tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post2670700111407688329..comments2024-03-24T13:24:23.142-05:00Comments on Dime Boxes -- The Low-End Baseball Card Collector's Journey: Zero-Year Cards, Pt. 41Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13508921644099472101noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-48280567343749219272022-11-29T14:47:21.153-06:002022-11-29T14:47:21.153-06:00A much older card you will want to be aware of is ...A much older card you will want to be aware of is the 1915 Cracker Jack card of Rube Marquard, which shows him as a Brooklyn Tip Top (Federal League). Marquard did indeed sign with the Tip Tops in the offseason but his contract was rescinded when the Tip Tops owner found that Marquard was already under contract with the New York Giants. In a funny coincidence, Marquard did indeed join a Brooklyn club later that season but it was the Dodgers/Robins rather than the Tip Tops. <br /><br />Jasonhttp://heavyjstudios.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-41077925490821200462013-02-23T15:31:27.304-06:002013-02-23T15:31:27.304-06:00I got that card when I was about 12. When I asked...I got that card when I was about 12. When I asked Preach to sign it for me he told me it was the most special of all the cards ever made of him because it was an error. He explained that he never played for the Os but they made a card of him on the Os anyway. This was back in the late 80s when error cards were "The" thing to chase so 12 year old me thought I was sitting on a gold mine. AdamEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107347958456472504noreply@blogger.com