October 2011 Pickups

[Bosox Blair]

Continuing to chip away at the Champ's Cigarettes set...here's a very high grade one that I just got for a great price:

[T2069bk]

You have been picking up some amazing cards lately! Congrats!

[Bosox Blair]

You have been picking up some amazing cards lately! Congrats!

Thanks Tim!

Cheers,
Blair

[JustinD]

Value wise this isn't extravagant, but it's worth a mint to me. I found this Type 1 of John Norlander on the Bay for 10 bucks. I immediately recognized that it was the photo for his 1948 Bowman, his only card I know of. The name and address of Paul Hoffman has meaning on the back as he was a team member of John on the Washington Caps at the time. Somehow he must of been given these photos during the Bowman release.

Here's the best part of the story - John here is my step-fathers dad. I will be freeing the Bowman from the slab here and putting a very neat framed Christmas package together with these two for my Dad, and that makes this worth a million.

[Bosox Blair]

Value wise this isn't extravagant, but it's worth a mint to me. I found this Type 1 of John Norlander on the Bay for 10 bucks. I immediately recognized that it was the photo for his 1948 Bowman, his only card I know of. The name and address of Paul Hoffman has meaning on the back as he was a team member of John on the Washington Caps at the time. Somehow he must of been given these photos during the Bowman release.

Here's the best part of the story - John here is my step-fathers dad. I will be freeing the Bowman from the slab here and putting a very neat framed Christmas package together with these two for my Dad, and that makes this worth a million.

Nice, Justin - very cool items and great story!

Cheers,
Blair

[jb217676]

This is the definition of "buy the card, not the holder". This card of "the goal" has no creases and bright colour, I'm really surprised it only got a 3. This is one of my favourite cards, and the only card of Leafs legend Bill Barilko!