Hey, Babe. Seemed like an especially nice one given the centering and tone.

http://www.net54baseball.com/attachm...1&d=1468702434

While certainly not as pretty as Dan's (BTW, that's a really sharp looking Gibson!), I picked this off Ebay earlier this week. This is the first blue back I've been able to find any record of.

http://i1065.photobucket.com/albums/...e%20gibson.jpg

DJ

Thanks David, I think that's my favorite card of all the E90-1 poses. Every time I see it, it reminds me of "Oh my God...it's my father!" :D The colors were so vivid on that one, I hope it looks just as good in person.

DJ, great Gibson, I was an underbidder on that one too. I didn't realize it might have been the only blue example, I would have bid higher! Nice pickup.

Awesome pickup, DJ!

A cabinet from the family of Pretzel Getzien, won from recent LOTG auction (thank you Al). In rough condition for sure (trimmed copy on left), but love the collectables with direct connection to the players themselves. The consignor explained that Pretzel Getzien was her great, great grandfather. There is a small "X" at top, left of center, by the portrait of Getzien. The consignor furthermore shared family stories such as “I rempember my Grandma telling me that his wife made all his shirts because he was so muscular he couldn’t fit in store-bought clothes! But he was embarrassed that it made him look cheap, so he wouldn’t let her tell anyone! Evidently she was a wonderful seamstress but must have told!”

Getzien's success mirrored the Detroit Wolverines with his two best seasons in 1886 (30-11) and 1887 (29-13). He led the pitching staff in 1887 and would continue into post-season with a 4-2 record against the St. Louis Browns.


The second copy of the cabinet (on right) was obtained years ago and once belonged to Deacon White. I suspect all the players were given copies of this cabinet after winning the Championship in 1887.

I was also able to pick up an N300 of Brouthers with decent eye appeal despite the pin hole (again from LOTG).

Very nice Joe!!

A couple T209-2 I added recently

I didn't rip this one... not as nice as the ex-Leon e104 nadja backed plank, but still crosses it off my list of want cards..

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Jason:

Nice pickups.

What is the name of the player on the right? Isn't that Lave Cross?

Kevin

Nice, Pete, I was keenly interested, but alas...same story.

My first DiMaggio...
 

An affordable DiMaggio...

Got this bad boy in the mail today. If you add about 35-40 years, a lot of weight, and a lot less hair I looked like the kid getting his favorite player in the video this morning.:D Thank you Scott for listing a trimmed, marked, and creased, but real Teddy Ballgame Rookie that fit my budget.

Well done Ben!

Some amazing pickups! Congrats, everyone!

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These threads always blow me away! Congrats on all the beautiful pick-ups.

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Nice card..........always liked this 1936 Joe. D. and Joe Mc card (rookie year).

Thank you Kevin. Your right it is Lave Cross. Hopefully I can check the T210 off one day to make a nice pair.

This was a June pickup but just got a new scanner so I can scan again. Hard living without it. First world problems:D More on this card later.

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Upgrade
 

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... seventy or eighty years of exposure to cigarette/cigar smoke protects your glossy photos from fading....

...I'm still working on cleaning it.....diluted alcohol has brought some relief to the left and right border areas ; ---and as a side note it does the same for me too . Guy named Jose Cuervo ( no relation ).


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Sweet pick up Pete, and Nadja to boot. I made a modest run at it, but glad to see you ended up with it.

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My Latest Walter:
 

Upgrade
 

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....upgraded , but I still want to carefully clean the grime off the surface of my original...there are books on restoring old photographs but not much information about simply cleaning them up a bit...Worch are very glossy and on a sturdy stock.....I may experiment......anyone ever had any success in "soaking" a soiled glossy-surface photograph? Thanks , MikeGarcia

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Soaking not advised
 

Mike,

Would not advise soaking for this issue nor for T222 Fatimas. Because they are actual photographs with photographic gloss soaking will dissolve the gloss off of the photo, thereby altering them.

Patrick

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Dave, great looking Gehrig!

I'm not familiar with Tauscher but my word, that's quite the leg kick. I can imagine all the hitters must of saw was legs, a glove, and then a baseball. It looks like he's standing on his right leg and leaning backwards. If Tauscher was a hard thrower it must of been terrifying to try to hit. Even for the era that windup looks extreme.

Gulp!
 

I've been sucked in to collecting all the T206 backs now. Scratched a fairly tough one off the list and couldn't resist the Collins.

Dave, I can't blame you, that Collins is a cool card. Nice pick ups on all.

what are we not seeing on that Collins? it looks gorgeous!

Picked up a Zach Wheat E-120.

Thanks Ed!

Scott ...the Colins has a very light crease running from top to bottom ... really hard to see. Really harsh grade in my opinion.

Dave, that's a really nice Carolina Brights. :)

Two pre-war and one post (b/c I am too lazy to post it on the other side!).

Bryan, that's a great looking Reggie for the grade!!

Upgrade Minneapolis Millers Worch Cigar Minor League
 

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....Smokey Steve Sundra pitching in the minors.....some of you know him from making it to the New York Yankees late in the thirties .

...the odd browned bits of old 1930's "adhesive tape" are staying on the backs of all these photos because as they're being cleaned ( only the grime on the fronts ) they are going back into/onto the one-of-a-kind hand-made wall poster of the Minneapolis Millers/St. Paul Saints teams which I'm tidying up as much as possible without doing any actual repairs or card-doctoring......the tape is frail and brittle but it's part of the charm and history of the poster so I'm being careful to preserve everything about the piece.


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Picked up a few here and there, but this one I particularly like (registration's good, scanner's bad).

http://i.imgur.com/BeQF7C6.jpg?1

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T213-2 Davis Phila
 

Here's the T213-2 Davis "Phila", which is the more difficult variation. "Philadelphia" is the more commonly found example...

pickups
 

couple recents

Rickey card is sweet, never seen the Exhibit Paige how tough is it?

I don't think too tough. 45 examples graded by PSA. Exhibits are also very reasonably priced which is refreshing given what CJ's command.

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I thought this was pretty cool. 1948 team issued greeting card with photo of the team--photo is seperate item glued to front of the card. Middle seated row far left is a VERY young HOFer Dick Williams in his second year in the Minor Leagues (predates his first other item known by a few years).

http://starsofthediamond.com/48ftworth1.jpg
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Just in from Japan
 

Just in from Japan....another Menko catcher, Hasegawa.

Patrick

That's really interesting. What's the year on that? At first I was thinking 1930 or so but that doesn't seem right. Is it postwar?

Is there a back? I'd love to take a look if that's not too much trouble.

I'm intrigued.

1950'S Menko
 

Hi David,

Menkos were issued over a long period of time in Japan. This one was listed as 1950. Here is the back. Some have designs while others are blank.

Patrick

Got the Wiltse from Royce's recent BST listing (thanks Royce). Maybe the nicest 2 I've seen. The others are recent pickups that I'm just getting around to posting.

T213-2's
 

Picked up these 3, which puts me at 91. Getting close to the half way mark.

Thanks Patrick,

That's really interesting. Thanks for sharing.

Great stuff guys

Wow
 

Hey Luke,
Great pickups. Those are really nice for the grade for sure. Especially the Wiltse

OPC DiMaggio
 

I've wanted this card for decades. It's nice to finally pick it up.

GEORGE: Can I say one thing to you? And I say this with an unblemished record of staunch heterosexuality.

JERRY: Absolutely.

GEORGE: ..It's fabulous

G is so....G :rolleyes:

Congrats on the pickup! Is the OPC Dimaggio a really tough card to find?

E-Bay "Search"
 

E-Bay search of " 1937 Dimaggio" will answer your question......please be downsitting when results appear , to avoid injury....


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July Pickups
 

Really excited to get a E102 Matthewson. I recently commissioned Tim Carroll to do one of his beautiful cut art masterpieces of this card so I really wanted this to go with it!

forget condition that's a beautiful card.

Now back to condition. how is that a 4? Back issues?

Yes. Don't have scan but there is some dark smudging on upper edge on the back.

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Nice Matty, Aaron!

Fantastic card!!

Uber-tough Cy portrait Old Mill. Just 3 on the SGC POP report, just 8 at PSA. That's 11 in total. There are 9 Hindus.

If only I actually collected these...

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Tom C

Very happy to pick up another Ramly pack. These things re so difficult to find, I'll never pass up the opportunity to get one.

W503
 

The latest addition to my type set: a Willie from rustywilly...thanks Mark!

http://www.collectorfocus.com/images...1911/1922-w503

Glad to help Tom!

It was one of the nicer cards from the grouping. Very happy it's going to a good home ;)

E102 Cobby

Nice!!

I need to get me a Cobby one day

A few new Zeenuts, thanks Rhett.

Very nice!

Familiar Stamp?
 

Morrie,

I noticed the stamp on the back of your Waddell T206. The original collector also collected T205s.


Patrick

An Upgrade for a Historic Footnote:
 

Tom Zachary gave up Babe's 60th homer in 1927...everyone knows that.

and went 12-0 with a 2.48 ERA with the Yanks in 1929- not as many know that.

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Finally acquired this toughie