|
|
| | |
Welcome, Guest.
The Collector Zone is a free community for trading card collectors - both sports and non-sports. There are forums for all of the major sports, non-sports, autographs and other hobby-related information. In addition, there are areas to trade, buy and sell with other collectors. Our members have now completed over 48,125 collector-to-collector transactions using our easy-to-use Transaction Manager.
With over 30,500 collectors and over 2,750,000 posts, there's plenty of ways to get involved with the other members - either in discussions or with trading. So, are you ready to join and start meeting other collectors?
If you're not a member, click here: Register
If you're already a member, login here:
Outline ·
[ Standard ] ·
Linear+
King's Ransom: Autograph Of 19th-Century, 'King' Kelly Could Fetch $100,000
Zimbow |
Nov 17 2011, 06:06 PM
|
I need a vacation
Posts: 4,549
Joined: 12-April 08
From: Shenandoah County, Va.
First Name: Bob
Transactions: 216 (View: Pending | Failed)
eBay: centralfalc1616
View Gallery
View Trading and Marketplace Topics
Create Transaction
|
It was a grand occasion, the Boston Beaneaters' 1887 home opener and the first chance for fans to watch newly acquired star Mike "King" Kelly, whose batting and baserunning exploits were exceeded only by his élan. He'd been purchased from the Chicago White Stockings for the unimaginable sum of $10,000 after leading the league with a .388 batting average and 155 runs. He'd invented the hook slide and the hit-and-run play, and stole as many as 84 bases in a season. He liked to address the crowd between pitches, banter with the umpire and bait the opposition, blurring the lines between baseball and performance art. After the game, Kelly was off to the Boston Theatre, then to a banquet in his honor at the Elks Lodge. Mayor Hugh O'Brien presented him with a gold watch and chain. The 5˝-by-9˝ rigid card-stock program given to guests was festooned with red velvet ribbons. Its edges were gold leaf, its centerpiece a studio cabinet-style photograph of the striking, mustachioed Kelly. He'd made fashionable the notion of signing an autograph when he rose to stardom with the Chicago White Stockings under legends Cap Anson and Albert Spalding. The post-Civil War era produced the first wave of American celebrities, from Mark Twain to Buffalo Bill, from John D. Rockefeller to John L. Sullivan. Kelly was the first larger-than-life pro baseball player, and many of the Elks had him autograph their programs as the evening progressed, whiskey flowed and toasts became grandiose. He dipped a black fountain pen into an inkwell, and signed, "Truly Yours, M.J. Kelly." One of the programs surfaced 124 years later, and it's in mint condition. Kelly's autograph is a rarity, and this one is perhaps the most valuable ever for a baseball player. Many of the programs never even left the building that night. Thoroughly soused, Kelly was loaded into his carriage, normally horse-drawn. But on this night Elks and other admirers lifted the carriage and lugged it through the streets to his home. It was a great night to be a Bostonian, a great night to be Irish, a great night to be King. Rest of article click here
Bob.
MLB Team: |
|
|
NFL Team: |
|
|
NHL Team: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cool_Hand_Flash |
Nov 17 2011, 08:45 PM
|
I might, MIGHT be crazy..
Posts: 7,476
Joined: 27-April 09
From: Amager, Denmark
First Name: Mark
Transactions: 172 (View: Pending | Failed)
Awards: August 2010 Member of the Month
YouTube:
View Gallery
View Trading and Marketplace Topics
Create Transaction
|
Wow, cool story
Main Focus: Alex Brink, ANDREW LUCK, Peyton Manning, Thomas Robinson and Ultimate Collection.
Also Collecting: Beanie Wells, Bo Jackson, John Tavares, Karl-Anthony Towns, Kyle Turley, LeBron James, Ryan Nassib, Vitor Belfort, Star Trek, Wrestling and other stuff..
NBA Team: |
|
|
NFL Team: |
|
|
NHL Team: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
northicehero99 |
Nov 22 2011, 12:54 PM
|
Legend
Posts: 40,163
Joined: 4-April 05
First Name: Brian
Transactions: 1581 (View: Pending | Failed)
eBay: northicehero99
OpenChecklist: northicehero99
Awards: Trader of the Year - 2007, 2008; Trader of the Month - Aug. '05, Oct. '06, Jan. '07, Jul. '07, January 2010 Pack Pull of the Month
Member of trhe Month March 2012
View Gallery
View Trading and Marketplace Topics
Create Transaction
|
QUOTE(Zimbow @ Nov 21 2011, 02:27 PM) The autographed piece sold for $214,000 plus change. Nice sell price, imagine finding something like that in your attic, that would be awesome! QUOTE(19th Century Indiana Jones @ Nov 22 2011, 07:36 AM) I wish! But if I had a choice of owning a one-piece collection, that item would be it! I would probably have to go with the most famous baseball card of all - the Honus Wagner. That is neat though, guess its a "homer" thing.
MLB Team: |
|
|
NFL Team: |
|
|
NHL Team: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:
Track this topic
Receive email notification when a reply has been made to this topic and you are not active on the board.
Subscribe to this forum
Receive email notification when a new topic is posted in this forum and you are not active on the board.
Download / Print this Topic
Download this topic in different formats or view a printer friendly version.
| | | | |
| |