Favorite pick up(s) of 2018 Show 'em
 

ok a little early......

lets see them! I love me some eyeball candy:D

maybe mine
 

:)

Picked up on Sunday

very nice Dreyfuss, Chris!

Mine would definitely be this postcard from HOF umpire Bill McGowan to his girlfriend, postmarked in 1915:

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Joe DiMaggio
 

I didn't pick up too much this year, but this is my favorite.

Troy

Assuming pre-war only, gotta go with this guy. My post-war entry would be a ‘53 Topps Satchel Paige.

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Cracker Jacks
 

Cracker Jacks

Gee Aaron. Sorry to see you had a slow year. LOL
Great pickups

2018 was a GREAT year for many Net54's, yes I'm looking at you Ryan and Sam. :)

Here are a few of mine

Pre-War

http://www.net54baseball.com/picture...ictureid=25657http://www.net54baseball.com/picture...ictureid=23911

Post-War

http://www.net54baseball.com/picture...ictureid=26021http://www.net54baseball.com/picture...ictureid=24248

Modern

http://www.net54baseball.com/picture...ictureid=25576http://www.net54baseball.com/picture...ictureid=25578

May as well throw my post-war out there too:

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I think these would be my two favorites, but there are a few others right on their heels.

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Wowza
 

great pick ups! congrats!
still about 2 weeks to go.....

that green cobb is a stunner 1.5...:eek: Sean...finally a BOM!

love the 51 bowman mantle.....jumping joe.....the joe jax..... so much great stuff

Aaron and Dean big balln'

wow

love the candy cards....sweet hans and davis so many
the cracker jacks, cobbs, I love this

Nice stuff everyone!


I had a pretty fun year 😀

I had many, but these are my favorites - two bucket list cards.

Mine aren't groundbreaking cards, but these are my favorites from 2018.

A couple E98 HOFers, my E90-1 Oakes (always wanted one of these), and I was able to add a couple new W516 Becker/Prize backs to my collection.


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Not my favorite pick up this year but it is in the top 10. The players name and the psychedelic background colors made it a must have.:D

1907 Dietsche Ty Cobb Batting SGC 3
1909 E101 Ty Cobb SGC 2.5

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Ruth
 

My favorite.

wow.

Got to go with Timmy for pre-war. Almost all of my post-war pick ups were Japanese. The first black and white card is Hideo Fujimoto; it's from the first baseball card set printed after the war. He was absurdly great (0.73 ERA over 432 innings in 1943!) but had a relatively short career. The second B&W card is Fumio Fujimura, the biggest star of the Osaka Tigers. The color card is "the God of Batting" Tetsuharu Kawakami, for my money the pivotal figure in the story of Japanese baseball.

these are
 

just unreal! planks, Mantles, Ruths, and Cobbs Oh My:D

I love the oddball stuff too

keep 'em coming

This year has been the year of 7's. This'll be my third 7 this year.

1907 Tigers Spring Training cabinet photo

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1 of 1
 

Only 1 slabbed by any of the grading companies. Died tragically in 1965 at age 31!

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Hopefully next year, I'll show you my Carl Braun signed 1961 Fleer #7 (a signed copy has yet to be slabbed by any of the grading companies!)

Peace, Mike

A few of my favorites from 2018
 

I was fortunate to finish my run of catchers in the T205 set this year.

I also completed my subset of Chief Meyers T202s this year.

In addition, I picked up quite a few P2 catcher pins this year. Just 3 pins left to complete the run.

Here are my favorite pickups for 2018

Bill Carrigan Diamond Gum pin (March)
Chief Meyers 1915 E145-2 Cracker Jack (September)
E92 John McLean (October)
Joe Dunn T210-8 (October)
Bill Bergen T3 Turkey Red (October)
Lou Criger W600 (November)

Patrick

Very nice!

Sweet stuff all around. Always Jealous of your p/us Prizner.

This is mine, received just after the New Year months ago. Ill never own a better card.

Think this is my favorite this year. Enjoy the issue, the player, the pose, the condition, big fan of B&W in general, and loved that it's the "strike" rather than the "hit" card.

‘11 Gilmartin Printing Co - Sutor
‘33 Iowana Farms Premium - Davenport Team

This is my favorite of 2018
 

With a total pop graded by PSA and SGC standing at 7.... I’m fortunate to own it. And it is without a doubt the most beautifully done postcard I’ve owned.

Someone was kind enough years ago to likely staple it into a scrapbook which causes the grade to be lower, but it’s better than tape or glue and doesn’t take away from the image, and likely helped preserve the image, corners, etc. I look at this card and can’t believe it’s about 110 years old. I only took ownership a few weeks ago and it felt like a great way to close out the year.

Congrats everyone on your favorite pickups for 2018 and I hope 2019 will be kind to us all as well!

Others....

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34 Gehrig Portrait
 

Finally found a decent yellow Gehrig that had the combination of eye-appeal and centering I was looking for...

It was a great year. Can't decide between Steinfeldt and Cravath for top pickup of the year.

Sheesh, killer pickups this year, guys!

Photo by George Burke inscribed to somebody with a very cool first name. :cool:

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:)

Never thought I'd own one. Dream card for me

Wow...that's amazing! Congrats

Not too shabby a Dali!

I picked up a new gator for the farm and one of these cuties 3 months ago

Congrats, Eric!

Some awesome cards in this thread!

Here's a few of my pick ups this year...

I didn't put any focus on cards this year but did pick these up from Brian recently:
Handcut or trimmed Plank(love this image)
M116 handcut Kling

OMG, that's amazing! Love the ones you don't see over and over again. Congrats, a cornerstone piece!

Probably this guy...
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I still
 

can't pick my jaw off the ground!

MY GOD!

Derek :eek:

Luke :eek:

the ruths:eek:

I'm blind

Some great cards . . . 2018 was an amazing year. While I couldn't add a single Detroit OJ I flourished just about everywhere else. I had my best year ever with redemption coupons, cigarette packs, N333 Newsboys, and a few other odds and ends but my best pick-up of the year would certainly be these previously unknown Tomlinson cabinets of Lady Baldwin and Sam Thompson (two of my favorite players).

Joe- Lady Baldwin was born about 30 miles from where I live. I always thought I'd try to do some research on him.

Joe those are amazing!

Not Pre-War but definitely my favorite pickup this year (Thanks Howard)

1968 Topps Disc Tommy Davis

Congratulations Eric!

Nabbed my first OJ HOFer this year too:

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packs
 

I'm an oj fan also ( not the juice or the football douche:))

Mike S AWESOME! sick pick ups

Eric congrats....

CJ cobb:eek:

there are so many insane pieces here my mind is blown

Joe - those Tomlinson cabs are fantastic!!! What year would you place on each? Are they from 1886 (like Thompson's "outdoor" pose by the same studio)?

And Eric - I think you win 2018 with your uber rare cute baby pick-up.

2018
 

Although it was a terrible year for signed T206 collectors, signed CJ collectors did very well! I was thrilled to add Roush and Wood to Marquard and Hofman this year. The only other ones I'm aware of are of Strunk and Hooper.

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And I was able to add Cicotte to my signed T201 Collection:

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But, I did manage to pick up this signed T206 from the Tom Marsilio TTM autograph collection through Steiner this past May:

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OJ Subset
 

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Interesting subset Webster. And very cool that the Old Hoss middle finger card fits in it. :D

Packs, nice Mack, not the easiest HOFer.

Webster, what an interesting subset. That is the first time I've seen someone piece a "standing bat" subset together, outstanding! All those poses originate from 1887 photoshoots at Gray Studio in Boston. In each case the bat is likely the same Burlingame bat that I had previously studied on several of the original glass plate negatives from Gray Studio. How long did it take you to obtain all five?

Derek, they do date to 1886, all the Tomlinson's with personalized mounts (mounts that list the players name & position) date to 1886. Blank backed generic mounts also date to 1886. Tomlinson would add advertising to the mount back in 1887. I always hoped the portraits of Baldwin & Thompson would surface. Baldwin and Thompson, together with Charlie Bennett hold a special place in Detroit baseball history. Bennett would catch the ceremonial first pitch of the first home game from 1896 to 1927, frequently with his close personal friends Lady Baldwin and Sam Thompson at his side. Bennett was catching for Detroit well before Ty Cobb was born and would then would be part of the home opener ceremonies for all 22 years Cobb played for Detroit (I love the early Detroit history). I've been fortunate enough to accumulate all three in both portrait and action pose (Baldwin, Thompson, and Bennett).

Standing Bats
 

Joe,

Hines was one of the earliest OJs I purchased (shortly after Jay got me hooked a couple of years ago). Assumed the 'standing bat subset' was old hat. Williamson was the most recent - and final - addition this month.

Of course, the 'leaning bat subset' is also cool.

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i love
 

being a history buff, I love the cabinets, ojs, ect......just incredible pieces of history:eek:

A biggie for me
 

Ooooooh...nice N172s. And that Madden card is making someone very jealous!

And you are not the only person Jay has had that effect on! MUST...HAVE...MORE...OJs!

My only vintage baseball pick-up of 2018 so has to be my favorite, thanks again, Steve. This is a 1940 Mexican League team photo picturing both Willard Brown (standing, far right) & Hilton Smith (standing, third from left)...…

2018 was pretty much all Mantle for me. The more I shop for his cards, the more I see how rare a crisp and centered example is, so the more I hunt for such Mantles. Vicious cycle, lol.

I do try to temper it with a card of my favorite current player, Aaron Judge, here and there.

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New pick up
 

This is the Best Pick Up So Far!
Congrats

Best Regards
John P

Matty....
 

OMG!!


LOVE THE MANTLES!



show your favorite judge pick up! the guy is a baseball stud:)

I never thought I would have the opportunity to own a brown Lenox.
So I was very happy when I won this one.

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39 PB Williams
 

This was by far my best pickup of 2018.

These three were my highlights:

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1923 contract reassigning Gehrig from Yankees back to Hartford. Not signed by Lou, but is still oldest Gehrig contract extant, to use the proper AH terminology.

Awesome Pat. Whose on the front? Is that the one from this past REA?

Wow, that centering is one in a milion with that card. Awesome pickup.

Wow, that's incredible.

Some show-pieces here. That WWG Joe D punched me in the eye!!!!
I had a slow year, Acquired only 2 pieces:
a t206 red cobb & a 51 Bowman Mickey Mantle (already had one, too good to pass up)

2018 Favorite
 

Nice Stuff Fellas!

scored a nice Blank Back T227 at the National. Still hammering away at a Master Set...

TTYL!

Cliff

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1915 Ruth RPPC's
 

It's a tie for me...

Mexican Dandy
 

now in an SGC holder (50).

This reminds me of the Tom Lehrer song,The Old Dope Peddler--"Just The old dope peddler, spreading joy wherever he goes..."

Really, really cool piece.