Well, a Superba, technically. I completed my first trade with Brian of Classic Card Collector, and boy is it ever a doozy. I stumbled upon Brian's blog, and did so at the right time, because he had posted one of his many T206s. After looking through some of his posts, I saw that he had a few doubles, and inquired as to the availability of any of them. After a few e-mails back and forth, we had ourselves a deal, with Brian receiving everything you see here and yours truly finding the below beautiful piece of vintage goodness in his mailbox:
Finally! Every collector should own a T206. I've wanted one forever, but it was never a major priority, and I never had the heart to lay down the dough for one. Thankfully, Brian was kind enough to work with me on a deal and part with one, which is now one of the centerpieces of my vintage collection.
I don't know much about Kaiser Wilhelm, but what I do know comes from this post on the man from Ernest over at Blue Heaven. I also don't really know anything about the T206 set, so beyond seeing it's got a Piedmont back, I can't delve into what that means. Anyhoo, you should all go and check out Brian's blog and his fascinating progress on the T206 set he's working on, and give his blog a follow. Who knows, you might find yourself embroiled in trade talks of your own.
Thanks for the phenomenal trade Brian, and welcome to the card blogging community!
Awesome card !
ReplyDeleteAmazing.....I don't collect baseball cards, but I would love one of those in my collection and a reprint set if they exist...
ReplyDeleteStunning, man. Awesome to get a T206 in trade.
ReplyDeleteSweet, man. Kaiser Wilhelm's a cool one to get.
ReplyDeletefricken - A !
ReplyDeletekudos to you, dude.
thanks guys!
ReplyDeleteDave- There are reprint sets.
http://www.deanscards.com/Product/baseball-cards/1075163/1909-11-T206-Reprints-Complete-Set-The-Monster--.aspx
Cheaper on eBay though.
Glad to see you are enjoying the Wilhelm. There really is nothing like your first T206. The key is to make sure they don't become a gateway to bigger things like a T206 Dodger team set or even worse, the 518 card version of the Monster!
ReplyDeleteHaha, I don't think I'd ever even want to attempt that Monster!
ReplyDeleteA team set, way down the road, would be really fun though.
And thanks again!