#38 in my set...compliments of Goodman's Cards at the Westchester show this weekend...

http://www.collectorfocus.com/images...49-buck-jordan

Always loved Diamond Stars the backgrounds have a real 1930's feel. My focus for many years was anything that had a R300 designation. Recently I sold my collection and one of my favorite items was this sheet of Diamond star backs. Based on this example there are a number of short prints in the set. Aside from the sheet sold at the Copeland sale at Sotheby's it is the only Diamond Star uncut I have seen. I have seen multiple complete sheets from every Goudey set except 1941. just like you I spent a number of years following DS's on ebay and I agree with others who say be patient and wait for the high numbers come around at a price you are comfortable with. The Dickey high number was the tough one for me. I also found near high numbers 85-96 to be scarce. Good luck you can never go wrong collecting things you like.
Regards
Jonathan

Matt,

I've enjoyed following your thread and it's motivated me to start putting together a low grade raw diamond stars set. I'm 41 in and getting addicted. I too was in westchester today and picked up a bunch at very reasonable prices. I don't think I've ever said that about a westchester show. ;)

I agree with you on the high numbers(97-108). To me they are just variations since they have the same fronts as earlier releases. 96 different fronts and I'm done.

Joe

Thanks for the kind words, Jonathan and Joe. The Diamond Stars set is really cool - at least for me - in that even the commons don't "feel" common. I mean, check out the detail of the dugout on Wally Berger's card...or the "action" of Glenn Myatt's falling catcher's mask...just a great set all around...

Grove
 

Couldn't pass this one up...thanks for a smooth transaction Brian Van Horn...

http://www.collectorfocus.com/images...01-lefty-grove

small pin hole in the neck, but will look nice in an SGC holder in my set. Any idea if this would earn a 10 or 20, or just an Authentic...regardless, I like it for it's relative brightness and decent centering...

wow. great color on that one. if it's just the pinhole and all else is kosher (no trim, etc), my guess would be a 20.

#40
 

Thanks to the recently completed Sterling auction...I give you Marvin Owen...see below for Wikipedia's bio of Owen if you want to know more about him...

http://www.collectorfocus.com/images...67-marvin-owen

From Wikipedia...

Marvin James Owen (March 22, 1906 – June 22, 1991) was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball. He played nine seasons in the American League with the Detroit Tigers (1931; 1933–37), Chicago White Sox (1938–39), and Boston Red Sox (1940).

Owen was born in Agnew, California (now part of Santa Clara) and played high school baseball at Bellarmine College Preparatory and college baseball for the Santa Clara Broncos. After he joined the Tigers in 1931, Owen played a full season in the minor leagues before rejoining the team in 1933.

The Detroit infield in the mid-1930s was one of the best-hitting combinations in MLB history. With Hank Greenberg at first, Charlie Gehringer at second, Billy Rogell at shortstop, and Owen at third, the 1934 Tigers infield collected 769 hits (214 by Gehringer, 201 by Greenberg, 179 by Owen and 175 by Rogell), 462 RBIs (139 by Greenberg, 127 by Gehringer, 100 by Rogell, and 96 by Owen), 179 doubles (63 by Greenberg, 50 by Gehringer, 34 by Owen and 32 by Rogell). Three members of the 1934 Tigers infield (Gehringer, Owen and Rogell) played in all 154 games, and the fourth (Greenberg) played in 153. Led by the hard hitting infield, the Tigers won the American League in both 1934 and 1935.

In Game 7 of the 1934 World Series at Navin Field, Joe Medwick tripled in the 6th inning with the score 7–0. On the play, Owen was knocked down by a hard slide at third and both players fought. The incident and subsequent fan reaction toward Medwick forced Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis to remove Medwick from the game. Owen batted just .069 (2-29) in the Series and would again bat a lowly .050 (1-20) in the 1935 World Series, in which the Tigers defeated the Chicago Cubs in six games. He managed to set a post-season record of most consecutive plate appearances between hits (31).

In 1936, Owen batted .295 with 105 RBI. He was traded to the White Sox before the 1938 season and finished his playing career with the Red Sox in 1940. During his career, he batted .275 in 1,011 games with 1,040 hits and 31 home runs.

Owen was also a good fielder, leading American League third baseman in putouts in 1934 (202) and 1936 (190). No Tiger third baseman since 1934 has had as many putouts as Owen's 202 in 1934. Owen also led AL third basemen in fielding percentage in 1937 (.970) and in double plays in 1936 (28). Owen was involved in a career high 33 double plays at third base in 1934. His career high in assists was 305 in 1938 with the White Sox.

Owen died at age 85 in Mountain View, California, having suffered from Alzheimer's disease.

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Did you ever finish? This is such a beautiful set. I recently started my own, and have enjoyed reading this and the other past Diamond Stars threads for background.

Really nice card

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No kidding. Most of the Greenbergs I've seen have been wildly off-center. That one is fantastic.

I’m on hold...been putting my childhood Star Wars collection back together of all things...I’ll be back, though!!!


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love this set
 

aesthetics are off the chart.....

Art-Deco for life!!

R327 is bosshog

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There are so many aspects to this set when you look at the backs. This one notes that Whitehead pitched for the Dallas Steers in 1934.

I like how the jersey blends with the border like a Cracker Jack. I don't have a lot of these, but it's a great set...