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Welcome to T206Collector.com! What began as a destination for T206 collectors has evolved into the largest
collection of autographed pre-World War I baseball cards anywhere. If you have a signed pre-war card that you don't
see on these pages, please make sure to let me know about it!
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100 Years of T206
(1909-2009)
T206Collector.com is proud to celebtrate 100 years of the Magnificent White Bordered set we all know and love
as T206. This magnificent example of Christy Mathewson's portrait is one of the crown jewels of my collection -- an
absolute blazer!
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What's New?
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Click Here For My New Blog!
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The Latest Signed Deadball Cards
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Updated Morey Interview Page
An Interview With J.W. Morey
Click the above link to hear all about Jeff Morey's pursuit of deadball autographs. This page has been recently
updated to include images of Morey's signed Ty Cobb items that were acquired over breakfast at Cooperstown's Otesaga Hotel
in 1960. It also includes a downloadable black and white copy of Morey's collection before he consigned it to Mastro
Auctions circa 2001.
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T206Collector.com Is A Proud Sponsor Of
Jeff Morey's
"The Autograph Review"
A bi-monthly publication
on the autograph hobby with an in depth look at collecting pursuits is available for $14.95 a year by writing to Morey
at 305 Carlton Road, Syracuse, NY 13207. Back issues are also available -- eight random issues for only $9.95, plus
$3.00 postage and handling. Morey has been publishing "TAR" for over 30 years and has never missed a date.
T206Collector Blog Has Moved
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Saturday, September 27, 2008
Hello, Old Friend
As many of you know, I sold nearly my entire T206 set in 2007. In the mega-sale, on December 23, 2007, I sold my
T206 Ossee Schreck SGC 60 on ebay. It was a card that I had for 6+ years. It came in a group of raw cards and
then I had it graded. Interestingly, it has a wet sheet transfer of Hayden's name and team (Indianapolis) on the bottom
of the reverse. When I sold it, I thought it was a selling point for the card. Apparently not -- it only sold
for $77.00. Oh well.
But last night, I found the same card on ebay -- my Schreck! So, I sniped it -- for $75.77. So I even made
$1.23. Ha!
You can see the Schreck in my T206 Card Gallery.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
100 Year Anniversary of Fred Merkle's Bonehead Play
Amazing, or at least coincidental, that on the 100 year anniversary of Fred Merkle's infamous blunder against the Cubs
that the Cubs are playoff bound hopefuls of winning the World Series for the first time in 100 years. Read all about
it here:
While I do not have any Fred Merkle T206 cards these days, I have a number of Al Bridwell's cards -- autographed
versions of his T205 and T206 cards. Why is Bridwell significant on this date? He hit the single that "scored"
McCormick from third and set Merkle running for the clubhouse instead of to second base. Bridwell later told Larry Ritter
that getting a hit in that game was his only regret in baseball: “I wish I’d struck out instead,” he said. “If I’d have done
that, then it would have spared Fred a lot of unfair humiliation.” Bridwell also pointed out that he "[d]idn’t get credit
for that base hit. They decided it was a forceout at second, instead of a single. Well, what can you do? Those things happen.”
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Lionel Carter T206 Cards
Sad, ironic, coincidental... two days after I picked up another 5 Lionel Carter T206 cards, Mr. Carter passes away at
the age of 90. I hope to continue to build upon his collection, in some minor way. The five cards I picked up
are really nice. I'll be showcasing them on my website in the coming days and weeks...
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