May Pick-Ups
 

Just got these back from the framer, today. Both are circa 1910 taylor's portfolio backs. I believe the baseball player is generic? The hat and suit are pretty cool. I just love the color on these early pieces.

I have been after this piece for quite a while. I won it on ebay last night:D

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q...UqF6Q60_12.jpg

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q304/mjkm90/7726.jpg

I love this...beautiful

I second Scotty's sentiments... phenomenal pickup, Mike!

Congrats Mike...that's a real beauty!

I just picked up this 8 x 10 studio photo of a Nebraska Indians player...interestingly enough this is the same photo that appears on a postcard.


http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...ebindphoto.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3.../postcard4.jpg

I concur with the others Mike. That Yale mug is a real beauty! Congrats.

I've been back working on my Beatles collection the last couple months, so this is the first Baseball photo I've picked up in several weeks. A terrific c. 1967 original TYPE 1 Team Press Photo of the Mick. Check out the veins on both of Mantle's arms.:eek: What a stud! And this was at the end of his career too!


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Speaking of Press Photos... I recently landed this c.1966 Capitol Records released photo that would become the cover shot for the Beatles 11th American Released LP "Yesterday and Today". Of course, this was the hastily chosen image to replace the outrageous infamous "Butcher" photo that the boys had pushed for and gotten, for the albums initial release.

c.1966 Original TYPE 1 Press Photo.

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Brutha Jimmy,

I was going for that same darn photo. For obvious reasons. And of course, I totally forgot about the auction and didn't set a snipe. Whoops.

I'm glad it wound up in good hands.

Graig

Very nice, I was the under-bidder.

Thanks Scott...it is definitely not Dan Tobey - identified on the reverse as "Toby"...I sure wish I knew who it was. Tobey is actually pictured on a postcard from this same series, but he's easily identifiable as a caucasian.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3.../postcard5.jpg

The third and last card in this series (that I'm aware of)
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3.../postcard3.jpg

Nice pick-up, Dan! I saw that in Jon's recent offerings, and wondered if it would wind up in your collection :D

And that Mantle photo, yowza! That's the kind of veination you usually only see on comic book superheroes!

I haven't seen much interest here in the old Spalding and Reach guides, but I just picked up the 1911 and 1912 Spalding College Baseball Guides. These are incredibly tough to find and the seller still has the 1914 book left. Lots of team photos, just like their other guides. If you think you may ever want one of these, this is the time to grab it.

And if anyone needs info on any college teams that might be in the 1911 or 1912 ones, let me know and I'll scan for you.

My last pick up for a while, due to a job loss.. but I found this was REALLY cool. Something bout the combination of baseball and the stories of the men who died in 1927 hit me. I really wanted to get this..

http://www.ebay.com/itm/230786050317...84.m1497.l2649

Scott,
That's a winner. Enjoy it! ;)

Thanks Sir. I really did like it, prob shouldn't have got it, but ya know, sometimes, the ... with it. :)

Scott, that album is wonderful, and well worth the purchase price imho. If you ever have too many second thoughts about it, I don't think you would have any trouble finding it a new home. Best of luck, and congrats on a nice pick-up!

Scott,
The only thing cooler than that photo album would be finding a matching baseball ticket to this double header, IMHO. I will keep an eye out for one for you. You never know.... It would make the package even more complete and unique.

THANKS guys so much. Id love to have a stub, eventually a program, etc maybe . Im gonna do more reading on the tragedy itself too. Im glad I haven't lost an eye for cool stuff. ;)

Cool photo album...would have been right up my alley when I was collecting snapshot photos. I miss my old collection, but I do have them all scanned so I can still look at them...just can't touch them anymore. :(

May Photo pickups
 

I think I am having one of my better months for Type 1 photo pickups. Lately I seem to be buying more photos than I ever intended. I am rapidly becoming addicted to them. I know that not all of you are big photo collectors and I thank you for indulging me here. The photos are of Hank Greenberg 1937 and 1947, Red Barber 1940, Yankee catchers 1953, Ernie Lombardi 1935, Joe Gordon 1940, Joe Cronin and teammates 1933 World Series, Harry Carey and Billy Herman 1947, Billy Herman at spring training in Cuba 1942, Ralph Kiner at Ebbets Field 1950, Joe Morgan and Sonny Jackson 1967, and Elroy Face 1958.

awesome photos Mike.

I got the photo album in Today's mail. Its REALLY sharp. Smaller sized album, and you can almost feel the history of those guys at the park , and t he echoes of the miners who died..One of my favorite items I have.

It is a most impressive album. It amazes me how those photos in the album bring the past foreward and give it life. They evoke such a wide range emotions. I think photos serve that purpose better than any other vehicle.

I agree w that. I think it explains why so many people pay big money for the classic Cobb, Ruth, Lou, esp . I love the profile ones, where you can read their eyes, etc.

Found these yesterday. Are these books hard to find? I would like to find the other two from the set of four. Thanks D.

They r fairly easy to locate, but really cool books.

Who is the dude with the blond rockabilly do? Just curious....

Great description of Red Barber the Dodgers radio announcer prior to Vin Scully.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Barber

Mike,
Wow! I didn't even recognize Red Barber. I never realized he looked like that when he was younger...

Picked up from Steiner.....
 

Game Used Base from Yankee Stadium 2010 or 2011 season...Picked it up from their website for $155 after 15% off discount code...Great deal!!

Hoping for a game that included one of the following:

1. An ARod home run
2. Jeter hit
3. Mariano Rivera save

May Pick up :
 

Tris :

G.G BAIN IN THE HOUSE!! I LOVE Bain... if he was female in any way shape or form(and not dead), I would do horrible things. Nice nice Speaker Nash. Below is my May addition.

BABE RUTH TYPE 1 PHOTO by PAUL THOMPSON

http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/a...ethompson2.png

Same exact photo used in the Paul Thompson section of "A Portrait of Basball Photography" by Fogel, Oser and Yee.

The back is written in PT's hand"

"THE PROFILE OF THE HOME RUN KING"

Thank GOD you clarified "and not dead". :D Great pick up Ben. Nice to see you haven't lost your touch on those type 1's,

He's in the movies now (or at least was back then)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7212/7...3b64c86f_c.jpg

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Huge pick-ups for both Jeremy and Ben! You'd be hard pressed to find a nicer image of either player, that is certain. Well done Gents.

I just picked-up this 1964 Red Beatles Cap, and a never before seen Beatles retail advertising display for the Beatles endorsed caps made by the Kangol Company (which is still in business today). The Caps are quite scarce, but the 30 x 20 poster and 14 x 9 easel backed counter sign are the first known to the hobby. The caps were made and sold only in the U.K.

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Sweet Beatles pickups!! Excellelent complimentary piece- A+!!

My Graig Kreindler Vandy finally arrived!!
 

I'm stoked!! My Graig Kreindler painting of Johnny Vander Meer in 1938 arrived yesterday. It looks awesome!! I felt like a kid at Christmas when I opened the crate. :D

Here is a look at it, for those that haven't seen it, along with the original photo that it was based on, that was taken by William C. Greene (NYC) in 1938. Enjoy!

WoW Scott! That is easily one of Graig's finest works to date. He toys with light like he's the creator himself!;) Just incredible. Please post some scans once it's on your wall. Congrats Buddy

Scott thats an amazing painting congratulations.

Scott, wonderful painting, and thanks for posting it alongside the original photo. Graig really outdid himself with this one. Congrats to you both!

Thanks mike.. It is a prerequisite:) jimmy, that Beatles lot is crazy good. You have to have one of the premier Beatles collections out there.
Vandy painting is just spectacular...

Gust-O Baseball Game
 

Gusto-O Baseball Game - E.W. Forney & Co., Joplin, MO

I haven't posted much of anything here but this one is unusual. I couldn't find the game in Mark Cooper's tome and did get some insight at the BB Game forum.

But we're not sure when it was produced - perhaps the 30s?

It's a simple game - where ya set the wheel to the far right until it hits the "stop" - snap your wrist counter-clockwise which shifts the 'counter-balanced' wheel in the same direction - then just look at the arrow for the "outcome."

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...g?t=1336692744

Unfortunately the box was repaired in the worst way with adhesive tape - but at least it's present in some form - a major plus!

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...g?t=1336692475

And just as important to a game collector - having the original instructions - and in this case it's also the "playing field" - tho nothing to artistically appreciate.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...g?t=1336692823

If anyone has seen this game before or has any information please let me know.

It's the first one I've noticed - the gents in the 'front office' at the Game Forum saw one about a year ago sans the box and instructions - so - as I said - I feel privileged to have both.

Thanx for viewing and thanx for all the posts - I saw some really incredible stuff - as usual.

This one arrived today. Although it certainly cannot compete with the beautiful Ruth or Speaker images posted above, I have always liked this picture. I am thrilled to finally own an original Type 1 vrsion of this of Cool Pappa Bell photo. The slug on the back relates to his Hall of Fame induction in 1974.

Really nice, unique photo mike.

Graig Kreindler Vandy
 

Jimmy, Mike, Lance and Ben:

Thanks for the compliments on the Kreindler Vandy painting. It's obviously a centerpiece for my no-hitter collection. I'm thrilled to own it! :D

Great pickup Mike, I lamented bidding on it since I had gone over my spending budget this month. Now I wish I had bought it, I searched High and Low on the internet for this and I believe you may have a very rare game. congratulations and by the way you can see most of my collection on the forum in the mancave room.

Shale

Superb!
 

Scott - understatement! The painting is pure genius - on par with Rockwell.

The colors and definition are off the chart. It would be a centerpiece of anyone's collection - congratulations on an amazing addition to your collection!

Thanx!
 

Thanx Shale. I spent quite a bit of time going over the pics in your mancave.

It's incredible!

Board games are one of my newer areas of collecting and B,K,W are really good guys and what they've 'forgotten' - I have to learn.

At this point in my 30 years of collecting - I would say board games rank #1 next to my search for all the variations to Take Me Out to the Ball Game.
Cards a distant 2nd/3rd place.

I like the way you've displayed your games - I'm planning to do something like that but don't have the dough right now. Will post pics when I get the job done tho.

Thanx again.

I normally tend to limit my purchases of photos to those that depict members of the Hall of Fame. I came across this image and was intrigued as it seems difficult to find Type 1 photos of Negro League players. I researched this player (Henry Kimbro) and after reading the description of him at http://www.negroleaguebaseball.com which is pasted below I had to buy it.

He was a little unruly. He didn't always get along with umpires. Some would even have described him as Negro baseball's "bad boy". But, whatever else can be said about "Jumbo" Kimbro, he was one hell of a ballplayer! With a Kirby Puckett type build, the stocky, powerful Kimbro was a threat on the base path, a superlative fielder, and consistently among the leaders in most all hitting categories during the '40s. Beginning his career in 1937 with the Washington Elite Giants, Kimbro remained with Tom Wilson's aggregation for virtually of his career, compiling a lifetime .315 batting average and representing the Baltimore Elite Giants five times in the East-West All-Star Game. Teaming with Bill Wright and Roy Campanella, Kimbro rounded out one of the most potent offenses in Negro ball. Twice in his career Kimbro exceeded the .350 hitting mark (1946 and 1947), and in 1947 won the league batting title while turning in a .346 performance for the Havana club while competing against major league stars in the Cuban Winter League. Kimbro, described by Ted Radcliffe as "the wildest man I ever saw in baseball and, absolutely, the hardest to manage, himself managed the Baltimore Elite Giants briefly during the 1950s before retiring in his hometown of Nashville. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s Kimbro owned and operated a service station and taxicab service in West Nashville and made several appearances at Negro League reunions around the country.

Hal Chase Photo...
 

Not sure if this was a "good" buy or not, but dropped $18 on the photo below...great image but it's tagged on the back as "reproduced by Geo. Burke"...assume this would be considered a Type II...hope one day to add a Type I image of Hal to my collection...thoughts?

http://www.collectorfocus.com/images...5175/hal-chasehttp://www.collectorfocus.com/images...5176/hal-chase

This would be the kind of image I'd want GK to paint for me if I ever had the money...

That is a well spent $18

FWIW, it would be either a Type 2 or a Type 4, depending on whether it was printed from the original negative (Type 2) or a duplicate negative (Type 4). Based on the slight loss of clarity, I would lean toward it being a Type 4 which Burke re-shot from an existing print as opposed to him obtaining the original negative to produce the print. Either way, the photo looks to have been shot in 1909, so by the time Burke was producing photos of ballplayers, at least 20 years had passed.

None of that is meant to take away from a nice pick-up which, I agree, was well worth the $18. Congratulations!

Thanks Doug & Lance...considering the otherwise crappy day I'm having, your feedback is GREATLY appreciated. FWIW, I scanned the photo in the top loader it was sent to me...the condition of the top loader is not the best and the photo is a bit nicer than it is showing in the scan. Chase fascinates me and I was pretty surprised I got the photo for that little...I was willing to go to $75...at what point would this have gone from "nice pickup" to "you could have bought a few of these for what you paid?" Thanks again...the learning continues...Matt

Matt,

I agree with both Lance and Doug. No matter what the Type, it's a marvelous image of the Prince Hal. Well done.

Graig

4.16.12 Game Used 2nd Base...
 

Yankee Stadium April 16, 2012 Game Used 2nd Base.

Game between the Yankees and the Twins. Derek Jeter career hits 3104 and 3105. Including 1st inning back to back home runs by Jeter and Granderson.

Not vintage, but still pretty sweet....

Love the variety of pickups. Well, I don't get much for me anymore, esp now, due to a layoff, but just got this. Just WANTED it, and I think its SO COOL. now, need to pay some money back. Look for my sale stuff:)

Anyways, PRE MINOR LEAGUE MICKEY paper. not cheap, but hey, y ou only go around once. Guy said he had a few from the town, now gone.

Congrats
 

Wow, very cool...very unique. Other than maybe a high shcool yearbook I don't recall ever seeing an embryonic Mantle piece like that....So you got it private party?

The babe
 

I have made a couple great additions to my photo collection this month. The most recent photo is pictured below.

1918 TYPE 1 Photo of the Babe

http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/a...a_lgnewest.jpg

Ben that's an awesome shot of the Babe, Congrats on the pickup!

+1 Super pickup, Ben!

No, ebay. A Guy from MO had a few I guess at one time, This was his last one. I really like it.

Great photo. Legendary is offering the same one in their next auction claiming its from 1919, but theirs doesn't look to be Type I.

Thanks gents.

Jake, thanks for pointing this out.

I will need to do some more research. The auction I bought it from said 1918..but there is no def date stamp.

The legendary one is interesting.. If it was a type 1, I would think they would psa it like they do most of the high end photos. The later stamp is not period but that could have been done later. The question is, was the date and description on the top added later than that date(1919)?
This is why psa is very helpful with online auctions as it relates to photos. You cannot tell by only the scans many times. If it is a type 1 and I was the consigner, I would not be very happy as it could cost him/her thousands.

Looking at both photos I like yours better but I'm no expert other than knowing the basics. I agree that if it were a true Type I, you'd think they wouldve sent it to PSA. Their description however is saying its original.

ben- nice ruth pic. is that a block letter model bat? hard to read.

If this is the one from SCP, I think the International News back stamp seems to indicate it should be Type I: Link

Thanks..I am not sure as the scan you see is the only one I have. I will let you know when I receive it. I am assuming this will help determine the date?

I was actually interested in bidding on this photo in Legendary until I saw yours. I think you have the Type I. Legendary's looks a bit more pristine and based on the more modern stampings, it's screaming Type II. Their description is a bit ambiguous. And as discussed, the fact that they haven't PSAed it, lends credence to the Type II.

I believe you are correct sir. I would think Legendary is smart enought to slab something like this if it was a type 1 and also "smart" enough not to when it is something else:) Personally.. I would pass on the Legendary photo unless they guarantee a type 1. Unless you do not care about a type 1 distinction..in that case, just DON'T pay type 1 money..:)

Yes, I will be running for zee hills away from this lot. And yes, the Type I distinction means a lot.

Congrats on getting the real deal Holyfield. It would be nice if it turned out to be a 1918 shot to boot.

I picked up two pictures of a local high school football team from 1915 and 1916. They are from Galax, VA if anyone is interested in where they come from. The 1916 photo has the players names written in the back. Although I am unsure of what order they are in. I plan on having these framed up and displaying them in my room.

http://i1012.photobucket.com/albums/.../galaxfb15.jpg

http://i1012.photobucket.com/albums/.../galaxfb16.jpg

Very nice pickups everyone! I have dangerously extended my collection into 20th century supplements with this one...the condition is amazing and now by far my favorite item! All it needs now is a nice frame to go with it.

1909 Tigers and Pirates World Series Game One Supplement to the Index - Pittsburgh's Illustrated Weekly

Nice pick-up, George. I went after that one moderately before settling on the 1909 Pirates Carl Horner composite supplement in Heritage.

Thanks Phil! You are far from 'settling' with that Horner composite...it's beautiful and from what I recall, it was in overall VG condition. Many of the ones that I have seen either have tears or have turned orange from what I assume is sun exposure. Very nice pickup!

Thanks, George. Here's what mine looks like.........

Henry Kimbro image
 

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The image of Henry Kimbro in a Baltimore Elite Giants uniform was probably taken at Nashville's Sulphur Dell. Two thoughts come to mind: the Elite Giants were in Nashville for spring training (not unusual at all) or the image was taken of Kimbro in his Elite Giants uniform in his home town ballpark...

First off, GREAT Kimbro image! The Elite Giants were originally from Nashville, moving to Columbus and Washington before settling in Baltimore. The owner Tom Wilson was from Nashville and continued to live there even though his team did not. The Elites played in Nashville often in exhibition games and spent some spring training time there as well every year.

Gary and SKip, Thanks for the information. The reverse of the photo bears a photograhers stamp from Nashville which is consistent with your research.

I went to the Mariners Angels game tonight and stopped by the team shop. They were having a sale of Game Used Lineup Cards for 50.00. I have always wanted one but never got around to purchasing one for my collection. I searched through the stack and picked one from Sept 24, 2008 because it was a game that Felix Hernandez pitched and Ichiro, Guerrero, Hunter, Anderson, and Teixeira played. My picking this card was basically arbitrary. I saw Frankie Rodriguez appeared in the game so I knew that Felix lost or didn’t get a decision but I really didn’t care. I thought it was a cool cheap item for my collection. When I got home I went online to check the box score. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that the lineup card was from K-Rods record 62nd save. Although it's not a vintage item I am very pleased to add it to my mess.

Mike,
That's a heck of a pickup for $50. Congrats on that! ;)

Mike, would you mind telling me the name from the photographer's stamp? The image of the unnamed player which I posted is from the same location in Sulphur Dell (based on the similar Norvell &Wallace signs on the outfield wall in both images) as the Kimbro one. Mine is from local photographer Bob Grannis. Thanks!

The stamp is from John E Hood Photos and the photographer's name is Norris Collins. Beneath the names the stamp states Professional Photographers 12th at Broad Nashville 3,Tenn.

Just got this nice seat from Comiskey Park.