I just added (5 December) one of the great icons of the prewar era, a T206 Walter Johnson portrait. It's actually my second example of the card I've ever owned, but it might not be the last. The eBay listing for it had digital pics that were at a weird angle. The back damage was obvious but I couldn't get a good sense of how the front looked. Turns out it has a crystal clear image and bold color, but with a bit more wrinkling than I'd like.
I suppose I'll keep my eyes peeled for a possible upgrade - not necessarily a numeric improvement but a card that offers the factors I love: great color and clarity, a relatively crisp front surface, but a subtle grade-killing flaw on the reverse. I suppose I'll be hard pressed to find such an example, but the Johnson portrait is such a fantastic card that one should always be on the lookout for the perfect confluence of his or her favorite attributes.
Album by Steve Yawitz. 1 - 24 of 24 Total. 2005 Visits.
1888 Scrapps Latham SGC 40
1903 E107 Bradley SGC 40
1909 E95 Cobb SGC 20
1909 E95 Plank SGC 20
1909 E101 Cobb SGC 10
1909 T204 Lobert SGC 40
1909-11 E90-1 Speaker SGC 10
1909-11 T206 Johnson (Portrait) SGC 20
1909-11 T206 Shaugnessy SGC 10
1909-11 T206 Wiltse (No Cap) SGC 60
1910 E90-3 Steinfeldt SGC 20
1910 E93 Chase SGC 30
1910 E93 Mathewson SGC 20
1910 E93 Wagner SGC 40
1910-1913 T215-I Chase SGC 50
1910-1913 T215-II Bresnahan SGC 20
1911-14 T216 Bresnahan SGC 20
1911-14 T216 Chase (Portrait) SGC 10
1911-14 T216 Gibson (Pittsburgh, Back View) SGC 20
