Thank you, Santa!
 

I was quite pleased to find this great little collection of hometown players waiting under the tree for me this morning.

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Along with playing baseball in the City of Brotherly Love, Harry Davis served on Philadelphia City Council (where, these days, brotherly love is scarcer than hen's teeth.)

Additionally, the Davis has an awesome stamp on the reverse...P.B. White.

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Thank you very much for this wonderful gift. I truly appreciate it.

Have a very happy holiday season and a peaceful, prosperous new year.

Gratefully,

Eric

A cobb, wagner, mantle, mays and a T206 ... great Christmas pickup. Merry Christmas everyone

I cannot thank my Secret Santa enough. Number one, for the kind note, and two, for the several items he left me!

I love the t206s, the Manion, Wiltse, and Hofman look amazing!

I was also very grateful that my Secret Santa included a 1932 Orbit Gum Pins #36 Dick Porter. PSA 4. Looks beautiful! Also, a 1939 Play Ball Wally Moses PSA 5. These cards are great, and I love adding them to my collection. Thank you once again and Merry Christmas to all!

My Secret Santa rocks! He went above and beyond the call of duty. He gave me an autographed PSA/DNA certified Rube Marquard postcard, an encapsulated 1908 Spalding guide page, a 1966 Mickey Mantle rub off tattoo, and 5 E121-80 cards in various conditions. The one of the E121 cards that cracked me up the most was the Ralph Houke card where someone had erased the name and replaced it with the name Lynn Meads. Reminded me of the time I was a kid and had a gerbil chew off the face on Ron Perrinowski's card. Thanks so much Santa.

Show off the auto! That's great!

My first prewar autograph. Very cool! Also thanks Sean for putting this together. Best Secret Santa I have ever been in!

Beautiful stuff everyone! What a great year, I'm happy everyone is enjoying there new items. We can mark this year as a success!

Santa Ee-yah! is incredibly descriptive
 

My package came addressed from Old Saint Ee-yah! and had this blazing card straight from Santa's Scrapbook...it made me imitate that famous Jennings 'a mouse just ran by' dance pose...thanks Secretive Santa!


Thanks to Sean too...let's do it again next year!

Brian

My Santa gave me tons of cards & photos, including a few owned by Harmon Killebrew (and slabbed as such). Just a great selection. Thank you SO MUCH, Santa!!! :)

I've been out of town up in Pennsylvania and had the mail on hold until today.

So I literally just received my Secret Santa gifts. I had noted my interest in Philly Pre-War/T206 and my SS certainly hit the nail on the head.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8215/8...cdfc5e1b_z.jpg

A sincere thanks to my Secret Santa. Great cards and a great surprise. Thank you!

And thanks to Sean for organizing and this was a great way to interact with a fantastic card community.

Great stuff! Let's see the rest. My vote is for wazoo for "nicest kid of the year on net54" based on what he got :)

Thanks Sean! I like that award. Have a Happy New Year!

I got a sweet book about the winter meetings and an auto ball, pretty excited.

Pete, As your SS
 

A couple of things:

It was a tri-star unopened pack I sent for the autographed baseball, I'd love to know whom you pulled

And take another look at your book (in other words, you might see an in-person signature)

Rich

I saw the autograph in the book, pretty sweet. The auto turned out to be Tris Speaker, wait no, that'd be sweet. Bobby Grich

Hey gang,

We are going to do this again this year, right?? I am willing to help in any way I can.

Greg

I'd be in for 2013
 

Rich

Funny, I actually messaged Leon about a week ago seeing when I should start the thread to organize.

Judging by the couple posts should I start the thread soon? I think I am going to make 'interests' more broad this year since last year it was rather difficult to line some people up!

What do you guys think for categories of....

1900-1920 + preferred team
1921-1940 + preferred team
1941-1949 + preferred team
1950-1967 + preferred team
1968-1979 + preferred team
Modern + preferred team
Memorabilia + preferred team

I did not do it last year, but may have fun doing it this year.

For the first category you may just do 1920 and prior, that way it opens up the possibility of doing pre 1900 cards, but considering the price range of most of the cards in 19thCentury you wouldn't want it's own category.

I enjoyed the exchange last year, thanks for stepping up to organize it again this year Sean!

I know there is a fine line between last year where it was difficult for you to pair up givers/receivers and getting too general in categories. Here is my 2 cents for your consideration and it follows along with what you proposed.

Everyone submits the following and places their specifics in order of desirability:

Preferred Set
Preferred Player
Preferred Team
Preferred Era/Category:

1900-1920

1921-1940

1941-1949

1950-1967

1968-1979

Modern

Memorabilia

So hopefully everyone can submit one specific for each of the 4 categories and rank those categories for desirability.

I would like to participate this year as well.