Not Pre-War but definitely my favorite pickup this year (Thanks Howard)

1968 Topps Disc Tommy Davis

Congratulations Eric!

Nabbed my first OJ HOFer this year too:

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packs
 

I'm an oj fan also ( not the juice or the football douche:))

Mike S AWESOME! sick pick ups

Eric congrats....

CJ cobb:eek:

there are so many insane pieces here my mind is blown

Joe - those Tomlinson cabs are fantastic!!! What year would you place on each? Are they from 1886 (like Thompson's "outdoor" pose by the same studio)?

And Eric - I think you win 2018 with your uber rare cute baby pick-up.

2018
 

Although it was a terrible year for signed T206 collectors, signed CJ collectors did very well! I was thrilled to add Roush and Wood to Marquard and Hofman this year. The only other ones I'm aware of are of Strunk and Hooper.

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And I was able to add Cicotte to my signed T201 Collection:

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But, I did manage to pick up this signed T206 from the Tom Marsilio TTM autograph collection through Steiner this past May:

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OJ Subset
 

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Interesting subset Webster. And very cool that the Old Hoss middle finger card fits in it. :D

Packs, nice Mack, not the easiest HOFer.

Webster, what an interesting subset. That is the first time I've seen someone piece a "standing bat" subset together, outstanding! All those poses originate from 1887 photoshoots at Gray Studio in Boston. In each case the bat is likely the same Burlingame bat that I had previously studied on several of the original glass plate negatives from Gray Studio. How long did it take you to obtain all five?

Derek, they do date to 1886, all the Tomlinson's with personalized mounts (mounts that list the players name & position) date to 1886. Blank backed generic mounts also date to 1886. Tomlinson would add advertising to the mount back in 1887. I always hoped the portraits of Baldwin & Thompson would surface. Baldwin and Thompson, together with Charlie Bennett hold a special place in Detroit baseball history. Bennett would catch the ceremonial first pitch of the first home game from 1896 to 1927, frequently with his close personal friends Lady Baldwin and Sam Thompson at his side. Bennett was catching for Detroit well before Ty Cobb was born and would then would be part of the home opener ceremonies for all 22 years Cobb played for Detroit (I love the early Detroit history). I've been fortunate enough to accumulate all three in both portrait and action pose (Baldwin, Thompson, and Bennett).

Standing Bats
 

Joe,

Hines was one of the earliest OJs I purchased (shortly after Jay got me hooked a couple of years ago). Assumed the 'standing bat subset' was old hat. Williamson was the most recent - and final - addition this month.

Of course, the 'leaning bat subset' is also cool.

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i love
 

being a history buff, I love the cabinets, ojs, ect......just incredible pieces of history:eek:

A biggie for me
 

Ooooooh...nice N172s. And that Madden card is making someone very jealous!

And you are not the only person Jay has had that effect on! MUST...HAVE...MORE...OJs!

My only vintage baseball pick-up of 2018 so has to be my favorite, thanks again, Steve. This is a 1940 Mexican League team photo picturing both Willard Brown (standing, far right) & Hilton Smith (standing, third from left)...…

2018 was pretty much all Mantle for me. The more I shop for his cards, the more I see how rare a crisp and centered example is, so the more I hunt for such Mantles. Vicious cycle, lol.

I do try to temper it with a card of my favorite current player, Aaron Judge, here and there.

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New pick up
 

This is the Best Pick Up So Far!
Congrats

Best Regards
John P

Matty....
 

OMG!!


LOVE THE MANTLES!



show your favorite judge pick up! the guy is a baseball stud:)

I never thought I would have the opportunity to own a brown Lenox.
So I was very happy when I won this one.

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39 PB Williams
 

This was by far my best pickup of 2018.

These three were my highlights:

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1923 contract reassigning Gehrig from Yankees back to Hartford. Not signed by Lou, but is still oldest Gehrig contract extant, to use the proper AH terminology.

Awesome Pat. Whose on the front? Is that the one from this past REA?

Wow, that centering is one in a milion with that card. Awesome pickup.

Wow, that's incredible.

Some show-pieces here. That WWG Joe D punched me in the eye!!!!
I had a slow year, Acquired only 2 pieces:
a t206 red cobb & a 51 Bowman Mickey Mantle (already had one, too good to pass up)

2018 Favorite
 

Nice Stuff Fellas!

scored a nice Blank Back T227 at the National. Still hammering away at a Master Set...

TTYL!

Cliff

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1915 Ruth RPPC's
 

It's a tie for me...

Mexican Dandy
 

now in an SGC holder (50).

This reminds me of the Tom Lehrer song,The Old Dope Peddler--"Just The old dope peddler, spreading joy wherever he goes..."

Really, really cool piece.

Loved adding this Sovereign back to my Rube PC

I was happy to add a couple of tough types to the collection - C.A. Briggs & T215:

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My favourite of 2018. This pick-up completed my T205 Gibson back run:

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Happy Holidays, everyone!

Richard.

Webster--I love the look of that subset. Here are a few Gypsy Queen cousins:

Thx! Judge is my other focus after The Mick. Here is my favorite Judge pickup of 2018— Topps did such a beautiful job with this one, from the gold frame, to the patch, and Judge did his part with a really crisp, full signature.

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Picked up a lot of nice cards in 2018, but have to go with this:

Not super duper big .... ;) ... but it put me at 519 mid-tier backs .... :)

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((( Hopefully, this time next year I can show a Tolstoi Cross :p )))))


Fun, fun, Scott :rolleyes:

'33 Goudey Ruth & Gehrig

Still Standing
 

Jay,

Here's what Hines looks like without the miscut ;-)
(Another favorite from 2018)
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these are just
 

:eek:these are just mind blowing!!

also, SWEET AARON JUDGE:D

Hankies
 

Congrats Zan!

Btw....
 

Joe...the rube is a BLAZER!:eek:

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Thanks Tony 😎

That's a beauty! Gypsy Queens are beautiful cards. Too bad they aren't more plentiful.

My fave:

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Very nice Scott! Eye appeal far above the assigned grade!

One of mine as well, not what I collect anymore, but I had not had one for a while.

omg
 

love the mantles

can't go wrong there:)

I completed my set of (known) 1913 Cravats pennants and also picked up two more red infield B18s.

Also picked up a nice Honus supplement.