This was my big pickup from the Strongsville show this year. I've been looking for a John Ward card for my HOF collection for awhile. I've been loosely targeting an Old Judge because I like the "Capt." designation on the card. I saw this Newsboy Cabinet within 5 minutes of walking into the show and instantly knew it was the card for me. I had never seen one before and I knew if I did a lap around the room, it would be gone, so the result was my budget was gone 10 minutes into the show.
Newsboy Cabinets is a large set with hundreds of cards, most being actors/actresses. There are only two HOF baseball players in the set: John Ward and Amos Rusie. Rusie has one pose while Ward has two poses. I believe the Arms Folded Ward is combined PSA/SGC pop 14. This card looks great in person. The splotchiness in this scan is from a sleeve that's inside the slab and contacting the card and isn't really visible in person. I'm thrilled to add this time capsule to my collection!
This post was inspired by Skelly's John Ward Mayo post 🙂