2nd February Pick ups...

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Posted By: Dan Kravitz

Cardboard stock 7" x 9" 1907 Pickering's Wagner. It seems this is a 1 card set distributed by Pickering's Furniture Pitts.



“Born just thirty-seven years ago, in a storeroom so small that "you had to back out to the sidewalk to turn around."
But now--Pickering's have forged to the front as the "largest credit furniture and carpet house in the world."
Mention "Pickering's" anywhere within a several-hundred-mile radius of Pittsburgh and hear how quickly some one answers, "Your credit's good" or "Nuf ced!"
The reason for the unprecedented growth of the business is as well known as Pickering's popular trade-mark expressions: fair dealing, nothing else. That means the best possible goods at the lowest prices consistent with a living profit; a hearty willingness to extend the people credit; an honest, wholesome way of treating customers after the goods have been delivered.
At Tenth Street and Penn Avenue you will find furniture, carpets, rugs, draperies, gas and coal ranges, heaters, dinner-ware, toilet-ware, framed pictures, cut glass, and bric-a-brac.”

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Posted By: Joe D.

I am envious (and that is an understatement).

nice pickup!

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Posted By: Phil Garry

Dan:

I love your Wagner piece, now if they only made one for Barney Dreyfuss.......

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Posted By: Brad Green

The brown and green colors are new. I'm still looking for colors other than blue, brown and green if anyone has any that they would like to part with.

It is interesting to note the different croppings between the cards. Specifically, the brown card is cropped slightly differently than the blue and green ones.

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Posted By: Jason L

This one has nothing to do with my collection, really, but I had to add it because I think it's one of the very best images in the entire set.
Thanks Doug!

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Posted By: Jerry Rucker

I'm starting to like T202's

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Posted By: steve

Way cool card of our first President, from 1885. Seems undergraded - looks like a lock for a "6" to me.

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Posted By: dennis

ebay BIN pickup

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Posted By: Dave S

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Posted By: Matt

Dennis - is that card trimmed across the top?

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Posted By: dennis

matt,i thought that too but it looks ok from the back,but it could be.it was priced right and i collect low grade so it will never be entombed.

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Posted By: scott brockelman

just tilt cut although a bit more at top than bottom. caused by the sheet shifting during the cutting process.

Scott

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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

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Posted By: Doug

My first N172!

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Posted By: Gene Palmer

My first Zeenut...

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Posted By: Steve Murray

That is one nice looking 3 Gene. Better be careful with those 1911 Zeenuts. They can be addictive.

http://s52.photobucket.com/albums/g5/jacklitsch1/1911%20Zeenut/

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Posted By: Gene Palmer

You're right Steve! I believe I've hooked myself

Edited to add "WOW Steve"!!!!!!!!!!

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Posted By: Neal

Just picked this up moments ago!!

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Posted By: Matt

Neal - congratulations - I know you've been after it for a few months.

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Posted By: Jamie

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Anyone know what the card is worth in this condition?

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Posted By: Rob

1904 Sporting Boiler Supplement - features HOFers Brown, Tinker, Chance, and "Devers" as its spelled incorrectly.



Rob

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Posted By: Jason L

very cool to see such a nice quality photo image of the guys.
Kling looks alot nastier than he is depicted in most sets, while Chance looks almost identical to his many depictions...and I think that is the first time I have seen a pic of Lundgren, for some reason.
Funny to see how the famous trio is spread out throughout the team shot...I know there was alot of love there.

What is the history of that issue? never heard of it. You had to mail in your warranty card when you bought a new boiler for the house? please share if you know about the set.

thanks!

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Posted By: Neal

Thanks Matt!

Here is another I picked up few weeks ago and forgot to post!

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Posted By: Rob

Jason, thanks for the nice words. I actually stumbled upon the Supplement accidentally while looking for something unrelated (no, not a new boiler haha). I got it from a Lew Lipset ebay auction, and I previously hadn't even heard of it. "Philadelphia Sporting Boiler". In the writeup Lew says there were 16 Supplements, one from each team at the time. I've never seen any others, so if anyone has one please show it!

I did a quick google and couldn't find any info on the paper/magazine/whatever it was, so if anyone does have info please share.

Rob

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Posted By: Steve Murray

Lew had all of them on his OldJudge Sale page (not eBay). Was looking at them last night. All were sold. The pics are still there.

http://www.oldjudge.com/sale_page/

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Posted By: Doug

Another one...

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Posted By: Rob Dewolf

Rob,

I picked up the one below in one of Lew's eBay listings a week or two before he listed yours.

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Posted By: Rob

very cool Steve & Rob! Wish I had seen them earlier as they are awesome pieces IMO. That Cleveland photo is great. Not as many issues are available from 1904 time frame as is from 1909-1911 so its fun to see earlier stuff.

Thanks for sharing,
Rob

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Posted By: Joe D.

1930 Sweetacres Bobby Jones.

1930 is the year that Bobby Jones won the Grand Slam.

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Posted By: Andy

Here is one of the latest 1915 Cracker Jack's that I have added to my set this February.






Always looking for 1915 Cracker Jack PSA 7's & 8's.

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Posted By: Paul

This could get addicting. How many different Red Cobby back variations are there? On a side note, just got back from the hospital. I was doing a small roof repair on my house, & fell off. Broke two ribs, 2 fractures in my pelvis, fractured my tailbone, etc.. Moral of the story- if we can afford expensive old cardboard, pay someone else to fix it. Of course that would cut into the card budget.

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Posted By: Bob

Glad to find the Gilligan in ANY grade.

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Posted By: quan

thanks to a board member.

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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

Paul, while I have great empathy for your injuries, I do note that your trigger finger is seemingly fine -- which is a shame, considering the number of nice postcards you'll be fighting me out on in the upcoming auctions.

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Posted By: Paul

Thanks Jeff. I did make a concious effort to protect my "trigger finger" during the fall.

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Posted By: DMcD

My first Fatima. Matty, McGraw, Thorpe, Tesreau et al. Such a deal! Thanks lots, Barry S.

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Posted By: marty q

if you can get beyond the o/c, the card is amazing, no staining at all , great color ,registration and corners!

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Posted By: Matt

There is one in every pickup thread.

Wow.

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Posted By: S Gross

My first 4/1, man is it RED ............





Good 'ol Max Bishop, the Human Camera, had 1216 caeer hits, and 1152 bases on balls ........... UNREAL !!!! So a life time BA of only 270, but on-base % of well over 500 !!!!!!!!!!

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Posted By: Ben

I wrote to Mr. Bill Werber (currently the oldest living MLB player) and asked him to sign this 38 Goudey. A few short days after sending it to him I got it back with his signature. He also included a signed postcard of himself in a Reds uniform. A true gentleman!

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Posted By: leon

the scan of Wags isn't good...only one small crease in lower right....

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Posted By: Tony Andrea

Leon -
That D304 Cobbie is gorgeous!!!! Congrat's......

Tony

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Posted By: Dan Kravitz

Leon- of all the cards in your collection... That has to be in the top 10! That is my single most favorite Cobb image of all, and with an impossible Martin's back, it's just incredible. Congrats!!

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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

Leon, that Cobb looks great.

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Posted By: leon

thanks guys.....I had to do something to make up for some stuff I am parting with...

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Posted By: Rob Dewolf

I get to follow Leon's Cobb. Whoopee.

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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

Marty, incredible Jackson. That's a card that you should keep in your collection forever.

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Posted By: Bob

It's not a Jackson, Cobb or Wagner, but I like it