October pick ups - Part II

[itjclarke]

Originally Posted by the 'stache

Ian, what storage are you using? I have a nice unit with Uhaul. It's climate controlled, and has a sprinkler system. I suppose I could use that for any T202s, and insure the cards.

I'm ashamed to say, it's just City Storage, which is basically like any Public Storage unit. It is not climate controlled but is indoors at least. I've got a handfull of cards (especially oversized like T202 and/or T3) and signed balls stuffed in the unit with my wife's old couch/shelves and of all things a stand up arcade. I've been meaning to take a dehumidifiers over there, but haven't gotten around to it yet. I'm almost certain my renters insurance covers the storage, which provides some piece of mind. I've got a few others packed into a locked (very moist) storage unit in my building, which have shown no problems yet.

[Jason]

My B & L Auction winnings.Thank you Leon and Scott.

[g_vezina_c55]

[itjclarke]

Originally Posted by g_vezina_c55

I love the Dean, one of my favorite Goudeys. Nice pickup Nelson

[mart8081]

First pick-up of the month:

[whaler]

[joeadcock]

Tony

Cool story. Agreed.

Originally Posted by quinnsryche

Having had to sell the Gehrig 2 years ago to fund a new home purchase, Lou has found his way home to me at last. A HUGE THANK YOU to member Andy LaVigne for contacting me after reading a post I made and offering to let me buy the card back. It is the first prewar card I have bought since I sold off my entire collection and couldn't be happier. I also went and bought one of my favorite cards off ebay after that (the Waner/Weaver). What Andy did for me is the reason this board is the BEST around. Guys truly care about each other and always lookout for one another.

[the 'stache]

Originally Posted by quinnsryche

Having had to sell the Gehrig 2 years ago to fund a new home purchase, Lou has found his way home to me at last. A HUGE THANK YOU to member Andy LaVigne for contacting me after reading a post I made and offering to let me buy the card back. It is the first prewar card I have bought since I sold off my entire collection and couldn't be happier. I also went and bought one of my favorite cards off ebay after that (the Waner/Weaver). What Andy did for me is the reason this board is the BEST around. Guys truly care about each other and always lookout for one another.

I'm really happy for you, Tony. Now you can prominently display the card in your new home, or in your office. And a tip of the hat to Andy for helping you to get it back.

Originally Posted by Wite3

Found at the Culver City Show...what is interesting is that the front depicts and ad for Dyer and Hughes Organ from Foxcroft, Maine...this was a decent sized company who advertised in several New England newspapers/magazines and was in business for a decent amount of time. The back however is certainly different for me. Most of these trade cards are found with blank backs. However, this one has a printed line on the back. It reads: "W.H. Letters & Son, Putnam, Conn." After a bit of research, I found out that Letters and Son was a music store in Putnam Conn in the late 1800s. So, I now know that this particular trade card was given to a retailer to hand out. I thought that was pretty interesting as I previously thought that most of these cards were given out by the front advertiser or local businesses...but this one was given out 300 miles and three states away!

Joshua

Joshua, congratulations on adding a very interesting advertising piece to your collection.

Originally Posted by Iwantmorecards77

Thank you, Bill. I was surprised to have not one, but two of the "Cycle - 1 loss" cards to fall into my lap. I was quite excited - and I was looking to add a T205 Mathewson to my collection for a while - and having this version is a bonus!

...and congrats on the T206 WaJo - great card. I have one in a "2" as well - yours looks better...I would even upgrade my "2" for your "2!"

Todd

I really do love that Mathewson portrait, and the same picture is in a few of the T202s, my favorite being "Devlin Gets His Man". Thanks to Sean, I'll be reading his "Pitching in a Pinch" starting early next week. I'm sure Matty will jump up on my list as I read it. I'll have a hard time picking between the gold border card, or the triple folder.

Thank you for the compliment, too. I'm still on cloud nine. The Johnson has great eye appeal while showing a little "history", too.

Originally Posted by itjclarke

I'm ashamed to say, it's just City Storage, which is basically like any Public Storage unit. It is not climate controlled but is indoors at least. I've got a handfull of cards (especially oversized like T202 and/or T3) and signed balls stuffed in the unit with my wife's old couch/shelves and of all things a stand up arcade. I've been meaning to take a dehumidifiers over there, but haven't gotten around to it yet. I'm almost certain my renters insurance covers the storage, which provides some piece of mind. I've got a few others packed into a locked (very moist) storage unit in my building, which have shown no problems yet.

Well, Ian, it's good to know other people utilize storage units for cards. I can't think of any reason why I couldn't just roll a safe up there, and put the t202s in once I get them. I'll just have cards all over the city!

Originally Posted by Jason

My B & L Auction winnings.Thank you Leon and Scott.

Beautiful card, Jason. I imagine it's very hard to find the t210s with clean borders.

Originally Posted by mart8081

First pick-up of the month:

Nice add, Martin. Greetings from the other side of the pond.

Whaler, that's a very clean Obak. Thank you for sharing.

[tbob]

Some cards won in auctions last night:
I picked up a red cycle T207 Hyatt in Mile High's auction and a handful of nice cards in Sterling's auction including these 3.

[g_vezina_c55]

Originally Posted by itjclarke

I love the Dean, one of my favorite Goudeys. Nice pickup Nelson

Thx !

[jb217676]

From B & L Auctions, a 1917 Ray Schalk Promotional Postcard for Girard Cigars. Thanks again Leon!

[djrhanover]

Be glad to show this again. Very happy to add it to my collection.

[Pythonfactory]

Beautiful image on that Brouthers =)

Happy to check these off the want list and join Bill on the WaJo portrait train. The paper loss in the top right and a microscopic crease in one corner made this well-centered example a lot more affordable.

[tbob]

Home Run Kisses are tough to find so when you see one you need pop up for your set, you buy it even if it is trimmed in the hope some day a non-trimmed one emerges.

[Bicem]

cool PC Jeff!

[tbob]

A nice early morning surprise to find out my offer on this very tough Series 8 New Orleans Pelican card of Manush had been accepted! Now if I can just find the de Montreville variation I need....

[AMBST95]

Upgraded my T206 Jack Dunn for my Orioles Team HOF Collection:



Also picked up a few York Caramels from Sterling for my E210 set:

[pete zouras]

Chantilly pickup

[rnisly]

My first win from Sterling



thanx Lee

Roger

[the 'stache]

Originally Posted by jb217676

From B & L Auctions, a 1917 Ray Schalk Promotional Postcard for Girard Cigars. Thanks again Leon!

Nice pick up, Jeff.

Originally Posted by djrhanover

Be glad to show this again. Very happy to add it to my collection.

Congrats, Dave. Some day, I'll go back into the 1800s. Until then, I'll have to enjoy the cards that you and other forum members are adding.

Originally Posted by Pythonfactory

Beautiful image on that Brouthers =)

Happy to check these off the want list and join Bill on the WaJo portrait train. The paper loss in the top right and a microscopic crease in one corner made this well-centered example a lot more affordable.

Congratulations, Bryan! Those are some beautiful cards. It's amazing how cards that don't get the great "technical" grades can still be so beautiful.

Originally Posted by tbob

Home Run Kisses are tough to find so when you see one you need pop up for your set, you buy it even if it is trimmed in the hope some day a non-trimmed one emerges.

Originally Posted by tbob

A nice early morning surprise to find out my offer on this very tough Series 8 New Orleans Pelican card of Manush had been accepted! Now if I can just find the de Montreville variation I need....

Very nice, tbob. I admit I've never seen Home Run Kisses before. I'll have to look them up. And grats on the Manush pickup.

Originally Posted by AMBST95

Upgraded my T206 Jack Dunn for my Orioles Team HOF Collection:
Also picked up a few York Caramels from Sterling for my E210 set:

Adam, I really like those candy cards. And, of course, as a T206 collector, you know I love the Dunn. That's a beautiful card. Very clean.

Originally Posted by pete zouras

Chantilly pickup

Very nice American Caramel, Pete. Kudos!

[TheBig6]

From B/S/T, Thanks Erich

[dog*dirt]

Jerry that a great T3 of Leach.

[dstudeba]

Some very nice pickups tbob.

Jason congrats on the T211, it is a neat set.

[novakjr]

Yeah. Despite deciding to drop out for a while due to financial issues, my addiction got the best of me with this w590 Vance. Hopefully, this'll be it, and I can get back to my gameplan..

I realize nobody does this, but my wife won't put my 19 month old in child care and go back to work so I had to do it. Thanks Pete and you're welcome Ian!

[the 'stache]

Some more additions to the Monster collection. The Merkle is very, very nice, and will be graded at some point.

[TheBig6]

Originally Posted by dog*dirt

Jerry that a great T3 of Leach.

Thanks Andrew

[Ghumbs]

I've collected baseball cards off and on all my life but these are my first pre-war cards. If you add it up, I don't think I've spent as much time looking at a single card as I have since I got the Tinker. And it just showed up yesterday




This post is a gentle reminder that I need a new scanner.

[z28jd]

Got this for a great price from Sterling. One of the harder common players to find

[brewcrewfan77]

Finally was able to pick up a Fro Joy Ruth. Beckett Authentic due to trimming but I couldn't care less. I finally have a Ruth!

[Jason]

I'm liking the Red Suns at the moment.

[the 'stache]

Originally Posted by Ghumbs

I've collected baseball cards off and on all my life but these are my first pre-war cards. If you add it up, I don't think I've spent as much time looking at a single card as I have since I got the Tinker. And it just showed up yesterday

This post is a gentle reminder that I need a new scanner.

Congratulations, Grant. That's how it starts, you know. Buying one card, followed by hours of staring. Pretty soon you're fighting the temptation to buy everything in sight.

[scooter729]

Couple of new pickups which arrived today....

[Vintagecatcher]

Picked up this E136-2 1912 Zeenut of John Tiedemann to add to my collection.

I have seen this handwriting on a bunch of PCL cards.

Is this Buck Barkers notations?


Patrick

[sox1903wschamp]

Very nice Alexander Scott. Nice

[familytoad]

I have always liked this card of the Original Beast Mode!

[joeadcock]

Originally Posted by familytoad

I have always liked this card of the Original Beast Mode!

Me too.

[DHogan]

1932 Giants schedule post card

[Mikehealer]

[ullmandds]

Beautiful Jennings, Mike...if you like E94's that is!

[jb217676]

1937 Goodrich Tire Postcard of Mickey Cochrane

[Seiklis]

Got one I've been searching for for quite a while, 1947 Tip Top- Butch Wensloff

[Leon]

Happy to add an elusive strip card....which I think will eventually be found to be cut from some sort of advertisement, but who knows? They are on paper type stock, kind of glossy...

[LKeeler]

A couple of new E92 pickups. Really interesting that Johnny Seigle was out of the majors after the 1906 season, but still appeared on cards circulated three years later.

[Jason]

Series 4 pickup

[4815162342]

[ullmandds]

daryl nice pickups...apparently we were a part of the battle royale for those e105's!

[4815162342]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

daryl nice pickups...apparently we were a part of the battle royale for those e105's!

Yes we were. My apologies for running you up on Dots! When you complete that awesome back run and decide it's time to move on, please think of me first on that card.

[ullmandds]

I'll think of you if I ever find an upgrade for dots!!!

[x2drich2000]

Daryl, wow, I wonder if those were the other e105s originally sold at the last Philly Show.

DJ