August Pickups

[HOF Auto Rookies]

I'll start us off with this trio

[abothebear]

[Enfuego]

Beautiful cards

[Bored5000]

I am a novice at posting images, so I am pretty shocked this actually worked. Sorry the image is a little blurry. I am a Thorpe fan, and picked up the Thorpe Olympiska Spelens postcard. I was kinda shocked at the price, especially since it was a PWCC auction. I put in a max bid and was expecting to get sniped at the last second. Several snipes did come in, but my bid held up.

[MikeGarcia]

...Just got the bottom one ; got the top one earlier this year ; most of the Orcajo Reds postcards are sponsored by '' Val Decker Meats''....there are a smaller number sponsored by '' Metropolitan Clothing''...the plain unadorned variety , no ad at all , is the one that gives OCD set completionistas a reason to get out of bed in the morning...

[h2oya311]

Originally Posted by Bored5000

I am a novice at posting images, so I pretty shocked this actually worked. Sorry the image is a little blurry. I am a Thorpe fan, and picked up the Thorpe Olympiska Spelens postcard. I was kinda shocked at the price, especially since it was a PWCC auction. I put in a max bid and was expecting to get sniped at the last second. Several snipes did come in, but my bid held up.

Great Thorpe "rookie". You got a great deal on that PC! Congrats!

[Bored5000]

Originally Posted by h2oya311

Great Thorpe "rookie". You got a great deal on that PC! Congrats!

Thanks. I remember you picking up an identical postcard a few months back. Like I said, I was expecting to get sniped out of the running. Even a low-grade Thorpe 101-5 card would be out of my price range. I know postcards aren't everyone's thing, but it is amazing to me that Thorpe postcards predating the M101-5 sell for 10-30 percent of the M101-5 card.

The one I am kicking myself over is that there was a raw, postally used (postmarked from Carlisle, Pa., no less) "Olympic Heroes" Thorpe postcard on eBay that sold for $234 a couple weeks ago. I missed it until I saw it in the sold listings. The "Olympic Heroes" postcard touts Thorpe's return to Carlisle following the Olympics and pictures him putting the shot. I thought maybe someone on here scooped it up to flip because it went so cheap. But nothing ever turned up when I asked on the B/S/T board.

[Brian Van Horn]

From the National:

[Matt E.]

SOMEWHAT DIFFICULT MINOR LEAGUE PLAYER



A LITTLE TOUGHER - HOF STARS ARE FAIRLY COMMON TO FIND



SHORT PRINT - EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND IN THIS GRADE




TOUGHEST - EXTRA DIFFICULT / HIGH GRADE SP- A REAL BEAUTY!

[HOF Auto Rookies]

[QUOTE=Matt E.;1306836]SOMEWHAT DIFFICULT MINOR LEAGUE PLAYER





I don't know about you, but he is wearing his glove on the wrong hand

[oldphil]

Great cards Matt. I have a soft spot for T205s.

[Chris D.]

[Jeffrompa]

Kind of a cool pickup from EBay .

[kamikidEFFL]

So here is #44 of the set. I am getting so close to the top of the mountain. Thanks for looking.

[ls7plus]

Thanks to fellow board member Bob Warren for a nice PSA 3 1923-24 Exhibits Gabby Hartnett--a tough card!

Best to all,

Larry

[Matvoo]

Picked up a gordon hickman southern league t206 will get a scan once it arrives

From a fellow board member. Thanks Mike! Sorry for the ridiculously large scan btw.

[rhettyeakley]

These were my two favorite pickups from the Cleveland National. There are not many cards can claim to have 4 of the greatest HOFers on the same card (Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Grover Alexander, Dave Bancroft, and Lee Meadows)...

[joeadcock]

Nice Rhett

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by rhettyeakley

These were my two favorite pickups from the Cleveland National. There are not many cards can claim to have 4 of the greatest HOFers on the same card (Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Grover Alexander, Dave Bancroft, and Lee Meadows)...

Great Lee Meadows card!

[HOF Auto Rookies]

Originally Posted by rhettyeakley

These were my two favorite pickups from the Cleveland National. There are not many cards can claim to have 4 of the greatest HOFers on the same card (Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Grover Alexander, Dave Bancroft, and Lee Meadows)...

Rhett, that is a very interesting card with Ruth, Cobb etc. What exactly is it?

[rhettyeakley]

It is from a set produced by Universal Toy & Novelty Co. around 1919 or so. We have discussed them before here...

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=144708

http://net54baseball.com/showthread....speaker+4-on-1

[brewing]

Picked these up in the Sterling auction.
I am rapidly becoming a fan of T-205s.

[ZachS]

My Louisiana obsession continues... I may need to get a second job.

On the bright side, I'm about 14% done with the known Tango Eggs set.

[varsitycollectibles]

Originally Posted by ZachS

My Louisiana obsession continues... I may need to get a second job.

On the bright side, I'm about 14% done with the known Tango Eggs set.

Nice pick up. Love the state focus. I'm a Texas collector.

[AMBST95]

Picked up some Goudeys this week

[LKeeler]

Originally Posted by ZachS

My Louisiana obsession continues... I may need to get a second job.

On the bright side, I'm about 14% done with the known Tango Eggs set.

Awesome card, Zach! The crispness of that card sure made it's listing stand out. Great pick up!

[bbcard1]

Certainly not a very popular set and in fact are stamps, not cards, but the 1944 Yankees set commemorating the 1943 world champs is one of the few color issues of the era. There was a set that had languished on BST for a while and I decided to pick it up and package it for better enjoyment. Could think of worse ways to spend a rainy Friday night.

[cdn_collector]

Originally Posted by bbcard1

Certainly not a very popular set and in fact are stamps, not cards, but the 1944 Yankees set commemorating the 1943 world champs is one of the few color issues of the era. There was a set that had languished on BST for a while and I decided to pick it up and package it for better enjoyment. Could think of worse ways to spend a rainy Friday night.

Wow Todd, those look incredible. Not being familiar with the issue, I figured I was looking at a modern "buyback" issue until I read the description. Nicely done.

Richard.

[bcbgcbrcb]

Picked up this 1923-24 Tomas Gutierrez album at the National in Cleveland..........

[Bicem]

Nice Phil!

[Chris D.]

[t206hound]

Wow that ships fast!

[Nappy1525]

Wrong section

[T206Collector]

Okay, here we go again with this Monster thing. I'm going to approach this a little differently this time. Sure I will. The Monster will never see me coming. I'm going to sneak up on him all silent like. At least I can honestly say that this is the best condition Ty Cobb card I've ever owned... hands down.



Also picked up the cleanest Chase-Trophy I've ever owned. Quite happy with this pair. And now my unsigned T206 collection now stands at 20 examples. Once I had 521...

[Kenny Cole]

Phil,

I'm pretty sure that one used to be mine. Treat it nicely.

Kenny

[Chris D.]

[pete zouras]

I'm very happy to have picked up.

[T206Collector]

It's been a good month to be a Ty Cobb collector...

[Jantz]

Nice Chase Ad@m!

Love those big borders


Jantz

[Louieman]

Thanks to simas7173 for this one!

[kkkkandp]

Originally Posted by pete zouras

I'm very happy to have picked up.

Wow, Pete! That's some dynamic duo. Big congrats!

[Big Ben]

After a 3 year search, I got my F Scott Fitzgerald in the mail today. Thanks again to the people on this board for the great advice!

[Matvoo]

Nice bender ben

[clydepepper]

Ty bat off.jpg

[4815162342]

I know it's not a 1914 Cracker Jack or a T206, but I was glad to work out a deal with a fellow board member for these two cards.

[Mountaineer]

I knew that portrait of Jennings on your card Daryl looked familiar. It is the same portrait that is used on his 1916 Tango Eggs card... Nice cards!!!

[Mountaineer]

Originally Posted by Big Ben

After a 3 year search, I got my F Scott Fitzgerald in the mail today. Thanks again to the people on this board for the great advice!

Beautiful card Ben.

BTW, what is a "F Scott Fitzgerald" in card lingo? I know he is the famous author, but I am confused about the card being called that.

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by Mountaineer

Beautiful card Ben.

BTW, what is a "F Scott Fitzgerald" in card lingo? I know he is the famous author, but I am confused about the card being called that.

I too am befuddled by your terminology. Please explain.

[Big Ben]

Originally Posted by clydepepper

I too am befuddled by your terminology. Please explain.

Thanks to everyone. Here is a link to a thread I started when I found this card on EBay. There are some very good explanations by some great people on this forum about the "F" stamp and the supposed relation to F Scott Fitzgerald. The debate is still out there, but I chose to be a believer!
Worst case scenario, I have a T206 Hall of Famer!

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=192140