April Pickups

[edjs]

Originally Posted by orly57

Some guys buy a Porsche or get a young girlfriend for their midlife crisis. I prefer fishing. Caught this on the very day I turned 40.

Orly, I hope you live longer than 80! Nice card!

[kmac32]

My final E121-120 Ruth

[kdixon]

Picked up the graded Wheat Die cut. I notice my other one is a different pose.

[GoudeyGum]

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[MVSNYC]

Ryan, great pick ups...Pete, great history behind the Drum.

[kmac32]

Originally Posted by kdixon

Picked up the graded Wheat Die cut. I notice my other one is a different pose.

Very interesting. You do realize that the original game pieces were issued and in subsequent years, stickers were issued to put over the bottom part of the piece to reflect the players for that particular year. It is likely that if you removed to paper covering the bottom of one of your pieces, there would be another player printed there.

[Bill77]

Originally Posted by kmac32

Very interesting. You do realize that the original game pieces were issued and in subsequent years, stickers were issued to put over the bottom part of the piece to reflect the players for that particular year. It is likely that if you removed to paper covering the bottom of one of your pieces, there would be another player printed there.

Some info from OCB:
From 1920's game by National Game Makers of Wash, DC
Game: "Major League Ball--The Indoor BB Game Supreme"
Fourteen die-cut player cards used for each team
All 16 teams represented; roster varied each year
Generic player position poses repeated for each team
Same pose for each position; coloring keyed to team

So I wouldn't try taking the paper off of them as it will most likely be blank underneath.

[kmac32]

Originally Posted by Bill77

Some info from OCB:
From 1920's game by National Game Makers of Wash, DC
Game: "Major League Ball--The Indoor BB Game Supreme"
Fourteen die-cut player cards used for each team
All 16 teams represented; roster varied each year
Generic player position poses repeated for each team
Same pose for each position; coloring keyed to team

So I wouldn't try taking the paper off of them as it will most likely be blank underneath.

Definitely would leave it alone. Just found it interesting. Is a way of dating a particular year as my Great great uncle was in the 1921 issue of the game and there was no sticker on his game piece.

[nolemmings]

Actually there could be printing from the initial 1921 printing or perhaps a "sticker" from a prior year (or blank). Ironically, neither of Kenny's two Zach Wheat's depict the left fielder from the game.