February Pick Up Thread
 

Time to start a new month!

Thrilled to finally pick up a T211 and commit to starting this set. It'll be a slow burn, but only 74 more to go

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Wow great and quick start to the month

Tough set to commit to. But great and unique set

Good luck with it

Very happy to start the new year with this.

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Finished off the baseball run so added a new friend

Acquired, but not in hand, is this 1925 Turf Cigarettes card of Hall of Famer George Sisler from the recently ended Brockelman Auction.

It has been on my wishlist for years, as it has all the obvious attributes of a classic card. It has a colorful action shot of a hitter that doesn't seem to resemble George Sisler, the depiction also being of a righthanded batter instead of a lefthander, the abbreviation of his name on the backside misidentified as "C.H.", his batting average for 1922 written as "41,979" instead of .420, a mention of a baseball monument in Washington that was never built, and all-time great name for the cigarette manufacturer...Alexander Boguslavsky.


Brian (I will provide bigger scans when the card arrives) edit: got around to scanning this bad boy, so promise kept, now carry on with your day.

I crossed a few more E98s off my list.
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Andy,

Nice E98s man. How many more do you need now?




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Got my first 1914 Cracker Jack. Hope to eventually pick up all the A's as I slowly collect the monster.

-Z

Wow. That Bender image is fantastic!
Congrats.

Just crossed the 50 threshold, so 70 more to go. Of course that includes all of the big guns, but I'm enjoying the journey!

Mail day. My kind of 1.

Andy, those E98's are stunning. They look much nicer than their number grades.

E98s
 

I agree...that red Vaughan is incredible...Jerry

This back is so cool

............. Big THANKS to Bob I. for this very nice back upgrade ...... :)

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............... Off to a nice start on my new T213-2 adventure ............. ;)

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As as aside, something interesting (at least to me :o): Joe Kelley never played or managed NY AL. During Coupon-2 issue he was the head scout for the them (why waist a good image :p). I do not know if there is another player/manager that is depicted as a scout ????

Fun, fun, Scott :rolleyes:

Nice start and enjoy the journey Scott. Looks like you were able to land 9 from the Federal League. Your Coupon examples are proof that collector condition, and even lower condition, T213-2 cards can have images that are very bold and colorful due to their glossy finish.

Brian

Completed my Einstein back run, LOL.

Sorry about the pics--scanner hasn't been connected in years.

Okay, no cracks about how they all look "relatively" similar.:)

Whew, that is a nice 1! Congrats.

Brian:

Love the cards...and your sense of humor! :D

Kevin

T213-2s
 

Scott I assume you meant type 2s...those area great start...Jerry

Thanks, Kevin!

Some great cards so far.....

Congrats, in "Theory" you've finished, there may be unknown variants not taken into consideration though.

Thanks Dave!

Theoretically, you are correct, and I may need time travel to find them!

(Ni)ckel (Ce)rium cards!

It’s about time someone posted a card run truly out of this world.

very cool Brian congrats

Thanks, Jeff!

Jerry, yes, corrected.

Brian, Thanks. That's what I like about them, lower grade condition is totally acceptable ....... and in my range .............. :)

Speaking of condition, fun fact, there is only 1 PSA 6 in PSA pops., NONE higher !!

Fun, fun, Scott :rolleyes:

Picked up this T206 Hal Chase white cap card from the BST (thanks Jon), not only because it is a cool beat up card (with a Piedmont 150 back, for those keeping score at home), but also to be able to provide a suitable alternative to the infamous chewed up T206 portrait card of Rube Waddell, which I was the underbidder on many years ago, during stretches when the Waddell is missing in N54 action for an uncomfortably long period of time.

Brian

First two pick ups of February were the final two I needed to complete the T206 set of 19 Senators. Elberfeld arrived today and the Johnson portrait was picked up at the Pre-War show in DC!

37 towards 205 for the back run, but that's where the marathon of collecting comes in. A huge thanks to board members wazoo, marcdelpercio, and lug-nut for helping me pull everything together, and to the board member I sat with in DC last weekend that gave me a very fair deal on the Johnson portrait (who's name is escaping me - I hope the drive back to Cleveland was easy!).

Thank you to this community, this is a set I've been waiting 30 years to complete.

Congrats, Brian - well done! Will Senators cards in the T205 set be your next focus?

Honestly Val, I think its going to be both the T205 and the T207 issuances at once. Two Johnsons (same as the T206) and no Elberfeld short print means I think I less of a challenge in front of me - especially if I'm not going on a back run! Still going to need some help pulling it all together!

Had this arrive the other day. A rare impulse purchase! Not too many pop up, so I figured I should seize the opportunity.

That’s one heck of an impulse purchase. Congrats!

Nice pick-up Elliot. That's always been one of my favorite Cobb poses. And I've never owned one before, but someday, hopefully.

Those are my favorite t cards of all. Love the green borders and fantastic Red Sun backs. Boy, are they hard to come by. Very nice. Congratulations!

Congrats on that guy, pretty card...great colors.

Not new but reminds me of my M101-2 Chase :)

Thanks Daryl and Dean. I was very excited to add it to the collection.

As the old bank slogan states, "Chase What Matters".

Brian

A couple more E98s heading my way.
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Joe McCarthy Colgans Chips

Nice Pickups Andy and Erick

Especially love those Colgan Chips

Think there is a Joe Jackson somewhere around here

My first Dockman & Sons

I like your Schmidt Dockman card...it has a great backside. I wouldn't mind seeing the back of the card as well.


Brian (I actually do like the look of your card, as it is an attractive example)

................. A BIG Thank You to Jay for Hindu No. 131 .............. :)

................. I can not thank Luke enough for finding this crazy tough Coupon Combo for me ................... ;)

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Fun, Fun, Scott :rolleyes:

Nice

Very excited to have a '33 Goudey Cochrane "run". Just purchased the auto!

Real cool, dave!

+1

Thanks to Rob for the Stovey!


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Picked up an Al Lopez R314 horizontal waist-up throwing catcher's pose to complete my mini-subset of R314 horizontal waist-up throwing catcher's poses, with the Virgil Davis, Ernie Lombardi and Rabbit Pytlak the other examples already residing within my mini-subset collection of R314 horizontal waist-up throwing catcher's poses quartet.

Brian (admit it, these are cool!)

Nice run...I really like the proof and the missing name examples.


Brian

T213 Murray
 

Congrats Scott that Murray Kansas city is a tough combo...Jerry

Just back from grading.
Super happy with the grade.

That Cochrane Goudey run is really something. Congrats on putting that together!

nice pieces Jacob and Andy

Both look brand new

Congrats

That Grove Delong is a beauty!

Great looking card for the given grade!

I'm in day four of five sea days returning from Hawaii when I see BrianP's clever introduction of his mini-subset of R314 cards. I'm thinking: "Brian's idea is so clever, it deserves an imitator. What mini-subset do I have?"

Turns out I have one. But, it was not obtained this month. Hence, a new thread. Without further delay, in homage to Brian's creativity, I offer my mini-subset of OJ Washington players with hands on knees -- the one hand on each knee division:

(Edited to say: "Oh, well. I thought it was a new thread.

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These are great!

D359

Nice! You have quite an eye and magnetism for these wonderful cards.

Great pickup, Leon.

Leon, love that D359! I’ve been trying to find a decent looking HOFer for a while. I missed a raw one on eBay recently, but sure ran it up! One of these days.

I’m super happy to add a E95 Merkle. I’ve always liked this card from afar, but never really thought about buying one as I usually go for portraits when buying non T206 cards. This is the first E95 Merkle I’ve seen in person and is much cooler than the pics I’ve seen online over the years.

Random raw stack grows! Also, accidentally 8% done with the E95 set!

Great stuff this month you all,
Bob

tribe - circa 1906
 

Tribe time .....

1937 bf104
 

Bf104

Just came back from an antique show with this

I picked up the blue-black variation to go with a couple of others. Looked nicer than the grade, to my eye.

I have never seen a Greenberg in red or green, despite what Old Cardboard says about the variants. My guess is they don't exist? Anyone have one in green or red?

Nice Greenberg Batter-Up cards. Only card #'s 1-40 were printed with the red and green tints, something that was only brought to light in the hobby because of this great Net54 thread and a lot of input from members:

https://www.net54baseball.com/showth...ight=batter+up


Brian

Thank you Bob for the nicest and most criminally undergraded card I’ve ever seen…

That is a gorgeous baseball card.

Thanks for the info, Brian! Very helpful.
Brian

Wow, great addition. Congrats!

Bob, the E95 Merkle is one of the best looking cards of all time IMO. Great pickup!

Bill

Josh, that Cy Hindu looks incredible! Congrats!

Awesome Cy card. This grading business is getting wackier and wackier....

Thanks on the Merkle Bill, I’m agreeing!

Josh, enjoy the Young, he will be missed from my box, but I knew you would enjoy it as much as I did. Thanks for helping me upgrade my McGraw Port back and a couple other fun front back combos including another P42 HOFer, Hindu and a Coupon Type 1.

My wife also gave me some random goodies for Valentines Day! Her first purchase to support my addiction! B18 Stengel, Ted Williams shotgun shell and a couple fun Diamond Matchbook guys.

Happy Saturday,
Bob

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Nice to see another Chicken come home to the roost Leon, nice card.