Happy New Year. January pickups.
 

Notice came in at 1:01 a.m. EST.

Excited to add these (both from board members):

Got these back from slabbing recently

#12 - #15 from terrific board members. Happy New Year!

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Reposted to the correct thread…

They’re rough, but I was able to pick up 3 cards towards my 1933 DeLong set build, including two HOFs. I’ll be sending them to SGC and if they get 1’s, I’ll be happy.

This group puts me at 4/24 for the build.

Old Hoss
 

I was not expecting to receive a framed display with an N172 Radbourn in addition to this N284 I picked up on ebay. Great start to the year
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To add to a theme.

Image Quality OJ
 

Two crossovers from PSA added to my OJ collection, along with a group scan:


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Pioneers
 

That's pretty cool Ed!!...I think a few of those guys may be Cap Anson...Jerry

Actually, this is my best Cap Anson image.

Great addition to your collection Ed.

Those are crisp beautiful images

Buy the card…

Added to my collection of Significant Others . . .

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Awesome piece from a fellow board member.

Here my contribution to the January pickup for our forum

3 More T206s
 

3 More T206s toward the set.... 45 to go!

George Manion - Thanks to Lee and his staff at Sterling Auctions

Joe Doyle-Thank you Trent King for an excellent trade and a win / win for both of us! Would recommend doing business on the BST with him anytime!

Frank Smith - Thank you Marc Bourgea for an excellent transaction! Would recommend doing business on the BST with him anytime as well.

Wow Jeff, GREAT looking example of a very tough variation. Congrats, that’s a keeper

Wazoo, very nice combo; the Chance CB is super tough

Tim, great eye on those; the Manion is particularly nice

Trimmed OJ
 

Missing ad text at the bottom, should look like these two (not mine). I think thats a bad miss by SGC:
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Looks like a pretty bad miss by me too! Thanks for the heads up...I'll reach out to SGC.

Great looking card, congrats!!

Won this last night in memory lane

Incredible pickup. Congrats!

Fantastic pickup.

That is a dream card and a great addition to any collection


Congrats

Congrats, Ryan - I'm very happy for you! And, I'm very happy for me because I'm sure I'll be able to see this incredible Ruth PC up close at the Feb. 10th Net54 get together!

The item I most coveted in Memory Lane is this Ruth-Cobb "card." But then again, I love rarity and neat advertising more than many/most collectors. If I had deep pockets, this "card" would have sold for much more. Hope a Net54 member won it. https://memorylaneinc.com/site/bids/...e?itemid=79592

Great postcard Ryan, I've been trying to definitively put a date on that image for awhile now.

Happy to have won this double weight 1911 U&U photo of Chief Meyers, in full gear, from RMY.

That is awesome, what is it and how big / small is it?

Doug

If you ever come to Hot Springs to see the spot that was taken, let me know. That's a grail photo for me. Congrats

Two 1926 Sports Co. Of America (a/k/a Spalding Champions) cards with the scarcer ad backs from Board members. Thanks to Matt G. for the Bucky Harris and to Paul S. for the Sam Rice. I'm especially thrilled to get the Rice card for my master collection of his cards, despite there being 90% paper loss on the back, because I've been looking for this card for many, many years.

Always exciting to see you pick anything up! I know it's going to be rare as all get out whatever it is!

I will, and thanks. Jeff, let me know if you get a date figured out- right now I am content with circa 1915!

Congrats Val. Bring those to the get together

Stunning PC! Congratulations!

Bill

Made a most excellent trade with a fellow board member. Needless to say I’m more than happy. 😄

With that being said 1st pre-war pickup in months.

Thanks Doug, it is a Philadelphia Team Issue. Probably issued in 1945 or a little earlier. It measures 7x10.

Complete!
 

Well, finally found a T3 Lou Criger that fit my set and i have completed my T3 set (boxers and variations included but only two “no offer” variations - one being Mathewson). I didn’t have to pay too much for the PSA 5 (older grade but still nice, clean no creases). Fits my set which is a 4/5 set. Luckily i bought most of the set over 20 years up to 2017 except a few, and I bought all of the keys early on.

Congrats, Paul, that's awesome!

I've been focused on overlooked 19th Century players lately -- "Piano Legs" had a very nice career.

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Ray finally made it to my office today …
 

He’s been in Des Moines since Wednesday, but with blizzard conditions, below zero air temperatures (the post office suspended all deliveries Thursday) and then the MLK holiday yesterday, he didn’t make it the less than one mile to my office until today. Worth the wait. Number 407 towards a complete T206 set with Howe’s stamp. Number 408 should be here before months end.

Congrats Ed, almost to the home stretch.

Picked up a second George Kell this month from another great board member.

Almost prewar. I don’t collect autos, but I saw the Berra documentary and found a new respect for his greatness, making this uniquely attractive to me.

These look good fam.

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Won these in REA last night, my first foray into OJs. I thought the image quality was pretty decent, but then I saw Greg's OJs in this thread - wow! :eek:

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Won this in REA last night

WOOT!!

Thanks to a Net54 member, I now have my second Washington Senator T-206 card.

Yeah me!

Nice pickup, Eric. I'm surprised that REA didn't identify this as HOFer Bucky Harris' rookie card.

Thanks Val. Yeah, it seemed like something was off with the Auction this time around. Didn't seem like a lot of bidding the last day. (at least from what lots I was watching). Just my 2 cents.

Miller Huggins RC

3 signed cards
 

Got these in my hands today. Many thanks to board members who provided help in the way of opinions.
I have an appointment to drop these off at PSA public day this Friday. I will update.

A different pickup for me but a meaningful one. Thank you to the Net54 members who were able to help me find this card.

I've done alot of research on Eddie Grant over the years and I'm sure many of you know his story. Attached is his T205 along with a 77th Division (Statue of Liberty Division) shoulder patch, to which he was assigned after becoming one of the first men to enlist in 1917, two years after his retirement from baseball. Grant made the ultimate sacrifice trying to rescue The Lost Battalion in the Argonne Forest. He was one of three former major leaguers to die in battle in WW1. His story is worth a read.

I'll be visiting the Meuse-Argonne Cemetery in Romagne, France in June for a WW memorial tour, and plan on leaving these two on his headstone.

More about Captain Edward Grant:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/histo...r-i-180728112/

https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/eddie-grant/

wow love the Baker and Rube! Congrats!

That's a nice touch!

great story and well done.

Capt Grant Roll of Honor
 

Here is Capt Grant's entry in the Roll of Honor from the official history of the division published soon after the war.

Beyond thrilled for this pickup. Been chasing a "well loved" Radbourn example for a long time. Its #377-3.

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I was the seller, happy the card went to a member here who enjoys it

T206 Peaches Graham
 

Thrilled to snag this Peaches Graham T206 from Alberta Canada.

Card missing the standard red banding on the uniform!

Patrick

Recent pick-ups.

Thanks
Chad

Couple of 1st type pickups.

Was looking for a Highlander and a PA centric OJ. Got them both on the recent Hakes Auction.

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Two in one month. Pretty big month.
 

Number 408 arrived just in time for the January thread. Thanks to Ed for making Frank available. Only 114 more to find to complete a Howe-stamped set.

Absolutely amazing, Ed. Congrats on 408!

I'm not sure that my pickup is worthy of following another Howe Stamp (one of the coolest collections on Net54) but here they are anyway.

In June of 1955 Baseball Magazine began advertising 11 large (about 17 1/2 X 20 inches) posters.

I received the last two I have been looking for today.

Doug

Baseball Magazine
 

Actually Doug, i think yours are just as cool! Congrats.

Happy to pick these two up and square them off.

One day I hope someone makes a decent movie about Ty Cobb, especially his early years, including his short time with Matty McIntyre. Might make us all see Cobb in a different light.

That’s a beautiful PB Cobb. It looks like a 6.5.

Thanks, not quite, 1 point lower. Little white mark on the left and a tobacco stain on Ty’s cheek. Adds some character. PB’s always feel more authentic to me.