September Pickups
 

I will start off the month with my latest pickup; 1952
Topps Ed Mathews and the nicest PSA 1 you'll ever see.
Thanks Doug C [for the card].
http://www.net54baseball.com/picture...pictureid=4525

Doug, GREAT card, perfect centering. Congratulations!

I'll second that, great card, Doug!

Actually I'm the the one that sold the card, but I appreciate the compliments anyway! :D

Awesome Mathews! I am glad to see all the HOF RC guys chime in!! :)

So far this month, this is about all I've gotten...

Guess who is busting a CASE of 1991 Score to try and get a Mantle auto card?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ne/chipper.jpg

There are tons more Chippers, I just grabbed a handful for the photo. I'm about 2/3 of the way through the case... No Mantle yet.

More Hanks added to the collection
 

1954-1956 Spic and Span Lou Burdette and Hank Aaron. Really excited about the Aaron. It would grade a poor, but it's a very hard card to find.

Attachment 45153

1955 Hank Aaron double header. Love this series!
Attachment 45154

The prettiest "good" card I've seen.
Attachment 45155

That '55 Aaron looks mighty good for a 2, Scott!

I just got it in the mail today and when I opened up the envelope and pulled it out, I couldn't believe how nice it was. I won it off Ebay, and the it looked good on there, but you really never know until it is in your hand. It does have a small crease on the back that is only apparent when the card is looked at from an angle.

picked this one up. Plugs the biggest hole in my 52 Tribe set.
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i2...1952-382-7.jpg

I always liked that card more than his '54 Topps. Very nice! :)

Very nice Sam Jones card Dan!

Theres a 91 Mantle Auto on the bay that is numbered 0007 but for some reason graded a N0 PSA Authentic according to the cert verification on PSA. Not sure if it was because PSA did not give autos a numerical grade at the time. Its worth a shot though for a nice auto despite the grade.

I may be the only person in pickup thread history to get compliments for selling a card. I think those were meant for you, but I'll take whatever endorsements I can get! :D

Thats how good the Mathews is; it gets compliments for the seller and maybe the buyer.

the centering on that Mathews is amazing!

I'm pretty much tapped out on modern rookies, so I toil with obscure/odd variations from time to time. Finally got around to picking up a 1990 Topps glossy rookies Griffey with the test strip, and a 1989 Upper Deck Dick Schoefield with Griffey Jr. rear overprint...

Well I'm glad you like it! Hopefully you will get some more compliments! :D

Jackie Robinson upgrade and new addition (thanks for the lead Shaun)

Nice pickups Dan! That Portrait was definitely a nice upgrade.

Just got this gem from Judgebuck to go along with my other Mantles.

http://net54baseball.com/picture.php...pictureid=4529

What did you get? Maybe it's just my computer, but the scan isn't coming up for me. :(

I don't see pic either.

If it turns out to be a 1953 Topps Mantle you are going to have to remove that "I'm not Doug" reason for editing from your post with the '52 Topps Mathews because I just bought one today. :D

Congrats, lets see your Mathews. If you do post it do I get congratulated? As far as the scan goes, I see it in every post thats says "I can't see the scan"--weird? And yes it is a 1953 Mickey Mantle PSA 1 but a nice one!

That's the nicest PSA 1 I've seen!

I bought a PSA 3 '53 Topps Mantle so maybe that's why people are getting us mixed up. I do have the scan from eBay, but I'm going to rescan it when it arrives and then post it. I will make sure to put in the post that any congratulations that I get for the card be addressed to you to make up for all of the ones I got for the '52 Mathews you bought from me. I did use some of the money I got from the Mathews to buy it so technically you do deserve some of the credit! :D

I really can't see the scan in your posts, but I saw the card in your photo album. It's a really nice looking PSA 1. Congratulations! :)

Thats strange, but yes it is the one in my photo album. It has great centering just like the Mathews but it has a small pinhole which doesn't bug me too much.

The pinhole isn't very noticeable. I thought it was just a brown spot at first. Is that what the mark (MK) qualifier is for or is there something on the back?

New pickups for my Phillies PC.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d4...t/IMG_0001.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d4...t/IMG_0002.jpg

Thanks for looking.

Mike

What a haul! Great cards! :)

There's a small stamp of the original owner and his address on the back. I doesn't detract from the card but rather give it some character. It was also the same owner of the 52 Mantle that I just bought but fortunatley wasn't stamped. Where's your 53 Mantle?

Hopefully it's in the mail! :D It should be here soon so when I get it, I'll scan it and put it up.

Just got these back from SGC. Pretty pumped. Pujols is the only modern player I collect. I know that they are not really vintage but at least the ozzie is close :)

http://i937.photobucket.com/albums/a...radedSGC96.jpg

http://i937.photobucket.com/albums/a...llerySGC98.jpg


http://i937.photobucket.com/albums/a...owmanSGC96.jpg

http://i937.photobucket.com/albums/a...radedSGC88.jpg

http://i937.photobucket.com/albums/a...nBestSGC96.jpg

The Harper will be hitting the bay at some point for some paypal for more vintage :)

Pujols
 

Will he be in a new uniform next year ?

I sure hope not. It would be cool if he finished his career with St. Louis. Just like Musial

If he cares about his place in history even just a tiny bit, he will be.

But, he's welcome at Chavez Ravine, if he has any interest in working for a parking lot attendant and his ex-wife.

Doug

Got this out of one of those generic after-market packages at Target...not a bad pull:

http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/...0/Brooks-1.jpg

It just came in today's mail! :)

http://i580.photobucket.com/albums/s...953TMantle.jpg

Very nice! I think that is one of Mantle's best card, the picture is timeless.

I'm not really a fan of the '53 Topps set. The art is good, but I just prefer actual pictures I guess. I got a decent deal on it so if I get bored with it I should be able to at least break even for a change.

That Eck is super nice for a "7", should at least an "8". Nice pickups.

The Rice rookie looks great too!

just this one for my set

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q...MY5NtW-0_3.jpg

Thanks guys!

Speaking of 1952 Topps......
 

I just shake my head and sigh-----260850228758 is the item number----

1967 Topps Venezuelan Maz:

A couple huge pickups for my Postwar HOF RC set.

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/3182/kellrc.jpghttp://img546.imageshack.us/img546/1327/wynnrc.jpg

And a future HOFer

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/8985/smoltzrc.jpg

Very nice Bowmans, Rob.

Love that Wynn. Might have to add that one someday.

Pretty slow month, but picked this up for the Lou Brock collection.

I'm not sure exactly what this is, it is about half the thickness of the regular 70 Supers, and has square corners.

The Brock is a '70 Topps Super #11 proof card.

I've got another square cornered 70 Brock, but it is normal thickness and has the back on it.

Matthews
 

What a beautiful Matthews card you picked up. Congrats on a tough card.

I have been kind of on the sidelines as of late churning through my collection with a slight change of focus toward high end Post War HOF RC's. Although not a rookie card, the deal on this was to good for me to pass, up on a card I have wanted for quite a long time. Can't say that I am a very big Mantle collector, but really enjoy having this card in my collection.

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/c...MantlePSA7.jpg

^ That is some nice centering and vivid colors!

New Arrival
 

Just arrived today! Nice addition to my Post War RC's set.

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/c...CarewPSA85.jpg

Beautiful Carew Rookie, Matt!

Wow, great card Matt!

The Man
 

Picked this one up this week for my 1960 Topps SGC 84 NM or higher team set

http://i937.photobucket.com/albums/a...ToppsSGC86.jpg

Amazing card! :eek:

Really happy about these additions...

1947 Bond Bread Jackie Robinson Leaping No Scoreboard (Total Pop 5 - Lowest Pop in the Bond Bread set - 1 of the Throwing cards is incorrectly listed as a Leaping No Scoreboard causing the discrepancy in the pop listings)
http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/...Scoreboard.jpg

1955 Topps Doubleheader Jackie Robinson (scored this for $150 below VCP)

http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/...e-Robinson.jpg


I now have 3 of the toughest 4 cards in the 1947 Bond Bread Jackie Robinson set (Glove In the Air, Batting No Sleeves, and Leaping No Scoreboard) - Hoping I can complete this set by the end of next year.

Great cards Shaun! Good luck completing the set.

Thanks Dan!

I love antique fairs:

Macgregors
 

Very nice, Brian

I couldn't resist the pack-fresh qualities of this card at a psa 6 price...

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/q...ementepsa6.jpg

Saw Patrick list this in BST and couldn't resist

[IMG]http://img813.imageshack.us/img813/1187/hendersonrc.jpg Uploaded with ImageShack.us[/IMG]

now to get my butt in gear and complete the set