Nice pick up Steven. An E94 SGC40 is a very nice grade!

so picked this one up from a deal on here. Thanks to baez578. That makes #40 of the set and I hope by the end of this month to add more. In the works on a few will see. Thanks for looking guys

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The latest additions to my St. Louis Collection, purchased from a fellow board member. (Thanks BeatlesGuy/Jason)

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Today's Focus: Native Sons
 

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I'm always fascinated at the evolution of the Yankee uniform...good stuff!

It's an upgrade from one with a torn-off corner.

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I'm right there with you, Clyde.

I just want to clarify your post for anybody that might look at Scott's cards, and not quite get your reference (though they might see the Yankee logo on Urban Shocker's uniform), especially considering Scott is displaying three cards from players on the St. Louis Browns of the American League, and the St. Louis Cardinals of the National League.

New York's American League team, before it was known as the Yankees, started out as the Baltimore Orioles (1901-1902). The franchise then moved to New York in 1903, adopting the nickname the Highlanders. They remained the Highlanders though the 1912 season. In 1913, they became known as the New York Yankees. Before they adopted the uniform they wear today, the Yankees made several changes to their uniform early on.

What I find interesting about the Urban Shocker card Scott posted is not that he's in a New York Yankees uniform, as Shocker was a member of the Yankees for two years before becoming a member of the Browns. It's that he is in a Yankees uniform when this card was printed in 1922. Shocker last played for the New York Yankees in 1917. He'd been a member of the Browns for four years by the time this card was printed for public consumption.

But wait, this gets better.

Shocker's Yankee home uniform depicts the classic interwoven "NY" that we are so used to seeing on the Yankee baseball caps. As the Baseball Hall of Fame's wonderful "Dressed to the Nines" uniform database clearly shows, that home uniform was last used in the 1916 season.

So, Urban Shocker's 1922 E121 American Caramel baseball card was printed using a picture of Shocker that was six years old!

Wow.

When I think of the all-time great baseball uniforms, the real classics, the three teams that jump into my mind are the pinstripes of the New York Yankees, the uniform of the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the St. Louis Cardinals. There are some others I really like, too, the early 50s to 70s unis worn by the Pittsburgh Pirates are quite nice, but there's something about the Yankees, Dodgers and the current Cardinals uniforms that are just a cut above, in my opinion. And though the NY was last seen on the uniform itself in 1916, I would agree with Raymond that the way the Yankee uniform quickly evolved into the standard it is today is quite interesting, indeed.

Oh, and one more point to make here. The original Baltimore Orioles, who went on to become the New York Yankees, were, of course, not the Baltimore Orioles of today. Where did they come from?

Well, today's Baltimore Orioles started out as the Milwaukee Brewers (1894-1901) of the old minor Western League. The team then moved to St. Louis, where they were the Browns from 1902-1953. In 1954, the franchise then moved to Baltimore, and became the Orioles of today.

So, Urban Shocker's first team, the Yankees, started out as the Baltimore Orioles. And his second team, the St. Louis Browns, eventually became the Baltimore Orioles, but of course, not the same Baltimore Orioles that eventually became the New York Yankees.

Got that?

And today's Milwaukee Brewers had nothing to do with either team. They started out as the Seattle Pilots in 1969. They played one season in Seattle where they went 64-98. They then moved to Milwaukee in 1970.

some ebay pickups
 

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Another Burke Postcard
 

Picked up this Burke Signed Jimmy Foxx postcard last night in the Goodwin Auction. Went way cheaper than I thought so can't complain.

I can. :mad:


(was mine, nice pickup)

From the Bay
 

Well, Bill...I WAS going to say that 'we' consider any team north of the Mason-Dixon line to be Yankees anyway, but, then, upon reading your history lesson, I decided y'all might already know about inbreeding...lol

Cross 1 off the list
 

I had 20 type cards left on my Cleveland list. Just won the Phil Bedgood Diaz Cig card. CROSS ONE OFF!!!

Look out National here I come: Get out that Joe Gordon Royal dessert, your Breisch-Williams Naps, and your Elmer Flick stuff.

This is one of those finds I could only have dreamed of....only 4 Diaz Indians to go and the Hall of Famer gotten

11/15 Where are you Guy Morton, Pete Donohue and Allen Sothoran

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I finally obtained the N43 card I wanted for my type collection at a price that seems reasonable via eBay. I prefer my type cards to be Washington players, or at least ballplayers who played for Washington at some time during their careers. "Honest" John Morrill (erroneously spelled Morrell on this card) was the player-manager for Washington for part of 1889. Now then, if I could only obtain a 1889 Old Judge card showing Morrill with Washington!
Val

Jack, congrats on picking up all those very tough 1924 Diaz cards - I know you are ecstatic! Hope that I will shortly have similar good fortune!
Best,
Val

Awesome Jack! What a score! I was tempted to go after more Diaz, but I'm content w/ my two! Good luck with your last four!

Thanks Val, thanks Derek. They've always been my favorite set just from how unusual they are compared to most cards of the era and just how they overall present. I've never really understood why they've never been more popular than they are

Still can't believe I own the Coveleski, it's just presents so much better than his other cards. Definitely one of my dream cards to own

The GIPPER / GROVER Daily Double!!
 

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First Diaz and Billiken
 

Congratulations Jack on your Diaz pickups.

I bought this Diaz Urban Shocker and my first Billiken of Valentin Dreke a week ago from the same vendor. I love the clarity of the Shocker portrait. I thought it was in pretty good shape for a Cuban card from the 1920s.

I also picked up the Diaz Shawkey from her this evening. I wanted to bid on more, but I want to save some funds for the Nationals.

I didn't see the Shocker and Shawkey on the PSA or SGC population reports. Any of the Cuban collectors on the board know of other examples?

Best regards,

Joe

Grats on your pickups Joe

Shocker is the first one I've seen. No pop report on him either

Shawkey has a graded pop of 2. He has a really nice SGC example, off the top of my head I think it's a 50. I own the psa 1 example

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r313a Cochrane
 

I still can't figure out my new scanner so here is a terrible phone pic. 4 more to go to finish out the 12 card set.

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''The Twelve Card Set''
 

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..........Oh Dear......I'm afraid there's 'way more than twelve in that twelve-card set.....Do you have Tim Newcomb's excellent article with the ongoing checklist , from the Spring and Summer 2006 Issues of '' Old Cardboard'' ? Please sit down ; we have to talk .

My new pickup. I have way too many Phillippe T206 cards now, but he keeps popping up with issues. Gotta love the double image!

The Shocker reminds me of the actor Robert Vaughn.

Zach Wheat large letter P2 pin.

A couple of my new additions so far in July.

Here is my average Crandall , I am in shock a little from the Shocker .

Yeah, Mike, I know about the rest. I was emphasizing the 12 card WS set in order to distinguish it from the whole R313A run. The other portion of the R313As is outside of my collector rank.

A few...
 

... of my July pickups so far. Still waiting on a few things in the mail.

Its rare that I have anything that either fits (post war & pre war collector) or is worthy of being shown here (low budget), but this one probably does.

Very nice pick-up Rich! I feel the same way about mine. It's the much rarer "Frank Baker" variation than the more available "J. Franklin Baker". Plus, according to the experts, it's the first confirmed with the Type 3 back.

anybody know anything about these? this just came in from Portugal

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Stumbled across this at an antique shop in the middle of nowhere. Quite the find for $40.00.

I was curious myself... found this: http://cartophilic-info-exch.blogspo...la-sports.html

Also found in a book titled Africa South of the Sahara that Sociedade Industrial dos Tabacos de Angola was 100% owned by the British American Tobacco Company.

Zach,
great info, Thank you!

Last night on ebay ended up scoring this beauty. Number 41 for my set. Nice addition for sure.

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Already had this one, but submitted for comparison:

Brian, very nice! Does anyone know just how rare these are?

Yes! The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and The Magnificent Seven. He's still around -- maybe we could get him to sign the card?

BIG Delivery Day!!
 

Thanks to Net54 members Frank, Chris, & Dave for the Rucker, Clemente, and Devormer cards.

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Terry got screwed, didn't he? He hits .401 in 1930-the last National Leaguer to do so-and he doesn't win the MVP. Why? Because there was no MVP Award that year.

History of the Major League Baseball MVP Award

The new MVP Award, voted upon by the Baseball Writers (BBWAA) didn't start until 1931. So Terry's incredible effort, his .400 season, went completely unrecognized because of poor luck and bad timing.

Nice cards by the way, Raymond. That reminds me, I need to send in my '73 Topps Clemente to get graded. It's pristine.

Gah, double post.

Two of a kind?
 

So, I got these both today, is one missing a color, or just faded? I think they are both quite beautiful, don't you agree?

Upgrade of 1937 R314 Type 5 Canadian Goudey Premium
 

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......much better corners and not so faded ; still has most of that original dull matte finish . ''T'' for ''Toronto'' but he went on to the Majors and he appears on some late forties Bowman cards .

.....If you are an A.R and enjoy your OCD then the constant prowl for upgrades becomes second nature ; and Centering Weenies are some of the happiest people I know....

I'm absolutely addicted to signed pre-war and vintage HOFer cards. I wish I'd gotten in on the signed T206s while they were still relatively affordable.

Scored number 42 last night of the set thanks to clydepepper for holding the auction. Makes only 6 more till the half way point. Im getting ever so close to the top of the mountain and then its all down hill from there.

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Latest addition to my E93 set...
 

San Francisco Seals alums (just a coincidence). The magazine is OT, but I love flea markets. Thank you, Arnold. More complete scan of the complete magazine from October 9, 1939 will be posted.