Mic Drop!.... Jaws Dropped!

Yeah, none of those suck.

Incredible Cards, Congratulations

Thanks all of you and some amazing cards for everyone!

Art Wilson E125 American Caramel Diecut
 

The Art Wilson E125 American Caramel Diecut I won in the recent REA Auction arrived today.

Only need a Bill Carrigan E125 to complete my run of catchers for the set since I previously owned a George Gibson and a Ira Thomas E125!


Patrick

Nice upgrade for my favorite Joss via BST.

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A very good day for me.

Nice cards Paul. I like the large size A&Gs..

Huge add for me courtesy of a Net54 buddy who was kind enough to take it out of his collection to put into mine. This is 27/31 on the full Wajo back run!

Great pickup (as well as the others in this thread). Subject matter, rarity, series...it has it all....
Sweet looking run so far. Good luck with the rest of them.

Here is a pickup from REA....1940s RPPC (Mexican) of Joltin' Joe....

Phenomenal Jay!!! Congrats

Nice DiMaggio postcard Leon. I wish I had seen that in the auction. You got a steal.

Speaking of Jay (UNREAL RUNS !!!), many a thanks to him for these two Sov. 350 --> 150 "upgrades" ...................... :)

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Fun, fun, Scott :rolleyes:

Wow, super cool!

Awesome run Jay, congrats on that Johnson black Lenox

Posted already in the REA pickup thread, but this just arrived. Includes HOFers Rube Foster, Pete Hill, & Louis Santop. This haunting image speaks to all of my passions about card collecting! Difficult to choose a favorite child... but this one CURRENTLY is she. :-)

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3 more for the set - putting me at 18 of the 25!!!


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December Pickup Thread
 

Some December additions...


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Got a few more to close out the year:
T202 - Ford putting over a spitter
T205 - Hoblitzell - Name correct noCin
W590 Ruth - King Of The Bat -- love this card!!
1969 Topps 4 in 1 - Yanks Rookies/Kaline

REA Delivery Day
 

So excited when I got the text that my REA package was out for delivery. Met the mail lady at the box. So glad to add this to my Des Moines collectionn. BTW when I showed it to my 12 year old son he said that the guy in the middle looks like Putin. Made me laugh out loud.

Festive 42s!
 

Off to SGC you go!

Beautiful item, Craig!

That cabinet found a good home, congrats Craig!

I think this might be my last pickup for the year.

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I just read this book, awesome read:

The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America

Dec pickup
 

Just added this beauty to my collection.

Cool! I may need to check it out. Thanks!

Outstanding Des Moines card Craig!

Ruth RPPC with Boxers, 1930

Nice card Jason! I'm always amazed cardboard that old has managed to survive.

Wow DJ, well done. Is that one on the end a blank back or just a skinned back/scrap?

Thanks, Lou!

Thanks Ryan, I'm honestly not sure if it is skinned or not, but it is definitely a frankencard of some type. The card is definitely two parts, with the front being paper thin (like an E105) and the back being closer to normal card stock. Below is the description from when it sold in B&L.

Orange Background Cy Young What Am I ? Printers Scrap?
"1909-11 era Orange background Cy Young card, a pose used on various issues...E90-1, E92 & E101. This one has been glued to some heavier stock and appears to either be skinned or on paper stock. It appears to be possibly handcut and display very heavy blue inking, especially behind Young's head, a trait not seen on any of the normal Orange background Young's from the standard series. Might this have been some kind of printers scrap? A tough and desirable card from any of the aforementioned sets, we will start it low and let it fly. You may use it as a hole filler for the set of your choice."

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Finish the year with two nice t206 and one candy cobb 😁

Nice hail C-Mack.

Andrew, great card. That’s a keeper! Merry Xmas

I know. I know. It's not him, but.....:D

REA Auction Fall 2019
 

Detroit Tigers

Love the McIntyre.

Already posted in the REA and Cobb threads but this beauty arrived on Thursday and I was blown away at how nice this card actually is in person. The pictures really don't do it justice.

I have always wanted a great looking CJ Cobb without breaking the bank and this card has more than surpassed what I ever expected to find.

This card has four sharp corners, near perfect centering and bright bold beautiful colors and fits like a glove in the holder. The card was taken from a scrap book and has just a small minor area where the print and card back was lightened when removed from the book but doesn't show even a trace of paper loss.

I was actually surprised it received an altered label because it's an extremely small area on the back where just six letters appear to have been lightly traced over leaving a slightly green hue. I thought this could have possibly even garnered a numerical grade with a MK qualifier.

With the amount of card doctoring that has taken place in the hobby, i would much rather have a beautiful example like this rather than a questionable card sitting in a high grade holder at a hell of a lot higher price.

Todd,
Dear Lord that's gorgeous!!!! Congratulations on stepping up and adding a beauty so close to Christmas!

Phil

Phil, thank you for the kind words.

Farmer Vaughn
 

From REA. A welcome year-end addition to my collection. (FYI: photo is from when I was considering a trade for the very same card, which obviously didn't pan out and was a real nail-biter :),with collector some astute BMs will identify based on the thumb alone:)). Happy Festivus!

The best Bobby Thomson image I have ever owned
 

Merry Christmas to me! I have never liked card #6 in my '52 Baseball Stars set. I have had two different images in that spot, but neither was "52ish"
I pounced on this 4x5 negative from 1949. I always try to be spot on with the dates of the images I use when making cards, but this one is too awesome.

Cigar Box Cards
 

Really love this display! Can you PM me the contact info for your friend David at Cigar Box Cards?

Wagner looks incredible, Tim does great work. Can't wait until mine is done next year!

Great looking Cobb Todd! I went the same route with my 1915 Cobb and got a PSA AUth/altered. Mine presents similar to yours and just had one pressed corner, no trimming. For the price I would have had to settle for a very low grade unaltered copy.

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Back at home after 4 yrs....

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Did you send it to college too??? :D

Great card!!

No but for what I had to buy it back at I could have sent it there!!

One more semester of her (my daughter) Masters degree and then no more check writing except for her big wedding next year. I might have to sell my new collection for it!!....:eek:

My last two pickups of 2019. The E106 Wagner rights a wrong and the George Ruth Candy Co. replaces my SGC 4 and has the redemption back which I think is so cool. Merry Christmas everyone!

Excellent card

Gentleman, you have some really great looking cards. Phil, that Thompson is absolutely awesome. Love unique photos like that.

Erick, it's a nice feeling knowing you have a gem looking card that hasn't been cut on and especially without the insane price tag. I think as time goes on, cards like ours will gain more appeal and a lot more value as more of the trimming fraud is uncovered in the hobby.

Working my way toward a T205 Brooklyn team set. This Dahlen has paper loss on the back but it still works great in my collection!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...966ef80cc2.jpg

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I'm pretty excited to have been able to pick up these 2 cards this month.

One for my White Sox pre-war type set...

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And one for my White Sox T206 master set...

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Leon, Dan, Tom: great pick ups. Solid way to close the year.

Sorry to bid you up on that one Leon. I was the under bidder and your competition as the auction wound down.

Glad to hear it’s back home. Tis’ A beauty.........

Congrats Leon!
 

Congrats on having the Ty Cobb T205 return home!

That's a keeper for sure! Glad he wasn't a catcher!

Patrick

Nice cards this month, gang... Thanks to Andy Sandler All Sports Auctions for these...

Quite ok,Tony. All is fair in love and cards. Probably a record price for that grade but was happy to pay it. As the auction said there probably hasn't been a nicer one for sale in a few years. I agree as I have been looking in earnest. Thanks for the kudos and hope all is great your way.

That registration on the Cobb is exceptional. Cross it off your list forever, Lol.
Totally different direction here--didn't add anything huge, but did make solid additions to my sets this month. The Franco presented a challenge I was not expecting! The color strike and overall surfaces were important to me. Seems it's either drab or colorful with extraneous distractions. This one will satisfy me for awhile, I believe.

:pLove your orange Cleveland Youngs

DJ, nice pickup of the E105 - Young card. My last pickup for 2019 is also an E105, thanks to Peter.

REA pickups
 

REA pick ups

Gorgeous joe Jackson cj Aaron.

Val and DJ -- congrats to you both for adding cards to your runs!

Aaron, those are some beauties. Congrats on the Shoeless Joe, it’s incredible looking.

Thank you
 

Thanks for the kind words Chuck & Erick. The Jax is a beauty and I was tickled to get the photos on the “cheaper” side.

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1910 PC796 Sepia Postcards George Gibson SGC 4.5!!!

9 graded by SGC with only 1 graded higher.
Only 2 graded by PSA (psa 4 and a psa 5).

I’m up to 19/25. One day I’ll finish my PC796 set.


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Great postcard Ben

Val, great to see you finally picked up the E105! What are the hard ones you are still missing?

DJ

Found an odd pair of Beckers now I need to buy one with a gold border.

Thanks for the kind words, DJ.

Of the Jennings cards known to exist, I believe the only one I need is an E106 Am. Caramel. The last time I checked, the combined pop reports showed 17, but I've not seen one since I started my back run about 4-5 years ago. Anyone know where I might find one?

Besides the E106, these 3 Jennings cards, in theory, could/should have been produced, but I've never seen any of them, and none are listed in the pop reports:
D303 Mothers' Bread.
E92 Croft's Candy with a RED back.
T216 Kotton Cigs with the "Never Go Out" back.

Received today. Very excited to be holding the hard-to-find set 1938-39 Cincinnati Reds W-711. I purchased a large lot in order to add about 10 cards to my set, needed the McKechnie and Vander Meer. Two of the cards were the variation backs W-711-2.

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December Cincinnati Ballpark postcard pick-ups
 

1912 Cincinnati Ballpark Opening Day postcard made to be rolled instead of folded when mailed. This postcard was rolled and mailed.

Great end to 2020
 

Thank you to a Net54 member for a great end to 2019!

Don't post much, but this was one of those that probably wouldn't come around again, so had to pull the trigger. Happy New Year

Very cool! Nice pick up.

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