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Vvvergeer

Posts: 2,058
Joined: Jan 2014

Wednesday, May 8, 2019 7:34 PM

Yayyyyy! I finally pulled the trigger and now am the proud owner of one card from the 1800s.

It's an 1887 Old Judge N172 Dell Darling, of the Chicago White Stockings (i.e., Cubs, of course).

Graded Authentic, but I don't think it's been trimmed or rebacked or anything. It was clearly glued to something at some point and has a significant stain. But who cares!!!! It's frickin' 132 years old!

Mr. Darling was quite mediocre but may have been involved in a series of train robberies at the end of his career!

Not as expensive as I thought it'd be, although, for the first time ever, I had to pay sales tax on eBay.

And I appear to the be only person on this site who owns this card!

I generally hate exclamation points, so you can tell I'm excited!

Here are the fuzzy images, through the plastic. It's the best we can get for now, unless we pull from another site. https://www.tradingcarddb.com/ViewCard.cfm/sid/62055/cid/3848503/1887-90-Old-Judge-(N172)-128-Dell-Darling

Brag over.

PapaG321

Posts: 1,698
Joined: Mar 2018

Wednesday, May 8, 2019 7:36 PM
Pretty cool !! Congrats!

captkirk42

Posts: 2,269
Joined: May 2011

Wednesday, May 8, 2019 7:38 PM

Wow Congrats on the pick-up or should I say archeological dig.

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mzentko

Posts: 2,470
Joined: Jun 2012

Wednesday, May 8, 2019 7:53 PM

switzr1

Posts: 6,332
Joined: Dec 2013

Wednesday, May 8, 2019 8:10 PM
Very cool card! Congrats!!!!!!!!!!! ------------------------------- I'm going to reevaluate how I collect after the new year. It's just getting way too expensive for the new stuff. Sometimes I just want to buy a pack, not a whole box or even blaster.

Kaline6

Posts: 748
Joined: Nov 2014

Wednesday, May 8, 2019 8:17 PM
Now that's vintage vintage. Very nice. ------------------------------- "He stood there like the house by the side of the road, and watched that one go by." - Ernie Harwell

cnangle

Posts: 1,127
Joined: Nov 2011

Wednesday, May 8, 2019 8:23 PM
Congrats! Nice card, love the train robbery story. ------------------------------- My two-cents is worth slightly more than a penny. -- Chad --

switzr1

Posts: 6,332
Joined: Dec 2013

Wednesday, May 8, 2019 8:23 PM
This card is eight years older than Babe Ruth ------------------------------- I'm going to reevaluate how I collect after the new year. It's just getting way too expensive for the new stuff. Sometimes I just want to buy a pack, not a whole box or even blaster.

Billy Kingsley

Posts: 7,512
Joined: Aug 2011

Wednesday, May 8, 2019 9:14 PM

Congrats Vytas! I know this is something you've stated as being on your cardboard bucket list, so it must feel pretty good to pull it off. Now, when will a few more join it?

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spazmatastic

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Joined: Dec 2014

Wednesday, May 8, 2019 9:24 PM

Congrats V3! And Billy, I hope I'm the next to join. But I kinda doubt I will be.

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