These would have to be my two favorites this year.

Unexpectedly found this after looking for a looooong time.

Final Pickup of 15. First one of these I've had since 1992. Kind of a rebirth...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...Johnson_p1.jpg

Indeed. These two tie, with some others, for 2nd favorite. There are some great combos on these 4 on 1s.

Mine was this 59 Fleer Ted Williams set. I had wanted one almost as long as I have been collecting and for some reason just never pulled the trigger. Got a great deal from a fellow member back in April.

Discovered the hobby and this board in April...

Tough to pick one as they are literally all my favorite pickups...

I'll go with my first one:
T-209 continea of my great grandad red booles
Sgc 40

I've been hooked ever since.


My favorite "semi-educated" pickup....

My joe jackson caramel card in SGC 50!!

Kenny, I love seeing the Johnson card that I was the under bidder on. 😞

Thank you to Kevin Struss and the mystery seller!!

Only 2 in existence........
 

and now I have 1 of them! :)

Signed Rookie Card! Love it!

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c1916 Judy Johnson RPPC and 1924 Aguilitas Oscar Charleston
Both unexpected, but joyous pickups! Next up for 2016... Andy Cooper (hopefully).

Favorite.

No WaJos among my favorites for 2015. My top pick is this T216 Virginia Extra (ex L. L. collection), because I already had a T216 Kotton and a T216 Mino with this same Jennings pose. Close behind are these 2 additions to my E222 collection.
Val

Negotiated and deal made over one of the best dinners I've ever had in NYC... thanks Joe!

http://photos.imageevent.com/bicem/r...k%20Giants.jpg

Congrats, Jeff. Been after that one for years, right?

Great Boston cabinet, Gary.

Agreed. I really like the T3 Cobb and Ted Williams RC and have been looking for both myself. That signed Joe Dimaggio is a nice one as well. Too many other great cards to mention. Some very nice pick ups all around.

Thanks to everyone for the kind words on my new editions this year.

Amazing Jackson. Wow.

My favorite card of the year. Thanks Derek.

Do you know who the name on top is? Looks great.

Nice!

Great stuff everyone. Keep them coming :D

It's Wheat.

When I started collecting in '85, my focus was on Mattingly's, McGwires, and Puckett's. Then my parents bought me a book that contained reprints of vintage cards, and I fell in love with a whole new genre of cards that seemed wholly unattainable as an 8 year old. My favorite card was the '33 Goudey Gehrig. Though I knew it was a reprint, and therefore worthless, I still cherished it, and it was one of the few cards that remained in a hard plastic screw-down case, even as Will Clark rookies were relegated to mere plastic sheets. Anyway, fast forward 28 years, and I re-discovered the hobby and fell in love with vintage all over again. My second vintage purchase was a '33 Gehrig that was actually generously graded an SGC '50. I loved it, but it did not fully fill the void. Finally, this year, I was fortunate to be able to buy an upgrade that gets me excited every time I look at it. My favorite purchase of 2015 and my favorite material possession.

http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...son-Cagney.jpg
http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...20Williams.jpg

Excellent mix of cardboard beauties everyone. I realize I'm posting more than my fair share, but I wanted to follow-up on my previous mention of a Christmas present to myself . . . an oil painting of Charlie Bennett.

I have been thrilled to have Graig Kreindler work his magic on the most beloved Detroit Wolverine, Charlie Bennett. Charlie was one of two players to play every year of the Wolves existence (1881-1888; Ned Hanlon being the other) and the city was proud to have one of the game’s best in Detroit. During his early years, Charlie would lead the team in most offensive categories and throughout his career lead the whole League in defensive categories, recognized as the best defensive catcher of his time. Charlie’s popularity would extend well beyond his playing days when he returned to Detroit after a train accident took both of his legs and cut his career short (January 10th, 1894). When the Western League Detroit Tigers brought baseball back to Detroit in 1896 the new ball park, by popular vote, would be named Bennett Park. The Tigers would graduate from Western League to American League in 1901 and Bennett Park remained their home through the 1911 season when owner Frank Navin built a new larger stadium with his own namesake. Bennett Park would see some outstanding Tiger teams (1907-1909 AL Champs) and Charlie remained a fixture on the Detroit baseball scene, catching the first pitch of every home opener from 1896 through 1926 (excluding 1898 due to sickness). He was often joined by his close friends and old teammates, Sam Thompson and Lady Baldwin. Bennett would pass November 1926.

The 12”x16” oil painting is based on a portrait of Charlie taken by Tomlinson Studio on April 27th, 1886. The painting was put on hold half-finished for the better part of a year as we tried to confirm the proper colors. Everything was painted in high confidence with possible exception to the “DETROIT” lettering which is likely accurate in red for the “away” 1886 uniform Charlie is wearing. Several references were found and documented on Craig Brown’s “Threads of Our Game” site (fantastic resource for early baseball jersey renditions). Here is the entry for the 1886 Detroit uniforms.

The painting is impressive in person; my cell phone camera doesn’t do it justice. I’ve also attached the cabinet photo it is based on.

Thank you Graig Kreindler!

Sick!
 

That Gehrig is SICK! (Incredible!) :)

Peace, Mike

Wow love the painting Joe.

Great stuff everyone. I am excited to read this thread every time I check the board. These are probably my two favorites from 2015.

For my third and final pick--my first OJ Cabinet. Love the centering, among other things...It's an SGC 40.http://www.net54baseball.com/attachm...1&d=1451203459

WOW! A truly beautiful piece of commissioned art. No doubt Charlie would be proud that a fan had gone to such extraordinary length to honor his memory!

Well done, Joe and Graig!

Hey there Jeff!,

Very HaPPy THaT You HaD a NiCe DiNNeR...
& WeRe ABLe Ta CoMe HoMe WiT Such a FaNTaSTiC PieCe FiR Ya CoLLecTioN... I HoPe Ta SoMe DaY
Add THiS SCaRCe BRiLLiaNT BeauTy Ta mY HumBLe CoLLeCTioN...

"JuST a BRiLLaNT PieCe!!!"

ALSo GLaD THaT iTs GoNNa STaY iN The NeT54 FaMiLy!

I GoTTa AsK THouGH!?!?

"DiD Ya GeT The RiGHTs To The "CHRiSTMaS CaRD VeRSioN" :D "???

PS... A BiG "THaNKs" To Ya JOE
FiR HeLPiN Ta KeeP MaTTy & The GaNG iN The FaMiLy!
WouLDN'T Be CHRiSTMaS WiT OuT'em...

Sam- amazing Gehrig.

Jeff- would that be the (double order of) Spaghetti w/ Lobster at Esca? :) stunning PC, glad it's now in your collection.

Some of my favorite pickups from 2015. Probably my best year ever for number of quality additions. Glad to add the Walter Johnson CJ upgrade for my set!

Nice pick ups Erick

Love the Grimes Justin.

Erick- the Ruth painting is off the charts...so 3 dimensional.

Erick, your scope has really expanded since you joined several years back looking to complete your D381 run, great to see it. I concur that the Ruth painting looks amazing. How big is it?

Small potatoes compared to what the rest of you landed, but I'm just starting to dip my toes in prewar and I received my first T206 for Christmas.

http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/...er%20front.jpghttp://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/...der%20back.jpg

I really love the color, pose, name.... It was all the more special because I grew up in Rhode Island, hearing about the old Providence Grays.

My monster number is ONE.

Joe...wow! That painting is astonishing! Graig is the best and his work shows it. Congrats on owning such a beautiful piece of artwork :eek:

Thanks everyone. Joe G. , the painting is 22 x 34.

Wow, great stuff in 2015 guys! This might be the best one of these threads since I joined because of the pick-ups from Leon's auction. Here's my favorite pick-ups for this year:

Debesse....
 

GREAT PICK UP!

trust me, you will cherish that card for many years being your first one!

cherry is popped;)

2015 pick ups
 

Here are 3 of my pick ups this year.

Better pic attempt
 

Hopefully better pic...it's on iPad.

That Tolstoi Johnson is awesome!

A few prewar, a couple postwar...

http://i.imgur.com/DsiCvzS.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/ZQt0DT7.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/9fskuzi.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/541q0vR.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/piMi5F0.jpg

Some awesome cardboard acquired in 2015 by everybody. Well done!

Great stuff as usual Chuck! Love the e102 Cobby! The Aaron and Mantle are incredible too.

Late Fall Pickups:

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There are some incredible cards on this thread!! I have always liked and wanted a Ruth Fro Joy card. Thanks to a board member, I got one this year!