What's the oldest baseball card you own?

Austin · Aug 21, 2013

What's the oldest card you own?

Mine's a 1909 T206 of Doc Adkins that I bought around 1987 at a card shop. It was in a bargain box for $3.
At the time, it was only 78 years old.
Now it's 104 years old.
It's beat to hell but I love it.

My second oldest is a 1922 caramel card, and I have a few '30s Goudey and '40s Play Ball cards.

What's your oldest?
Anyone have any original Old Judge cards from the 1880s?

TNP777 · Aug 21, 2013

T206s & T205s are my oldest cards

Kmccall93 · Aug 21, 2013

T-206s- Cy Young and Tris Speaker

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Enfuego79 · Aug 21, 2013

1911 George Close Candy Ty Cobb (green background) and a 1928 yuengling icecream Ty Cobb. My wife found these at a antique festival and paid $120 for both

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gracecollector · Aug 21, 2013

1889 Tobin "Baby Talk" Cap Anson

olerud363 · Aug 21, 2013

1974 Topps baseball. I'm about a dozen short of the set from the year I was born.

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Mozzie22 · Aug 21, 2013

Probably this one

Pine Tar · Aug 21, 2013

I have a 1938 card some place

Mighty Bombjack · Aug 21, 2013

Well, I own several t206s, but this is the oldest baseball related photo I own. Not a card, but a circa 1880s tintype. It's in an old union case and doesn't have any signifying marks or equipment in the image. The two gentlemen are wearing different uniforms, so perhaps posing as leaders of opposing teams before a match? They could also be from the same side, as unis weren't so uniform back then.

Nate Colbert 17 · Aug 21, 2013

514 1909-11 T206 cards and some Old Judges.

Y4NK335 · Aug 21, 2013

T206 Hal Chase

VandyDan · Aug 21, 2013

t206 cy young. traded a wade boggs jersey card for it, straight up, back when memorabilia cards were the new thing. I think in 1998.

MansGame · Aug 21, 2013

Mighty Bombjack said:
Well, I own several t206s, but this is the oldest baseball related photo I own. Not a card, but a circa 1880s tintype. It's in an old union case and doesn't have any signifying marks or equipment in the image. The two gentlemen are wearing different uniforms, so perhaps posing as leaders of opposing teams before a match? They could also be from the same side, as unis weren't so uniform back then.

I've asked this before... What is the oldest baseball card or set out there? Apparently it gets fuzzy with photos and cards, etc.

Anyways, cool thread! I'd love to own a card around the early 1900s

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petMonster · Aug 22, 2013

1914 Cracker Jack Rollie Zeider. Next year it'll be my 1st 100 year old card! After that is a '33 Goudey.

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Weimer · Aug 22, 2013

Couple T206's.

smapdi · Aug 22, 2013

I believe the consensus on the first baseball card is the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings card, a team photo on a postcard-like card.

1887 seems to be the year when cards in the modern form were perfected, fitting in the palm of your hand, one player per card, etc., with Old Judge tobacco cards.

T-205s and T-206s are my oldest. Still coveting a Mayo Cut Plug Anson, though.

GriffeyFan · Aug 22, 2013

1911 strip card of Jimmy Johnston,Followed by a 1922 American Caramel.

swish54_99 · Aug 22, 2013

Three t206's.

JustinG08 · Aug 22, 2013

As of now just a few T 205's, oldest card I have signed is a '39 Play Ball.

Hope to own one of these someday - 1888 N162 Goodwin Champs

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