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In Memoriam: Jim Bunning (Oct. 23, 1931 – May 27, 2017)
Posted in In Memoriam, Misc. with tags baseball, baseball cards, In Memoriam, Jim Bunning, Topps on May 28, 2017 by Cardboard IconsHonus Wagner Leads The Pack Of Latest BVG Order
Posted in Mail Day with tags baseball, baseball cards, George Sisler, Goose Goslin, Honus Wagner, Jim Bunning, Roger Maris, Ted Williams on April 25, 2016 by Cardboard IconsSome of you who know me on a personal level know that I’ve been dealing with some stuff at home, which inevitavlely has affected my time to blog. That said, thank you for sticking around and reading this regardless of who you are. I’m hoping to write more as time permits.
On Friday I received my latest Beckett Grading order of seven newly slabbed cards and because of the headliner I had to share.
About 6-8 weeks ago I wrote about acquiring a collecting goal, a tobacco-era Honus Wagner. My acquisition of a 1909-11 Colgan’s Chips Wagner was really a highlight of my collecting career.
I began collecting cards in 1987, right about the same time THE 1909-11 T-206 Honus Wagner started to hit mainstream. Much has been written about said card. And despite the controversy surrounding the grade PSA issued the card — it’s been learned that the card is in fact altered — it is still a significant part of our hobby’s history. The drama has kept the Wagner name synonymous with cardboard icon status.
I digress. Owning a tobacco-era Wagner has always been a goal of mine. And I achieved it in the form of this Colgan’s Chips bubble gum card.
The card was previously a SGC “Authentic” and once in the hands of Beckett Grading I learned that my Wagner was also altered, not unlike THE Wagner. As it turns out, someone had traced some of the words on the back of my Wagner — which likely were damaged/lost when the card was removed from some sort of album — thus earning the “Authentic/Alrered” slab. I’m fine with this as the goal all along has been to own an authentic Wagner.
There were six other cards in my BGS order, some of which were crossed over from PSA or SGC, and others that were previously raw. I like to have my cards in BGS/BVG holders for continuity.
1948 Bowman Stan Musial rookie, 2.5:
1922 Nielson’s Chocolate George Sisler, 1.5
1922 American Caramels Leon “Goose” Goslin, 1
1957 Topps Jim Bunning rookie, 5:
1958 Topps Roger Maris rookie, 3:
1954 Topps Ted Williams, 1.5:
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