The Brothers DiMaggio....lets show some respect for Vince....show us his cards, etc.

[tedzan]

I will start this show with their signatures from my autograph album..........






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[conor912]

Hands down the best card in the ‘41 play Ball set!

[tjb1952tjb]

I think this is the most colorful 1941 Play Ball card.

[Jobu]

All three!

[tedzan]

1947 SIGNAL OIL







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[MikeGarcia]

..At a fund-raiser for Finland , to assist in the war against invading Red Army ; New York City was a hotbed for international politics ; December 7th 1941 changed all that....

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[MikeGarcia]

..Canadian Goudey V351..AKA 1939 World Wide Gum Premiums...Vince is somewhat scarce....Joe is in this set too and is a lot more common and easier to find...

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[kevinlenane]

I had to include this freshly received Dom 41 Red Sox Photo Pack pic. He just looks so happy.

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[JackW]

Hey, Ted. Did you ever meet Vince? Any good stories to tell? Would love to hear them!

[paul]

All three.

[philliesphan]

Love it Paul!

Here's my Vince Zeenut

[MikeGarcia]

Originally Posted by paul

All three.

.....you win the 2019 thread contribution award...that is spectacular/brilliant/awesome ; congrats.
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[tedzan]

Originally Posted by JackW

Hey, Ted. Did you ever meet Vince? Any good stories to tell? Would love to hear them!

Hi Jack

No, I never met Vince.

Met Joe and Dom.

Had a really nice conversation with Joe at a BB card show (1985).



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[ocjack]

Not Vince unfortunately, but Dom's book about the 1941 season signed on one page by key participants in the 1941 season and then, Dom, Joe and Ted on another page.

(sorry about the giant uploads, don't know how to resize)

[Phil68]

Paul (& everyone else),
Excellent stuff here. As I understand it, all the boys--but especially Vince--could really sing!

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[Phil68]

Here are some fine Vince DiMaggio images from my collection. My favorite is the one with Lavagetto in '38. The one on the left is the art proof for the card (on the right) I had to reduce the image sizes and they look a little pixelated here, but the essence is there.

[Phil68]

This one is from late 2015. I just rediscovered this one while searching for the others. I like how serious they look...

[Phil68]

Tim,
I love that card. It's funny how you can like a card an exceptional amount for years and then discover other folks like it just as much!
He seems like a good guy. Friendly face, etc.
Phil

[phikappapsi]

These guys were my grandfather's (Joseph James DiMaggio) cousins. He used to tell a lot of fun stories about them even though they'd never actually met and grew up on opposite sides of the country. Apparently one side of the family DiMaggio did not like the other side of the family DiMaggio, due to some not so wonderful associates of Italian descent. Was never told which side was which; but I always had my money on the side who ended up marrying Marilyn as the fun one.

[Phil68]

Joe,
My $ is with yours.
Phil

[MikeGarcia]

Originally Posted by kevinlenane

I had to include this freshly received Dom 41 Red Sox Photo Pack pic. He just looks so happy.

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...I'll see your 1941 and raise you up (?) to 1940A (small font sig)
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[Phil68]

By today's "modern player" HOF voting standards...you can probably toss Dom's name in the hat. He had a heck of a career, military service, and his "defensive metrics" (insert eye roll) would stack up quite well to his peers. I'm not sure most folks realize he was a heck of a player for a pretty good stretch.

[tedzan]

1941 Wirephoto






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