Cool (at least to me) Find

[whaler]

Some of you know that I collect cards of my great-grandfather, Frank "Bullet" Miller (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/millefr02.shtml). I found this in my usual eBay searches today; it is a Christmas card that my great-grandmother sent which included a $2 check to renew his membership in the Old Time Ball Player Association. The best part is that the great-grandson born on December 8 that is mentioned in the last paragraph was me.

Does anyone know who the Mr. Krueger that the card was sent to would be? I have found these two possibilities: Joe Krueger (http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19730712&id=EYdQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XhEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3891,2649096) or Ernie Krueger (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie_Krueger)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/millerbr/bullet/card_zpsa121d036.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/millerbr/media/bullet/card_zpsa121d036.jpg.html)

[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

That is very cool. Congrats on the find!

[GHCHambone]

That is a really neat find!!

[whaler]

Thanks

[conor912]

yeah...really neat. i can't imagine stumbling upon a reference to me on ebay....very weird, in a cool kind of way.

[prewarsports]

Dude, 11 pounds! You were a HUGE baby, make sure you get your Mom something extra nice on Mothers Day for putting her through all that!

[whaler]

Ha, I figured that wasn't going to slip by. My wife would probably tell you that I'm still a big baby :)

[D.P.Johnson]

That's beyond cool brother...Something to cherish for sure!...

[shernan30]

Really cool.


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[packs]

Couldn't have found a better home.

[cubsguy1969]

That's amazing. Cool find!

[E93]

That is cool!!!
JimB

[h2oya311]

WOW!! Pretty awesome to stumble upon that one! Seriously, what are the chances??

[DHogan]

Very cool for it to find it's way home. :)

[rc4157]

That is one of the best finds I have ever read about on this forum. To find a relative's postcard and then to have a reference to your own birth is incredible. Congratulations!

RC

[Bocabirdman]

To the OP,

At 11 lb. 4 oz., I completely understand your User ID. :D

Fantastic find by the way.:)

[Paul S]

To the OP,

At 11 lb. 4 oz., I completely understand your User ID. :D

Fantastic find by the way.:)

Hah! I was thinking the same thing -- handle and find wise:cool:

[YankeeFan]

That is one of the best finds I have ever read about on this forum. To find a relative's postcard and then to have a reference to your own birth is incredible. Congratulations!

RC

Couldn't agree more. I was amazed to read this.

[whaler]

Hah! I was thinking the same thing -- handle and find wise:cool:

"Whaler" was actually a reference to a boat I had at the time I registered, but if the shoe fits I guess...:D

Thanks all for the kind comments.

[Exhibitman]

Fantastic. Could you show some of your items?

[whaler]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/millerbr/bullet/IMG_3545_zps4c08d53d.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/millerbr/media/bullet/IMG_3545_zps4c08d53d.jpg.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/millerbr/bullet/IMG_3551_zps4d0cb63e.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/millerbr/media/bullet/IMG_3551_zps4d0cb63e.jpg.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/millerbr/bullet/IMG_3549_zps77fec482.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/millerbr/media/bullet/IMG_3549_zps77fec482.jpg.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/millerbr/bullet/IMG_3548_zps3997c60b.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/millerbr/media/bullet/IMG_3548_zps3997c60b.jpg.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/millerbr/bullet/IMG_3547_zps8e70f1a9.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/millerbr/media/bullet/IMG_3547_zps8e70f1a9.jpg.html)

[whaler]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/millerbr/bullet/IMG_3558_zps6f0a73d9.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/millerbr/media/bullet/IMG_3558_zps6f0a73d9.jpg.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/millerbr/bullet/IMG_3555_zpsf8cb33c5.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/millerbr/media/bullet/IMG_3555_zpsf8cb33c5.jpg.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/millerbr/bullet/IMG_3556_zps490769df.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/millerbr/media/bullet/IMG_3556_zps490769df.jpg.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/millerbr/bullet/IMG_3552_zpscfa7d133.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/millerbr/media/bullet/IMG_3552_zpscfa7d133.jpg.html)

[GoldenAge50s]

That is simply an incredible find! You must have had a very "weird & eerie" feeling come over you when you saw it & actually read the contents of the letter! I know I certainly would have!

[whaler]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/millerbr/bullet/clip1.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/millerbr/media/bullet/clip1.jpg.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/millerbr/bullet/pic009.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/millerbr/media/bullet/pic009.jpg.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/millerbr/bullet/pic008.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/millerbr/media/bullet/pic008.jpg.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/millerbr/bullet/pic007.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/millerbr/media/bullet/pic007.jpg.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/millerbr/bullet/pic005.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/millerbr/media/bullet/pic005.jpg.html)

[whaler]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/millerbr/bullet/photo.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/millerbr/media/bullet/photo.jpg.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/millerbr/bullet/Clip2.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/millerbr/media/bullet/Clip2.jpg.html)

[darkhorse9]

You seriously found that on Ebay?!?! How cool is that.

I've written a couple of books and they've show up on ebay a good bit, but I could never imagine finding something personal like that.

Your story must have freaked out the seller.

[whaler]

The seller did think it was pretty cool. She said she listed it months ago; I have no idea why it took me so long to notice it. It arrived yesterday and I could not be happier.