Remember that beginning Sunday evening

[Rich Klein]

And throughout the day on the 25th to post your Secret Santa gifts, or even if you did not participate in that, any hobby gifts you may have received

Regards
Rich

[4815162342]

I’ll break the ice. I received a very nice pair of T206s (Sweeney Boston partial double-name and Lobert) and a fun stack of E90-1 reprints. Thank you very much, Secret Santa!




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[Mike Eisenbath]

Secret Santa was incredibly kind to me. Stan the Man and Vern Stephens Exhibits. Some 52 and 53 Bowmans and a 53 Topps -- all appropriately St Louis-themed -- and an addition to my new project, a raw T25 set.

I must be on the Nice list, clearly fooling Ol' St Nick.

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[RCFire82]

That Lobert is Sharp!

[Mike Eisenbath]

Oops ... meant T205.

And I haven't even hit the eggnog ...

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[StraightRaceCards]

Honestly, my Secret Santa giftee gets the award for the most intentional gift ever…!

Helped me knock off two more of my 1956 Topps Hall of Famers, then added a few bonus cards in Pudge & Bagwell knowing I was from Texas. Being a Rangers fan, Ivan Rodriguez was and still is my favorite player, so that was awesome!

Then, to add some extra, threw in very cool Yount & McCovey items…

Even wrote a note detailing every card, why he picked them, and printed off the TCDB for each card so I knew exactly what they were!

So thank you to my Secret Santa and the n54 community for being such a blessing to my life!

Bonus picture- my two boys, snuggled into the “baseball men” blanket

Merry Christmas and happy holidays to everyone!

Matt Galvin

[pawpawdiv9]

I been so thankful for our Net54 community/members that i was able to acquire/trade some nice cards these last few months.
Hopefully i can complete my UNC Big Head set sooner than hoped for.

My Secret Santa also kicked in a nice HoF'er T206 Marquard (at thighs)
(thought it was from Donald Trump--coming all the way from NY.)

[bbcard1]

It's incredibly rare that I would be gifted THREE cards I wanted but don't have!

[drapala]

My interests are autographed HOF rookies and 1938 Goudey HOFers. This is such a generous gift. Thank you, secret Santa!

[stat192]

Thank yo so much for these great autos to add to my collection. Already looking forward to next year.

[donmuth]

comes through with a 6 pack of tobacco cards including a T207, two T205s, and three Ogden's that I'm going to need to research a little more.

Thanks so much to my Net54 Secret Santa and Merry Christmas to everyone!

[RCFire82]

I just moved off of a Butler that had some issues I wasn't thrilled about, so this is perfect timing to refill that spot in my set-build (love the added character w/ signature on back)...Groom Tolstoi is a great upgrade from my current Polar Bear! Great additions to the binder!

Thank you Secret Santa 🎅 (great job!), thank you Rich for spearheading this. Great way to kick off the day.
Merry Christmas to all.

[kmac32]

Great piece and thank you so much Santa

[brianp-beme]

My Secret Santa supplied me with these extra nice collection additions, topped by the 1940 Play Ball of Johnny Evers, and a couple of cards from less common sets that I have enjoyed picking up examples over the years: the great Fan Craze game card set (Bob Ewing), and the quirky fun 1941 Goudey set (Whitlow Wyatt).

It is always a blast getting surprise vintage cards for Christmas...no family member or friend has ever attempted to do so, so Net54 has always filled that card vacuum quite nicely, and made the Christmas tree seem to sparkle that much more because of the anticipation. And the giving end is a fun and gratifying challenge also.

Thanks again Rich for making this happen.


Brian (my scanner has graded card issues, but I think you get the picture)

[hcv123]

Well, Santa clearly knew even he would have a hard time finding a Clemente I didn't have and wisely moved to the prewar Pirates category. I got 4 great cards highlighted by the Turkey red Clarke silk (I picked up a couple of other players during the past year to which the Clarke will make a nice addition). Thanks Santa!

Thank you Rich for orchestrating this.

[chalupacollects]

So, Santa showed up and was the only one to bring me cards! (My wife stopped around 2007...lol So was thrilled to pick up some cards I don't have. Great job Santa!

Thanks Rich for organizing!

[GrayGhost]

U guys all did great
Sorry I was left out.
Si many generous people on this site

[JollyElm]

Reorientation for Howard...

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[milkit1]

Santa git me a T202 upgrade for my set. Thanks!
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[Bored5000]

My Secret Santa really put a lot of thought and effort into finding a variety of gifts. I realize that Amelia Earhart and Andre the Giant may not appear to have much in common, but I like collecting each of them.

I have long been deep into the Earhart mystery because there are so many different paths one can explore when it comes to her disappearance. Meanwhile, Andre is the only wrestler I collect because he reminds me of going to television tapings as a kid with my father at the Hamburg (Pa.) Fieldhouse. Andre was by far my favorite attraction from those television tapings all those decades ago.

The eight different Earhart covers from her hometown of Atchison, Kansas are especially cool. July 24, 1963, was the first day her postage stamp was released. The covers from Atchison are neat because I have communicated in the past with Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum director Heather Roesch on Facebook about some of the items that were released during Earhart's lifetime. Atchison is huge into maintaining Earhart's legacy.

Thank you, Secret Santa

[Leon]

Well done, gentlemen! A nice display of vintage cards etc...
Looks like everyone had fun.
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[hcv123]

Appreciate it.