March pickups

[GaryPassamonte]

I picked up this lithograph at a local antique shop. It pictures Fulton NY circa late 1850s- mid 1860s, and includes perhaps the earliest scene of a baseball game on a lithograph. The only other example I know of was in a Hunt Auction in 2018. This example has been in a storage unit for many years and the store owner never realized the scene included baseball content. The lithograph is trimmed on the bottom and on the left, but the baseball scene is untouched.

[Bill Rayburn]

WOW Gary!!! Besides bats my other hobby interest is early sports art. I remember seeing this in Hunt's auction. It is also the only other one I have ever seen. Unbelievable that you would find something like that in an antique store. Like I told Carlton Hendricks a few years ago and he often likes to repeat "the only thing we find around here in antique stores are velvet Elvis's and tube socks". Great find.

[Mark]

Very, super nice find. You could hang that anywhere, in just about anyone's collection, in any room, and it would be a remarkable piece.

[Topnotchsy]

I'm not sure whether this will mean much to others, but for me this is a really, really big deal.

Throughout WWII, there were baseball games played in the bases such as Norfolk, VA, and in the Pacific as a way to entertain the troops. In Europe, this was not really possible until after the war ended.

Once the war ended, a tournament was held. The World Series was held in Nuremberg, Germany, with Hilter's complex visible in the background.

The series was notable for another reason in that one of the teams was integrated and featured future HOF's Leon Day and Willard Brown.

This is a program from that series.

I don't know how many copies exist, but since I started collecting WWII baseball items, I have only seen one other.

It's the kind of program that is far outside of what most people collect. But for me, it's a centerpiece of my collection.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by Topnotchsy

I'm not sure whether this will mean much to others, but for me this is a really, really big deal.

Throughout WWII, there were baseball games played in the bases such as Norfolk, VA, and in the Pacific as a way to entertain the troops. In Europe, this was not really possible until after the war ended.

Once the war ended, a tournament was held. The World Series was held in Nuremberg, Germany, with Hilter's complex visible in the background.

The series was notable for another reason in that one of the teams was integrated and featured future HOF's Leon Day and Willard Brown.

This is a program from that series.

I don't know how many copies exist, but since I started collecting WWII baseball items, I have only seen one other.

It's the kind of program that is far outside of what most people collect. But for me, it's a centerpiece of my collection.

Nice pickup, Jeff. Congrats!

[GaryPassamonte]

Thanks Bill and Mark. Right place, right time. These are the type of finds that make the hobby fun.

Jeff- Great find. Interestingly, I'm just finishing the book "The Victory Season" which, as you may know, is about the 1946 baseball season. The book describes the game you mention in your post.

[bgar3]

Excellent Gary, great find.

[Topnotchsy]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

Nice pickup, Jeff. Congrats!

Thanks!

Originally Posted by GaryPassamonte

Thanks Bill and Mark. Right place, right time. These are the type of finds that make the hobby fun.

Jeff- Great find. Interestingly, I'm just finishing the book "The Victory Season" which, as you may know, is about the 1946 baseball season. The book describes the game you mention in your post.

Thank you! Yup, that's a great book! I hadn't remembered them discussing this series though, so going to pull it off the shelf and take another look.

[pedodds]

Wow! Great find Gary! Knowledge pays off!!

Originally Posted by GaryPassamonte

I picked up this lithograph at a local antique shop. It pictures Fulton NY circa late 1850s- mid 1860s, and includes perhaps the earliest scene of a baseball game on a lithograph. The only other example I know of was in a Hunt Auction in 2018. This example has been in a storage unit for many years and the store owner never realized the scene included baseball content. The lithograph is trimmed on the bottom and on the left, but the baseball scene is untouched.

[matty39]

Pittsburgh Rebels Federal League pin

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by matty39

Pittsburgh Rebels Federal League pin

Matty3,
Nice 1915 Pittsburgh Rebels Federal League pin! Congrats!

[matty39]

Thanks Scott, I picked it up in the recent Hakes auction

[eastonfalcon19]

Picked up this nice broadside.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by eastonfalcon19

Picked up this nice broadside.

Nice! Where is Lichtenberg Field?