The publicity associated with the recent discovery of Ty Cobb cards from the ‘Lucky 7 Find’ brought out at least one even older piece of baseball memorabilia.
Michigan resident Kathleen Klein saw the story and recalled an old family photo album that contained a cabinet card of her great-great grandfather, a member of the 19th century Detroit Wolverines.
Like Cobb, pitcher Charles “Pretzel” Getzien, was a star on a major league Detroit team. A pitcher, Getzien helped Detroit to an 1887 championship. He was featured with other members of the team on a cabinet card that wound up in that old family album.
While it’s not a high-grade example, it’s still a nice find chronicled here by Forbes.com.
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The second ‘most watched’ baseball card for auction on eBay this week is a 2009 Bowman Chrome Mike Trout Orange Refractor, numbered to 25 and graded 9.5 by Beckett.
Bidding closes Thursday night but late Wednesday, it had already topped $14,000. You can see all of the ‘most watched’ cards–new and old– via this link.
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The Washington Nationals do read their fan mail—or so they say. During spring training, the Washington Post talked to a few players, including Stephen Strasburg—about some of the more unusual notes and autograph requests they get from fans.
Meanwhile, The Sporting News talked to a die-hard collector chasing autographs at the camps of the Cardinals and Marlins, a task that’s gotten a little tougher with some new restrictions put in place by team management.
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