February Pickups

[ksfarmboy]

Don't believe I've ever started one of these. Have to give a shout out to my buddy Dan Bretta. He sent this photo of one of the greatest multi sport athletes you probably never heard of. Best part was he gave it to me plus a postcard that my father was interested in. Dan's a great fellow collector who has helped me out several times. Thanks Dan.

[Leon]

Not in the best shape but it was fairly cheap

[koufax1fan]

Hello All:
Just picked up this original artwork for my collection.
Phil

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by koufax1fan

Hello All:
Just picked up this original artwork for my collection.
Phil

Love this original art piece, Phil! Awesome!

[vintagesportscollector]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

Love this original art piece, Phil! Awesome!

+1. Phil - what was that created on and what is the size?

[koufax1fan]

Originally Posted by vintagesportscollector

+1. Phil - what was that created on and what is the size?

Hi Joe
It is on original artist board and the size is 11 x 17.....It also has original photographer and newspaper stamping on back. The artwork appeared in the Worcester MA Evening Gazette.
Phil

[koufax1fan]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

Love this original art piece, Phil! Awesome!

Thanks Scott! Also has the original photographer stamp and newspaper date and stamping where artwork appeared on reverse. Very happy with this historic World Series piece..

[vintagesportscollector]

Originally Posted by ksfarmboy

Don't believe I've ever started one of these. Have to give a shout out to my buddy Dan Bretta. He sent this photo of one of the greatest multi sport athletes you probably never heard of. Best part was he gave it to me plus a postcard that my father was interested in. Dan's a great fellow collector who has helped me out several times. Thanks Dan.

Congrats Clint! and +1 that Dan is a great fellow collector!

[EYECOLLECTVINTAGE]

Picked up this No Hitter Program from Carl Erskine against the Giants scored!

[EYECOLLECTVINTAGE]

This is from the game as Bilko appears on the roster of the cardinals in this 1 game series and is traded before they meet again!

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by ksfarmboy

Don't believe I've ever started one of these. Have to give a shout out to my buddy Dan Bretta. He sent this photo of one of the greatest multi sport athletes you probably never heard of. Best part was he gave it to me plus a postcard that my father was interested in. Dan's a great fellow collector who has helped me out several times. Thanks Dan.

Dan is cool. I shot him some lowball offer on ebay and he responded with "sure, I know you from Net54".... had no idea sldekelleyslide was the ebay guy

[YankeeFan]

Very nice pickup on that 1956 Dodgers no hitter program Stephen

[EYECOLLECTVINTAGE]

Thanks a lot. I appreciate that!

[kdixon]

Picked up this invitation to Yankee Old Timers Day dinner in honor of Zach Wheat. Newest member of Hall of Fame.

[EYECOLLECTVINTAGE]

Originally Posted by kdixon

Picked up this invitation to Yankee Old Timers Day dinner in honor of Zach Wheat. Newest member of Hall of Fame.

great piece

[certainteed52]

This 1951 Dodgers score card program showing that Dan Bankhead was best Pitcher for 1950 Dodgers and other interesting statistics.

[ruth-gehrig]

Before and after

[EYECOLLECTVINTAGE]

Originally Posted by ruth-gehrig

before and after

whoa! :d

[EYECOLLECTVINTAGE]

Originally Posted by certainteed52

This 1951 Dodgers score card program showing that Dan Bankhead was best Pitcher for 1950 Dodgers and other interesting statistics.

Loving the program! What made this one so special to you?

[certainteed52]

Gym advertisement giant screen television I did not know that they made a giant screen TV in 1950!!!

[mjkm90]

Happy to add this pretty rare All Star pin today

[perezfan]

Wow.... never seen that one, Mike. Very cool and attractive Pinback!

[bobfreedman]

The mirror took a few weeks to clean but it came out nicely.

The bottle was a lucky pick up. I am looking for a Red Sox bottle if anyone has one?

[EYECOLLECTVINTAGE]

So glad I got to pick these up. Had to pay up on them but well worth it! You rarely see Jackie Snaps.

[Nsucolonel]

Here is a pretty cool piece. An unused stock certificate for the Greater New York Baseball Association.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by mjkm90

Happy to add this pretty rare All Star pin today

Very cool! I have never, ever seen that type of "dangle" before.

[Exhibitman]

One thing I love about this hobby is how little I really know. Relatively speaking, I know a lot after 40+ years collecting, but compared to the total information out there, not so much. I was roving through eBay and came across this:



I didn't even know he had a candy bar. I am a bit surprised, actually, since the candy products I'd seen before were all related to heavyweights: Dempsey, Ali, etc. Then again, his WWII stature was huge. I researched it a bit and found this from a review of one of his biographies:

"By early March 1943, his beaming, gap-toothed smile was once again on the front pages of newspapers across the nation. He was at a new apex of his fame, the accolades for Corporal Barney Ross (USMC) eclipsing even the glow of his lightweight and welterweight championship glory. His face was on Ringside bubblegum cards; he even had a Barney Ross candy bar."

OK the timing on the Ringside is a bit off but the candy bar as a WWII item is confirmed.

A little more on Ross, from Wikipedia:

He served with B Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines during the Battle of Guadalcanal in the South Pacific. One night, he and three other comrades were trapped under enemy fire. All four were wounded; Ross was the only one able to fight. Ross gathered his comrades' rifles and grenades and single-handedly fought nearly two dozen Japanese soldiers over an entire night, killing them all by morning. Two of the Marines died, but he carried the third on his shoulders to safety; the other man weighed 230 lb (104 kg) compared to Ross' 140 lb (64 kg). Ross was awarded America's third highest military honor, the Silver Star, as well as a presidential citation. As one of America's greatest "celebrity" war heroes, he was honored by President Roosevelt in a Rose Garden ceremony. He was also awarded the Edward J. Neil Trophy as "the outstanding boxer of 1942" by the Boxing Writers Association of New York.

[mjkm90]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

Very cool! I have never, ever seen that type of "dangle" before.

Thanks for the kudos fellas. I have seen these dangles a few times. I have a Cubs 1945 WS pin with the same

[Dewey2007]

Here are a couple of recent ticket stub pickups:

One is the less sexy and much less expensive Roberto Clemente milestone hit ticket...career hit #2,000. His 3-run HR also gave Clemente 100 RBI's for the first time in his career. I also found this AP photo of Clemente from the game.

I found it interesting that the PSA authentication doesn't even mention the 2,000th hit.

The other is a Satchel Paige MLB rookie year win ticket. Paige threw his second consecutive shutout for career win #5 before the largest crowd ever to see a night game up to that point.

[YankeeFan]

Just picked up this partially scored program and two ticket stubs to the New York Giants last game on September 29, 1957 at the Polo Grounds

[gregr2]

Oh ok, thanks. I have a Ruth photo with that on the back, never knew it was referred to as a slug.


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