43. 1909-11 T206 Cy Young (HOF – Portrait) – SGC VG 3
45. Signed 1912 T207 Max Carey (HOF) – PSA/DNA GEM MINT 10
Strong, midgrade specimen, with extremely vivid coloring and wide borders on three sides. Slightly miscut along the bottom, the top border is left much wider than typical, the player and team names slightly truncated along the bottom edge as a result. Registration is outstanding, and we’ll take another attempt at pointing out the richness of the coloration. We’ve often commented that the portrait card of Cy Young from this issue looks as if it should be hanging above a fireplace, an observation made some time ago by a T206 collecting friend. An outstanding example of one of the most popular T206 cards.
Deadball Era outfielder and Hall of Fame player Max Carey (1890-1976) signed a modest number of items for someone of Cooperstown quality and his PSA/DNA population report contains just three T207 “Brown Background” cards, among the earliest possible pieces bearing this autograph.
Max’s bio on this T207 Recruit card back tells a story few other ballplayers can match, as it tracks his move from divinity school to success as an outfield replacement for HOF Fred Clarke. Carey spent 20 years in the majors, building a career similar to Tim Raines, combining plate discipline and great skill on the basepaths. He walked far more often than he struck out and played terrific defense during an era where great defenders often decided championships. It’s remarkable any signed T207 examples survive, given the changes to our hobby over the past century. A star like Carey elevates this significance further, as he spent the bulk of his career in an era before baseball fans became avid hunters of autographs in person and by mail. Beautiful prewar signatures like Max’s attract even greater attention today. PSA gave this card a technical grade, GOOD 2, reflecting its light corner wear, thin surface marks, and small stain on the reverse. This card presents better with excellent color and registration that highlights his look left toward the horizon. Carey penned his name in blue ballpoint with a smooth, elegant hand. Freshly authenticated and encapsulated by PSA/DNA, the signature earning a lofty GEM MINT 10 grade, astonishing given its age.
MINIMUM BID: $1,000
44. 1912 T202 Lord/Tannehill “Lord Catches His Man” w/Joe Jackson – PSA VG 3
This listing offers one of the most intriguing cards in the T202 Hassan “Triple Folder” set and across our prewar hobby. Its center panel identifies the two figures as Bris Lord and “The Runner.” A knowledgeable collector on Net54’s baseball message
board proposed that this shows “Shoeless Joe” Jackson, and further discussion revealed a 1911 newswire photo of this play from an alternate angle, which confirmed Joe Jackson as this unnamed runner. While naysayers exist, we feel this shows conclusive evidence that T202’s center panel photo depicts Jackson sliding into Lord, adding a highly significant and desirable Shoeless Joe card to the hobby and one that represents the best of its collaborative research and identification. PSA’s VG 3 grade reflects corner creases at upper right and lower left, since the vertical folds result from normal distribution, as cards were inserted into tobacco products. Light corner wear and modest toning along those folds complete the technical issues without detracting from each portrait and Jackson’s strong action image. PSA’s population report contains just 64 total encapsulated examples for this card and this listing offers an outstanding way to obtain a period card showing Joe Jackson without his typical five-figure price tag.
MINIMUM BID: $1,000
MINIMUM BID: $750
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