August pickups
 

1939-40 St. Paul Saints game used hat.

1921 Saints program. I almost have a complete run of the 1920s. I just need 1923 now.

I found these beauties on eBay a few weeks back. One is a 1938 Boston Bees Cap, while the other is an early 1950s Hollywood Stars cap. The latter was worn by Howie Haak, who pioneered scouting in the Caribbean, and was instrumental in the Pirates' fleecing of Roberto Clemente from the Dodgers.

It took 30 years but I finally got them signed today at the National. These are Ozzie Smith's spikes from 1979.

Hi Chris, who's the maker of the St. Paul cap? That's a real find — there can't be too many of those still around. I recently took the plunge into old minor league caps ...

Mike...……...Those Ozzie spikes are awesome. Glad to see you changed up the inscriptions and even how he signed his first name. Nice!

Mike,
Those Ozzie spikes are the bomb!! Very cool. :cool:
I can't believe you were at the National & I missed you.
I just returned last night. Wish I knew you were coming to Chicago...

Vida Blue no-hitter ticket
 

One of my favorite pickup from the 2019 National was this really nice example of the super scarce Vida Blue no-hitter ticket on September 21, 1970.
Many thanks to long-time hobby friend & dealer Mark Macrae which found this for me. This upgrades the one I previously had in my collection that took me 44 years to locate.

Only 4,284 people attended this game making this absolutely one of the most challenging no-hitter tickets to find post WWII.

BTW, the 2019 National in Chicago was a blast! I had a lot of fun hanging out with many hobby friends. It was great running into Carlton, Graig Kriendler, & Tim Carroll from net54.

Awsome Vida Blue ticket Scott. I have been here two days and have not found one 1971 Pirates ticket. I did pick up this Clemente memorial item which originated from the Clemente family. I'm getting my Reggie Jackson gamer signed today and will fly out tomorrow. I attended the Net54 event last night and met a few people. This has been a great experience. Sorry I missed you.

Great stuff guys!

Mike might appreciate this addition to my low end Giants collection. The postal district, rather than ZIP code, dates it pre-1963. Alas and alack, it did not light up when I installed a fresh "N" battery. :(

Has anyone seen similar light up pins for other teams? :confused:

Rob that's so ugly its beautiful! If there is a Pittsburgh version I want one. I finally got my Reggie Jackson gamer signed today. I am very happy with it. It looks better than I had hoped for.

Rob,
I saw that at the National!!
Never seen these before...

Did you see Giants....or another team?

Both Reggie and Ozzie proved my point that penmanship is dead among today's players. :mad:

I totally agree. Both of them were very meticulous. I had heard bad thinks about Reggie being unfriendly. He was quite the opposite with me. When I handed him the bat he held it in his hands and commented to his assistant that it was the real deal he said it was a gamer. He stood and took a little swing with it and said. "Wow this one feels so right". He smiled and asked me where I got it. He signed it and then rolled back and forth on the table before handed it back to me. He shook my hand and was delightful. It was interesting watching him admire the bat like a craftsman. I suppose that is what makes bat collecting so enticing. He certainly was not the ogre I have always been told he was.

These were my two big pickups at the National. I’m very happy and it made the trip a success!

1. November 1896 Outing Magazine Advertising Poster - This is exactly the type of thing I came for and I couldn’t be happier. I wish I could have found more items like it, but this made the trip worth it.

2. 1910-ish Oklahoma Baseball Pennant - I have no idea what team this is for or where to put it, but it had to come home with me. It’s huge and obvously in rough shape. I’ve located a local textile conservator (who knew), so the next step is figuring out how to save this thing.

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Please post an “after” picture of that pennant!

You might also want to post it in the “Hey, pennant guys” thread. Lots of pennant knowledge over there.

I have one for the Senators.

Thanks, Chris! Spalding was the manufacturer.

That Bees hat is a stunner! It's in beautiful condition. I thought it was interesting that the leather band matches this example:

https://greyflannelauctions.com/1936...ITEM32277.aspx

Beautiful stuff, guys.

Spalding Trophy
 

Picked this up at the National, I would love to pick up the Pitcher if anyone has one for sale?

Picked these up at national.
One from a dealer find the other a net54 hook up.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...097eaaa2cd.jpg

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"Thanks, Chris! Spalding was the manufacturer.

That Bees hat is a stunner! It's in beautiful condition. I thought it was interesting that the leather band matches this example ..."

Chris, it was that McKechnie cap I used to verify the authenticity of mine. The one I have is missing the Horace Partridge patch, which was glued to the inside, and not stitched. When looking at mine under a bright light, you can see the outline of the patch and light glue residue from where it was attached.

Two of my favorite National pick ups. The framed team picture is believed to be the 1897 Temple Owls. I haven't been able to verify that yet. Image is 16" x 13". The second is a 1902 copyright football print by John Sheridan, Princeton football.

Fantastic Sheridan poster, Bill! Thank you for sharing!

National pickup
 

Nice pickup Bob. I saw your trophy sitting in the showcase with a 'Sold' tag on it. I have a Spalding pitcher, but it's my only one, so I can't part with it.

While not a Spalding trophy, I picked this one up after a little negotiating with Keith Javic (sp?). Glad I brought it home. It's dated 1929 and is from a Buffalo, NY. American Legion league. It's about 14" tall and rather heavy.

Thanks Casey and your welcome.

This is a wire photo of Babe Ruth playing a benefit game with the St. Paul and Minneapolis police right after he retired in 1935. He played half the game with each team.

Newest pickup, 1977 Jersey City Indians program. I wish the autographs weren't on it.

1949 photo of the 1916 Pennant winning Brooklyn Dodgers.

Ted Williams Boston Red Sox ~ artist proof 12/15 by Mike Ross "Hitter Number 9"
 

Picked up a Ted Williams artist proof print 12/15 entitled "Hitter Number 9" by artist Mike Ross.....anyone know anything about this artist?

I picked up this Rawlings Advisory Staff photo of Reggie in the most recent Clean Sweep auction. The auto is an early version. I had not seen this one before. I thought it paired well my Jackson game used bat. I don't often venture away from my focus on the 1971 Pirates however when I do it seems Reggie is involved.

A far cry from some of the stunning National pickups posted here, but these are some of the finds from my week of estate sales and flea markets. The panorama is a 1920 Saratoga Race Course. I picked up the 1960s drink cart to display baseball glasses.

Greg

Two more nice no-hitter ticket pickups this week
 

Congrats on your pickups this month guys! Some really great ones. :eek:

I managed to scratch off another very difficult ticket that I have had on my want list forever:

Montreal Expos pitcher David Palmer hurled a 5 inning abbreviated Perfect Game in the second game of a DH on April 21, 1984 @ ST. LOUIS.
This is only the 1st ticket to Palmer's gem that I have ever seen. It came from a huge ST.L. ticket collection that was acquired at The National by a dealer friend of mine.
I'm really happy to own it, and the fact that it is a full ticket is a bonus.
David Palmer's Perfect Game was recognized as such until 1991 when MLB changed the rules about what defined a "Perfect Game"

I also added this beautiful Season Super Suite ticket to HOF pitcher Jack Morris's
no-hitter against the hometown White Sox on April 7, 1984.

I now need tickets to only 13 more no-hitter games dating back to 1930...
:cool:

BTW, out of this ST.L ticket collection that I mentioned previously, I also picked up tickets to two new Nolan Ryan pitching appearances.
I now need only 43 ticket dates to have a ticket to every one of Nolan's 807 career regular season games.


Christmas arrived early in August! :D

sayhey, what a great idea on the drink cart. Love that display. Very clever!

Hey, sayhey - what's the plastic Senators item?

Nice tickets Scott -- never liked that change to the no hitter rules.

Thanks for the comment on the drink cart Jack -- always fun to find a unique way to display baseball collectibles!

The Senators piece is basically a folder for papers -- it's dated 1968 and was produced by Major League Promotion Corp -- I've never seen one before.

Greg

I believe I have the program to this game. I always liked that photo. I have a scan of it somewhere.

+1 Never seen that one before, either. What's the copyright info say?

Just got this in last week to add to my Matty collection. This is the first photo I've seen of the three Mathewson Brothers Christy, Henry and Nicholas...I'm guessing c.1907. Sadly all three passed away far too early. Most of you know that Matty passed away in 1925 after a long bout following his exposure to mustard gas in WW1. His brother Henry died of Tuberculosis at 31 in 1917. Nicholas committed suicide at the age of 18 in 1909. Here's a little piece I found about him

"Nicholas was the youngest Mathewson sibling, and at one time had been considered a more promising pitcher than both older brothers. Nicholas was a favorite of John McGraw, who would send used uniforms and equipment to Nick. Being able to distribute these items around Factoryville made Nick a popular fellow with Factoryville’s youngsters. Nicholas was also a right-handed pitcher and the star of the team at Keystone Academy, but after that his path diverged from that of his brothers. The Detroit Tigers, under McGraw’s friend Hughie Jennings, were interested in obtaining the youngest Mathewson pitcher with an offer of $3,000, but Gilbert Mathewson turned down the offer, thinking that his son was too young. Instead of attending college at Bucknell, Nick went off to Lafayette College in Pennsylvania. During his first fall at Lafayette, Nicholas became ill and returned home before the semester ended. While recuperating at home, he became anxious that he was falling behind in his work at school. His family did not realize how much he was suffering mentally. One afternoon shortly after the turn of the New Year, Nick headed out of the family home. He climbed into the loft of the barn, wrote a cryptic note, and raised a pistol to his head. As the day became late, his concerned family began to search for him. Gilbert discovered his son’s body in the loft. Nicholas was rushed to a hospital in Scranton, but too much damage had been done and his life could not be spared. News papers confused the Mathewson brothers; some papers had reported that it was Henry who had committed suicide."

Awesome!!!

I mean, who doesn't need a 9' x 3' banner from the SF Giants 2014 World Series parade?

My brother in law told me, "I watch a lot of baseball and Kruk and Kuip are the best (announcers)." We are both biased Giants fans but I agree. Mike Krukow won 20 games for the 1986 Giants. Duane Kuiper's claim to fame is one HR in 3379 MLB AB's. I've seen video...it barely got out. :p Kruk, Kuip and Jon Miller are in the back of the bus.

Great adds everyone, but I think my favorites are the Reggie pick ups from 71Bucs.

Mike

Definitely cool early Reggie photos, for sure! ;)

Great Giants items Rob and Paul that are more than a century apart!

Hank -- here is a look at the copyright info on the Senators folder --

Greg

I forgot to post my favorite flea market find of the past two weeks -- this huge vintage ad for Kodak -- it's just under 2 feet x 3 feet. The glove cardboard poster was also a local find.
The tablet and Spalding paperweight are from Ebay.

Greg

Rotated for easier reading..........

Love that Spalding paperweight!

Love the Mathewson brothers photo and research Paul!

Amazing photo & write up!

1947 Clark's Restaurant Luncheon Menu Bill Veeck Bob Feller
 

Happy to add this oddball Bob Feller / Bill Veeck / Cleveland Indians item to my collection. This is a 1947 Clark's Restaurant Luncheon Menu from one of their fine eaterys in the Cleveland or Akron areas.


Measures about 6-3/8" x 9-1/2" and is in overall FR-PR condition with three heavy creases and clear signs of having been once glued to a scrapbook, but its already a favorite pickup with me!

So cool! Love the menu & all the prices.
The color and Feller pics are great!

Great piece. I've always loved baseball-related restaurant and bar stuff, especially from those owned by ballplayers themselves.

Picked up my first ever deadball type 1 team photo of the 1914 Cardinals in San Antonio.
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Love the background in that San Antonio photo Sean.
Here are a few of my pickups from this weekend --

REA Pickup
 

Price was too good to pass up on the photo and the Composite Display went well with my collection

Early Bat Pickups
 

Picked up 5 early 20th Century baseball bats earlier this month including 4 Spaldings and one Victor mushroom which is my favorite. Came from a long time Spalding memorabilia collector.

Great stuff everyone...

Bob, that A's Composite is killing me, it's so cool. Nice pickup!

The memorabilia in REA seemed to generate very solid prices, and was extremely competitive, IMO. Especially with regard to the vintage/antique Bats... Most of which went into the stratosphere. Glad I started collecting them when I did!

My lone REA win was the Villeroy & Boch Platter. Just curious.... Was I bidding against anyone here?

A St. Paul Saints American Association Champions ring that was presented to the team trainer.

On vacation in Ocean City, NJ and stopped in an antique store and picked up these Philly Phanatic figurines that were given out weekly at Acme Supermarkets in 1987

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Awsome pick up Chris! Bob those are great additions to your museum.

Thanks Mike!

bats
 

I agree that the REA bats prices were really strong....had particular interest in lot #122 which was the Hillerich and Son 1897-99 King of the Field bat....wow...over $3800.00 for the full size model....If anyone here won this bat and someday would like the salesman's sample (baby)--feel free to contact me. Thanks.

Two more St. Paul Saints rings. There isn't any engraving inside these, so unfortunately, it's impossible to tell who owned them.

Lee Richmond threw baseball's first professional Perfect Game- Original Photo
 

I'm pretty excited to have just added this 8" x 10" original photo of Dr. John Lee Richmond who tossed baseball's 1st professional Perfect Game for the Worcester Worcesters in 1879. Richmond is seated at the bottom right corner of the photo. This photo was taken on June 14th, 1910 at the 30 year class reunion of the Brown University (Providence, RI) Class of 1880.

While attending Brown, Richmond was the school's Class President and played both baseball and football.

Richmond is also credited with possibly being the 1st professional left handed pitcher.
Lee Richmond was not big in stature (146 lbs.) and as a pitcher relied on deception as his weapon of choice, mastering a variety of different curve balls delivered from the left side.

After leaving Brown University, Lee Richmond became a physician for a few years before moving to Toledo, OH where he taught Greek, Advanced Mathematics, Physics & Chemistry at Scott High School.
Another interesting fact is that at one point, Dr Lee Richmond taught the son of HOF'er Addie Joss who also is credited with hurling the 4th Perfect Game in ML history.

Picked up this nice GE advertising poster which happens to be my birthday and a very nice umpires mask.

Love that poster Ron, especially the GE connection!

Picked up two baseballs at an estate sale -- one is a 1963 Red Sox autographed team ball with a couple of condition issues (ball cubes added later).

Greg

I had that GE poster on a huge 1936 GE company calendar, love the image and artwork. Anything on the back of this that would provide a clue as to its purpose or source?

That's pretty awesome Scott! Congrats on your recent pick ups! Very impressive! :eek:

Thanks Gary! :D

Trie Speaker TS 40 Decal Bat LVS
 

Have been looking for a cool, vintage decal bat for a while - one that I could afford. This one has almost none of the original decal left on it unfortunately.

Would this be from the 1916-29 period? Thx!

Bat
 

Bat was made after 1920 as it has "Made in USA" stamped on the center brand.

Thank you!

1st ever Expos game ticket and program and the beginning of the Miracle mets season , goes well with my other frame of the 1st Expos home opener ticket and program.

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