I was originally looking for cards, but nothing was coming up for Tobin. His autograph can be had and so can Jacobson, but Williams is pricey. Died in 1959, first 30/30 player gives him popularity and rareness. If I could get one at a reasonable price, then I'd just pick up the other two

That is a fun one - nice cards both of you! I wish it wasn't so pricey, my dad called me Fatty Arbuckle when I was a baby so it would be fun to get.

Slug Heilmann
 

Thanks Luke, it may not be a multi K :D:D but I like it.

It should present better in the black slab, so it's being readied for a tomb.
Pretty rare issue, and since its a HOF, it's in my wheelhouse.

Great August pickup thread so far , guys. With the national and some great AH offerings, this thread could be a real stunner this month:eek:

Rhett - Great talking with you in Chicago. Love the Fatty.
Brian - Nice pickup on the Heilmann. Its a great card. Congrats!

Thanks Mark!
I know you have one, and I guess a handful others are out there not many.

But the kudos from you and your outstanding collection are greatly appreciated.
Yours is a similar vein...HOFers in as many different sets as possible.
Heck, anything is possible:p

Very happy to pick up these difficult cards that I've been looking for a while. For the 1926 Exhibits, I believe this is finally the correct color tint in the right holder and not mislabeled like many of these are.

Being a Pittsburgh collector, I could not pass up getting all these through one auction.....thanks LOTG:

I always thought the exhibits with the info in the box were 1925 and without the box were 1926

Congrats Gary, that was my consignment and its definitely a 1926.

On the 1925 vs 1926, some 1926 have the box some do not, the main way to tell them apart is the blue tint.

Nice group of OJs!!

Mickey LaLonge 1910 Obak (150 Subjects)
 

Picked up this nice Mickey LaLonge 1910 Obak (150 Subjects) from David Levin. The added bonus was I didn't have this slogan ad back.

Thanks again David!

Now need just a Hap Hogan (150 Subjects) to complete my "catcher card" run in this subset.

Patrick

Thanks Luke!!
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Thanks, Scott, I am very happy to pick these cards up.

Dan, there was a discussion on 1925 vs 1926 Exhibits in these links: Link1 and Link2

Welcome to the club !!! Now you're hooked.

Still scouring the auctions and ebay for the remaining color variation E94s but in the mean time I decided to make another run at completing the real monster, the T210 set (less Jackson and Stengel). Picked these off eBay from David B. and filled a few holes.

Pinhole in the cheek but the right price.............

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Pair of, what appear to be, hand cut T206 HOFers. Duffy is more dramatic but Flick has a definite bow cut on the large border side.

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Tom C

Tom.....
 

Wild cards!!!! they have to be hand cut from a sheet:D

Purchased recently
 

Its been a while ...

3 pick ups
 

I was going to bid on Leon's E222 Shag... It is getting too rich for my blood so I made a few purchases to ease the pain. If I can't afford to work on the Shag collection(I did pick up a great Shag postcard off of the BST)These 3 bring my Red Cobb back run to 4. :)

I picked this up off of the BST. Great card. I really like the slight off register that makes him look like he is looking up.

2nd Cobb - Polar Bear
 

Polar Bear

3rd time's a..... Cycle?
 

Cycle that looks like it was run over by more than a cycle.

I've always been a sucker for cheap Hookers :D

Great start in August, keep'em coming!

national pickups
 

I got a pretty good variety of stuff from the National. Knocked a few things off my list, upgraded a few, and picked up some random impulse items. I was especially happy to get the Oxford Confectionery Grimes because I almost missed it hiding under another card...

http://www.collectingbrooklyn.com/ne...15national.jpg

Graney
 

1921 American Caramel Co.
E121 John Graney
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Ebay pick up.

Happy to find these...

So, it was you! Great pick ups. I kept getting skunked on all those, from the series 3s to the 8s. There were a bunch of great cards. Nice! :)

Matt, as a new Polar Bear collector I say "bravo!" Someday....

T shirt idea
 

Why is there no a shirt that has a picture of a T206 Shag and Bock on it that says. "Always looking for a good Shag or a cheap Hooker" ?

That is genius !!!!!!!

Thanks so much Jason for this upgrade!!

......and thanks AJ for all the assistance!

I'd been planning to wait until my T205 set was closer to completion to pick up a Cobb, but couldn't help but pounce on this one:

Love the variety and layout

That would make a nice poster!

First Ever card with a Stamp......... Anyone know if this was from a specific collector or just another random stamp ???

T210 Upgrade
 

Picked up this blazer Lucia T210 from David Bryan on eBay which arrived today.

I have upgraded this card twice. Tough to improve on this one!

Patrick

pickups
 

Couple of Larry's

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Gibson Silk

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Josh, great pick up with the stamp...love it! Can't identify if it has any provenance tho :(

Patrick, great looking red border! I've bought a lot from David Bryan in the past...he is a top notch dude in this great hobby of ours.

Happy to have picked up this tough pose for a great price

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Expecting this one to arrive tomorrow or Saturday. The E104 thread sent me on a mission. :)

http://www.collectorfocus.com/images...-eddie-collins

Love that one, nice pick up!!

Thanks Leon!

Ok, I know it is just a common, but it is my first T206 that I actually have in hand. I am excited and just had to share! I have purchased 4 others from fellow board members (all Polar Bears) that should be here in the next day or two. Don't worry I won't subject you to several more posts of individual commons...I will wait until I get the other 4 together. Five down and only 245 to go to make the Polar Bear run happen. :D

Nice Dots Robert!

Thanks, Luke!

T216 VE Doyle Throwing...
 

Nice cards this month, y'all.
I found an auction house that was selling some baseball cards tonight...I managed to get this one...

Bfatw
 

Baseball from around the World::::::::::::

Cool cards. That South African one really pops.

Henry Johnsons and W514s from Leon/Heritage, D304 from Bob Lemke. This is the exact card that was photographed for the D304 entry in the Standard Catalog, which I think is pretty cool.

Heritage pick ups
 

Thanks Leon. Also, that E104-1 Collins is awesome!

Picked this up from MattyC!! What a great card!

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Thanks to Luke Lyon and Scott Gross, I am on my way with Polar Bear backs. I now have a whopping 5. My first one was graded. After receiving these, I am not so sure that I don't love them more ungraded and natural. I'm sure I will have graded and ungraded as I go but there's just something about them outside of the slab...

Beautiful! Congrats!

Heritage pick up
 

I picked up this Exhibit from Leon's auction yesterday. Thank you Leon!

I love this card. It features a young Dimaggio at the start of his career and Gehrig wrapping his up. Kind of a Yankee Passing of the Torch card. I'm not sure if they share any other cards during both of their playing years. Anyone know of any others?

Thanks Leon:
 

I was able to pick up this magnificent trio from Leon's Type Card Auction:

The 1904 WG2 Fan Craze Eddie Plank is my second different Plank card;


The 1923 WG7 Walter Mails Game - Walter Johnson is my second 'Double-Walter' from this set (the other being Mr. Mails himself);


The 1904 Allegheny Card Co. - Joe McGinnty is my sixth Allegheny and my first Hall-of-Famer from this one-of-one set.

Thanks again - Leon

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From ebay
 

Thanks to J Tate

Added these
 

So I added these to my collection.

decent additions, I guess

Robert!
 

those polar bears are great! I'm so excited you finally got them....they are so cool raw also:)

Nice Walter.

Go ahead...anyone...try to follow Brad up, I dare you! Beautiful pickups, Brad...just sick!!!:eek:

Robert...nice Polar Bears! My second T206 was Dots Miller. For some reason, Dots loves to break the ice in beginner's collections :cool: Good luck moving forward!

Love the Texas Leaguers. Couldn't find these in Texas when I was a kid. Thanks EBay(and Frank)

Thanks Mike!

Thanks Robert and Sean. So happy to have that card in my collection.

Nice Bescher Rob !!!! I almost popped on that one. Polar Bears are the best !!! And a double name too boot ! Still don't have a double named card.
:rolleyes:

Nice Bescher Rob !!!! I almost popped on that one. Polar Bears are the best !!! And a double name too boot ! Still don't have a double named card.
:rolleyes:

The greatest of Smoky Joe's cards...took me decades to get the one I wanted:

Great card Blair and a beauty to boot.
I hope you are well.

Nothing even close. Killer pick-up!

Big Sam Thompson . . . many thanks to Jay Miller for trading me this brown mount at the National, it is a cherished addition to the Detroit collection.

Have the 3 Cobbs in hand so I could get a better picture and the Dahlen from Luke showed up today.

wow, nice cab Joe!

Great card Joe, couldn't have gone to a better collection (he should feel right at home :) )

Thanks, Mike!

Doing great here. Are you planning to do the Nat in AC next year? I'm definitely going to try (hopefully work won't interfere!)

Cheers,
Blair

Thanks, David!

Every time I see your painting of this image, I covet it...a real beauty!

Cheers,
Blair

Awesome cards and thanks to all for sharing!
I picked up this Ruth off the BST, my first.

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Nice Ruth Jeremey! Glad you like it!!

Awesome acquisition, Joe!

Love the Sam Thompson card, Joe. Congrats!