Post your favorite Post War addition for 2016 - only ONE

[Neal]

May not be the most expensive addition, but rather your favorite.

I retooled my entire collection from about this time last year to present. Added and subtracted hundreds of cards along the way .... still a work in progress, which is the fun part.

Here is my favorite addition for 2016:

254681

This card that presents so much higher than the actual grade, and it is one of the most attractive Mantle cards ever created. Just my opinion.

Looking forward to seeing a lot of cards!

[Johnny630]

Great Looking Card Neal !

[aconte]

It was a tough choice for me as I had three contenders for the top spot.
I went with this.

http://photos.imageevent.com/aconte/acontecollectionnewadditions/54DanDee.jpg

[Johnny630]

Stunning Tony

[aconte]

Thanks!

[HawkFan70]

This was my favorite pick-up of the year....

254724

[Chris Counts]

It's missing the coupon at the bottom, but as soon as I saw the hot dog stains, I realized this bargain-priced "Frank Robinson photo" was actually his real rookie card.

[Stonepony]

This is the one I keep looking at
254728

[HawkFan70]

Great looking cards, guys!

[Johnny630]

Wow !!

[jason.1969]

As I collect 1933-1980, my top pickup was a little before our postwar cutoff.
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161219/44aae96d6cccfc36849f7a7cb91c88f6.jpg

[DBesse27]

Easy choice for me. While the card itself isn't a 2016 pickup, the sig is brand spankin' new. Took one of my top 5 favorite cards and made it THE favorite. Note: I also have an unsigned PSA 5 that's a nicer card, but this copy I got signed will always have sentimental value, as it was a Christmas gift from my sons.

http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa463/dbesse27/YAZ/Yaz%20RC%20auto.jpg

[jason.1969]

It took seeing this post for me to learn Yaz came up as a second baseman! Great pickup!

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[Neal]

Great stuff!

[Rascal1010]

Was a tough decision for my top pickup this year as I added some really nice Billy Williams cards to my collection, but to have had the opportunity to buy this 1964 Venezuelan Topps in such good condition (and acting on it) ranks it right towards the top of my list! Thanks again Josh!

[DBesse27]

Wow that's an amazing card! I'm slowly chipping away at the 64 Venz set, but none of my HOFers are graded higher than a 2. Congrats on owning a beauty!

[MattyC]

Gotta go with this one; never came across a 69 Mick centered like it.

http://www.collectorfocus.com/images/show/mattianc/mickey-mantle/45437/1969-topps-mantle

[orly57]

This is probably my favorite pre-warI picked up this year:

[Neal]

Mantle seems to be the number one mickup so far!

[bnorth]

I would have to go with this one. Not very expensive but it is a beautiful picture of Ted Williams.:)

[jason.1969]

I would have to go with this one. Not very expensive but it is a beautiful picture of Ted Williams.:)
great great card!!

[DBesse27]

Awesome Ted Williams!

[brian1961]

Ben-- I have always favored that Exhibit of Ted Williams. It is just so serene and flat out attractive. It may be plentiful, and not very expensive, but so what? Beauty, perfect simple design, and a full-length shot of Ted at bat. I felt it was a genuine bargain when I got mine in about 1973. You felt the same in 2016.:D Congrats. ---Brian Powell

[jason.1969]

Mine hangs in my office, in very good company.http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161220/23d23f76979bb03711a0a74ef51301d8.jpg

[Sinker Slider]

Great thread, it's fun to see what everyone is the most excited to have added to their collections this year. I'll have to go with Pee Wee.

http://caimages.collectors.com/psaimages/35322/25281279/53%20Bowman%20Reese.jpg

[NashVegas2012]

Bench RC

[irv]

This is tough!

I just joined the site back in January and hadn't collected cards in years and years, or for 35+ or more.

I had my 52 Topps collection that my Father gave me so I started collecting those plus a bunch of others (in my link below) but switched back/dedicated my collecting focus to mainly 52's.

I am glad I was able to add a Clemente, an Aaron or two, and a host of other HOF cards, but I will say, (because I am only allowed to pick one), that my 52 Topps Ashburn has to be it.
I am glad to add a Spahn, Feller and Irvin, but knowing my Uncle owned an Ashburn, but sold it, and a bunch of other 52 Topps cards, it is a card I have wanted for a long time.

[ValKehl]

Very seldom these years do I pick up a post-War card. This rather scarce 1948-50 Safe-T-Card (a DC-area issue) is for my collection of cards of all the players on the 1924 Washington Senators championship team, of which Bucky "The Boy Wonder" Harris was the manager and 2nd baseman.

[GregC]

Tough to pick just one but has to be this one. Just so sharp.

http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/ii526/gjc1213/IMG_1989_zpsfkag2l3s.png

[h2oya311]

Lots of Micks here in this thread, but everything shown has been simply stunning! I also love that crease-free 1956 Frank Robinson (w/out coupon) - great find!!

I think my favorite post-war pick-up in 2016 was this 1975 Montreal Expos Team Issue PC of Gary Carter.

http://photos.imageevent.com/derekgranger/hofrookies1/websize/1975%20Carter%20TI.jpg

[GasHouseGang]

I decided to pick this up when I realized it was his rookie.

[paulcarek]

Just got this one. Now 12 cards to go to complete the set.

[JollyElm]

I love the French "Best wishes." Awesome.

[DBesse27]

Sweet Carter!

[Exhibitman]

http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibitman/miscellaneous4/websize/1961%20Aaron%20MVP%201.jpg

One of my favorite Aaron cards. Very HTF centered and w/o a ton of print boogers.

[RayBShotz]

My favorite for 2016.

[Big Red Machine]

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb128/phil0567/1968%20Kahns%20Bench%20strip_zpstl9qzaoe.jpg

[rgpete]

Joe Dimaggio

[DBesse27]

Love the Kahns and the Berk Ross!

[brian1961]

Big Red Machine--


Thanks for sharing your exotic pick up of 2016. That is one huge beautiful significant Big Red Machine card, bro. I do not know if PSA has a holder that can encapsulate that baby WITHOUT BENDING AN END. Certainly, it's a most worthy submission.

Dazzling, simply dazzling.

What is the year on that Bench, 1968 or 1969? Whatever, it's making me hungry for hot dogs!

You ought to buy my book, NEVER CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN, as it goes right along with your gem, covering as it does the period I refer to as THE GOLDEN QUARTER CENTURY 1947 - 1971.

Anyway, take good care of it!:D ---Brian Powell

[jason.1969]

John Bench!! That's a name you don't hear every day.

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[rats60]

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b127/rats60/Image%20604.jpg (http://s18.photobucket.com/user/rats60/media/Image%20604.jpg.html)

[invest]

Here was my favorite pickup for Post War in 2016.

Troy

[jason.1969]

Beautiful Musial! Maybe the nicest I've seen! Funny how the pose is a near mirror image of the Berk Ross Joe DiMaggio just posted.

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[Big Red Machine]

Thanks Brian,
About a year ago I purchased a complete 1968 Kahn's full strip set (with all variations) for $5,000 which was by far my biggest card purchase ever. I kept all of the Cincinnati Reds which was the bulk of the set and sold the rest for about $4,500. It ended up being a very nice deal. I checked with PSA and they don't have a holder big enough for these. SGC doesn't have one large enough either. Take care, Phil

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb128/phil0567/1968%20Kahns_zpselllwr6r.jpg






Thanks for sharing your exotic pick up of 2016. That is one huge beautiful significant Big Red Machine card, bro. I do not know if PSA has a holder that can encapsulate that baby WITHOUT BENDING AN END. Certainly, it's a most worthy submission.

Dazzling, simply dazzling.

What is the year on that Bench, 1968 or 1969? Whatever, it's making me hungry for hot dogs!

You ought to buy my book, NEVER CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN, as it goes right along with your gem, covering as it does the period I refer to as THE GOLDEN QUARTER CENTURY 1947 - 1971.

Anyway, take good care of it!:D ---Brian Powell[/QUOTE]

[ecRich]

Might have been 2015 pick up, but it's close.
1958 Hires Test with tab

[Bored5000]

I know it's not baseball, but this post-war card pick-up from this year is the favorite card I own. Here is a "Lorenzen with car" card of Fred Lorenzen from the landmark 1972 STP racing set. Lorenzen with car is a legendary rarity in the 11-card set, and racing cards in general.

If this card is not the holy grail of racing cards, it is in the top three or top five. Racing collector Jon Hardgrove over on the non-sport side of Network54 wrote several years ago that he had only previously seen one "Lorenzen with car" card prior to picking up his example a couple years ago.

A lady in Connecticut who I bought some other STP cards from previously told me it took her 20 years of searching before she finally found a "Lorenzen with car" card -- and that one had a thumbtack hole in it.

http://i1381.photobucket.com/albums/ah224/Bored5000/1972%20STP%20cards/Fred%20Lorenzen%20with%20car%20front10022016_zps1u wtli0b.jpg (http://s1381.photobucket.com/user/Bored5000/media/1972%20STP%20cards/Fred%20Lorenzen%20with%20car%20front10022016_zps1u wtli0b.jpg.html)

[KingFisk]

This is the year I went headlong into pre-war with only a few notable pickups in post war (including these couple of Topps Transcendents I won in a break that I intended to flip immediately but now have a fascination with and may keep), but this is the highlight of 2016 from a card perspective...the birth of my baby daughter was the true highlight of 2016!

[brian1961]

thanks brian,
about a year ago i purchased a complete 1968 kahn's full strip set (with all variations) for $5,000 which was by far my biggest card purchase ever. I kept all of the cincinnati reds which was the bulk of the set and sold the rest for about $4,500. It ended up being a very nice deal. I checked with psa and they don't have a holder big enough for these. Sgc doesn't have one large enough either. Take care, phil

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb128/phil0567/1968%20kahns_zpselllwr6r.jpg

Thanks for sharing the story with us, Phil. You did right well, mate. I am so sorry neither PSA nor SGC have a holder large enough for an over-sized card this big. Here's an idea for your Johnny Bench, and any other you wish to treat with extra tender loving care. There's a company out of Ohio, i believe, called Capital Plastic Holders. Primarily, they produce coin and currency holders. When baseball cards got big in the late 80s, they tried to produce some products to draw some of our crowd. I don't think that worked very well. Now that cards, and coins, are graded, i'm sure their business is not as strong as before.

Long to short, I went with them prior to the advent of grading because they offered some over-sized card / postcard holders that were outstanding. It could fit my prized Stahl-Meyers and Dormand Postcards. Well, I didn't "screw down to China", so when I removed the cards to finally get them graded, all was good. My point, they produce custom-made over-size holders. You could specify 8 slots if you wish to house the Bench. Johnny would be extra heavy and extremely protected in the capital plastics holder.

Also, sometimes Capital includes a gold line imprint to i guess frame the subject. I would ask them to withhold that extra---to distracting. Their custom holders are very pricey but they're the best quality i have ever seen.

I almost forgot. I would also have a sleeve for the bench. Bill cole enterprises out of massachusetts produces their mylar snugs. They have a size that would be just right for the kahn's package. You might have to trim it down, but it would offer the very best protection in the world, along with the capital plastics holder.

Just my 25 cents worth of thoughts!

Take care, happy new year, and keep enjoying your kahn's big red machine team!!!!! A marvelous pick-up. ---Brian Powell

PS-- in the late 60s/early 70s, i bought a complete set of the 1968 Kahn's you have from Bruce Yeko of Wholesale Cards Co. On the east coast. Apparently, he had an arrangement with the Kahn's company to buy their leftover boxes. Well, when i got the set from Bruce, they were all beautiful, but they were also all just the baseball card trimmed off the package. I love yours better. There's something about a complete product package with a "free prize" baseball card that does it for me. Brings a big smile to my face. I own a 1962 Bazooka complete unfolded box, and a couple 1962 JELL-O complete unfolded boxes. So, I don't own many, but they're among the highlights of my small collection.

Again, take care, my friend, and thanks for sharing the neat photo of your beautiful bounty! ---Brian Powell


Thanks for sharing your exotic pick up of 2016. That is one huge beautiful significant Big Red Machine card, bro. I do not know if PSA has a holder that can encapsulate that baby without bending an end. Certainly, it's a most worthy submission.

Dazzling, simply dazzling.

What is the year on that bench, 1968 or 1969? Whatever, it's making me hungry for hot dogs!

You ought to buy my book, never cheaper by the dozen, as it goes right along with your gem, covering as it does the period i refer to as the golden quarter century 1947 - 1971.

Anyway, take good care of it!:d ---brian powell[/quote]

[brian1961]

I know it's not baseball, but this post-war card pick-up from this year is the favorite card I own. Here is a "Lorenzen with car" card of Fred Lorenzen from the landmark 1972 STP racing set. Lorenzen with car is a legendary rarity in the 11-card set, and racing cards in general.

If this card is not the holy grail of racing cards, it is in the top three or top five. Racing collector Jon Hardgrove over on the non-sport side of Network54 wrote several years ago that he had only previously seen one "Lorenzen with car" card prior to picking up his example a couple years ago.

A lady in Connecticut who I bought some other STP cards from previously told me it took her 20 years of searching before she finally found a "Lorenzen with car" card -- and that one had a thumbtack hole in it.

http://i1381.photobucket.com/albums/ah224/Bored5000/1972%20STP%20cards/Fred%20Lorenzen%20with%20car%20front10022016_zps1u wtli0b.jpg (http://s1381.photobucket.com/user/Bored5000/media/1972%20STP%20cards/Fred%20Lorenzen%20with%20car%20front10022016_zps1u wtli0b.jpg.html)

Happy New Year, Eddie. Thanks for loading up your ultra-rare Fast Freddie Lorenzen. So happy for you. Your evocative story of others taking so many years to find one really adds to the significance of your find.

Do hope you're enjoying NEVER CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN.:o

Take care, my friend. ---Brian Powell

[jb67]

My favorite score for 2016.

http://www.collectorfocus.com/images/show/JBrules/johnny-bench-collection-large/40225/1969-johnny-bench-psa-8.5-3

[David W]

This one completed the complete Topps run.

[Mark70Z]

This one completed the complete Topps run.

David,

Congrats on the Topps run. Nice to end it off on a nigh note with the punch out.

[Mark70Z]

"Both" the Bench Topps and the Kahn's are awesome items. Almost makes me want to be a Bench collector.

[herbc]

1954 Nino Escalera autographed Team Issue PC. This was a difficult one.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/hlc1949/Negro%20League%20to%20Major%20League%20-%20%20Color%20Line%20RC/img106_zpsgkmi84kj.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/hlc1949/Negro%20League%20to%20Major%20League%20-%20%20Color%20Line%20RC/img107_zpsydq8rdls.jpg