March Pick Ups

[johnmh71]

Originally Posted by Michael B

It is called a cut cancel. They can also be found on some stamps, mainly revenue and tax stamps from the late 19th and early 20th Centuries.

Thanks for the information. This forum never disappoints.

[Michael B]

Originally Posted by johnmh71

Thanks for the information. This forum never disappoints.

John, glad to share. I believe knowledge is to be shared. It helps everyone.

I also get to add a nice new find. It is not even for my personal collection as he is not an American and I only collect images of American Olympians. This signature is nice for my Olympic Autograph database. Probably the only exemplar collection of just Olympians.

This is Claes Johanson (1884-1949) - He won a gold medal in Greco-Roman Wrestling (middleweight) at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm and a gold medal in Greco-Roman Wrestling (light heavyweight) at the 1920 Olympics in Antwerpen. He also competed in 1924 in Paris, but did not medal at the age of 40.

Below his signature it reads: 'Olympiska Mastare 1920' - Olympic Champion 1920 and 'Goteborg, Sverige' - Goteborg, Sweden, the town he lived in.

[scmavl]

Picked up my first Greenberg complete with the envelope he sent it back in. Thanks, Sean.

[earlywynnfan]

Thrilled with these for the WWII collection:
Chylak: was wounded in the Battle of the Bulge and earned a Purple Heart. (Had a severe eye injury; sometimes umpire jokes write themselves.)
Donatelli: fascinating story: was a POW in Germany, actually started his umpiring "career" there, umping games between the prisoners.


Also, acquired last month, what I feel is a total oddity and surely uncommon: Harold Arlin, who was the first broadcaster ever over the radio for a baseball game (and FB!)

Ken

[cottnat]

This isn't worth nearly as much as some of the items you have all gotten, but I finally finished up a project to 100% completion that I have been working on for almost 3 years now. Signed by all 25 members of the Opening Day Roster in 2010 (Target Field's Inaugural Season) plus Manager Ron Gardenhire. I am not much of an in person grapher, so getting this done took some creativity, bartering, some help from forum members (patneshek.com) as well as Pat Neshek himself. Now to frame it....decisions, decisions.



SP - Scott Baker
SP - Francisco Liriano
SP - Carl Pavano
SP - Nick Blackburn
SP - Kevin Slowey

RP - Pat Neshek
RP - Jose Mijares
RP - Jon Rauch
RP - Matt Guerrier
RP - Jesse Crain
RP - Alex Burnett
RP - Brian Duensing

C - Joe Mauer
1B - Justin Morneau
2B - Orlando Hudson
3B - Nick Punto
SS - JJ Hardy
OF - Michael Cuddyer
OF - Denard Span
OF - Delmon Young
DH - Jason Kubel

B - Jim Thome
B - Brendan Harris
B - Alexi Casilla
B - Drew Butera

M - Ron Gardenhire

[Rays & Mariners]

Looks great Cottnat! I just finished (I think) something similar myself...

Eric

[cottnat]

Very nice, I think the projects look great, and I know there are some with a lot more impressive names, but I am pretty pumped to have mine done. With the current MLB structure that has players being easily traded, demoted, leaving via FA, retiring, etc. it makes it really difficult to nab all the guys before they end up on other teams. It was easier to get Joe Mauer/Justin Morneau than it was to get Brendan Harris/Alexi Casilla.

[isaac2004]

Originally Posted by Rays & Mariners

Looks great Cottnat! I just finished (I think) something similar myself...

Eric

That is awesome. You live in Seattle I take it. Is it me, or did Felix sign on the edge of the base?