Those M114's - When Are We Going To Talk About Them?

[jim]

Two from your wish to see list plus the Gehrig fielding copy; enjoy all.
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[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by jim

Two from your wish to see list plus the Gehrig fielding copy; enjoy all.

Fantastic X 3!

Thank you for those Jim.

[paul]

I've always liked the M114s too. But for some players -- like Ruth and Gehrig -- who were issued on an ongoing basis long after they retired -- I've never known how to figure out if the premium was issued during the player's career. Is there a way to figure this out? Are there specific poses that were post-career only? Is there a list of these poses somewhere for people like me who would want to stay away from them? Thanks.

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by paul

I've always liked the M114s too. But for some players -- like Ruth and Gehrig -- who were issued on an ongoing basis long after they retired -- I've never known how to figure out if the premium was issued during the player's career. Is there a way to figure this out? Are there specific poses that were post-career only? Is there a list of these poses somewhere for people like me who would want to stay away from them? Thanks.

Hi Paul, welcome to the conversation,

I think the short answer is "no", although Alan or Jim may have other thoughts.

With Babe Ruth, I suppose that his two Red Sox poses were probably issued during his playing days, and maybe both single bat Yankee poses, too, at least in their initial printings. But, I'm not sure that there is any way to confirm those suspicions.

For Lou Gehrig, I think it's possible that any of his poses were first printed during his career (especially the fielding pose posted by Jim), but determining which print variations were, that's harder to confirm.

Doug

[kdixon]

Zach Wheat.

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by kdixon

Zach Wheat.

Great one Kenny, thanx.

Let me know if he stops pulling his weight around your house and you decide to tell him he needs to find a new place to live.

Doug

[BruceinGa]

Originally Posted by kdixon

Zach Wheat.

Could be Buck Wheat

[kdixon]

Thanks Doug. Bruce could be Buck as I have letters he signed as Buck.