My very first Delong. A fellow Milwaukeean and my grandfather grew up just a few blocks from him.

Awesome looking card Brian, makes me wanna think about starting that set!

Gift from the wife? Nice pickup!

The card is nice, too. ;) :)

Thank you on both! Last year it was a Green Cobb. Maybe we can keep this green T206 theme going.

Philpot Studio Postcard 1915 Sanford, ME
 

This postcard arrived today featuring the 1915 Sanford, Maine Team, the 1915 Champions of Maine and New Hampshire. Anyone guess who the famous ballplayer is in the front row left wearing the nice sweater? His hometown was Sanford, Maine which is about 30 minutes west of where I live.


Patrick

I think I used to own that one. It is incredibly crisp. Almost doesn't seem real it's so nice. Nice pickup!

+1

Packs,
Nice KBat!

JimB

Thanks! My wife told me that she didn't remember which one I showed her when I originally found it on eBay. So when she decided to buy it, there was a SGC 20 also on eBay that was stained and rounded corners that was $15 more. I am glad she went with this one. It is definitely a card worth looking past the grade. I have had very few cards that had a surface this well focused. I would buy all T206s in this grade if they looked this good and kept the price down.

I was psyched to pick up these fat border upgrades from ML the other night.
JimB


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Another Hap Hogan 1911 Obak
 

Picked this one up on my big night on ebay a few days ago. It was already a favorite pose of mine and when I noticed the difference between it and my original copy I decided to grab it as well. The Obak sets are full of unusual oddities.


Patrick

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.