Jan. 2011 Pick-up thread...
 

A Happy, Healthy & Prosperous New Year to All (especially my East Coast fellow collectors!) ;)

I hope you all start the year off with a bang! :)

My first few packages arrived and am thrilled to add them to my collection.

First off is this famous 1939 TYPE 1 photo of the Iron Man. (I'm lucky Ben already had it or it could have been a blood bath!) :eek:
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This really cool 1965 Beatles "Help!" Whistle in original packaging that was given away at select theaters.
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And this 1964 Beatles Fan Club newsletter with postal cancellation that was put out by a 16 year old fan from Arizona. I just love this piece and won it for the first bid price of ten bucks! :)
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January 2011 pickup
 

Wow, 2011 really started off with a bang!

sayhey24 Greg listed some really cool 1973 All Star game locker tags on the BST section yesterday morning. One of these was for one of my primary collecting focuses, HOFer Nolan Ryan. Growing up an Angels fan in So Cal, Nolan Ryan was always my favorite player. The Angels era portion of my advanced Ryan collection has always been my pride and joy with special emphasis on the year 1973, which IMHO, was Ryan's best year. The site of the 1973 All Star game, KC Royals Stadium, was significant for Nolan because it had been the place that he threw his 1st of 7 career no-hitters just 2 months prior on 5/15/73.

The 1973 All Star game was noteworthy for Ryan because it was the 1st time that he actually pitched in the mid-summer classic. He was added to the 1972 AL All Star roster as a special write in vote, but did not play. Ironically, in the year that Nolan Ryan dominated baseball, he got lit up at the 1973 All Star game. I believe that he called his and Angels teammate Bill Singers' appearance in the AS game "like throwing gasoline on a fire!"

In an interesting side note, these 1973 locker tags first appeared on eBay several years ago. I've been bummed that I didn't get the Ryan 1973 All Star locker tag the 1st time around, but sometimes in this hobby you get lucky and get a second crack at a special item. Thanks to Greg I added this one yesterday! :D

Happy 2011 to all of you on net54!

Mcgraw Signed Bat
 

Nice presentation bat signed by John McGraw circa 1929. The signiature is traced, but original....has a JSA LOA. Me likey!

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Tom C

Damn Scott! That is a tremendous piece to add to your legendary Ryan collection! Greg is a stand up guy with very high character, not to mention his fantastic collection.

Have you decided how you're going to display it? When you do, please post photos of it.

All good things, Jimmy

Thanks Jimmy! I'm not 100% sure about the dimensions of the All star lock tag yet, but most likely it will get added to my Ryan Angels display case. I'll shoot some photos when I get it all squared away.

Started the New Year right by visiting a few small Antique Malls in So. VA. Bought the Piedmont Porcelain sign and this odd / unique 1948 Red Robin Hornets Broadside - good DC area item.

Thought I would share the Cap Anson Cigar Box as this was my favorite pickup from 2010. Happy New Year to everyone ! - Ray

Original Teds Creamy Root Beer Tray and Bottle
 

Picked up this ORIGINAL Teds Creamy Root Beer tray and 12 oz bottle(1959). These are hard to find. You see lots of the fantasy pieces and reproductions associated with this issue, but rarely does the real thing pop up.

holy crap what did that mcgraw bat cost? love it!

Boy Joe, you're not kidding. Those are very tough. I can't get over the condition. Just tremendous. Congrats.

Just picked this up. Marilyn Monroe Original Vicente Pharmacy Receipt Dated May 12 1962. Just 3 months later she would be dead of an overdose.

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[QUOTE=thekingofclout;860019]Boy Joe, you're not kidding. Those are very tough. I can't get over the condition. Just tremendous. Congrats.

Just picked this up. Marilyn Monroe Original Vicente Pharmacy Receipt Dated May 12 1962. Just 3 months later she would be dead of an overdose.

Jimmy,
Looks like Marilyn was buying bottles of peroxide in order to keep up those platinum blond looks. This also makes this a cool receipt in addition to the obvious historical connection...

What I find fascinating about some of you guys pickups, with the Marilyn receipt in mind in this case, is not just having the financial means, but WHERE DO YOU FIND THIS STUFF? I know there are major auctions all the time, etc etc, but man, some of this stuff is world class and it seems to pop out of the woodwork.

1944 Pacific Service World Series ticket- Johnny VanderMeer
 

I just picked up a pretty neat ticket from the 2nd game of the 1944 Pacific Service World Series that was played on September 23, 1944.

In this game, "Double No-Hit" Cincinnati Reds hurler Johnny VanderMeer and the Navy team bested losing pitcher Al Lein (of SF Seals PCL) and the Army 8-2.

The 1944 Pacific League Championship Series (World Series) was the brainchild of Army Chief of Staff George Marshall, who in the spring of 1944, determined that there were over 280 former major league players in active military service. The Series that pitted the Army and Navy's best was an 11 game series played at different military bases in Hawaii between Sept. 22, 1944 and Oct. 15th, 1944.

Behind the mostly outstanding pitching of the Navy staff the Navy team won 9 of the 11 games.

Some of the major leaguers that played in this Pacific Service World Series included:
Johnny VanderMeer, Virgil Trucks (he also threw 2 no-hitters while playing with the Tigers in 1952), Phil Rizzuto, Bill Dickey, Schoolboy Rowe, Johnny Beazley, Joe Gordon, Joe Grace, Ken Sears, Tom Ferrick. Hugh Casey,
Johnny Mize, Barney McCloskey, Walter Judnich and Johnny Lucadello to name a few.

This is a pretty neat ticket. I've got to wonder how many of these survived after all of these years?

one heck of a score for me. TWO Buster Keaton autographs. It isnt the greatest photo ever but a signed Keaton photo is hard to find. The menu is from 1920 making it the earliest Keaton autograph I have ever seen and it has Tom Mix twice as well!

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My newest...
 

My newest pick-up! I probably paid too much, but I like it!

A couple new ring bats. They were really December pick ups. Its the earliest Reach bat I've ever encountered. It predates the Keystone Logo.
Matt

From Heritage Auctions

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If you like it Travis, then you didn't pay too much. ;)

Perez Steele Autos
 

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HOF auto collection is getting better

Christy Walsh Postcards
 

Picked up these as part of a lot of Christy Walsh postcards. I think they are pretty cool.

Those are awesome autographed items.

A HUGE "Thank You" goes out to Jay Wolt of Quality Cards for making this terrific Bill Dickey/Christy Walsh All American piece available to me. An absolute flawless transaction with this top-notch seller. Jay is one of the best the hobby has to offer.

Thanks again Jay and my very best regards, Jimmy

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Jeez Jimmy.....
 

Jimmy,
Wow! I'm thrilled that you got a chance to add that amazing Bill Dickey-Christy Walsh piece to your collection. I loved that when I first saw Jay post a p!icture of that recently.
An absolutely perfect piece for your awesome collection- congrats! :D

1941 game used ball
 

This Harridge baseball was fouled off by Al Brancato of the Athletics on July 10, 1941. Further research shows that the opposing pitcher in that game was Bob Feller. He went the distance for his 99th career win. He won his 100th on his next start 4 days later.

Very sweet ball.

How cool is it to hold that ball and to know that Bob Feller held it on a major league mound in 1941?

Greg
http://www.baseballbasement.com

Very nice, Randall! Great pickup!! :D

Jimmy, just checked in on this thread and I'm glad you like the Bill Dickey piece.
I had no room to display it and having it in a closet wasn't right so I'm glad its now in good hands.
Took me half the night to find a proper box and to package it securely for its coast to coast travel & happy it reached you unharmed.

Casey Stengel Original 35mm Negative strip MLB Giants vs Mets 5/15/64

I just got this guy in the mail:

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Here we have Rose hitting his 4,192nd hit, becoming MLB's all-time leader. Don't know if it's a Type 1 or not (not that it matters), but there is a more modern slug and UPI stamp on the back - if that means anything to anyone, that is.

Either way, I thought it could be a nice image for a painting!

Graig

football helmet
 

picked this up on long island antique shopping. paid 200.00. great shape just missing the strap. is it approx. 1915 and what are they worth. any help would be great.

estate auction pickups
 

Busy day at the estate auction game, as My dad and I picked up a decent group of pennants, and a few early football and baseball relics. In the group was a red and blue stitch baseball and a smaller sized red stitched baseball. The smaller one is probably just about a 1/2 inch less in diameter than the other ball. Has anyone seen a smaller ball like this one? Did they make smaller sized balls for kids in the 1910 to 1920 time period? I know newer little league balls are the same size as regular balls, and it doesn't make sense to make them smaller for kids as they'd be harder to hit anyway. Could this be an earlier 19th century example? Any advice would be appreciated. The football pieces included a Wright and Ditson dog ear, reach shoulder pads, and an unmarked football.
Nice helmet by the way Kevin, any makers mark visible?

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no makers mark on mine that i could see. what do these dog ears usually go for. are they around 1910.

I would guess 1915 to 1920 as far as age, and I think you made a good buy. I think value would be in the $250 to $350 range without a maker.

I would say that's much better than a "decent group of pennants" you have there Keith. I would be willing to wager that the Cincinnati pennant is a particularly scarce design. And the Dodgers pennant is a gem as well. That version always seem to bring a premium price. Really nice group. Great find!

A pair of very good Fellers...
 

Bob Feller on the cover of 1947 guidebook and 1957 magazine

Pennants
 

Thanks Brock,
I haven't seen the Cincinatti pennant before (not that I track Reds pennants that much), and didn't see it listed in Mike Egner's guide, so was hoping it could be a rarer one.

I love it when I pick something up and it's even better than I thought...I won this 1958 Western League Register (basically a media guide). I had no idea until I got it that it belonged to the General Manager of the Lincoln team -Dick Wagner. Cincinnati fans may know who he was as he held that same position with the Big Red Machine of the 1970s. His name is on the front cover...can it be considered an autograph? As an aside Wagner was the youngest GM in the history of professional baseball..he was only 19 years old when he was GM of the Thomasville club of the Georgia-Florida League in 1947.

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Hey Josh. Those Walsh signed postcards are SWEET! Congrats.

Best, Jimmy

reds pennant
 

Hi Keith, Quite the estate auction. That is a great Reds pennant. I have not see that one before, perhaps Mark has. A real tough one. Mike


www.vintagesportsshoppe.com

Thanks Jimmy
 

There's about 10 more I didn't post including Dickey, Hubbel, Kelly, Snodgrass, Wambsgans, Schacht and Altrock. Happy to post more if you'd like to check them out.

Absolutely Josh, post them all. I'm an avid Walsh collector myself. Several years ago I stumbled on to Christy Jr's wife, daughter, and son in law, and was the first person to buy from them since Barry Halper back in the eighties. (So I got that going for me. ;) )

Regardless, it's just in the last year or so that advanced Ruth collectors have shown quite a bit of interest in Walsh estate memorabilia and photos (huge prices realized in Heretage's last auction), so your collection is extremely rare and if I was you, I'd sit on them and enjoy 'em.

All good things, Jimmy

I do indeed have that Reds Pennant. It's a toughie, but not impossible to find if you are very patient. Definitely a great haul Keith... that group of pennants alone is worth well over $600. Nice pickups by everyone!

Johnny Vander Meer vintage Goldsmith store model glove
 

I've been searching for a nice vintage lefty Johnny Vander Meer glove for quite awhile. I finally found it today. Glove collectors out there, is this from the 1940's? I'm a happy camper!! Thanks in advance for the help. :D

Vander Meer Goldsmith store model glove (cont)
 

Here are two more photos of the Vandy glove

Nice collection of pennants from the 40s and 50s. The Reds(legs) pennant is a pretty rare one made by Keezer Mfg., and might even be stamped as such on the back. Same goes for the Braves pennant in your batch. These are identifiable by their very thick tassels, two color print, and simple-yet-elegant designs. (The STL Browns pennant from this "series" is on my personal want list.)

I believe this is a 1912 WSC Magic Lantern Slide. Will soon see.

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Just picked up this nice pair of Gehrig TYPE 1 photographs...
 

1936 & 1939

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More Walsh Postcards
 

Jimmy, where do you think I got these from! I went down to Dallas to visit my wife who was there for work, went to the live auction, and came home with a much lighter wallet. God bless the wife, she came with me to the auction and was the one pushing me to bid. Anyway, here are some more scans . . . Dickey, Kelly, Hubbell, Schacht, Altrock, Wambsganns, Snodgrass and Rawlings (what a sig)

It's great to be young and a Giant.

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I've been after a high grade example of this pin for many years. This example was listed poorly and stayed under the radar of the baseball pin collectors and I am very excited about adding it to my collection :D
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Boy Mike. That is a terrific pin! Congrats.

Glendale Show/Long Beach Flea et al
 

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Mike, I'm not a pin guy but that's a cool pin...I did a story on a Fan Taz syrup dispenser, see link above. At the end of the story is a Fan Taz sign, which has been on eBay a long time.

In other news...here's some Jan P/U's....went to the Glendale Show and the Long Beach flea over the weekend...didn't find much....At Glendale got a dummy advertising loaf of Helms bread, stating Helms supplied bread to the Olympics....after leaving regretted getting it since it's one of those fragile pieces I hate...then the next day at the Long Beach flea I found a bottle of Canada Dry water, again advertising it as supplyed to the Olympics...then found a killer horserace plaque marked 1966....also got a cool little c1930's polo trophy on eBay 7 1/2" wide..given to a U.S. Ambasador

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A prized new addition...
 

My first trophy ball. Although it isn't as nice as some, I really like it!

Travis

Nice pickup the best part of getting a trophy ball is researching the event and teams.;)

1931 WS Tickets and Press Pass
 

We had another snow storm in the midwest (KC), so no work today. I was able to make it down to the local antique mall where, to my suprise, I was able to pick up these three 1931 WS tickets and Press Pass for a great price. I was particularly excited about the Pass.

Amazin'
 

I collaborated on the pickup of an eBay lot that contained two pristine full tickets to the 1969 Miracle Mets 100th and final win of their Amazin' season that caught the entire sports world by surprise.
It's ironic that this game occured in Chicago. As many of you may remember, the Cubs had been a strong NL front runner until their legendary late season fade...
One of my collecting focuses Nolan Ryan pitched in relief in this game and got his final K of the regular season.
In 38 years of collecting I have never seen another full ticket to this game. I've always hoped I would find one, and now I have. Cool! :D

Just another terrific pick-up Scott! January has been very good to you...

1948 Hall of Fame yearbook.

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Here ia a link to the rest of the one I have:

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v2...F%20Yearbooks/

I picked this up very cheaply at a local auction that was hampered by a snow storm a couple weeks ago. The framing goes very well with it.
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Really excited with this new arrival. Rare figural Ted Williams candy dispenser bust. Only the second one I have ever seen. And Mike and Mark don't need to know how much I paid for it ;).

thats great, but it doesnt even look like ted williams.

Was very happy to pick up my second game used bat of Forrest "Woody" Jensen. He played minor league ball in Wichita in 1929-30. Was fortunate enough to know him in my younger days.

Great pickups everyone...That Ted Williams candy container bust is sweet...is it by the same company that made the Jackie Robinson?

Clint, great pickup on that bat. Congrats!

I just got this in the mail today...Thanks to Andy Bower for sending this to me..he and his dad have really contributed a lot to my Lincoln Chiefs collection. This is a snapshot of Dick Stuart and Marcos Cobos in 1956...it is written on the back in Stuart's hand.

Thanks Dan, and that's a great pick up you got there!

Picked this menu up recently too...it advertises the Lincoln A's games on the back.

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This just arrived...
 

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Hey All - I bought this beat up baseball the other day and while it is beat to heck, it has some interesting stitching I have not seen before. Does anyone have any thoughts?

Thought I would also add this neat 1930's Football Vending machine I bought the other day.

- Ray

I just got a Lou Brock 3000th hit ticket stub from my friend Scott Garner along with a great letter of provenance. Scott is a good friend and has been a mentor to me on ticket purchases. In fact, and I don't want to jinx it, he found something else that I'll be bidding on and hope to show in a few days.
Thanks Scott!!

Not trying to be a party pooper, but how can you tell that ticket is from the correct game? I don't see any dating.

Brock... That's a great pickup. True story.... I saw it on ebay with 11 seconds left, and missed getting a bid entered. I think I missed by 1-2 seconds. Wish I saw it a bit sooner, but very glad it went to you.

There was a clear bottom half to it, that held the candy (just like the Jackie Robinson version). You may want to try finding a Jackie Robinson with the clear base, and buy it cheap... then keep the base for your Wlliams Bust and sell the Jackie Robinson top half.

Either way, congrats on another great acquisition!

Earlybird shopping at a local antique show yielded this great 1910 team composite produced by Weasner of Buffalo. Image measures 12 1/2" x 16 1/4"; original frame is 17 5/8" x 21 5/8".

At least eight of the players made it to the T206 lineup; at least 14 made it to the majors at some point in their career. On August 9, 1910, pitcher Chet Carmichael (second from right in top row) pitched the first perfect game in Eastern League history. Sorry about the reflection/glare off the glass.

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Boxing Pillow
 

Rick, Nice pick up on the Buffalo Composite photo....you just don't come across that kind of quaility at antique shows too often, congrats....actually there's a lot of nice p/u's on here...that Ted Williams Candy dispenser....how tall is that?

I picked up an interesting piece today at a flea...14" tall x 12 wide pillow advertising the 1985 heavyweight title fight between Larry Holmes and Michael Spinks in Las Vegas....never heard of one of these

Carlton- The Williams bust measures about 4.5" tall. Which is about 1/2" bigger than the Robinson version.

Mark- I've been there before. That last second scramble to try and get a bid in can be nerve racking.
Your post has me wondering if there are more, non-baseball, versions of these figural candy dispensers? Any idea? Maybe if he sees this, Lou C. can chime in because if anyone would know it would likely be him.

I have some gold-toned busts (DiMaggio/Feller/Sain) that are very similar in style and size. I can post them if anyone cares.

But as far as the Candy dispenser type with the clear base, the only ones I have seen are the Jackie Robinson and the Ted Williams (with the Williams being 10 times rarer than Robinson). I am not aware of any others. Since this is right in his "wheelhouse", perhaps Lou will chime in and can enlighten us...

I do also have a Jackie Robinson version, which is a bust only... the base is gold like the statue, but it does not pull apart like the Candy Container. I've always assumed it's a prototype of some kind. I can post that one as well (if anyone cares). Sometimes I think the number of people in the world who value this stuff is in the single-digits :o

I would definitely be interested in seeing the pieces you mentioned Mark. The Robinson possible prototype piece certainly piqued my interest quite a bit. Would love to see that.

Just received this photo of fellow Kansan Joe Wilhoit during his one year stint with the Wichita club. Best known for his 69 game hitting streak.

Batter, fence, grass and sky. Great photo, Clint.

I was quite excited to pick this up - an 1894 Harvard 30" pennant, from the family of a period Harvard football player.

There are a few moth holes and some condition issues, but it'll look great at my office (I work at Harvard), along with some other 19th century Harvard sports items....

1913 Pacific Coast League Venice Tigers
 

1913 Pacific Coast League Venice Tigers token schedule:

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