From one Mainer to another...

That wouldn't happen to be Freddy Parent would it? :D

Forgot about this guy :)

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Nice score on the grove.

Freddy Parent
 

Rhett,

It certainly is Freddy Parent sitting in the front row on the left. As you probably know he was born in Biddeford, Maine and lived and died in Sanford, Maine. I was surprised to see he lived to be 96 when he passed in 1972. He was also on the Red Sox 1st World Series team in 1903.

Patrick

overpayed a bit but Im drawing ever nearer to completing my cubs sovereign set

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Nice going Sean. How many do you have left?

Very nice, Jim! They look as if they were pulled from the packs just yesterday.

Well, since the check is in the mail, I guess I can consider this a done deal. From a fellow Board member.

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Wow!! Sweet Jackson Jon.

Wow jon
Congrat !!!!

Sovereigns!
 

Way to go, Sean! Those are going to look nice when you get them all together!

Take Care,
Geno

Half dozen obaks
 

Here are the 4 1911 Obaks and the 2 1910 Obaks I picked up of eBay last week from one seller. My biggest night ever on eBay. The Jack Fournier 1910 Obak has a "Smoke Obak" back and the Hugh Smith has a "Always A Pleasure" back, which is my 4th back for his 1910 Obak.

Patrick

Thanks sean!
Still need:
Tinker portrait
Tinker swinging bat
Chance batting
Evers cubs shirt
Moran
Needham
Reulbach
Sheckard bust shot

I'm getting close :)
Thanks geno! If/when I finish ill post a pic of them next to my t205 sovereign cubs set. Love the group pictures! :)

3 newbies
 

Just got around to scanning these.
1. The Duffy from ebay. Sorely undergraded due to a speck of paper loss on the back and a small scuff by the sock. For what I paid, I'll take it!
2. The Nee from Joe's Vintage Auction last week. Paid on Wed., received on Sat. No buyers premium & $3 for postage. Now THAT'S how to run an auction! Also way undergraded IMO, again a tiny nick in the back. About as nice a centering for a minor leaguer as I've seen.
3. The Mitchell from David B Vintage. Just a pencil mark on the back for the low grade (no creases, nice corners). Just wanted a Zeenut type card. Cool old car in the background and a full front jersey view.

(wonder if it still runs)
 

Nice pickup on the Zeenut Mitchell...it is a cool, inexpensive alternative to the Waner Zeenut card that has the old Ford in the background.

Brian

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Thanks to Jay Miller now I have 21 N172's. :)

I figure I can catch up to Jay in no time after all they say after your first 21 the next few thousand come pretty easy.

Cheers,

John

First pickup of a new subset I'm working on.

tannehill sovereign
 

really wasn't planning on a sovereign (only one in my set), but this will do for now:

Great pick ups on the OJ Griffith & Welch. Those are very strong images for typically very weak exposures.

Gorgeous Griffith, John!

I was thinking the same thing. Griffith typically comes light, so it's tough to find one with such a strong photo.

Terrific Jackson CJ there John!

Santa came early.

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Holy American Beauty....

That's the nicest Griffith I've ever seen! Probably nine out of ten Griffiths have faded images,and the tenth would usually be just acceptable... What an amazing card, I don't think we'll see another like it.

Great AB scan! Is there a significance of all of those players together or am I just missing something?

Thanks Mike, no significance really, just digging ABs lately. I picked them as most are the second known example/would be highest graded.

Great cards, everybody!!!

Jon, that Shoeless Joe is incredible.
Chris, those AB's are gorgeous! Talk about eye candy.

Just got this yesterday. Thanks to Scott Mt Joy. Hank Gowdy, the only major leaguer to serve the US in BOTH World Wars.

John,
Incredible OJs! They are addictive, aren't they?

Chris,
Sweet AB group!

JimB

Beautiful stuff everyone!! A couple of Christmas presents from my wife, picked up locally:

Sincerely, Clayton

P.S. Merry Christmas & happy New Year to all.

Clayton, what's up? Your wife has a great eye for 206's! One thing I've been impressed with today is the amount of wives that picked out great looking 206's or other cardboard for gifts...amazing! They must have a built in gene to help them or something ;)


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Ruth/Cobb
 

Bought myself a little christmas gift as well.

Hey Mike, How's it going?

In all honesty, I did everything except pay for them ;):D

Hope all is well with you and family, and hope Santa brought you something nice for Christmas :)

Sincerely, Clayton

Finally a beautiful example :)

Josh...congrats, my friend! Beautiful Baker to add to your growing collection...nice quality on the picture!


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Thanks Mike! Number 99 :) it's a beauty! For sure! Took me a good amount of time to find a beautiful example like this one.

Coupons
 

A few of the tougher Type 2's from a seller in Louisiana.

1904 Pacific National League Pass
 

The Pacific National League was formerly the Pacific Northwest League. There's a great deal of history behind the name change and what happened next, more than space here allows. As the pass shows, in 1904 the league had dropped to four teams: the Boise Fruit Pickers, Spokane Indians, Butte Miners, and Salt Lake City Elders. If you have early Pacific Northwest baseball material to sell or trade, please contact me. Thanks.

I loved the centering, color and focus on the Brown, one of my favorite T206 portraits.

Also added a higher grade Kashin type card.

M101-2 Marquard Auto
 

Pretty jazzed about this big fella. Strange you don't see more of these autographed...

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Bert Whaling photo
 

Picked up this photo from Rhys on eBay. Classic catcher photo.

Many thanks,

Patrick

I know I sound like a broken record, but that Griffith is amazing, what a nice example of a tougher HOFer. You have a nice start on an N172 HOF run.

3 much needed upgrades all in 1 trade! Thanks Pete!
The Rhoades Cycle is part of my Cleveland team set (25 cards with 21 different backs). Upgrading the Rhoades has been on my hit list for quite some time.
Also a nice '37 4-in-1 Feller RC blue tint. Been looking for one for quite some time!
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Nice Trio Jon

Freddy Parent
 

Rhett beat me to it...

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pick up just before the new year
 

Upgraded my E93 Matty..

Thanks guys, the real kudos go to Jay for telling me to buy it and selling it to me. He said the same thing go for a HOF run, are you guys trying to suck me in? :)

It's been awhile since I picked up a Red Border.

Got this card for a great price

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Great card!

Busy weekend
 

Managed to snare some Series 4 and 8 T210s for my set and (finally) the last color (blue) on the E98 Vaughn.

I have never seen that T205 John Nee before. How did a random player get such a beautiful card?! The background on it is stunning.

2 more...
 

The Zeenut from David B Vintage (ebay), the Joss from John (myachelydra) here. Love the photo on the Colgan's, what an awesome set, wish I could afford more of them!

Coigans have great portrait photos (mostly Horner) and are a great value in our space, imo. Nice pick up...

the Babe
 

99.9% sure this is my last pick up of the year. Happy with it, though am hoping not to fully open a new can of worms with Exhibits/Premiums/PCs (that could be endless)... have enjoyed dabbling and expanding my interests a bit this year.

Picked up this neat woodcut from the 1876 Canadian Illustrated News. It shows a team portrait of the Tecumseh baseball club with nice write-up on the back. Looks like they defeated many of the American baseball clubs of the time with the exception of the Chicago White Stockings who beat them 16-6.

OJ Griffith
 

I'm late to the party, but that Griffith OJ is stunning!! Nice pick-up John. I didn't see that one in the original goldinauctions Cambridge Collection listing, but certainly Jay got a few gems in that lot!!

If you ever want to sell...

My final two 2013 pick ups. The Ellis was from the Sterling Sports Auction, and the Oakes from a fellow board member.

Wanted this card for awhile to match the T210.There was a great selection of T209 on EBay the other night.I wish I could have picked up a few more.So long 2013 you were a good year for my collection.

Nice, Luke! Good to see Mr. Oakes arrived safely. I tried to get the "CW Collection" pedigree put on the flip, but the lead time from PSA was way too long. ;) :D

signed DS Manush
 

Couldn't help myself, one last pick up in 2013.. thanks Brian! Happy New Year!

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God, Ian, you've been on fire to close out the year. I especially love the Ruth Exhibit.

Go Packers! :D

Thanks Bill.. Agree with every point except the last!

Have a great new year my friend.