June pickups.
 

I actually forgot this was June 1. This is what I get for staying up until 3:00 a.m.

Brian, a post with a comment? Why, how wordy of you. If knew staying up until 3:00 am got me a card, I would do it more often. Nice.

LOL :D. Thank you, Ed.

Congrats. I can't stay up until 3 but didn't have to.....

Man you two! Those are pretty darn cool.

Thanks....I can't seem to get type cards out of my system.

Actually I had two reasons for staying up until 3:00 a.m. One was celebrating a Penguins win in the Stanley Cup Finals without catfish. The other one may be posted later. Working out details.

Cool cards guys.

Is that actually Merkle, or did they picture Schaefer by accident?

It is Schaefer listed as Merkle.....

The price guides list it as "Merkle. J=K. LOL."

June pickup....
 

I too got this last night. I've been waiting a long time for one that I could afford.

I think we should refer to this card as J=K's Boner.

For those that don't get my reference (because the best jokes have to be explained, right?):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merkle%27s_Boner

Picked this up on Clean Sweep last night. Only two examples of this card have been graded. The other one was posted recently by Jeff in another string.

May be the best portrait of Cobb ever.

Thought this went well together...
 

I posted the cabinet since I got it at the end of May. But the Harpers came today and was happy to see it was the full sheet and not just the cut out of the team.

Picked up a few nice additions to my back set, but this one has to be presented separately.

It may not be to pretty, but Hunter with a non-SC/Pied. back is very, very tough, indeed...................... ;)
It is probably one of the toughest cards that I own or will own, imo .................... :o

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I actually thought this might have been a card that I would never get ........................ :):)

Great, Scott :rolleyes:

Hey Brad - love that Cabinet!! If you ever want to part with it...you now know where to find me!


Oh - and Orlando, nice addition to your Cobb postcard collection. It must be the nicest collection of Cobb PCs in existence!!

Interesting. Schaefer only played for one New York team and that was in 1916 for the Yankees. Nice uniform overlap.

Thanks Derek. I appreciate the kind words, but Jeff Lichtmann (Calvindog) and Jim Clarke (Beantown) share that distinction. I am trying though!

Amazing Cobb Orlando! Congrats and enjoy it!

Here's a recent Cracker Jack upgrade, yep it's an upgrade! I'm trying too! ;)

Nice Hick Cady !
 

Erick,

Nice looking Cady Cracker Jack!

Patrick

Very nice Erick.

Arrived today. Really happy with this addition
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Dave, as a distant underbidder on that Cobb, I say congratulations on a great card.

You should be, great looking card! ;)

Dave, that is gorgeous. Fantastic card!

Erick, that doesn't look like a 1.5. Presents beautifully.

Thank you guys

Pretty excited to have the opportunity to pick up one of the cards on the "bucket list", Don't think I have seen another example in over a decade or so, so despite the lower grade I'll take what I can get. :)

1918 Zeenut Lefty O'Doul (notice he was a pitcher then).
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All great pickups guys and how can you go wrong with Cobb or Anson. Orlando, you are a machine and born again hard! Just a year ago how many postcards did you own? Love the DFP image.

I just got this little grouping in from a long time board member and many thanks go out to him. The baseball/boxer cards are amongst the rarest cards from the 20s, along with the plain background Exhibits.

lucky to snag this little run of Sporting Life papers. I've always thought papers have been under valued, but that seems to be changing. Midweek Pictorials and Police Gazettes are also nice papers from close to the same time period.

Love that Cobb Orlando!!

That is great!! Wonderful looking Cobb, Dave.

Orlando- your cobby is off the charts. I agree, one of his best mug shots.

JC - you are a machine...

The rest of you guys- You are killing me :) Love the cards so far on Day 2 of the m month!! Keep 'em coming...

Great Cobby O, congrats!

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Great pickup Rhett, congrats!!!

Congrats, my man; beautiful example of a classic.

Great looking card— those are so hard to find centered like that.

Recent addition
 

Thank Kevin!

This pin popped up on eBay so I snagged it. I think it's the 1909 (not 1910) Morton Buster Brown pin. Agree with Kevin that's it's one of his best images.

Orly, love that Cobb postcard.

Rhett, how do you find all the diamonds in the rough? That is a great pick up!

Thanks guys. The one Jc just posted is actually my card when it sat in an sgc holder.

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Nice Pick-ups guys

+1

+1 on that awesome Cobb!

Here's my recent additions to my Pittsburgh collection:

Thank you, Matt.

This one just arrived today. Pictured next to a recent Mantle pickup for perspective in case anyone doesn't know how big these cards are.

Edit: I still can't figure out how to keep these cell phone pics from posting sideways.

Jesse-
Great Cobb! Love that pose! Congrats

Nice Cobb T3 Turkey Red!
 

Nice Cobb!

Patrick

Thanks guys, and thanks to Patrick for fixing the picture. I showed the card to my father in law who doesn't know much about cards and he asked me if it's over 100 years old why is his uniform so clean? I wasn't quite sure how to respond.

Small local show yesterday led to some interesting pickups. Will try to add scans later.

1921 E121 (blank back) Steve O'Neill with Henry A. Johnson back stamp
1916 M101-4 Shano Collins Globe Clothing back (H801-9)
T206 Charlie Fritz Brown Hindu back with back stamp
T206 Larry Doyle Throwing Sov150 back
1948-49 Leaf Warren Spahn

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Great Cobb!

Good God!!! :eek:

Nice Jeff, finally decided to get a Cobb card...

That's a beautiful card.

Finally found one!!!
 

T206 Tolstoi Ty Cobb Red Portrait PSA 2

I try to stay away from T206s. I really do, but then when nothing else I want comes up for sale...

One White Elephant down....................
 

Never thought I'd be able to add an unopened, properly dated Old Mill slide pack, to my collection. Many thanks to a long-time pack collector (and member of this board), who contacted me after uncovering what is perhaps a once-in-a-lifetime "find" of several of these packs, along with at least a portion of the carton they came in! If you're wondering about the "overstamp," it is factory info only. Now, if only I could find a reliable TPG to certify and slab this baby:

Cool! Maybe a T206 Cobb in there? T210 Jackson? What could have come in it?

That is just amazing! Is there way to tell if a card is in there?

National Pack Opening
 

Congrats on the nice pickup! Would be awesome to see the pack opened at The National this year.

Over the years, some have suggested that an xray or MRI might reveal the contents of these packs--I'm not really sure about that. There is, of course, another method to "find out if a card is in there," but that of course is NOT going to happen. Thank you all for the positive comments, both here and via pm's.

Michael

Michael-

Beautiful pack. Save your money on the x-ray; it doesn't work!

- Jon

First ever vintage card purchase. Not prewar...unless you count Vietnam.

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Great card!!! One of my first vintage purchases as well following a '57 Topps Mays and Mantle

Thanks Dan. Now I'm looking at 1955 Topps Robinsons. Would love a 52 obviously. I can feel the sickness rising. :D

Thought about doing a Jackie Robinson master set but a) probably can't afford it and b) I don't know what the hell a master set is. :) Thought about trading some Jackie Robinson photos for cards, but figured that takes a unique collector crossover.

Tom Barker
 

Patiently waited and got my Pete Alexander. Though it's a Tom Barker version rather than a National Game, but no matter. I like the Barker backs better so it was a win to grab this. Edit to say I can't believe he was only 26 in this picture. He looks like he is 50.

June Pickup
 

Seems like a minor card....

But it is the last one I needed to complete the entire N28 and N29 sets, 100 cards, with both albums too. I'm finished with A&G... both sets accomplished.

Congrats, nice accomplishment when putting them together card by card.

Let's see 'em all!

Gotta love a guy named " Moose "
 

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....just picked up the faded and worn 1933 Worch ; call me suspicious but the photos used for the cards look a little bit similar ; He's pictured wearing an athletics uniform but in 1934 he was playing with the Chicago White Sox ; I guess the Wheaties ( Gold Medal Foods ) guys didn't want to spend any extra money for a current photo since it was the depths of The Depression.After one year with the White Sox he pitched for the 1935 Brooklyn Dodgers and then in 1936 wound up his last year with the St. Louis Cardinals ( His manager then was Frankie Frisch , age 38 ; Moose was 36.) "Moose"... I like that.

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Nice one Scott.

+1. On a separate thread! Congrats!

Big thank you to member jasonemil for this one.

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Fred Marberry R313A-1
 

A big thanks to board member Mike Garcia (of a few posts above this one) for going out of his way to alert me of a closing auction of a this card he knew I needed to finish my set. I haven't bought a card in over a year. I have been looking for this one for three years. Super glad to get this one at the price I did because of the kindness of a fellow board member. Thanks again, Mike. Also glad for the opportunity to try out my new scanner.

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Dean the EPDG Young looks great for the grade, Congrats!

Thank you Jay! Been wanting a Young portrait with a tougher back.

I finally got an Old Mill back for my collection. Liked the odd coloring on the T59 I am guessing what ever stained the top of the card has something to do with the blue and green back. And just thought I would get a cheap Sanella.