Key add to my Ruth pc! Thanks for looking.

heh hey!!!!!!! Congrats...you finally got one...and a beauty!!!!

heh hey!!!!!!! Congrats...you finally got one...and a beauty!!!!

Thanks Peter I love it, and always enjoy talking Ruth cards with you.

Incredible pick ups this month, so many spectacular Babe Ruth cards, love it

After a long drought I was able to add another N333 SF Hess Newsboy to the collection courtesy Clean Sweep Auction. I've been aware of this trimmed "anonymous" Detroit example for many years and was pleased to see it surface. Upon receiving it I took some high-resolution scans hoping to see evidence of the player's name on the card. Jefferson Burdick catalogued all ten Detroit Newsboys, so I just needed a portion of the name to be visible to make a positive ID. However, the player's name is often difficult to make out even on a complete card as the font is very small, so I knew this was a long shot.


The high-resolution scan paid off and I was able to confirm the anonymous player is none other than Bert Dinsmore, catcher for the Detroit Journal club. I had to adjust contrast and brightness and with a proper squint you can make out portions of key letters.


Bert appears to have played some baseball in his adult life including 1897 with the New England League Newport Colts.

I can't get enough of these cards, hoping more examples continue to surface.

Such a fascinating set Joe, congrats on the pick up.

According to my notes on the 1897 New England League, Dinsmore played for Youngstown in 1898.

nice pickup...i think i used to own that many years ago?

Many thanks Bob, you are my go-to guy for this type of research !! :)

I was able to pick these up at the Nationals

Nice haul Jeff. Thanks for posting pics in the other thread too!

Love the E220 Jeff! Congrats.

Another vote for the e220 Ruth. Great card.

Here's another Bescher for the run. This one took only 7 days from BIN to me. I'm impressed. It was all very classy. Kudos to Dean's and eBay.

Jeff, I’m a little envious of the e220. But in honesty congrats, what a monster add on a really tough Ruth issue.

............. Lumley from a GREAT trade with the GREAT Wazoo ....... :)

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............ Marquard --> Rough but Tough --> The way I like them ..... ;)


Fun, fun, Scott :rolleyes:

A 1907 Dietsche George Mullin. I am glad the paper loss on the back missed the important info.

T216 Kotton
 

Nice Never Go Out Rob...Jerry

Thanks, Jerry. One more arrived today. Nice month, all.

Great pickup on the E220, Jeff. Those are really hard to get in any decent condition.