Hyee-auction winnings
 

Anyone pickup anything? I usually add a handful of items to my collection. This time I was more of a spectator as I purchased a bit too much this year and overextended a bit. Unfortunately there is a limit to what I can buy:mad: There were a ton of great items this time around. Below are some winnings I actually didn't expect to win at these prices.

1) Henry Aaron Pre-rookie 1953 ORIGINAL,TYPE 1 PHOTO

2) Ted Williams Rookie 1939 ORIGINAL, TYPE 1 PHOTO

ben
 

great photos! congrats.
i picked up a couple of burke's from the 30's: Olson and Wasem(boston and boston).
all the best,
barry

Won these two

http://www.ebay.com/itm/261141392316...84.m1439.l2649


http://www.ebay.com/itm/261141614998...84.m1439.l2649

Those are great Barry! Do you just collect Boston stuff?

I won the '30s Pepper Martin. Nothing huge but I loved the unusual pose on it. And for $40 it's hard to go wrong on it.

Awesome Jake!

Tough to go wrong with 40 bucks! Very cool and congrats!

I picked up the lot with two Ken Hubbs photos.

Nothing for me this time.
Congrats to everyone on their pick ups.

I won the 1927 Yankees team photo, which cost me an arm and a leg, but is obviously an important Ruth and Yankees team photo. This one looks to be in really great condition, and I've discovered that I'm much pickier on condition for photos than I am for cards.

Gary,
I think you did very well.
Most of the 27 Yanks team photos I have seen sold or offered have been above $3k. I expected it to go for a much higher amount.
Congrats on a great pick up.

Best,
Mark

Thanks, Mark. Appreciate it!

Two that I won in Henry's latest auction.

The top image is an early (circa 1952 -based on the negative number), vintage and original United Press photo. An absolutely perfect and unimprovable Type 1 portrait of a baby-faced, youthful Mickey.

The bottom image is a Type 1, 1956 United Press photo that illustrates the extraordinary balance and power of Mantle's RH swing as he crushes the ball for HR #46. I love this image. Note the contrast between his small waist and massive back as he completes his compact and powerful swing sending the ball 410 feet into the left-field seats. An interesting side note (from Mark Gallagher's book "Explosion") is that Mickey made an error in the first inning allowing 4 unearned runs to score. He did make up for it though with the 410 foot blast, a run-building hit and by singling home the winning run in the ninth.

Have not been on the forum for a while and would like to extend my best for a Very Happy Holiday Season to everyone (especially to some of my friends that I have interacted with over the last year - Jimmy, Graig, Ben, Mark and Leon).

Cheers,

Craig

Two terrific photos of Mick. Congrats!

Craig, that Mantle shot is awesome.
Looks very similar to the '52 Bowman card

http://www.qualitycards.com/pictures/06592468.jpg

Thanks Scott - I love both of them!

I went overboard
 

I purchased mostly Dodgers and as usual bought too many

Hy-ee auction
 

Great buys everyone. As usual I picked up the 2 George Bretts :)

Thanks Jay. It does have some similarities with the '52 Bowman but is not from the same negative, which was taken by Frederick Lewis in 1951 and is shown in the photo below from the Getty Images archive.

Here are the 2 that I picked up

ben
 

many thanks for the kind words.
No, I don't collect just Boston. Really I focus more on collecting examples
from key baseball photographers, even more that centering on particular players or teams. I have several Burke, a few Conlon, a few Bain,
a few Stein, one Emmons, one Leifer, one Dorrill, one Thompson, one Van Oeyen,
one Wingfield, one Regan, one Brace---all framed!! And I'm still a type collector 1900-1939.
all the best and happy holidays,
barry

Craig! You are the man! That portrait is one of teh nicest Mantles I have seen. I was the underbidder and just couldn't go string after winning teh two I posted below. I am glad I didn't though as I would have just cost you money my friend. I hope you have a great holiday season. Congrats on these two monster mantles!

Ben

I like that..very cool. What photographer do you like teh best so far? I actually think there is another thread already created for that but I'll ask anyway.

Steve and Bob.. love the additions. Dimaggio with bats and those bums are neat(drysdale is crystal).
John... before the CHICAGO Tribune opened, Hubbs was really really tough. They still are rare but just so happens right now a bunch came out at once. Great photos(I once owned them:))

Mark... NONE?? Has this ever happened???

Gary, That Yankee photo is beautiful and I agree with Mark that you got a great buy. Congrats my friend.

ben
 

i'm a Conlon man largely because I still love matching his photos to the baseball cards. Burke is second for the same reason. Both are obviously pre-war which
has always been my favorite era. Barney Stein is my favorite post-war. I love
the 'narratives' he sometimes write on the back of the photos. Great fun.
all the best,
barry

This is the second Yee auction in a row where I walked away with only one item. Oh well I am still pleased with this 1974 image of Aaron. I liked the angle and the use of light coupled with the night sky as a background. I thought it was a very artistic composition. I was prepared to spend more and was happy to get it cheaply. It's not as nice as Ben's Hank Aaron :eek: but I'm very happy nonetheless.

I was also very surprised at some of the prices realized on a few of the type II photos.

Unfortunately, it has happened before. At least this time it was more self imposed. After getting the signed 1934 Cuyler, I didn't have the funds to large after any significant Gehrig pics.
Maybe next one.

Happy Holidays to everyone.
Best,
Mark

Ben - Thanks for the comments and info on the Hubbs photo. I'm not necessarily a Cubs fan but I remember Hubbs and his death. The purchase was more for the remembrance than anything else.<P>I also bought the Cobb auto. I'm just getting back into autographs and it seemed like a nice one. May have paid a bit too much; don't know.

I had a very spartan auction but, as always, enjoyed the chase.

However, I did manage to win one photo and, fittingly, it was of Tony Lazzeri. It adds to my growing collection of Lazzeri images (Lazzeri is the closest to a player that I'd concentrate on) and a fitting way to end what has been a good year for my vintage Yankees photo collection:


http://i926.photobucket.com/albums/a...psede8c6de.jpg

I stopped collecting baseball press photos but it looks like this latest auction had some really cool stuff.

Of all the photos sold this was by far the most stunning;)

Agreed, Michael

Yes!!! I was close to bidding on this! Glad a board member got it! I love how clear it is.. The lazzeri is nice too.:)

Did you have two reasons to call it stunning ? :).

Did anyone on the board buy the John McGraw 1934 restrike of a 19th Century pose?

Whats Cobb doing there?

Holy Cow - nothing like a classic 'NS'. Now I can't even remember what sport I was interested in.

I should have been more clear...I didn't win the photo. I just thought it "stuck out":D among all the sports pics!

Gotta love Henry. On the listing he even had a zoomed in shot! http://www.ebay.com/itm/RISQUE-1960s...RK:MESINDXX:IT

I like that...a lot. That photo's so clear you can even see stretch marks.

Thank you Henry.

I won some M114s on Sunday night, paid for them via paypal minutes after the other auction (that I didn't win) ended, and I received them in the mail either yesterday or today. Thank you Henry for shipping quickly.

Besides the "most stunning" photo above, I thought the 1934 restrike of McGraw was extremely cool. I was blown out on that one--really liked it--but I think a couple people really battled for that one. Does anyone know whether a 19th century version of this photo exists? That would be an awesome piece.
Brian

Nobody else noticed Cobb lurking behind her?

Not until it was pointed out. Looks like him. I hadn't even noticed there was anyone else in the pic!

Cobb's hanging out in the cheap seats.
All the action is down low on the field... ;)

1936 Red Ball Gum BF3 Pennant
 

1936 Red Ball Gum BF3 Pennant

Finally got in my Pepper Martin photo. Even better in person than I thought it would be! I'm thrilled with it!
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p...inphoto039.jpg

Great pickup Chris! I also filled a huge void in my Rookie photo collection with the Henry Aaron. I can't wait for the next Auction!