed that four variations exist, designated in the hobby as Type 1 through 4. However, there is now general consensus now that Type 1 (with Sanella centered vertically on the card back and the number "83" printed on the fourth line from the top) was never produced. This leaves three back variations, labeled here by their traditional designation, as Types 2 through 4.


Rogers-Peet Ruth
Astra Margarine, a "sister" brand to Sanella, also issued the 112-card series during the same time period. However, while the Sanella cards are relatively common among today's collectors, the Astra cards are extremely scarce. The most obvious difference is the printing of the Astra brand instead of "Sanella" on the card backs. Because of the scarcity of the Astra cards, it is unknown if all back variations were printed.

It is also worth noting that the Sanella/Astra Ruth card uses the same pose as that used in the black and white set sponsored by Rogers Peet, a Boston and New York clothier of the period. Interestingly, the Rogers-Peet issue was a multi-sport set was also issued along with an album for mounting.

Set Profiles for both the Sanella Margarine issue and the Rogers-Peet Clothiers cards can be found on the Old Cardboard website.



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3. Latest Updates to the OldCardboard.com Website

We are continually expanding the Old Cardboard website with more set profiles, checklists and card galleries. Recent (past 30-40 days) additions include:

Set Profiles have been added for:
1954 R714-19 Topps Scoop


Set Checklists have been added for:
1930 Rogers-Peet Clothing
1954 R714-19 Topps Scoop


Set Galleries have been added for:
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Updating the website with checklists and full set galleries for additional vintage sets is an ongoing project, so check back often to check out the latest additions. There are now many thousands of card images on the Old Cardboard website and the list continues to grow. We welcome and encourage feedback with checklist additions, card images, error corrections and suggestions. Please send all input to editor@oldcardboard.com.




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4. Great Holiday Values for Old Cardboard BackPack, Subscriptions

 


In the spirit of the Holidays (and in recognition of the state of the global economy), Old Cardboard is now offering some great values to our subscribers.

Through December 31, we have reduced the price of our BackPack (the complete run of Old Cardboard magazines from Issue #1 through #17) to $99 postpaid. That's a discount of more than 40 percent off of the single back-issue price and is the largest discount we have ever offered for the Old Cardboard BackPack. The BackPack plus a one year subscription starting with Issue #18 (to be delivered in mid-January 2009) would make a tremendous Holiday gift for a fellow collector or to put on your own Holiday wish list.

Speaking of subscriptions, we are also offering a substantial reduction for a one- or two-year subscription (or renewals for current subscribers). Through December 31, you can order a one-year subscription for only $19.95 or a two-year subscription for just $34.95. Renewals will be automatically added to the end of your current subscription period.

Single copies of back issues remain at $10 each postpaid via first class mail.

To take advantage of the holiday offers using PayPal, just go to the Subscriptions Page on the Old Cardboard website. Alternatively, you can call Brett at 512-466-5372 to order using a credit card. Either way, we wish for you a happy and joyous holiday season and a prosperous 2009.



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5. News Briefs (A Digest of Recent Hobby Happenings)

New Back Variations Reported for W514s. Ted Golden, author of "Historic 1920-21 W514s: The 'T206' of Strip Card Sets" (Old Cardboard, Issue #11, Spring 2007, p. 14-21) has uncovered two previously unknown back variations associated with the set. Both are variations to cards sponsored by Hendlers Ice Cream. All known Hendlers backs begin with the printed label "Hendlers Ice Cream, 'The Velvet Kind...'" followed by a one or two line slogan. The two newest slogan variations are "...A Smile Follows the Spoon" and "...In The Triple Sealed Package." Because the vast majority of W514 cards have blank backs, the printed backs for any sponsor are considered extremely rare.

2008 Hold'em Series Enters Home Stretch. With ten of the twelve Texas Hold'em Tournaments of the Old Cardboard 2008 Series now complete, Rob Dewolf (wolfie51sb) is holding on to a commanding lead. OC's own Brett Hardeman (BrettHardemn) has now pulled into second place, still eight points down from first. Rounding out the top five prize winning positions are Steve Murray (Zeenut), Andrew Adaboi (PDXPCL), and Scott Brockelman (sb2charlie). With several others only a point or two down, positions 2 through 5 remain very much up for grabs. REMINDER: The November and December tournaments are each moved up one week (from the fourth Tuesday to the third Tuesday of the month) because of the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. The Series Leaderboard, updated through the October tournament, has been posted on the Old Cardboard website. The November tournament (Old Cardboard #11 on the PokerStars private tournament list) is set for Tuesday, November 18. It is PokerStars tournament #120103379; password for access is m116m116. Entry fee is $11 ($10 goes directly to the tournament cash prize pool and $1 to PokerStars). Games begin at 7:30 pm Texas Time (20:30 EST). See the Old Cardboard website for Full Details of the 2008 Series. We hope to see you there and wish the best of luck to all participants.




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Lyman and Brett Hardeman
Old Cardboard, LLC.

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A must-have reference for all collectors of vintage baseball cards.

Almost 500 full color pages depicting nearly all the known poses in the
N-172 Old Judge series.

Biographical information for all 521 subjects in the set.

Rare players identified.

Beautiful hardcover book in dust jacket--$125 postpaid.
Order your copy today. Delivery expected in December.

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Quality Autographs Newsletter Volume 1, Issue 13
 
This week we have some really great items on our advance preview list and even more new acquisitions are listed on our website http://www.qualityautographs.com ;
 We're certain the items listed below will go quickly. Be sure to contact us at 800-241-4809 or qualityautographs@msn.com to reserve your finds early before they are advertised in the hobby press.


  
 

 
 

 
Joe DiMaggio and Willie Mays have both signed on the cover of a Sport Magazine that shows them both--$495
 
  
 Curt Davis 2x3 card--$150

Bill George 8x10 photo boldly inscribed and signed on the light portion! Signed photos of George are scarce and this is the first we have offered in years!--$795
 
 
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Perfect Game Battery Don Larsen (on SS w/"10-8-56" in his hand) and Yogi Berra (directly above on North panel) Nice!--$150
 
Kevin's Weekly Collecting Tips & FAQ

Q: How are the current economic conditions affecting the sports autograph market and the sports collectibles industry in general?
 
Like anyone else, autograph collectors and collectors in general are concerned about the value of their collections in the context of their long-term investments. Regardless of financial storms, we have never seen a pronounced depreciation or "correction'" in the value of vintage sports autographs and collectibles, certainly not in the type that we deal with. What we do often see is an increase in the number of people who are anxious to sell their collections to raise capital, though surprisingly we have not seen that yet this time. During difficult financial times we also typically see price trends temporarily plateau and stabilize, unlike traditional assets like stocks, real estate, and precious metals-all of which see drastic and stomach-churning price fluctuations during times like these. Vintage sports autographs, particularly those from whom I like to call the 'blue-chip' names like hall of famers, hold their value and often even appreciate during recessionary times. In short, it's a great time to buy when prices are holding and people are anxious to sell-a dynamic true in any market!

 
We welcome your comments or questions as well to post in future newsletters
 
 
Thank you for choosing Quality Autographs as one of your premier sources for building your sports autograph collection and we look forward to hearing from you soon!
Sincerely,
 

Kevin Keating
Quality Autographs

Quality Autographs Newsletter Volume 1, Issue 13
Reproduced from www.auctionreport.com:
 
PSA/DNA Adds Autograph Expert Kevin Keating As Authenticator
 
Authentication is only as good as the knowledge, expertise, and integrity behind it. That's why PSA/DNA recruits the world's foremost experts on autographs, memorabilia, historical items, photos, and other collectibles for their expert panel. PSA/DNA has just announced the addition of www.qualityautographs.com owner and well-known autograph authority Kevin Keating to their team as an authentication consultant.
 
For more go to: http://www.psadna.com/experts.chtml

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Auction opens October 18, 2008; preview begins October 15, 2008
 

Lot 1:
1955 Topps
Sandy Koufax
Rookie #123
SGC 9 Mint

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You will find the rare and elusive as well as the common player you may need to fill a gap in your set. From the Mint T206 Walter Johnson, E90-1 Joe Jackson Rookie and the complete Fatima team set to the 1950s and 1960s commons, there is something for every hobbyist and every budget. In the catalog you will also find complete sets both graded and ungraded, a large array of starter lots and graded cards of Hall of Famers. I am particularly excited about our 19th Century Cabinets and card selection, 1950s Topps uncut sheets, a Cracker Jack and Tip Top Bread Honus Wagner and the finest Sandy Koufax Rookie we have ever seen. Please feel free to call or e-mail for any descriptions or questions you may have on any lot.
 
Other Great Auction Highlights:
 

 
 
 
Lot 776: 1911 T9 Turkey Red Jack Johnson Checklist Back #76 PSA 4 VG-EX
 Lot 19: 1957 Topps Uncut Sheet-Hard Series
 Lot 27:1910 Old Mill Cigarettes T210 Series 6 Goostree SGC Authentic
 

 
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 Alou Brothers: Felipe, Matty, Jesus Signed B&W 8x10 photo---$175
 
8x10 B&W photo of nine Yankees all in uniform and signed by ALL nine across their image! Frank Crosetti, Bud Metheny, Bill Johnson, Charlie Keller, Bill Dickey, Nick Etten, Joe Gordon, John Lindell, and Spud Chandler. Dickey's signature is a little light and there is a slight and hardly noticeable approximate 1" tear along the center, right margin with no paper loss. A wonderful item signed by some long-deceased Yankee greats!--$750
 
Larry MacPhail & Bucky Harris both signed approximate 7x8 nice color magazine photo boldly signed. The usual mailing folds add character to this shot of the 1947 Yankees skipper and GM. A nice Yankees' association piece of these two HOF'rs--$350
 
The Two Winning-est Left-handed pitchers EVER: Steve Carlton and Warren Spahn both signed 8x10 color photo taken of the two at the Otesaga Hotel on Sunday August 4th 2001 during the course of induction weekend. Both have added their "win" totals which together total 692! Unique!--$150
 
1955 Dodgers' World Series winning pitchers signed beautiful 8x10 color montage photo of the three superimposed on an imposing Ebbets Field back-drop boldly signed by all three: Johnny Podres, Clem Labine, and Roger Craig. This has to be seen to be appreciated!--$250
 
Mike Torrez and Bucky Dent both signed 8x10 photo of Torrez's follow-trough and Dent in mid-swing connecting for his game-winning home run that defeated the Red Sox in the 1978 A.L. Playoffs and sent the Yankees to the World Series. Dent has also added the game's date, "10-2-78."--$95
 
Bill Buckner and Mookie Wilson boldly signed image that will forever haunt Red Sox fans. This photo of the 1986 World Series pivotal moment captures Wilson getting ready to touch first base as a dismayed Buckner chases Wilson's hit down the right field line just after it had rolled through his legs as the umpire signals "FAIR"! Wilson has also added the date of the game, "10/25/86"--$95
 
New York's three consecutive World Series MVP's! Giant's Dusty Rhodes (w/"54 WS MVP NY Giants"), Johnny Podres (w/"55 WS MVP Brooklyn Dodgers"), and Don Larsen (w/"56 WS MVP NY Yankees") on a beautiful commemorative photo depicting the three in color and in action superimposed on sepia images of their stadiums in the background. This piece is a beauty and must be seen to be appreciated!--$150

Eddie Mathews & Hank Aaron both on a great 8x10 B&W photo of the two boldly signed. For whatever reason, we have never been able to offer a signed photo of this pair before acquiring this one from a long-time promoter--$250
 
Preacher Roe (w/"22-3 1951") & Johnny Podres w/"55 WS MVP" both on a color 8x10 photo of the two in Brooklyn uniforms. Nice!--$75
 
Ebbets Field and the three winning Brooklyn pitchers in the 1955 World Series: Clem Labine (w/"10/1/55"), Johnny Podres (centered, with "9/30/55" & "10/4/55"), & Roger Craig (w/"10/2/55") all signed boldly in the sky portion of a beautiful 8x10 sepia photo of the front view of Ebbets Field. This photo must be seen to be appreciated!--$95
 
Enos Slaughter boldly signed action photo of his slide into home plate with the "Mad Dash" run he scored in the 1946 World Series. Slaughter has added "Mad Dash 10-15-46" and the photo is also signed by Red Sox catcher Roy Partee--$75
 
 "Bird Hill Aces" signed by the only four 20-game winners to pitch on the same club in history: Dave McNally, Jim Palmer, Mike Cueller, and Pat Dobson have all signed this image of the four and each have added their respective won-lost record for the famed 1971 season. Available in B&W or C. Each--$250
 
Richie Ashburn AND Mike Schmidt BOTH nicely signed 8x10 color photo of the tow holding their HOF plaques on the dais at Cooperstown immediately after the two had completed their HOF induction speeches. We know this is a unique piece because WE took the photo, enlarged it, and had five (only!) of them signed. Here's your chance to own one!--$250
 
Tommy Henrich and Mickey Owen both signed and dated in Owens' hand "Oct. 5-1941" famous photo of "dropped 3rd strike" in game 3 of '41 World Series---$95
 
Lou Boudreau & Bob Feller signed 8"x10" photo of the pair in their Cleveland heyday. Nice-$35
 
1961 New York Yankees Infield: Tony Kubek, Moose Skowron, Bobby Richardson, and Clete Boyer all four signed image of them posing on the dugout steps at Yankee stadium. Each has added their respective uniform number below their signature!--$95
 
Color photo of the 1969 Miracle Mets outfield signed by all three: Cleon Jones, Tommie Agee, and Ron Swoboda--$150
 
Willie Mays and Al Kaline signed photo taken at the 1955 Hall of Fame game of the two posing at Doubleday Field. This is an unpublished image available only here! This is likely the first time a young Kaline ever met Mays who was then already a bona fide superstar, and it is obvious from the expression and pose that the experience is much more significant to Kaline!--$150
 
Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford boldly signed color photo of the two teammates and best friends--$295
 
Curt Schilling and Randy Johnson 2001 world series Co-MVP's color image taken after game 7 showing the pair holding trophies. Outstanding and boldly signed by both! -- $350
 
Joe DiMaggio, Charlie Keller, and Tom Henrich trio-signed 8x10 glossy-outstanding image of this famed Yankee outfield!!--$750
 
 
 
Early Wynn 8x10 B&W photo boldly signed!--$75
  
 Bart Starr Official NFL football boldly signed in silver sharpie (he has also add his # "15"). Nice!--$395

Satchel Paige nicely signed "Baseball's Great Hall of Fame" exhibit card (w/light, barely visible crease-still very nice!--$495
 
 
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2008 NL All Star team on an official game ball-NrMT/MINT originating from a team coach! Twenty-Three signers (23) include Clint Hurdle (mgr/SS), Ryan Ludwick, Brandon Webb, Matt Holliday, Adrian Gonzalez, Lance Berkman, Chipper Jones, Bob Apodaca, Aaron Cook, Billy Wagner, Brian Wilson, Jamie Quirk, David Wright, Russell Martin, Brad Lidge, Dan Harren, Ryan Dempster, Rick Mathews, Don Baylor, Brian McCann, Kerry Wood, Geovany Soto, and Corey Hart. Recent all-star team balls rarely enter the market, particularly with this many signers. Here is a fine example and the first one we have offered from this year's dramatic game and it comes directly from one of the team coaches!--$1250
 

Bill Terry signed B&W 8x10-- $95
 
 
Thank you for choosing Quality Autographs as one of your premier sources for building your sports autograph collection and we look forward to hearing from you soon!
Sincerely,
 

Kevin Keating
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eNews Issue #54 (October 2008) www.oldcardboard.com

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Welcome to Old Cardboard, the most complete reference resource for information about collecting vintage baseball cards and related memorabilia. More information about this eNewsletter and its companion website and magazine are found at the bottom of this page.
Contents:
1. Updated Auction and Show Calendar
2. 1949 Leaf "Prototype" Card Found
3. Latest Updates to the OldCardboard.com Website
4. Two New Cards Added to Tarzan Bread Checklist
5. News Briefs (A Digest of Recent Hobby Happenings)




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1. Updated Auction and Show Calendar

The following is a summary of vintage card events coming up in the next 30-45 days. For the most current listings on additional vintage card shows and auctions, see the Show and Auction Calendar on the Old Cardboard website.
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October 2008
 
22-23 Phone/Internet Huggins & Scott Auctions (see website for details).
24 Phone/Internet 19th Century Only Auction (see website for details).
29 Phone/Internet Clean Sweep Auctions (see website for details).
29-30 Phone/Internet Mastro "Classic Collector" Auction (see website for details).
30 Phone/Internet Collectible Classics CCA22 Auction (see website for details).
30 Phone/Internet Prestige Collectibles Auction (see website for details).
November 2008
 
6 Phone/Internet Lew Lipset Auctions (see website) for details
7 Internet CubanBaseballCards.com Fall Auction (see website for details).
13 Phone/Internet Goodwin & Co. Auction (see website for details).
15 Phone/Internet Hunt Auctions 5th Annual Louisville Slugger (see website for details).
21 Phone/Internet Leland's Catalog Auction (see website for details).
29 San Francisco Bay Area Vintage Collector's Show (email Mark Macrae for details)




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2. 1949 Leaf "Prototype" Card Found



"Prototype" Card
"Prototype" Card (Back)

Production Card
Production Card (Back)

For nearly six decades, the 1949 Leaf card set is known to have 98 cards produced in two series of 49 cards each. As detailed in Ted Zanidakis' article "1949 R401 Leaf Gum Company: Most Challenging of all "R" Sets?" (Old Cardboard magazine, Issue #9, Fall 2006, p. 32-39), only three "variation" cards have ever been reported. All three of these are relative minor variations based on the same player pose.

As might be imagined, the discovery of a never-before-reported "variation" card of Hall of Fame pitcher Hal Newhouser was met with some disbelief when it was revealed on the Vintage Baseball Card Forum late last month. The previously unreported card has been graded by PSA and displays an entirely different pose than the production card familiar to collectors of the set.

The fronts and backs of both cards are compared here. As seen, there are also notable differences in the card backs, especially in the narrative information about Newhouser's career. The promotion on the bottom one-third of the card remains unchanged.

Upon close observation, several hobby experts have concluded that this "mystery" card is definitely for real. They speculate that it was designed to be printed in the 1st series of 49 cards in the set. This speculation is based in part on the fact that the "split-color" background design used in the "prototype" is found only in the 1st Series. All of the 49 cards in the short-printed 2nd Series use a solid single-color background. Further, minor differences such as the wording "left-handed" (vs "left") for Newhouser's statistics printed on the card backs is wording that is found only on some of the 1st Series cards and not on any of the cards from the 2nd Series.

The reasons that the Newhouser "prototype" was not used in the production of the 1st series can also only be speculation at this time. Most collectors who have observed the card in person, however, agree that the prototype card is more attractive than Newhouser's production card issued with the second series.

According to Bill Huggins of Huggins & Scott Auctions, the card just showed up "with one of our customers that walked into our Baltimore store." After investigation and getting second opinions from several hobby old timers, Huggins determined that the card was in fact real and no doubt produced by Leaf in the early stages of the development of the set. Under consignment, Huggins expects to sell the card in one of their auctions early next year.

A Set Profile Page for the Leaf Gum cards, along with a checklist and the full set gallery, can be found on the Old Cardboard website.


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We are continually expanding the Old Cardboard website with more set profiles, checklists and card galleries. Recent (past 30-40 days) additions include:

Set Profiles have been added for:
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Set Checklists have been added for:
1934 D382 Tarzan Bread
1949 R401 Leaf Gum
1951 R414-03 Topps "Major League All-Stars"


Set Galleries have been added for:
1949 R401 Leaf Gum
1951 R414-03 Topps "Major League All-Stars"



Updating the website with checklists and full set galleries for additional vintage sets is an ongoing project, so check back often to check out the latest additions. There are now many thousands of card images on the Old Cardboard website and the list continues to grow. We welcome and encourage feedback with checklist additions, card images, error corrections and suggestions. Please send all input to editor@oldcardboard.com.




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4. Two New Players Added to Tarzan Bread Checklist

 
Blaeholder
Blaeholder Back
 
Moore
Moore Back

The recent discovery of a cache of 1930s baseball cards includes an astonishing group of twelve 1934 D382 Tarzan Bread cards, among the rarest of all bakery cards (or "D" cards as listed in the American Card Catalog). The discovery was reported by Andy Broome of Beckett Grading Services after the cards were submitted to the Dallas-based company for grading. The new find also includes complete sets of 1933 and 1934 Goudeys--all removed from the attic of a Detroit home after being untouched for decades.

Among the 12 Tarzan Bread cards were two players previously uncataloged. They are Boston Braves outfielder Randy Moore and St. Louis Browns pitcher George Blaeholder. This brings the set checklist to 30 known players, although it is speculated that cards for 40 to 50 players may have been originally produced.

Known examples of D382 cards are machine cut on three sides but hand cut across the bottom. Some cards are found with a cut line still visible, perhaps suggesting that the cards were originally printed with a tab or coupon at the bottom. This was likely a tab used to attach the card to a loaf of bread with which they were distributed. To our knowledge, no D382 card has ever been reported with the tab intact.

The discovery also confirms earlier evidence that the set was originally distributed in the Detroit area. Interestingly, a 1981 hobby news update about the set (see Trader Speaks, September 1981, p. 5) identifies pioneer collector Frank Nagy, also of Detroit, as "the largest holder [of D382s] in the country." According to the 1981 report, all Nagy remembered about the set "is that they were issued one to a loaf of raisin bread back in 1934." How widespread the distribution was we still do not know.

According to Broome, cards from the collection will be auctioned by Mastro in their December auction.

A summary profile of the D382 Tarzan Bread set, including an updated 30-player checklist that includes the newly discovered players, can be found on the Old Cardboard website.

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5. News Briefs (A Digest of Recent Hobby Happenings)

Baseball in Wartime Newsletter. The most recent issue (Issue #14) of British journalist Gary Bedingfield's Baseball in Wartime Newsletter is now posted on his website. The issue marks the beginning of a new feature focusing on players who lost their lives in World War II. According to Bedingfield, more than 100 players with professional baseball experience died in service during the war. Two of them--Elmer Gedeon and Harry O'Neill--had a brief taste of the game at the Major League level. The others were all minor league players at various stages of their careers. Gedeon and O'Neill, as well as minor leaguers Billy Southworth, Jr., Jack Lummus and Keith Bissonnette, are profiled in Issue #14; more will be profiled in the future. You can sign up for a free copy of Bedingfield's newsletter on his website at http://www.baseballinwartime.com/.

Vintage Hold'em Update. The Old Cardboard 2008 Texas Hold'em series for vintage card collectors has now completed three-quarters of the series with three monthly tournaments to go. While Rob Dewolf (wolfie51sb) of Westerville, OH continues a commanding lead, the next four positions on the leaderboard (all qualifying for Old Cardboard prize packages) remain hotly contested. The Series Leaderboard, updated through the September tournament, has been posted on the Old Cardboard website. The October tournament (Old Cardboard #10 on the PokerStars private tournament list) is set for Tuesday, October 28. It is PokerStars tournament #110099699; password for access is R327R327. Entry fee is $11 ($10 goes directly to the tournament cash prize pool and $1 to PokerStars). Games begin at 7:30 pm Texas Time (20:30 EST). We hope to see you there and wish the best of luck to all participants.

Collecting in a Poor Economy. The tanking of the world economy in recent weeks has caused many vintage collectors to reconsider their collecting goals (and to review their collecting budgets). Based on discussions with several vintage collectors and auction houses, there seems to be relatively mild effect on vintage card prices. So far. Whether this resiliency in vintage collectibles will continue or not remains an unanswered question of considerable concern to many collectors. The general consensus, however, is that if you collect less for a card's value and more for the enjoyment of collecting, then budget permitting, your collecting goals should see little change. Those collecting primarily for investment value, however, may want to take a closer look at their timing. Ultimately, the long-term value of collectibles will follow trends in the overall economy, which will eventually recover losses and return to its upward climb.




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Quality Autographs Newsletter Volume 1, Issue 11
 
This week we have some really great items on our advance preview list and even more new acquisitions are listed on our website http://www.qualityautographs.com ;
 We're certain the items listed below will go quickly. Be sure to contact us at 800-241-4809 or qualityautographs@msn.com to reserve your finds early before they are advertised in the hobby press.


  
 

 
 

 
Curt Roberts '55T#107 SIGNED!--$750
 
  
 Bob Elliott 2x3 card--$175

Gil Hodges Signed Color full Magazine photo page as Mets mgr---$750
 
 
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Warren Spahn above Johnny Sain (both on SS) followed by "Pray for Rain" in Sain's hand below both sig's--$175
 
Kevin's Weekly Collecting Tips & FAQ

Q: How does one identify a forger? (Continued from last week)
 
In the end, collectors should consider the following:
 
1) Research the sources from whom you buyand don't be afraid to ask around to determine who is reputable. A reputable dealer, moreover, should be willing to provide you with references and/or a hobby resume when asked for his professional credentials;
2) When in doubt, stay away! You get what you pay for and its better to pay a little more to get an authentic example than to gamble on something for less that may be brought into question at some later time;
3) Limit the circle of sources from whom you buy. There's plenty of authentic material available from reputable sources. Keep the circles of those dependable sellers from whom you buy small to prevent the opportunity for seepage of 'bad' or questionable material into your collection;
4) Reputable sellers ARE an insurance policy of your purchases-no one of great experience selling autographs is perfect. That is, I know of no one with a perfect record determining real autographs from those that are fake 100% of the time. But reputable sellers remain in business over time primarily because of two reasons: One, they almost never make mistakes; and two, if and when items they have sold come into legitimate question, they will honor the item with a refund or exchange. Thus, when you buy from reputable sellers you are also getting an informal insurance policy with your purchase.
 
 
We welcome your comments or questions as well to post in future newsletters.
 
 
 
Thank you for choosing Quality Autographs as one of your premier sources for building your sports autograph collection and we look forward to hearing from you soon!
Sincerely,
 

Kevin Keating
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Hi Gregg
 
You and your faithful followers might be interested in getting a set of baseball
cards from the last time Milwaukee won a World Series in 1957. I still have a
few sets from last year's show, World Series Wisconsin. Here is the link:
https://shop.wisconsinhistory.org/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=&idproduct=783
 
Thanks and have a great day. Go Brewers!
 
John Lemke
Retail, Marketing, and Publicity
Wisconsin Historical Museum
30 N Carroll St
Madison, WI 53703
Phone: 608-264-6555
john.lemke@wisconsinhistory.org <mailto:john.lemke@wisconsinhistory.org>;;
www.wisconsinhistory.org <http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/>;;
 
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Quality Autographs Newsletter Volume 1, Issue 9
 
This week we have some really great items on our advance preview list and even more new acquisitions are listed on our website http://www.qualityautographs.com ;
 We're certain the items listed below will go quickly. Be sure to contact us at 800-241-4809 or qualityautographs@msn.com to reserve your finds early before they are advertised in the hobby press.


  
 
  
 William Wrigley, Jr. gorgeous signature also dated in his hand, "Oct. 28/1930" and mounted neatly to a 3x5 perfect for display of this American icon for whom "Wrigley Field" is named! RARE-he died in 1932 and this is the first one we have offered in years!--$995
 
 

Johnny Keane approximate 3x5 B&W Cardinals' team-issue photo--$195
 

Larry Lajoie Here is another rare example signed "Naopleon Lajoie 9-19-36" on a partial A/P neatly mounted to a 3x5 and perfect for matting!--$1995
 
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Ken Hubbs 63T #15 nicely signed. This is the only signed example of this card that we have ever seen as Hubbs died less than a year after this card's release. Its rarity cannot be overstated and it is indeed the key card to collecting this signed set!--$1495

 
  
Kevin's Weekly Collecting Tips & FAQ

Q: How does one identify a forger? (Continued from last week)
 
Forgers use paths of least resistance to place his/her wares into the market. These sales' paths typically fit into three categories: 1) To the unsuspecting collector; 2) to the unknowledgeable vendor or 3) by way of a "cut-out," that is, by way of a third-party seller.
 
We mentioned the first category, "the unsuspecting collector", last week. This week we'll discuss the 2nd category - "the unknowledgeable vendor":
 
 
2) The unknowledgeable vendor-also may fall victim to a forger's products in the same way as a collector described above-by way of placing too much emphasis on "price-points" for purchases. Such vendors may be franchise store owners who have little inherent expertise in the items being offered; or they may be store owners who specialize in one area-not the autograph products being offered-and assume, for whatever reason (usually an accompanying false story of provenance such as, "My Dad just died and left me these items he collected in person and I would like to sell them but have no idea of their value") that the forged works are authentic. These store owners take the offered bait, assuming the opportunity to be a "can't miss" bargain at the offered prices by a seller claiming to know nothing about the offered item(s)' value.
 

 More on this topic next week.
   We welcome your comments or questions as well to post in future newsletters.
 
 
Thank you for choosing Quality Autographs as one of your premier sources for building your sports autograph collection and we look forward to hearing from you soon!
Sincerely,
 

Kevin Keating
Quality Autographs

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eNews Issue #53 (September 2008) www.oldcardboard.com

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Welcome to Old Cardboard, the most complete reference resource for information about collecting vintage baseball cards and related memorabilia. More information about this eNewsletter and its companion website and magazine are found at the bottom of this page.
Contents:
1. Updated Auction and Show Calendar
2. 1905 Postcard Doubles as Giants Scorecard
3. Latest Updates to the OldCardboard.com Website
4. Old Cardboard Magazine Enters Fifth Year of Publication
5. News Briefs (A Digest of Recent Hobby Happenings)




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1. Updated Auction and Show Calendar

The following is a summary of vintage card events coming up in the next 30-45 days. For the most current listings on additional vintage card shows and auctions, see the Show and Auction Calendar on the Old Cardboard website.
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24 Phone/Internet Clean Sweep Auctions (see website for details).
26-28 Reading, PA Philadelphia Sports Card & Memorabilia Show (see website for details).
October 2008
 
1 Phone/Internet Mile High Auction (see website for details).
16 Internet Brockelman & Luckey Auctions (see website for details).
17-18 Internet Heritage Sports Collectibles Auction (see website for details).
22-23 Phone/Internet Huggins & Scott Auctions (see website for details).
29 Phone/Internet Clean Sweep Auctions (see website for details).
29-30 Phone/Internet Mastro "Classic Collector" Auction (see website for details).
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2. 1905 Postcard Doubles as Giants Scorecard


  

Issued by the Souvenir Post Card Company of New York, this relic of 1905 is among the very first baseball postcards ever produced. The card is sometimes described in the hobby as the Giants Scorecard PC and features a half-dozen players from the New York Giants team. The card is not listed in the American Card Catalog.

Although the "set" contains a single design, it was produced in both color and black and white versions (examples of both are shown here).

The postcard is laid out over a black background. It contains space at the top to write a brief message (in 1905, U. S. postal rules forbid the writing of messages on the "address" side of the card).
Below the message block is the salutation "Greetings from the GIANTS," with the word G I A N T S spelled out in large block letters across the center of the card.

Each of the six letters serves as a backdrop for action images of six of the Giants players. The six players, all identified on the card, are Frank Bowerman, Red Ames, Sam Mertes, Christy Mathewson, Joe McGinnity and Dummy Taylor. All six were staples of the Giants roster from 1903 through 1906. Of these, Christy Mathewson and Joe (Iron Man) McGinnity have since been inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame.

A simple scorecard is provided across the bottom with the "New York" home team already printed on the card. Interestingly, there are enough boxes to accommodate scoring for thirteen innings.

A copyright notice ("Copyright by J. T. Dye, 1905") and publisher data ("Pub. by Souvenir Post Card Co., N.Y."; not found on the black and white version) is also printed in very small white type over the black background on the lower edge of the card.

Summary data on the Giants Scorecard Postcards can be found on the Old Cardboard website. With printed black borders, the cards are often found with chipped edges. They occasionally show up on eBay and generally sell in the $100 to $200 range, depending on condition.




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Set Checklists have been added for:
1947 D305 Bond Bread


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1934-36 R327 Diamond Stars (includes front and back images of all 108-card base set)



Updating the website with checklists and full set galleries for additional vintage sets is an ongoing project, so check back often to check out the latest additions. There are now many thousands of card images on the Old Cardboard website and the list continues to grow. We welcome and encourage feedback with checklist additions, card images, error corrections and suggestions. Please send all input to editor@oldcardboard.com.




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4. Old Cardboard Magazine Enters Fifth Year of Publication

  
Issue #17 (Fall 2008) of Old Cardboard magazine will be going to the printer soon, marking the beginning of our fifth year of publication.

The cover for Issue #17 highlights two of the featured articles inside. The first, authored by longtime collector Glenn Mechanick, provides a detailed look at the N154 "Presidential B. B. Club" series issued by Duke Tobacco in 1888. The set is keyed to the presidential election of that year and provides a glimpse into presidential politics of 120 years ago. Interestingly, the election that year was decided with Benjamin Harrison winning the electoral vote over incumbent Grover Cleveland who carried the popular vote by a small margin. Not until 112 years later in the election of 2000 was the contest again decided by the electoral vote, with Al Gore losing to George W. Bush despite a win in the popular vote.

The second featured article in Issue #17 provides info about the R327 Diamond Stars issue of 1934-36 at a level of detail never before published. Penned by John Harrell, the article also includes a full Gallery of the base set as well as a discussion of the 170-card master set. The article discusses card variations, wrappers, a backgrounder on Austen Lake (author of the Playing Tips printed on the card backs) and much more.

Few vintage baseball collectibles are more visually striking than a red, white and blue supplement published by the Pittsburg Press ninty-nine years ago this Fall. The supplement features twenty-one Carl Horner player portraits from the 1909 Pittsburg Pirates team along with Barney Dreyfuss, the club president and William Lock, secretary. The oversize piece is reproduced on the centerfold of this issue of Old Cardboard, reduced about twenty percent from its original size (12-3/4 x 20-1/4 inches). Background data on the newspaper, photographer Carl Horner and the World Champion 1909 Pirates is also provided.

Finally, a short (two-page) article describes the recently released USPS postage stamp used to commemorate the centennial of the classic song "Take Me Out to the Ball Game," written in 1908 by Jack Norworth and set to music by Albert Von Tilzer. The article includes a full size example of the nineteenth-century trade card from which the stamp was designed, along with additional facts about the song and its creators.

The above articles are in addition to the magazine's regular Editor's Notebook, Collector's Dugout, and Old Cardboard Crosswords sections. Abstracts for each of the above articles, including thumbnail images of the full-color page layouts, can be viewed on the Old Cardboard website.




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5. News Briefs (A Digest of Recent Hobby Happenings)

"SportsFest" Folds After 11-Year Run. After an eleven-year run, the SportFest "sports collectibles, memorabilia, and autograph show" is no more. Starting in 1998 in Philadelphia and subsequently moving to Chicago, the show was among several "second-tier" venues (after the annual National Sports Collectors Convention) where collectors could find at least a smattering of sellers of vintage cards and memorabilia. The demise of the SportsFest show was announced late last month by Krause Publications, the show's organizer. A dwindling number of corporate sponsorships and the overall economics of show management were cited as factors in the company's decision to discontinue the show.

Hobby Pioneer Remembered. Lionel Carter, perhaps the last of the true pioneers of vintage card collecting, died Thursday, August 28 at the age of 90. Carter began his collecting career by collecting Goudey cards out of their packs during early 1930s. Much of his collection has been sold over recent years and cards from his collection are especially valued among vintage collectors. Carter's involvement in some of the earliest publications in our hobby are discussed in the first issue of Old Cardboard magazine (Issue #1, Fall 2004). The article includes a photo of Carter taken at that time (p. 34) as well as a photo of a well used binder of his complete run of The Card Collector's Bulletin (p. 35), which began publication in 1937.

"Base Ball" Diary Reference Reported. An early reference to "Base Ball" was reported recently by SI.com, an on-line branch of Sports Illustrated magazine. According to the SI website, the reference was found in a 1755 entry in a diary of English lawyer William Bray. Bray was in his late teens at the time of the diary entry. It reads in part: "Easter Monday 31 March 1755...After Dinner Went to Miss Jeale's to play at Base Ball with her, the 3 Miss Whiteheads, Miss Billinghurst, Miss Molly Flutter, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Ford & H. Parsons & Jelly. Drank Tea and stayed till 8." Details of the nature of "Base Ball" as referenced by Bray remain unknown. It is generally agreed among baseball historians that today's game evolved from the English games of rounders and cricket. The Bray diary entry predates a reference to "base-ball" found several years ago in records from 1791 found in a courthouse in Pittsfield, MA (see Frank Ceresi and Carol McMains, "Tracing the Origins of Baseball: The Earliest Bat and Ball Card," Old Cardboard, Issue #2 (Winter 2005, p. 42). The full text of the SI.com article can be found on their website.

Renewal Reminder. As we enter our fifth year of on-time publication, a number of our charter subscriber's subscriptions expire with Issue #17 (Fall 2008; due in readers hands by mid-October). If you are not sure when you are up for renewal, just take a look at the mailing label when Issue #17 arrives. The number of the last issue of your current subscription is printed to the right of your name on the mailing label. The easiest method for extending your subscription is over the Internet using PayPal. Just access the Old Cardboard subscription order page at www.oldcardboard.com/subscriptions.asp and follow the PayPal links. We sincerely appreciate your support during our first four years of publication and need your continued support as we continue to publish a quality full-color resource for the vintage baseball card and memorabilia hobby.




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Lyman and Brett Hardeman
Old Cardboard, LLC.

Today is the last day of bidding for the Goodwin & Co. Masterpieces and Uncommon Commons XVII auction.

The auction will close to initial bidders at 9:00 PM CDT today. To participate in extended bidding, you must bid on the item prior to 9:00 PM CDT. After initial bidding closes, the fifteen minute rule will be in effect.

We are proud to present the finest Brunners Bread set in the hobby — The complete set of 25 cards is offered in individual lots with many of the cards grading near mint to mint including Ty Cobb, Christy Mathewson, Honus Wagner, Napoleon Lajoie, Homerun Baker, Eddie Collins (PSA 8.5) and Rube Marquard. These are the highest and only cards ever to be graded at this lofty plateau. Also offered is a Joe Jackson rookie card, Zack Wheat's Hall of Fame ring and a fantastic T205 complete set which grades excellent overall. Charles Conlon's famous photo of Ty Cobb stealing third is captured on the highest graded T202 Triple Folder presented in Lot 3. A 1902 W600 of Big Ed Delahanty along with a Christy Mathewson autographed biography also grace these pages.

Click here to visit the auction.


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  Highlights Include:

Lot #1: 1909 American Caramel E90-1 Joe Jackson Rookie...
Lot #2: Zack Wheat Hall of Fame Ring
Lot #3: 1912 T202 Hassan Triple Folder...
Lot #5: 1880's William Blair & Co. Baseball Bank SGC 80 EX-NM 6
Lot #6: 1911 T205 Complete Set PSA Graded Average 5 EX
Lot #7: 1910 Notebook Cover Ty Cobb SGC 20
Lot #8: Christy Mathewson 'Won in The Ninth' Signed...
Lot #9: 1910 Piedmont Cigarettes T206 Iron Man McGinnity...
Lot #10: 1910 American Caramel Co. E125 Honus Wagner...
Lot #31: 1911 D304 Brunners John Evers PSA VG-EX 4
Lot #32: 1911 D304 Brunners Jack Barry PSA NM-MT 8
Lot #33: 1911 D304 Brunners Otis Crandell PSA NM-MT 8
Lot #34: 1911 D304 Brunners Chief Meyers PSA NM-MT+ 8.5
Lot #35: 1911 D304 Brunners Marty O'Toole PSA NM-MT 8
Lot #39: 1911 D304 Brunners Charles Herzog PSA NM 7
Lot #45: 1917 E135 Collins-McCarthy Honus Wagner...
Lot #56: 1927 Philadelphia Athletics Major League Contract Signed...
Lot #59: 1916 Successful Farming Zach Wheat #186 SGC 1
Lot #69: 1912 T202 Hassan Triple Folder...
Lot #70: 1912 T202 Hassan Triple Folder...
Lot #81: 1959 Topps Hank Aaron #380 SGC 96 Mint 9
Lot #82: 1967 Topps A.L. Rookies E. Carew/H. Allen #569 PSA Mint 9
Lot #83: 1953 Howard Photo Service Postcard 7-UP Ad Willie Mays...
Lot #85: 1941 Playball Joe Dimaggio #71 Gai 8.5 NM to Mint plus
  
 
 

 
 

 
Contact
Goodwin & Company • 9607 Mill Hill Lane • St. Louis, MO 63127
Phone: (314) 849-9798 • Fax: (314) 849-0108

Old Cardboard eNews Advertising Supplement (September 15, 2008)

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The Goodwin & Co. Masterpieces and Uncommon Commons XVIII auction closes on Thursday. Hurry and get in your bids!

To participate in extended bidding, you must bid on the lot prior to 9:00 PM CDT on Thursday. Don’t miss out!

To bid on our auction, simply visit www.goodwinandco.com, and sign in using your email address or bidder number. You may start bidding right away! (Your E-mail address is not accepted as a User Name. You can easily retrieve your information by clicking on "Forgot Password" at login.)

Click here to visit the auction.
 
 


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  Highlights Include:

Lot #1: 1909 American Caramel E90-1 Joe Jackson Rookie...
Lot #2: Zack Wheat Hall of Fame Ring
Lot #3: 1912 T202 Hassan Triple Folder...
Lot #5: 1880's William Blair & Co. Baseball Bank SGC 80 EX-NM 6
Lot #6: 1911 T205 Complete Set PSA Graded Average 5 EX
Lot #7: 1910 Notebook Cover Ty Cobb SGC 20
Lot #8: Christy Mathewson 'Won in The Ninth' Signed...
Lot #9: 1910 Piedmont Cigarettes T206 Iron Man McGinnity...
Lot #10: 1910 American Caramel Co. E125 Honus Wagner...
Lot #31: 1911 D304 Brunners John Evers PSA VG-EX 4
Lot #32: 1911 D304 Brunners Jack Barry PSA NM-MT 8
Lot #33: 1911 D304 Brunners Otis Crandell PSA NM-MT 8
Lot #34: 1911 D304 Brunners Chief Meyers PSA NM-MT+ 8.5
Lot #35: 1911 D304 Brunners Marty O'Toole PSA NM-MT 8
Lot #39: 1911 D304 Brunners Charles Herzog PSA NM 7
Lot #45: 1917 E135 Collins-McCarthy Honus Wagner SGC...
Lot #56: 1927 Philadelphia Athletics Major League Contract Signed...
Lot #59: 1916 Successful Farming Zach Wheat #186 SGC 1
Lot #69: 1912 T202 Hassan Triple Folder...
Lot #70: 1912 T202 Hassan Triple Folder...
Lot #81: 1959 Topps Hank Aaron #380 SGC 96 Mint 9
Lot #82: 1967 Topps A.L. Rookies E. Carew/H. Allen #569 PSA Mint 9
Lot #83: 1953 Howard Photo Service Postcard 7-UP Ad Willie Mays...
Lot #85: 1941 Playball Joe Dimaggio #71 Gai 8.5 NM to Mint plus

The Goodwin & Co Masterpieces and Uncommon Commons XVIII auction is in full swing, and there are still great deals to be had!

We are proud to present the finest Brunners Bread set in the hobby — The complete set of 25 cards is offered in individual lots with many of the cards grading near mint to mint including Ty Cobb, Christy Mathewson, Honus Wagner, Napoleon Lajoie, Homerun Baker, Eddie Collins (PSA 8.5) and Rube Marquard. These are the highest and only cards ever to be graded at this lofty plateau. Also offered is a Joe Jackson rookie card, Zack Wheat's Hall of Fame ring and a fantastic T205 complete set which grades excellent overall. Charles Conlon's famous photo of Ty Cobb stealing third is captured on the highest graded T202 Triple Folder presented in Lot 3. A 1902 W600 of Big Ed Delahanty along with a Christy Mathewson autographed biography also grace these pages.

To view and bid in our auction, simply visit www.goodwinandco.com.

If you have already registered, you will need your Bidder Number or User Name and Password to bid. Your E-mail address is not accepted as a User Name. You can easily retrieve your information by clicking on "Forgot Password" at login. I would be more than happy to provide your information also by E-mail bill@goodwinandco.com or
by telephone (314-849-9798).

Enjoy the auction and have fun! Click here to visit the auction.
  
 


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  Highlights Include:

Lot #1: 1909 American Caramel E90-1 Joe Jackson Rookie...
Lot #2: Zack Wheat Hall of Fame Ring
Lot #3: 1912 T202 Hassan Triple Folder...
Lot #5: 1880's William Blair & Co. Baseball Bank SGC 80 EX-NM 6
Lot #6: 1911 T205 Complete Set PSA Graded Average 5 EX
Lot #7: 1910 Notebook Cover Ty Cobb SGC 20
Lot #8: Christy Mathewson 'Won in The Ninth' Signed...
Lot #9: 1910 Piedmont Cigarettes T206 Iron Man McGinnity...
Lot #10: 1910 American Caramel Co. E125 Honus Wagner...
Lot #31: 1911 D304 Brunners John Evers PSA VG-EX 4
Lot #32: 1911 D304 Brunners Jack Barry PSA NM-MT 8
Lot #33: 1911 D304 Brunners Otis Crandell PSA NM-MT 8
Lot #34: 1911 D304 Brunners Chief Meyers PSA NM-MT+ 8.5
Lot #35: 1911 D304 Brunners Marty O'Toole PSA NM-MT 8
Lot #39: 1911 D304 Brunners Charles Herzog PSA NM 7
Lot #45: 1917 E135 Collins-McCarthy Honus Wagner...
Lot #56: 1927 Philadelphia Athletics Major League Contract Signed...
Lot #59: 1916 Successful Farming Zach Wheat #186 SGC 1
Lot #69: 1912 T202 Hassan Triple Folder...
Lot #70: 1912 T202 Hassan Triple Folder...
Lot #81: 1959 Topps Hank Aaron #380 SGC 96 Mint 9
Lot #82: 1967 Topps A.L. Rookies E. Carew/H. Allen #569 PSA Mint 9
Lot #83: 1953 Howard Photo Service Postcard 7-UP Ad Willie Mays...
Lot #85: 1941 Playball Joe Dimaggio #71 Gai 8.5 NM to Mint plus

 
Goodwin & Co. is proud to announce that Masterpieces and Uncommon Commons XVIII is now open for bidding. The auction closes on Thursday, September 18.

We are proud to present the finest Brunners Bread set in the hobby —
The complete set of 25 cards is offered in individual lots with many of the cards grading near mint to mint including Ty Cobb, Christy Mathewson, Honus Wagner, Napoleon Lajoie, Homerun Baker, Eddie Collins (PSA 8.5) and Rube Marquard. These are the highest and only cards ever to be graded at this lofty plateau. Also offered is a Joe Jackson rookie card, Zack Wheat's Hall of Fame ring and a fantastic T205 complete set which grades excellent overall. Charles Conlon's famous photo of Ty Cobb stealing third is captured on the highest graded T202 Triple Folder presented in Lot 3. A 1902 W600 of Big Ed Delahanty along with a Christy Mathewson autographed biography also grace these pages.

If you have already registered, you will need your Bidder Number or User Name and Password to bid. Your E-mail address is not accepted as a User Name. You can easily retrieve your information by clicking on "Forgot Password" at login. I would be more than happy to provide your information also by E-mail bill@goodwinandco.com or by telephone (314-849-9798)

I hope you enjoy the auction!

Bill Goodwin

Click here to visit our website.


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  Highlights Include:

Lot #1: 1909 American Caramel E90-1 Joe Jackson Rookie...
Lot #2: Zack Wheat Hall of Fame Ring
Lot #3: 1912 T202 Hassan Triple Folder...
Lot #5: 1880's William Blair & Co. Baseball Bank SGC 80 EX-NM 6
Lot #6: 1911 T205 Complete Set PSA Graded Average 5 EX
Lot #7: 1910 Notebook Cover Ty Cobb SGC 20
Lot #8: Christy Mathewson 'Won in The Ninth' Signed...
Lot #9: 1910 Piedmont Cigarettes T206 Iron Man McGinnity...
Lot #10: 1910 American Caramel Co. E125 Honus Wagner...
Lot #31: 1911 D304 Brunners John Evers PSA VG-EX 4
Lot #32: 1911 D304 Brunners Jack Barry PSA NM-MT 8
Lot #33: 1911 D304 Brunners Otis Crandell PSA NM-MT 8
Lot #34: 1911 D304 Brunners Chief Meyers PSA NM-MT+ 8.5
Lot #35: 1911 D304 Brunners Marty O'Toole PSA NM-MT 8
Lot #39: 1911 D304 Brunners Charles Herzog PSA NM 7
Lot #45: 1917 E135 Collins-McCarthy Honus Wagner...
Lot #56: 1927 Philadelphia Athletics Major League Contract Signed...
Lot #59: 1916 Successful Farming Zach Wheat #186 SGC 1
Lot #69: 1912 T202 Hassan Triple Folder...
Lot #70: 1912 T202 Hassan Triple Folder...
Lot #81: 1959 Topps Hank Aaron #380 SGC 96 Mint 9
Lot #82: 1967 Topps A.L. Rookies E. Carew/H. Allen #569 PSA Mint 9
Lot #83: 1953 Howard Photo Service Postcard 7-UP Ad Willie Mays...
Lot #85: 1941 Playball Joe Dimaggio #71 Gai 8.5 NM to Mint plus

 
Quality Autographs Newsletter Volume 1, Issue 6
 
This week we have some really great items on our advance preview list and even more new acquisitions are listed on our website http://www.qualityautographs.com ;
 We're certain the items listed below will go quickly. Be sure to contact us at 800-241-4809 or qualityautographs@msn.com to reserve your finds early before they are advertised in the hobby press.


  
  New feature of our newsletter
 Kevin's weekly collecting tips & FAQ View this week's tip below.

Send us your comments or questions for future newsletters.
 


Goose Gossage signed Hall of Fame plaques just in! Get yours now!!--$75
 
Dick Williams plaques also available at $50 each
 
 
  Miller Huggins signature on a receipt for 40 shares of stock dated January 8, 1925 boldly signed and perfect for display!--$9500
 
 
 
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Gabby Hartnett RARE, personal check filled out, dated and signed, "Charles L. Harnett"-the first one we have offered in years!--$995
 
 
Gorgeous, incredibly rare, full-name ink signature, "Grover Cleveland Alexander" dated "4/12/49" in his hand. Alex's full name signatures are virtually extinct-we have seen only 4-5 ever, and this is the first we have offered in some ten years and it will display beautifully!!--$4500
 
Kevin's Weekly Collecting Tips & FAQ

 (Continued Topic from last week)
 
How important is the provenance of an item? When authenticating an item, should you allow an item's provenance to impact your conclusion about its authenticity?

 
Provenance can be very important. But when it comes to autographs, its more difficult to associate provenance with items, since most autographs lose their provenance over time as they change hands. Thus, the most important factor for an autograph is always whether or not the item can stand on its own merit. It's also important to remember that provenance is really an associated 'story', which may or may not be accurate. When it comes to 'provenance' as it is applied to autograph material, I like to refer to it as "contextual evaluation."
 
For example, you can make certain assumptions about something if you have the benefit of full contextual evaluation-that is, knowing where an item comes from and seeing it as part of its greater whole when something is not a solo piece but rather part of a larger collection. And that's a benefit that one has when they look at a piece as part of a larger collection. When someone evaluates a piece without the benefit of its contextual evaluation-something that occurs when one evaluates a solo piece removed from its origins--they're looking at the piece out of its original context. Without that additional information they may be more prone to make a mistake in their evaluation than if they had the benefit of contextual evaluation, that is, if they knew of the item's origin and/or had seen the same piece as part of its original collection in the entirety of the collection. So, yes, it's always great when an item stands on its own merit, independent of contextual evaluation, and an item should ideally stand on its own merit. But certainly provenance, or as I like to call it for autograph material, "contextual evaluation," may be beneficial when you're not particularly familiar with the person's autograph you are evaluating, or if for any reason, an item is perplexing.
 
Remember, too, that forgers like to add "provenance" (stories) when they market their material, such as "My Dad got this Babe Ruth baseball signed and it's been in my family ever since" So provenance is only a story in the end and may or may not be relevant to what you are looking at. Conversely, an autograph doesn't need provenance to be authentic, either, and most autographs lose the provenance of their origins as they are bought and sold.
 
In short, I like to look at an item in full context when possible. When this is not possible and the item is isolated, it should ideally stand on its own merit. If I have a question about something I am evaluating because, for whatever reason, I am uncertain about its authenticity, then I might ask about any associated 'provenance' in an effort to add 'contextual evaluation' to what I am looking at. But when it comes to autograph material, 'provenance' is just a story that may or may not be relevant to a piece's evaluation.


 More on this topic next week.
   We welcome your comments or questions as well to post in future newsletters.
 
 
 
Thank you for choosing Quality Autographs as one of your premier sources for building your sports autograph collection and we look forward to hearing from you soon!
Sincerely,
 

Kevin Keating
Quality Autographs

Edited by author 08-26-2008 07:42 AM
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BIWNewsletterVol2No13September2008.pdf
 

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Quality Autographs Newsletter Volume 1, Issue 5
 
This week we have some really great items on our advance preview list and even more new acquisitions are listed on our website http://www.qualityautographs.com ;
 We're certain the items listed below will go quickly. Be sure to contact us at 800-241-4809 or qualityautographs@msn.com to reserve your finds early before they are advertised in the hobby press.


  
  New feature of our newsletter
 Kevin's weekly collecting tips & FAQ View this week's tip below.

Send us your comments or questions for future newsletters.
 


DickWilliams signed Hall of Fame plaques just in! Get yours now w/"HOF 2008"--$60 each or name only for $50 each
 
 
 
  Mel Ott bold fountain pen ink signature on a 1940 Play Ball #88. A fine example of a rare autographed card by this 500-home run club member that will display fine!--$1995
 
Quick Links...
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Contact Us
  
    
 
Honus Wagner PERFECT personal check filled out and signed, dated 1920. Most Wagner checks are perforated within the signature or have other flaws-this one is a stunning example and the nicest we have ever offered!--$3495
  
Sadaharu Oh beautiful signed ONL (Wm. White) ball on the SS (in English/NrMT/MINT). Nice!--$595

 
Kevin's Weekly Collecting Tips & FAQ

 How important is the provenance of an item? When authenticating an item, should you allow an item's provenance to impact your conclusion about its authenticity?

I think one is a fool if one dismisses 'provenance' categorically. It can be a very valuable piece of information associated with a piece, though it can also be misleading. If there's concrete provenance that an item is a certain thing, it could absolutely add confidence and even monetary value to the item. Thus, an autograph being sold directly from a person's estate or likewise from someone who's reputation is substantive in the hobby may bring a higher price than a similar random piece being sold from an unknown seller. For instance, if you have a Babe Ruth game-used bat without provenance it would almost certainly sell for a lot less, all things being equal, than if it had provenance. Let's say that the same bat came from the family of one of Ruth's teammates like Joe Sewell with a family letter stating that Ruth gave Sewell this bat and the bat's been in the Sewell family ever since, and there's even a letter signed by Joe to that affect, then that bat is going to get a lot more money because of its provenance.

So provenance can be very important. But when it comes to autographs, its more difficult to associate provenance with items, since most autographs lose their provenance over time as they change hands. Thus, the most important factor for an autograph is always whether or not the item can stand on its own merit. It's also important to remember that provenance is really an associated 'story', which may or may not be accurate. When it comes to 'provenance' as it is applied to autograph material, I like to refer to it as "contextual evaluation."


 More on this topic next week.
   We welcome your comments or questions as well to post in future newsletters.
 
 
 
Thank you for choosing Quality Autographs as one of your premier sources for building your sports autograph collection and we look forward to hearing from you soon!
Sincerely,
 

Kevin Keating
Quality Autographs

Ruth-Gehrig Signed Ball,
75 Vintage Card Lots
Collectible Classics is accepting
on-line and phone bids for a vintage baseball autographed by Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig and authenticated by both James Spence and Kevin Keating. The auction closes Wednesday, August 27.
Spence estimates the value of the ball at $25,000. Both signatures are strong on a beautiful Harwood's baseball. Lena Styles also signed
the ball.

Like other Collectible Classics' auctions, this one is heavy on cards, including a Bobby Wallace T3 graded PSA EX 5, a U.S. Caramel of Tony Lazzeri graded PSA EX+ 5.5, an S81 Silk of Christy Mathewson, 13 1954 Esskay Orioles sold individually and sets or partial sets spanning 1922-68. The auction also features cards, autographs or memorabilia representing football, basketball, golf, swimming, tennis, boxing,
the Olympics and non-sports.

New bidders can register at www.auctionscc.com. Initial bids must be placed 10 p.m. August 27, when the auction company's 10-minute rule begins. You can reach the Collectible Classics staff by phone at 724-446-3079.

Collectible Classics, a family business that specializes in serving collectors, is licensed as an auction company by Pennsylvania, License #AY001992.


 



 
 
HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:
Lot 1: Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig Autographs on Vintage Ball
Lot 2: Baseball Signed by Eddie Waitkus, the Real-Life "Natural" +
Lot 3: 1960 Pirates WS Program Signed by Clemente, 37 More
Lot 4: 1888 A16 Allen & Ginter "Album of World Champions"
Lot 5: Rare 1884 Chicago (Cubs) at Buffalo NL Scorecard w/Anson
Lot 6: Very Scarce 1928 St. Louis Cardinals at New York Game 1 World Series Program
Lot 7: Original Lithographs Used for Circa 1980 Baseball Position Pins
Lot8: 1910-11 T3 Turkey Red Cabinet - #124 Bobby Wallace Graded PSA EX 5
Lot 9: 1912 Christy Mathewson S-81 Tobacco Baseball Silk
Lot 10: 1933 U.S. Caramel #18 Tony Lazzeri Graded PSA EX+ 5.5
Lot 11: Fantastic 1940s-50s Baseball Exhibit Card Vending Machine
Lot 14: Lou Gehrig New York Yankees Replica Jersey Worn in the Movie The Babe
Lot 15: 1970 Cotton Bowl Commemorative Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust Watch
Lot 19: 2 Time Covers Signed by 3 Nobel Peace Prize Winners – Begin, Sadat, Kissinger
Lot 54: Circa 1880 Yale Baseball Team Photo with Skull and Bones Members
Lot 66: 11 1912 T207s
Lot 89: 1954 Esskay Hot Dogs Orioles Bob Turley
Lot 99: Signatures of 23 1955 World Champion Dodgers – Hodges, Koufax, Alston, Etc.
Lot 101: 2004 “Reverse the Curse” Boston Red Sox World Champions Photo – Team Signed
Lot 119: 1910 Line Drives at the Pittsburg Pirates Including Honus Wagner and Fred Clarke
Lot 121: 1946 Red Sox at St. Louis World Series Game 7 Ticket Stub PSA-Graded VG-EX 4
Lot 123: High-Grade 1956 Topps Football Set of 120
Lot 135: 6 1927 High-Grade Churchman’s Famous Golfers – 2 Large and 4 Small

CONTACT
JUDY OR JOHN BURK ~~ COLLECTIBLE CLASSICS ~~ PO BOX 429, IRWIN, PA 15642
www.auctionscc.com ~~ jabz1@comcast.net

Your Information Resource for Vintage Baseball Cards
eNews Issue #52 (August 2008) www.oldcardboard.com

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Welcome to Old Cardboard, the most complete reference resource for information about collecting vintage baseball cards and related memorabilia. More information about this eNewsletter and its companion website and magazine are found at the bottom of this page.
Contents:
1. Updated Auction and Show Calendar
2. 1950 Sawyer Biscuit Indianapolis Indians
3. Latest Updates to the OldCardboard.com Website
4. BGS Offers Slabs for Oversize Items
5. News Briefs (A Digest of Recent Hobby Happenings)




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1. Updated Auction and Show Calendar

The following is a summary of vintage card events coming up in the next 30-45 days. For the most current listings on additional vintage card shows and auctions, see the Show and Auction Calendar on the Old Cardboard website.
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August 2008
 
21 Phone/Internet Goodwin & Co. Auction (see website for details).
25-26 Phone/Internet Mastro Premier Catalog Auction (see website for details).
27 Phone/Internet Collectible Classics Auction CCA21 (see website for details).
September 2008
 
13 Phone/Internet Memory Lane "Summer Classic Rarities" Auction (see website for details).
26-28 Reading, PA Philadelphia Sports Card & Memorabilia Show (see website for details).
18 Phone/Internet Goodwin & Co. Auction (see website for details).



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2. 1950 Sawyer Biscuit Indianapolis Indians


 
1950 Sawyer Biscuit (About 1/3 Actual Size)

Sawyer Biscuit has long been know among vintage collectors as the sponsor of an obscure but appealing "Cabinet" Set that features players from the two Chicago Major League teams--the White Sox and the Cubs. Each team in the 1938 set is represented by cards for 23 players with the cards mounted in a distinctive maroon self-standing frame. Even more obscure is another set only recently attributed to Sawyer Biscuit. This second SB set is considered complete (or very near complete) at 23 known photos of players from the 1950 Indianapolis Indians, a minor league franchise affiliated with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The 8 by 10-inch glossy photos used in the 1950 Sawyer Biscuit set have long been considered to be part of a team-sponsored issue and are listed as such in hobby price guides. A recent find of six photos from the set provides ample evidence, however, that they were sponsored by an Indianapolis branch of the Sawyer Biscuit Company. Each of the six photos were individually mailed in envelopes with a Sawyer Biscuit return address. Interestingly, five of the six photos are additions to the hobby checklist, increasing the list count from eighteen to twenty-three players.


1950 Sawyer Biscuit Envelope (About 1/3 Actual Size)
The six players found in the new discovery are Eddy Fitz Gerald, L. Gearhart, Don Gutteridge, Windy McCall, Culley Rikard and Earl Turner.

Most of the Indianapolis players had considerable experience in the Majors. The most noteworthy player on the 1950 Indianapolis team was now Hall-of-Famer Al Lopez, who had just completed a two decade long Major League playing career and was to start the following year as manager of American League teams that would span nearly two more decades. Another team stand out was Gus Bell who moved up to the Pirates early in the 1950 season to begin a career in the Majors that endured for the next decade and a half.

Each of the Indianapolis players is featured on photographic stock and is protected with an 8-1/2 by 11 inch cardboard stiffener in a 9 by 12-inch mailing envelope. Labeling on each white bordered photo is limited to a facsimile autograph of the player.

A Set Profile for the 1950 Sawyer Biscuit set has been added to the Old Cardboard website.



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3. Latest Updates to the OldCardboard.com Website

We are continually expanding the Old Cardboard website with more set profiles, checklists and card galleries. Recent (past 30-40 days) additions include:

Set Profiles have been added for:
1948 JBR20 Yakyu Shonen (Japanese Issue)
1950 Sawyer Biscuit Indianapolis Indians


Set Checklists have been added for:
1909 T209-1 Contentnea "First Series" (added "League" column)
1909 E253 Oxford Confectionery
1930 W554 Strip Card Set


Set Galleries have been added for:
1909 E253 Oxford Confectionery
1930 W554 Strip Card Set


Updating the website with checklists and full set galleries for additional vintage sets is an ongoing project, so check back often to check out the latest additions. There are now many thousands of card images on the Old Cardboard website and the list continues to grow. We welcome and encourage feedback with checklist additions, card images, error corrections and suggestions. Please send all input to editor@oldcardboard.com.



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4. BGS Offers Slabs for Oversize Items.

   
Beckett Grading Services (BGS) introduced at the National Convention in Chicago the largest slabs in the hobby, designed to accommodate oversize cards, photos, supplements, premiums, magazine covers and other similar items that were previously too large to slab. The new slabs measure 9-1/2 by 13 inches and will hold items as large as 8-1/2 by 11 inches and up to a quarter of an inch thick, according to a company spokesperson.

The holders are sonically sealed with an inner sleeve to absorb shock. BGS will impose a surcharge of $8 for all oversized items graded (items larger than 3.5 by 5.25 inches).

To validate the size claim touted by the company, we had BGS slab several back issues of Old Cardboard magazine. As shown in the example above, the result is an attractively displayed and well protected magazine. The only problem was trying to re-read the great articles inside after the magazine was entombed in plastic!



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5. News Briefs (A Digest of Recent Hobby Happenings)

"Philly Show" Finds New Home. The 100th edition of the Philadelphia Sports Card & Memorabilia Show ("Philly 100") is scheduled for September 26-28, 2008 at the Greater Reading Expo Center, where it has been held for past two years. Beginning with the following show (Philly 101) in March of 2009, the show is returning to suburban Philadelphia at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA. The brand new facility will open in January. Specifics about Philly 100 and future shows can be found on the "Philly Show" website.

Virginia League Not Represented in T209-1 Contentnea. After reading the T209 Contentnea Cigarettes set overview in OC eNewsletter #50, subscriber Val Kehl has pointed out that the Virginia League is not represented in the T209-1 "First Series" as stated in the article. We checked further and found that Kehl is correct. Although the T209-1 backs clearly state that three leagues are represented in the series ("Virginia, Carolina Association and Eastern Carolina"), inspection of the player's teams on the card fronts reveals that the players are affiliated with only two leagues. The Virginia League is not included. To help clarify the team/league associations, we have added a "League" column to the T209-1 "First Series" Checklist on the Old Cardboard website. A T209-1 Contentnea Set Profile is also provided on the website. A complete T209-1 Gallery of Cards is also provided.

Davis Added to Stevens Firearms Series. Thanks to collector Rhett Yeakley, first baseman Harry Davis has been added to the obscure Stevens Firearms issue of 1911 featuring the Philadelphia Athletics. The Davis addition brings the set count to nine cards. The obscure issue likely remains incomplete, however, as it is still missing cards for HOFers Eddie Collins and Eddie Plank. An updated Set Summary, including a complete Checklist and Gallery of known players is provided on the Old Cardboard website.

Vintage Tobacco Packs Website Launched. Old Cardboard author and vintage tobacco packs expert Jon Canfield has launched a "Baseball and Tobacco" website that tells all about the tobacco packs used to distribute vintage baseball cards. The website contains two main sections. First is a research center that discusses how to date a cigarette pack and provides the corresponding factory, district and state tax codes for each set. The second section entitled “Cigarette Boxes and Tobacco Packs” contains correct scans of virtually every cigarette or tobacco package used in the distribution of cards from 1886-1933. A link to the new website has been added to the Old Cardboard Links page (under "Other Related Websites)."




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Lyman and Brett Hardeman
Old Cardboard, LLC.

The Holy Grail of
Postwar Collecting
Goodwin & Co. is proud to announce that Masterpieces and Uncommon Commons XVII is now open for bidding. The auction closes on Thursday, August 21.

1952 Topps Complete Master Set offered as individual lots — Goodwin & Co. is pleased to present the most unique postwar card auction in our history. The entire auction will consist of a single, high-grade 1952 Topps Master Set, offered card-by-card. With each card in the set graded PSA NM-MT 8, this is one of the most magnificent 1952 Topps set ever assembled in the hobby.

Each card, including complete runs of both red and black backs, will be presented in our beautiful, full-color catalog

If you have already registered, you will need your Bidder Number or User Name and Password to bid. Your E-mail address is not accepted as a User Name. You can easily retrieve your information by clicking on "Forgot Password" at login. I would be more than happy to provide your information also by E-mail bill@goodwinandco.com or by telephone (314-849-9798)

I hope you enjoy the auction!

Bill Goodwin

Click here to visit our website.


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  Highlights Include:

Lot #1: 1952 Topps Andy Pafko Black Back #1 PSA 8 NM-MT
Lot #2: 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 PSA 8 NM-MT
Lot #3: 1952 Topps Ed Mathews Rookie #407 PSA 8 NM-MT
Lot #4: 1952 Topps Jackie Robinson #312 PSA 8 NM-MT
Lot #5: 1952 Topps Roy Campanella #314 PSA 8 NM-MT
Lot #6: 1952 Topps Willie Mays #261 PSA 8 NM-MT
Lot #7: 1952 Topps Billy Martin Rookie #175 PSA 8 NM-MT
Lot #8: 1952 Topps Yogi Berra #191 PSA 8 NM-MT
Lot #9: 1952 Topps Pee Wee Reese #333 PSA 8 NM-MT
Lot #10: 1952 Topps Bill Dickey #400 PSA 8 NM-MT
Lot #11: 1952 Topps Bud Byerly #161 PSA 8 NM-MT
Lot #12: 1952 Topps Howie Judson #169 PSA 8 NM-MT
Lot #13: 1952 Toppps Eddie Miksis #172 PSA 8 NM-MT
Lot #14: 1952 Topps Charley Maxwell #180 PSA 8 NM-MT
Lot #15: 1952 Topps Chico Carrasquel #251 PSA 8 NM-MT
Lot #16: 1952 Topps Davey Williams #316 PSA 8 NM-MT
Lot #17: 1952 Topps John Rutherford #320 PSA 8 NM-MT
Lot #18: 1952 Topps George Shuba Rookie #326 PSA 8 NM-MT
Lot #19: 1952 Topps Hal Jeffcoat #341 PSA 8 NM-MT
Lot #20: 1952 Topps Bob Chipman #388 PSA 8 NM-MT
Lot #21: 1952 Topps Hal Rice #398 PSA 8 NM-MT
Lot #22: 1952 Topps Bill Miller #403 PSA 8 NM-MT
Lot #23: 1952 Topps James E. Runnels Rookie Black Back #2 PSA 8 NM-MT
Lot #42: 1952 Topps Phil Rizzuto Red Back #11 PSA 8 NM-MT

 
Quality Autographs Newsletter Volume 1, Issue 4


 This week we have some really great items on our advance preview list and even more new acquisitions are listed on our website
http://www.qualityautographs.com
 We're certain the items listed below will go quickly. Be sure to contact us at 800-241-4809 or qualityautographs@msn.com to reserve your finds early before they are advertised in the hobby press.

 
 
New Feature of our newsletter

 Kevin's Weekly Collecting Tips & FAQ's
View this week's tip below.
Send us your comments or questions for future newsletters.
 
 
   
Bill Russell full-page color magazine photo with a college-era Russell signature signed also by three of the other four pictured with a separate signature of the fourth also provided, Si Green. Visible mailing folds hardly detract. Early Russell signatures like this are exceedingly rare and desirable!--$495
SPECIAL OFFER-THIS WEEK ONLY!
 
Take 50% off any of the following signed B&W 8x10 photos--Limited Supply Sold on a first-come, first-served basis--one of each per customer! Scans are available. Shipping is extra.

Luke Appling--$50
 
Bill Dickey--$95
 
Rick Ferrell--$35
 
Lefty Gomez--$95

  
    
 
 Lou Gehrig
                 
                  
                   
                    
                     
                      
                                                  
 

MINT signature on a 2x3 linen card PERFECT for
display--$7000
World Champion 1925 Pirates w/Fred Clarke (coach), Bill McKechnie (mgr), Max Carey, and Pie Traynor! Including these 4 Hall of Famers, this moderately and evenly toned ONL (Frick) ball was signed at a 1950's reunion by 21: Jack Onslow and Glenn Wright (both on SS), Earl Smith, Rosey [Rosewell-HOF announcer], Tom Sheehan, Emil Yde, Carson Bigbee, John Morrison, Clyde Barnhart, Geo. Grantham, Eddie Moore, Wilbur Cooper, Lee Meadows, Johnny Rawlings, Babe Adams, Vic Aldridge, and John Gooch. A nice and uncommon example from this great team!--$1495
 
 
Kevin's Weekly Collecting Tips & FAQ

Philosphy on the value of a Letter of Authenticity (continued from last issue):

Is it important to get an LOA on an item from a third-party authenticator?
 
It may be if you have a question about an item's authenticity and you want someone else to weigh in on it, or if you put greater trust in the opinion of the third-party than you do in the source from whom you acquired your item. In the end, you are paying a fee to get someone else's opinion, in the same way that a patient may or may not seek a second opinion from a doctor. It may or may not be warranted or worth the added expense. Keep in mind that the most important factor in making an autograph purchase of an item you can't authenticate yourself is the reputation of the person from whom you make the purchase.
 
And remember that an "LOA" is really nothing more than an "LOO"-a Letter Of Opinion on the authenticity of the item, according to the LOA's author. Many people have approached me over the years to provide LOA's on the items in their own collections that they had signed themselves. I always explain to them that there is no need to pay me or anyone else to authenticate items they know are authentic. And they are surprised when I explain that they don't need such paperwork to sell their collections. Authentic autographs don't need associated LOA's-the autographs will stand on their own merits. LOA's only help when there is a question about something by informing would-be buyers that the item/items in question is/are authentic according to the opinion of the author of the corresponding LOA.
 
 


Ernie Davis approximate 6x8 color magazine photo boldly signed w/"Best Wishes". Davis remains incredibly rare in any form and signed images of him are almost non-existent. This is by far the finest example that we have ever seen. Two mailing folds hardly detract from this colorful image and bold writing contrasted against his light uniform!--$4950
 
Thank you for choosing Quality Autographs as one of your
premier sources for building your sports autograph collection
and we look forward to hearing from you soon!
Sincerely,
 

Kevin Keating
Quality Autographs

Please find attached No 12 of the Baseball in Wartime newsletter which recalls the Eighth Air Force All-Stars of 1943. BIWNewsletterVol2No12August2008.pdf
 
Have you missed a previous issue? You can download them all at www.baseballinwartime.com/newsletter.htm
 
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www.baseballinwartime.com
garybed@gmail.com
 
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[the Baseball in Wartime Newsletter is a free monthly publication. If, however, you would like to make a small donation to the production and distribution costs you can do so at the Baseball in Wartime website. www.baseballinwartime.com/donate.htm. Thank you.
 
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Quality Autographs Newsletter Volume 1, Issue 3
 
   Visit our booths 452 and 454

Come see our inventory and meet Kevin
at the National Convention in Chicago
July 31, Aug 1, 2 and 3
 
 
New feature of our newsletter

 Kevin's weekly collecting tips & FAQ
View this week's tip below. Send us your comments or questions for future newsletters.
This week we have some really great items on our advance preview list and even more new acquisitions are listed on our website at http://www.qualityautographs.com ;

 We're certain the items listed below will go quickly. Be sure to contact us at 800-241-4809 or qualityautographs@msn.com to reserve your finds early before they are advertised in the hobby press.

 
 
Mordecai Brown
      
 
Full check dated 1932 made out to Brown and boldly indorsed on its verso by Brown. A handful of these were released into circulation years ago and individual samples now rarely surface. Moreover, many of those that have been sold were, in fact, indorsed by Brown's wife. This one is signed by him! A crease in the check's mid-portion (away from the signature) has been neatly reinforced with tape. A beautiful example!--$3500
 
Signed payroll checks:
 
Nick Allen signature endorsement on the verso of a 1920 payroll check also signed on front by Reds owner Louis Widrig. Allen died in 1939 and is an extremely rare 1919 Reds member. Check has a tear, not affecting either signature!-$1995
 
Ed Gerner signature endorsement on the verso of a 1920 payroll check also signed on front by Reds owner Louis Widrig. Gerner pitched his only 5 ML games for the 1919 Reds and then vanished into obscurity. Extremely rare!--$1995
 
Lou McEvoy 1930 Yankees' Road check w/Mark Roth on the front. McAvoy played in just 34 games for the Yankees and died in 1953. RARE!--$495
 
Ivy Wingo signature endorsement on the verso of a 1920 payroll check also signed on front by Reds owner Louis Widrig. Wingo died in 1941 and is an extremely rare 1919 Reds member--$1750

 
  
 Casey Stengel's nice 5x7 B&W photo signed--$295

 
 
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Eddie Collins
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4x5 ˝ B&W photo sporting a gorgeous aqua-blue ink signature removed from a program and perfect for display!--$1250
 
 
Pee Wee Reese


Baseball "Hi-Lites" Exhibit card #37 boldly signed!--$195
Kevin's Weekly Collecting Tips & FAQ
 
Philosphy on the value of a Letter of Authenticity:
 
I believe that an LOA is not as important as the reputation of the person from whom you are buying the autograph. Here is why:
 
An autograph is either genuine as represented or fake. Obviously then, it either originates from the signer or from someone else (a ghost-signer, secretary, forger, etc.). No letter of authenticity can alter the origin of a piece, which should stand on its own merit, i.e., a genuine autograph NEEDS no letter of authenticity and no associated "story" of provenance (both of which forgers often use to aide in the marketing of their bad pieces).
 
Moreover, someone who sells a fake autograph does so under only one of two pretenses: he/she knows or suspects a piece is fake (would this person also be happy to send you whatever documentation you would require to accompany the piece in order to make the purchase? -of course); or he/she wholeheartedly believes the piece to be authentic (and again, this person would also be only too happy to send a letter backing the material). So what are you buying-the piece (which should stand on its own merit) or the letter?
 
More on this topic next week.
 
We welcome your comments or questions as well to post in future newsletters.
 
 
 
Thank you for choosing Quality Autographs as one of your premier sources for building your sports autograph collection and we look forward to hearing from you soon!
 
Sincerely,
 
Kevin Keating
Quality Autographs
 
 
 
 
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Get 10% off your purchase of $500 or more at the National Convention Booths 452 and 454 or by calling (800-241-4809) or emailing our office (qualityautographs@msn.com). This is a limited time offer so visit us as the convention next week or call us by August 5th to receive this special offer. View our extensive inventory at
 
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Your Information Resource for Vintage Baseball Cards
eNews Issue #51 (July 2008) www.oldcardboard.com

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Welcome to Old Cardboard, the most complete reference resource for information about collecting vintage baseball cards and related memorabilia. More information about this eNewsletter and its companion website and magazine are found at the bottom of this page.
Contents:
1. Updated Auction and Show Calendar
2. Vintage Set Profile: 1949 Ruth Tribute Card
3. Latest Updates to the OldCardboard.com Website
4. T204 Player Identification Errors (The Rest of the Story)
5. News Briefs (A Digest of Recent Hobby Happenings)




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1. Updated Auction and Show Calendar

The following is a summary of vintage card events coming up in the next 30-45 days. For the most current listings on additional vintage card shows and auctions, see the Show and Auction Calendar on the Old Cardboard website.
  OC eNewsletter Sponsor
July 2008
 
7/30-8/3 Chicago National Sports Collectors Convention (see website for details).
August 2008
 
1 Chicago Mastro 2nd Annual Summer Live Auction (see website for details).
6 Phone/Internet Hunt Auctions (see website for details).
6-7 Phone/Internet Clean Sweep Auction (see website for details).
20 Phone/Internet Collectible Classics Auction CCA21 (see website for details).
21 Phone/Internet Goodwin & Co. Auction (see website for details).
25-26 Phone/Internet Mastro Premier Catalog Auction (see website for details).



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2. Vintage Set Profile: 1949 Ruth Tribute Card



Ruth Tribute Card (Front; reduced about 20%)

The oversized card in this one-card "set" is believed to have been produced as a tribute to Babe Ruth only months after Ruth's death in 1948.


Ad and coupon used to promote Ruth Card


The only labeling on the front of the borderless black and white cards is a facsimile signature of Ruth.

The 3-7/8 by 5-5/8 inch cards were apparently distributed by two different sponsors (see card back examples below). As indicated by the last line at the bottom of the card on the left, the cards were provided "Compliments of American Association of Professional Baseball Clubs." In a variation, this sponsor's tag line is omitted (example on the right). It was these cards with the omitted sponsor's tag line that were distributed as premiums offered along with a one-year (1949) subscription to Pacific Coast Baseball News, a publication of the Pacific Coast Sports Publishing Company of Los Angeles. While both variations are scarce, neither back variation is considered substantially more difficult to find than the other.


Back--Type 1
Back--Type 2

Both back variations are the same except for the sponsor tag line. As shown in the examples, both are filled with Ruth's batting statistics from 1920 through 1934 while he was with the Yankees, and his pitching statistics for the years 1915 through 1918 while with the Red Sox. Ruth's batting performance is also provided for the each of the five years that he participated in the World Series. A narrative at the bottom of the card also provides career highlights.

The Ruth card was promoted in coupon ads that ran prior to the start of the 1949 season. The card was obtained as a premium by sending the coupon part of the ad along with $1.00 for a 1949 annual subscription to the newspaper. According to the ad, the Pacific Coast Baseball News was a semi-monthly with thirteen issues published during the baseball season. It claimed to be "the only publication exclusively serving Pacific Coast diamond fans."

Summary information about the Ruth Tribute Card can be found on the Old Cardboard website.



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3. Latest Updates to the OldCardboard.com Website

We are continually expanding the Old Cardboard website with more set profiles, checklists and set galleries. Recent (past 30-40 days) additions include:

Set Profiles have been added for:
1933 PX3 Double Header Buttons


Set Checklists have been added for:
1933 PX3 Double Header Buttons
1952 F337 Num Num Potato Chips


Set Galleries have been added for:
1934-36 R318 Batter Up
1952 F337 Num Num Potato Chips
1952 F337 Num Num Potato Chips (includes back images)



Updating the website with checklists and full set galleries for additional vintage sets is an ongoing project, so check back often to check out the latest additions. There are now many thousands of card images on the Old Cardboard website and the list continues to grow. We welcome and encourage feedback with checklist additions, card images, error corrections and suggestions. Please send all input to editor@oldcardboard.com.




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4. T204 Player Identification Errors (The Rest of the Story)


   

The most recent issue of Old Cardboard magazine (Issue #16; Summer 2008) noted an error in the identification of card #96 from the T204 Ramly set. Well, as the legendary news commentator Paul Harvey would say, here's the "Rest of the Story."

According to Mark Fimoff, an Old Cardboard author and photo identity expert at the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), card #96 is mislabeled "Powell, Pitcher, St. Louis A. L." The player pictured is actually Harry Howell, a Powell teammate who was also on the Brown's pitching staff the year the Ramly set was issued (1909). Conversely, card #57 labeled "Howell" actually pictures Jack Powell. So the photos for the two cards were erroneously swapped in the card design and layout.


  
But there's still a little more. To complete the rest of the T204 misidentification story, we should also mention that Card #37 labeled Donahue continues to be listed as Jiggs Donahue in some hobby checklists. The player pictured, according to Fimoff, is Jiggs' brother Pat. Makes sense, since the label further identifies the player as "Catcher, Boston A. L." Pat was catcher for the Red Sox in 1909; Jiggs never played for a Boston team.

Note: A T204 Ramly Set Profile (including a detailed Checklist and a complete Set Gallery) is provided on the Old Cardboard website.










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5. News Briefs (A Digest of Recent Hobby Happenings)

National Hook-up. Brett and I will both attend the National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago next week and hope to see many of our readers at the show. If we don't cross paths on the convention floor or at an after-hours event, please don't hesitate to give us a ring to coordinate an on-site visit. Brett can be reached at 512-466-5372; I am at 512-466-5358. Hope to see you there.

Article Index Expansion Continues. The Old Cardboard Article Index for vintage baseball cards continues its gradual but steady expansion. Last month, we announced the additions of articles from the complete 20-issue run of Sports Scoop, a hobby magazine published in the early 1970s. More recently, we have added the first installment of articles from The Trader Speaks, a leading hobby monthly with a 15-year run from 1968-1983. This first installment includes thirty articles from 1978 issues of TTS. Articles from other years will continue to be added as time permits. The Index now contains entries for nearly 700 articles focusing on vintage baseball cards and memorabilia. It can be accessed directly from the link above or by selecting the Article Index icon on the Old Cardboard Home Page.

USPS Commemorates "Baseball Anthem" Centennial. The United States Post Office unveiled earlier this month a 42-cent stamp commemorating the centennial of the classic song "Take Me Out to the Ball Game." Written in 1908 by Jack Norworth and set to music by Albert Von Tilzer, the composition is now credited as the third most-sung song in America (following only the "National Anthem" and "Happy Birthday"). The stamp was designed by Richard Sheaff of Scottsdale, AZ, based on an 1880s Baseball Trade Card from his collection. We'll have more information about the stamp, the song and the Trade Card from which the stamp was designed in the Fall 2008 Issue (#17) of Old Cardboard magazine.

2008 Hold'em Series Update. The seventh on-line tournament of Old Cardboard's 2008 Texas Hold'em Series was held this past Tuesday, July 22. The Leaderboard Results are now posted on the Old Cardboard website. Although the ranking of the top five players remains unchanged, Rob DeWolf's (wolfie51sb) first place win in the tournament moves him into a comfortable lead by adding 5 points to his Series total. Congrats to Rob. Next month's Tourney is now set up at PokerStars (#97698603; Old Cardboard #8; Password for Registration is h813h813). Mark your calendars for Tuesday, August 26 at 20:30 EST (7:30 pm Central). All collectors of vintage cards or memorabilia are welcome to join in all the fun. It is a low-stakes ($11 tournament entry) Texas-friendly game. Check out the above link for details. We wish all participants the best of luck.




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Lyman and Brett Hardeman
Old Cardboard, LLC.

Old Cardboard, LLC. was established in December 2003, to help bring information on vintage baseball card collecting to the hobbyist. Produced by collectors for collectors, this comprehensive resource consists of three components: (1) Old Cardboard Magazine, (2) a companion website at www.oldcardboard.com and (3) this eNewsletter. The Old Cardboard website contains more than 500 pages of descriptive reference information for baseball card sets produced fifty years ago or longer. Each of these set summaries has a direct set-specific link to auctions and a similar link to 's powerful search engine for further research. The website also includes a Show and Auction Calendar, an eBay Top 50 Vintage Sellers List, and much more. As a result, the Old Cardboard website makes a great "Alt-tab" companion for vintage card shoppers and researchers. Old Cardboard eNews provides current hobby news, upcoming shows and auctions, and updates to the website and the magazine. It is published around the middle of each month. For a FREE subscription to the eNewsletter, or for subscription information on Old Cardboard Magazine, please visit the website at www.oldcardboard.com. If you find this information resource helpful, please tell your friends. We need your support and your feedback. Thank you.

 
 
Quality Autographs Newsletter
Visit our booths 452 and 454
Come see our inventory and meet Kevin
at the National Convention in Chicago
July 31, Aug 1, 2 and 3
  We have some really great items on our advance preview list and even more new acquisitions are listed on our website at http://www.qualityautographs.com
 
We're certain the items listed below will go quickly.
Be sure to contact us at 800-241-4809 or qualityautographs@msn.com to reserve your finds early before they are advertised in the hobby press.
 
 
 
 
New Baseball signed photos:
 
E. S. Barnard (d.31) approximate 3x4 B&W photo removed from a program, nicely signed on white, and perfect for display!--$395
 
Ken Boyer signed B&W Cardinals' photos-two available
1. Approximate 3x5 team-issue--$195
2. 5x7 B&W photo--$295
 
Curt Flood
1. Approximate 3x5 B&W Cardinals' team-issue photo--$195
2. 5x7 B&W Cardinals' photo--$295
 
Jim Gilliam Nice 5x7 B&W photo (LA-D) photo signed--$195
 
Elston Howard Nice 5x7 B&W photo signed--$295
 
Johnny Keane
1. Approximate 3x5 B&W Cardinals' team-issue photo--$195
2. 5x7 B&W Cardinals' photo--$295
 
Willie Kirkland Nice 5x7 B&W photo (Orioles) personalized and signed--$95
 
Harvey Kuenn's 5x7 B&W photo (Giants)--$95
 
Harvey Kuenn vintage exhibit card (Giants)--$150
 
Earle Mack approximate 3x4 B&W photo sporting a gorgeous aqua-blue ink signature removed from a program and perfect for display!--$175
 
Bob Miller Nice 5x7 B&W photo (Mets) signed--$150
 
Andre Rodgers Nice 5x7 B&W photo (Cubs) signed--$175
 
John Roseboro 8x10 B&W (LA)--$95

 


Kid Gleason approximate 4x6
B&W photo sporting a gorgeous aqua-blue ink signature removed from a program and perfect for
display!--$4950

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We're certain the items listed below will go quickly.
Be sure to contact us at 800-241-4809 or qualityautographs@msn.com to reserve your finds early before they are advertised in the hobby press.
 
 
 
  
  
 
Billy Martin color 8x10 magazine photo--$250

 
BASEBALL SIGNED PHOTOS:
 
Roger Clemens color 8x10 magazine photo (Red Sox) with nice, EARLY
signatures!--$150
 
Dick Ellsworth-Tough autograph on an 8x10 B&W magazine photo (Cubs)--$95.
 
Rickey Henderson signed color 8x10 magazine photo (Yankees)--$95
 
Derek Jeter PRE-ROOKIE signed color 8x10 magazine photo--$495
 
Sam ["Toothpick"] Jones-famed Negro Leaguer who became the first African American big league player ever to pitch a no-hitter when he did so for the Cubs!-- 8x10 B&W magazine. His autograph on anything is rare and this is a beauty!--$495
 
Ted Kluszewski 1975 TCMA postcard photo--$175
  
Harvey Kuenn 1975 TCMA postcard photo--$150
 
Greg Maddux color 8x10 magazine photo (Cubs)-with beautiful, early, READABLE signature unlike the slop his sign is today!--$150
 
 Bob Meusel B&W PC photo--$150
 
Bob Shawkey B&W PC photo--$175
 
Joe Sparma B&W PC photo--$150
 
Valmy Thomas B&W PC photo (Indians)--$150
 
 
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1969 Seattle Pilots OAL (Cronin) EX++! Here is an example of this franchise's only team and it remains the only team since the 1800's to be eliminated after its debut season. Here is this highly coveted team consisting of 27 members including: Joe Schultz & Frank Crosetti (both on SS), Mike Marshall, Bob Locker, Steve Barber, John Gelnar, Gary Timberlake, Gene Brabender, Dick Simpson, Gus Gil, Jim Pagliaroni, Steve Whitaker, Mike Hegan, Rich Rollins, Jim Bouton, John Kennedy, Marty Pattin, Fred Talbot, Diego Segui, Ray Oyler, John O'Donoghue, Ed O'Brien (coach), Sal Maglie (Coach), John Donaldson, Jerry McNertney, Don Mincher, and one other. Enormously rare and highly sought after-this is the first example we have ever offered!--$3495

 
 

Jack Pfiester signed 3x5--$650
 
 
 
Ken Keltner OAL (B. Brown) NrMT-MINT!--$595
 
 
 
Thank you for choosing Quality Autographs as one of your premier sources for building your sports autograph collection and we look forward to hearing from you soon!
 
Sincerely,
 
Kevin Keating
Quality Autographs

Book Review: The Legend of Mickey Tussler

By Gregg Hoffmann

The Legend of Mickey Tussler, written by Frank Nappi, is in part a baseball book. But, it also is a novel about the cruelty and kindness people are capable of demonstrating, and the challenges of dealing with autism, before the term was even known.

Milwaukee baseball fans will find it particularly entertaining since Mickey is a rookie with the Brewers of the American Association in the 1940s.

Seventeen-year-old Mickey is discovered throwing apples, which he feeds his pet pig, Oscar, on the family farm. Arthur Murphy, a scout and manager for the Brewers, sees the potential in Mickey’s arm, even though the boy has never played competitive baseball.

Mickey has problems articulating his feelings, often withdraws from reality when faced with stress, and has been insulated from much of what then was modern life. That’s not necessarily a winning formula for a young man going into a high profile, competitive field like pro baseball.

The boy has been nurtured through life by his mother, Molly, but both have been victims of an abusive father and husband, Clarence.

Despite this baggage, Murphy, who hasn’t exactly has a lot of success with the Brewers, takes the boy under his wing and gives him a chance.

Mickey indeed becomes a phenom and a fan favorite. But, he continues to face many challenges, from jealous teammates, to unscrupulous, scheming opponents, and his difficulties in dealing with a hardnosed, competitive environment.

The boy experiences both the cruelty of those just mentioned, and the kindness of Murph, Molly and some of his teammates.

To give you any more information about the plot would reduce the drama and your enjoyment of a good read.

Suffice it to say, that the baseball sections of the book are well done. Nappi, who is from Long Island and has taught writing for 20 years, clearly knows the game and captures the action and environment of baseball in the 1940s.

The players’ names are all fictitious, with the exception of Warren Spahn, who shows up in one chapter. Spahn, already a star for the Boston Braves, the parent club of the Brewers, comes to Milwaukee to meet the rising star. The exchange between Spahn and Mickey is entertaining.

Nappi did his research and even spelled Borchert Field correctly, not something that is always done by authors from elsewhere.

About the only criticism Milwaukee readers might have is that Nappi portrays the town as much smaller than it was in the 1940s. For example, Murphy is supposed to live only a few miles from the ballpark, on what is known as Diamond Drive, but his neighborhood is described as one you might have found in a much smaller town of the era, or in a town like Westby, where this writer lives, in this era.

Milwaukee was actually a well-developed city in the 1940s. In fact, it ranked higher on the country’s population list of cities than it currently does. The Borchert neighborhood was a developed urban area, and Milwaukee was only a few years from getting the Boston Braves as its Major League team.

But, you can see where Nappi’s portrayal of the environment does fit better into the story line. The book is well written enough that you can ignore that one flaw and still enjoy it for the human journey taken by Mickey, and the vivid, well-crafted baseball passages.

The Legend of Mickey Tussler is published by St. Martin’s Press and is available through most bookstores and via www.amazon.com.

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eNews Issue #50 (June 2008) www.oldcardboard.com

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Welcome to Old Cardboard, the most complete reference resource for information about collecting vintage baseball cards and related memorabilia. More information about this eNewsletter and its companion website and magazine are found at the bottom of this page.
Contents:
1. Updated Auction and Show Calendar
2. Vintage Set Profile: 1910 T209 Contentnea Cigarettes
3. Latest Updates to the OldCardboard.com Web site
4. Need Help in Answering These Questions, Please
5. Happy Centennial Birthday, Billy Werber
6. News Briefs (A Digest of Recent Hobby Happenings)




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1. Updated Auction and Show Calendar

The following is a summary of vintage card events coming up in the next 30-45 days. For the most current listings on additional vintage card shows and auctions, see the Show and Auction Calendar on the Old Cardboard website.
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21 Phone/Internet Fusco Auctions (see website for details).
25-26 Phone/Internet Mastro "Classic Collector" Auction (see website for details).
28 San Francisco Bay Area Vintage Collector's Show (email Mark Macrae for details)
July 2008
 
9-10 Phone/Internet Huggins & Scott Auctions (see website for details).
12 Phone/Internet SCP Auctions (see website for details).
14-15 Phone/Internet Hunt Auctions (see website for details).
15 Phone/Internet Collectible Classics Auction CCA20 (see website for details).
18 Internet 19th Century Only Auction (see website for details).
7/30-8/3 Chicago National Sports Collectors Convention (see website for details).



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2. Vintage Set Profile: 1910 T209 Contentnea Cigarettes


   
 
T209-1
"First Series"
T209-2
"Photo Series"
Consisting entirely of middle-east-coast minor-league players, the sets designated as T209 by the American Card Catalog are actually two distinctly different series. Players used in both series are from the Virginia League, the Carolina Association and Eastern Carolina League.

Front and back examples of cards from each subset are shown at right.

The two subsets are further related in that they are very nearly the same size (roughly 1-5/8 x 2-3/4 inches; the first series is about 1/16 inch smaller). They were both produced in 1910 to promote the Contentnea Cigarette brand. However, that is where the similarity ends, and there are marked differences between the two sub-sets.

The "First Series," as it is labeled on the card backs, contains cards for only 16 players. They are pictured in a variety of both portrait and full-length action poses on brightly colored backgrounds (see "First Series" Gallery of Cards).

By contrast, the second "Photo Series" contains a whopping 222 players. Further, only black and white half-tone photographs are used in the Photo Series. Due to the card printing and production process, the Photo Series cards are often found with surface damage on the card fronts.

The backs for each of the T209 sub-series are also different, although the prominent "Contentnea Cigarettes" logo on both cards give them a common general appearance. One telling difference is in the first line of text at the top of each card, which clearly labels it as part of either the "First Series" or the "Photo Series."

Because the T209 set consists solely of minor league players (few of whom ever advanced to the majors), the set is relatively less popular among collectors. The scarcity of the cards, however, keeps their values up, especially for high-grade examples.

 Like most other tobacco card issues, both Contentnea sets were distributed as inserts along with the product that they promoted. The Contentnea sets are believed to have been packed in a box as shown here, which bears the same factory number identified on the backs of the "Photo Series" cards.

Set Profile information for the T209 sets is provided on the Old Cardboard website along with a Checklist and Gallery of cards in the T209-1 (color) subseries.




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3. Latest Updates to the OldCardboard.com Web site

We are continually expanding the Old Cardboard website with more set profiles, checklists and set galleries. Recent (past 30-40 days) additions include:

Set Profiles have been added for:
1922-23 PB4 Kolb's Mothers Bread Pins


Set Checklists have been added for:
1910 T209 Contentnea (First Series)
1912 E300 Plow's Candy
1916 M101-4 "Sporting News" (added player Position, Team and Notes/Comments for all 200 cards)
1922-23 PB4 Kolb's Mothers Bread
1933 R328 U. S. Caramel


Set Galleries have been added for:
1910 T209 Contentnea (First Series)
1916 M101-4 "Sporting News"
1933 R328 U. S. Caramel



Updating the website with checklists and full set galleries for additional vintage sets is an ongoing project, so check back often to check out the latest additions. There are now many thousands of card images on the Old Cardboard website and the list continues to grow. We welcome and encourage feedback with checklist additions, card images, error corrections and suggestions. Please send all input to editor@oldcardboard.com.



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4. Need Help in Answering These Questions, Please



Feller Card (Origin Unknown ??)

W501 Wambsganss
Old Cardboard subscriber Gary Scott has ask us some questions, some of which we could not answer. Since we didn't want to let "the buck to stop here," we decided to pass the questions along to other readers. If you can provide any perspective to help answer these questions, please reply via email to editor@oldcardboard.com or contact Gary directly at bas130@att.net. Gary's questions are:

1) Why is the 1933 W574 set comprised of only 6 American League teams, and no NL teams?
2) I recently purchased a 1922 W501 card of Bill Wambsganss (see example above). The card shows him throwing left handed, when every resource I have indicates that he batted and threw right handed. If the photo was reversed, the letters on his shirt would also be reversed, but they are not. The "C" on the cap is also oriented correctly. My question: Was Wamby in fact left handed?
Answer: the answer to this question is actually found on the Old Cardboard website, but requires a little old fashion detective work. On the newly uploaded Gallery for the M101-4 "Sporting News" set, card #185 is labeled as Wambsganss and uses the same pose as in the W501 card shown above. Further, a notation in the M101-4/5 Checklist entry for Wambsganss states that the photo is actually Indians pitcher Fritz Coumbe. So no, shortstop Wamby was not a lefty, although teammate Coumbe was.

3) I am having trouble identifying the origins of the Bob Feller card (example above right). It is printed on creamy paper stock, is blank backed and measures 6-1/2 x 10 inches. The stadium is almost certainly League Park in Cleveland. The info at the bottom, in very small type, has stats and data thru 1940 and refers to the Sporting News twice, but never specifically states that the photo is a SN product. My best guess is that the photo was taken in 1940 or 1941. Was this a Sporting News issue? If not, who produced the card and was it part of a set?


My sincere thanks for any assistance in answering any of the above questions. --Gary H. Scott


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5. Happy Centennial Birthday, Billy Werber



Bill Werber (1936 R314 Goudey
"Wide Pens" Premium)
Bill Werber, the oldest living ex-Major Leaguer, celebrated his 100th birthday this past Friday, June 20. He now resides in a retirement community in Charlotte, NC.

Werber's debut in the Majors was in 1930 with the Yankees, where he was a teammate to baseball superstars Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. He also played for the Red Sox, Athletics, Reds and Giants during his Major League career that spanned 13 years and ended in 1942.

Werber appeared in a number of 1930's card sets including the R314 Goudey "Wide Pens" premium card shown here, produced nearly three-quarters of a century ago. At that time, Werber was a just young lad, still in his twenties, from Berwyn, MD. Over his 1295-game Major League career that spanned thirteen years, he became his league's leader in several fielding categories. He he was also the leading base stealer in the American League in 1934.

Werber reminisced about some of his Major League experiences in a recent interview with Washington Post staff writer Dave Sheinin. Sheinin's interview was printed in the Post and can be accessed on-line at the newspaper's website.

We wish Billy a Happy Birthday and many happy returns.



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6. News Briefs (A Digest of Recent Hobby Happenings)

Baseball in World War II. Leave it to Scottish author Gary Bedingfield to produce a very professional website (and a free monthly Newsletter) devoted to "Baseball in Wartime." Bedingfield is also author of the highly rated book entitled "Baseball in World War II Europe." Bedingfield's monthly Newsletter was launched in September of last year. In addition to well researched feature articles, it includes book reviews, news of related up-coming events, as well as obituaries and bios of former servicemen ballplayers. His well organized website includes additional related articles, detailed and illustrated biographies of those who served, and more. We recommend a visit to Baseball in Wartime website at www.baseballinwartime.com.

More Articles Added to Article Index. We have now added articles from another publication to Old Cardboard's Index of Articles about vintage baseball cards. Thus, several dozen vintage-card-related articles from Sports Scoop have now been indexed. Sports Scoop was a hobby magazine published in the early 1970s. Its contributors were among the leading collectors of the period and included such still-familiar names as Frank Nagy, Richard Egan, Buck Barker, Elwood Scharf and Keith Olbermann, as well as Sports Scoop editor Steve Mitchell. These additions bring the total count of articles in the index to 658--all directly related to vintage baseball card collecting.

More "Uncatalogued" Card Additions. --

2008 Hold'em Series Update. The fifth (May) on-line tournament of Old Cardboard's 2008 Texas Hold'em series was held Tuesday, May 27 and the results are now posted on the Old Cardboard website. Competition remains keen, with Larry Galloway (LRGalloway) and Tom Morgan (Nagurski3) moving into a tie for first place for the 2008 series. Congrats to all who placed. The upcoming June tournament (#6) marks the half-way point for the 2008 series and it is still a horse race for all participants. Tourney #6 is scheduled for June 24 at 20:30 EST (8:30 Eastern; 7:30 Central). It is PokerStars #90008575; password for registration is r316r316. All vintage baseball card collectors are invited to participate. We look forward to seeing you there, and the best of luck to all. Complete details for the 2008 Series are provided on the Old Cardboard website.




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SIGNED BASEBALLS


 

1968 Orioles on an OAL ball—NrMT/MINT!! Thirty-one (31) signatures of this incredible second –place team: Earl Weaver (rookie!) and Bill Hunter (both on SS), Frank Robinson, Brooks Robinson, Dave McNally, Jim Hardin, Mark Belanger, Curt Belfary, Boog Powell, Ellie Hendricks, Gene Brabender, George Staller, George Bamberger, Paul Blair, Don Buford, Curt Motton, Dave May, Fred Valentine, Larry Haney, Merv Rettenmund, Tom Phoebus, Chico Fernandez, Dave Leonard, Wally Bunker, Eddie Watt, Moe Drabowsky, Pete Richert, Roger Nelson, and Jim Morris. A great example of this popular dynasty rarely offered in any condition!--$995

 

1972 TEXAS RANGER INAUGURAL Team !! Twenty-five (25) dark, crisp ink signatures of this historical team on a moderately, uniformly toned lightly coated ball include: Ted Williams (SS—his last year as manager!), Nelson Fox, Frank Howard, Don Mincher, Dave Nelson, etc. Someone has added, “’72 Ranger’” and “35”, and this ball remains an extremely strong example of this first-year team and the first we have ever offered!--$795


 

1969 Orioles’ team-signed on an OAL ball--(VG++/EX--)!

Twenty-Six (26) signatures include: Earl Weaver and Bill Hunter (both on SS), Brooks and Frank Robinson, Ellie Hendricks, Davey Johnson, Mark Belanger, Paul Blair, Don Buford, Merv Rettenmund, Dave May, Boog Powell, Clay Dalrymple, Dave McNally, Jim Palmer, Jim Hardin, Tom Phoebus, Eddie Watt, Pete Richert, Dick Hall, Dave Leonhard (signed twice), Charley Lau, George Staller, George Bamberger and one other. Signatures are all very readable and vary in strength from “4” to “9”. A tough team ball to find of this storied and widely collected franchise that originates from one of the team members with a letter from him!--$995

 

Bob Allison OAL (B. Brown/Haiti)—MINT!--$995

 

Rip Sewell bold vintage-personalized on the panel of a game-used ONL baseball!--$295


 

Jeff Francis signed on the SS of a game-used ball from his 2007 NLDS game one victory (10/3/07)—ball was obtained from the Phillies with corresponding MLB Hologram and later signed!--$295

 

Ramiro Mendoza on a 2004 world series logo ball signed below the logo w/”We Reversed The Curse”--$95

 

Johnny Mize w/”The Big Cat”--$295

 

HOF and Non-HOF signed items:

 

G. C. Alexander wonderful content letter-response to a 13-year old (sick) boy on the verso of the child’s letter: “Dear Billy/Am sorry you have been sick and hope you get along fine from now on. I think the old timers were just as good as the ones of today. Sincerely (sic) G.C. Alexander.” Alexander missives rarely surface and this one is uniquely unbeatable in its warmth and the first we have offered in years!--$3895

 

Red Barber 8x10 B&W photo showing him behind a microphone fabulously signed in tademark-red sharpie!--$350

 

Jesse Haines 8x10 B&W glossy pitching motion photo (Dodgers uniform) signed in bold blue ink! This is quite simply the nicest signed Haines photo we that have ever offered!--$750

 

Rube Marquard 8x10 B&W glossy photo (Dodgers uniform) boldly signed in blue ink! This is the first Marquard 8x10 we have offered in years and it’s a beauty!--$495

 

 Frank Frisch 1961 Fleer card #30 nicely signed!--$350

 

Warren Giles TLS about Juan Marichal’s 1967 contract! Accompanied by file copy of Giants’ owner Chub Feeney’s letter which had been sent to Giles along with the disputed Marichal contract--$250

 

William Harridge

1. Signed 1946 player (Robert Rothel) contract also signed by Rothel and Roger Peckinpaugh--$295

 

2. Signed 1946 player (Ralph McCabe) contract also signed by McCabe and Roger Peckinpaugh--$295

 

Willie Mays colorful “Giant Gunners” cachet also showing McCovey and signed nicely by Mays only--$150

 

Kirby Puckett signed gumcards ‘86F #401/’86L #19/’87F #92/’88D #368 each--$195

 

George Sisler spectacular 8x10 B&W photo signed in jet-black fountain pen ink against a stark white background providing maximum and striking contrast: “To Tom Eakin/Chairman of the Cy Young Centennial/My Best Wishes….”—simply stated, this is the nicest signed photo of this great that we have ever seen!--$995

 

OTHER GREAT NON-H.O.F. SIGNED PIECES AND RARE SIGNED GUMCARDS:

 

 Norm Cash approximate 8x10 color (paperstock) photo—an awesome and boldly signed image!--$295

 

Jeff Francis signature on the cover of a full copy of the October 15, 2007 SI bearing his action image—no mailing label—MINT!--$75

 

Jim Gilliam crisp bright blue sharpie signature w/inscription on an 8x10 B&W (LA) photo—RARE 8x10!!--$995

 

Gil Hodges:

1. Signed gumcards: 1971T #183 boldly signed. This is the key signed card for this set, as Hodges lived less than a year after its production and this is the first one we have ever offered!--$2495

2. 1960T #295--$995

 

Masanori Murakami ‘65T #282--$295

 

Tommie Leach stunning 3x5 B&W photo (Pirates) boldly signed in black fountain pen ink!--$150

 

Rick Sutcliffe gorgeous 8x10 action photo in mid-pitch at Wrigley Field boldly signed by this remarkably tough autographee who was both the 1979 NL ROY and 1984 ROY!--$175

 

 

BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL AND OTHER:

 

Otto Graham 8x10 (B&W or sepia) each--$95

 

Walter Kiesling full personal check filled out and signed by “Walter Kielsing”—dated in his had exactly three (3) months before his death. This is a ‘random’ check that survived and not one of any existing ‘hoard’—it IS THE ONLY Kiesling check that we know of and it’s beautiful!--$4950

 

Dick “Night Train” Lane 8x10 (Color)--$50

 

John Madden nice 8x10 color photo boldly signed!--$99

 

Johnny Unitas Official NFL football boldly signed in silver sharpie—a gorgeous example and the only one we have offered!--$995

 

Signed 3x5, GPC’s, A/P’s, etc.

 

Gene Ronzani—(d.75) Fabulous vintage fountain pen ink signature on a card (circa 1940)--$495

 

Howard Ehmke stunning signature on his stationery with a watermark image of him pitching, somewhat resulting in a signed image!--$295

 

Tom Morgan 3x5--$50

 

Urban Shocker bold black ink signature on an A/P (w/Hank Severeid)--$9950

 

Myles Thomas large ink signature on a 2.5x5 card—some foxing present where a protective coat was applied—still perfectly mattable example of this tough 1927 Yankee!--$1750

Hi all!
 
Very interesting information! Thanks!
 
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Edited by author 08-23-2007 08:44 AM
A review of “Black and Blue: A Smash-Mouth History Of The NFL’s Roughest Division” belongs in Old School Collectibles.

First, author Bob Berghaus has truly created a collectibles item for any fan of the Central Division and football in general. Second, he has clearly portrayed how “old school” football was played for years in the division.

I chummed around with Bergie primarily when he covered baseball for the Milwaukee Journal, but he also covered the Packers in the 1990s and grew up rooting for the Lombardi era teams. He went from Milwaukee to become sports editor of the Green Bay Press Gazette and now is sports editor of the Asheville Citizen-Times in North Carolina.

Despite his natural bias toward the Packers, Berghaus has done a great job of detailing each of the four teams in the division. Butkus, Lucci, Carl Eller are given as much respect as Nitschke and Willie Davis.

Berghaus captures the rivalries, the intensity and overall atmosphere of what truly was smash-mouth football and makes a strong argument that you can still find it best in the Central Division.

“Four teams. One division. One philosophy. Play bone-crushing defense.” reads a line on the back cover of the book. Any of us who watched games at Lambeau Field, or the old Met in the Twin Cities or Wrigley Field and Soldiers Field in Chicago know what that line means.

Who can forget the Ice Bowl? Or those Thanksgiving Day games in Detroit with the Packers, usually played in cold temperatures, sometimes snow or mud. Berghaus brings you back to those experiences through his own words, based on extensive research, and through the words of many former players, sportswriters and others, who participated or witnessed the contests.

My favorite sections in the book are three that detail the most memorable games between Black and Blue teams from 1967-80, 1981-90 and 1991-2006. Berghaus also details playoff games between teams in the division.

Make sure you check out his All-Time Black and Blue Team. Do you agree with the picks?

The book will be available through Clerisy Press, 1700 Madison Road, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45206, starting Aug. 28. It also has its own web site at www.blackandbluebook.com. You can get to that site via an OSC link in the left hand column of this site.

Old School Collectibles is proud to be selling the collection of a Sauk City, Wisconsin, collector, who has been collecting autographs of famous baseball figures since he was 11 years-old. Branch Rickey and Sam Rice, pictured above, are just two of the valuable autographs in the collection. Others include Hank Greenberg, Carl Hubbell, Zach Wheat, Dutch Leonard and more than 15 others. Some autographs are on photos, and others are on slips. Most also have the dated envelopes of the day the collector received them. You can see the autographs of Rickey, Rice, Hubbell and Enos Slaughter in the OSC store space in the Antique Center in La Crosse. For more information on the full collection, leave a message on the OSC message board or send an email to gregghof@aol.com.

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Hi all!
 
Looks good! Very useful, good stuff. Good resources here. Thanks much!
 
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Hi Greg:
I don't know if this is information you can use, but I'm trying to get the word out. We're a photography site called THE ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHER. Occasionally we provide fine art prints for sale at low prices to our readers. Our print for this week is a vintage photo of BALL FOUR author Jim Bouton pitching during his minor league comeback in 1977 with the Portland Mavericks. We think it's a great shot and the print is very attractive. The photographer was Ancil Nance. As far as we know, the print is not well known and is not available anywhere else except from the photographer, who has cooperated with us in making this offer.


You can see the picture and read more about the offer at:


http://topprints.blogspot.com


If you could help us spread the word to baseball fans, I'd be grateful.


Thanks--




--Mike


Mike Johnston
The Online Photographer

Bob Buege's books on the Braves history and Eddie Mathews are now available through OSC online and at the La Crosse store. Some in hardcover are autographed by Mathews himself. If interested, email gregghof@aol.com.

This is the new OSC Message Board. You can post comments and questions, plug rummage sales and auctions, and use the board as a secondary way of placing orders with OSC.

But, we prefer:

1) that you place orders by emailing gregghof@aol.com or going directy to the seller's ad in the site.

2)you do not sell items on the Message Board. Instead, contact gregghof@aol.com for ad rates.