[thekingofclout]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Active week for me... I picked up the following...

1. With many thanks to Mike H (for finding it), I picked up this cool Baseball themed Humidor. I love the crossed Mushroom Bats on the Lid.

2. Cool 1931 Athletics Pinback. A bit on the plain side, but a rare (and I believe pretty desirable) pin.

3. Really excited about this piece... Athletics Straw Hat, circa 1911. The type Connie Mack would wear- super high quality, and not a "novelty" or "carnival" hat. The only other thing I've seen even close to this was a group of 3 Hat Bands in a 2004 Hunt Auction. They had the NY Giants, Red Sox, and an Athletics just like this one. No Hats were included (just the Bands) so I believe this to be super-rare....

Absolutely stellar pick-ups Mark. The A's Straw Hat is off the charts. Just beautiful. I had been watching it for the last ten days and was very, very close to pulling the trigger...but I have my eye on a piece that I'm dying to get my hands on, so congrats on a few more killer pieces to display in Cooperstown-North West!

Well I'm now very glad that I didn't cause it's a much better fit in your collection than mine. All best, Jimmy