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Old 03-08-2009, 02:42 PM
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Posted By: J Hull

Not long ago I moved from Boston across the river to Cambridge, Mass. and was quite surprised to find that right down the street from where I now live is the George Close Building. And sure enough, it turns out to be the former location of the George Close Company, now apparently an apartment building.

Since we're finally having a small taste of spring here in New England I thought I'd take a few pictures and post them. Maybe we can have a vintage card thread where boardmembers post some E94s?

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The lobby's completely been redone, but this sign is in the wall in the entryway:
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Old 03-08-2009, 02:54 PM
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Posted By: jay wolt

Great shots, the top 2 look like postcards.
Go inside to the basement and see if there's any old unopened boxes happy.gif

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Old 03-08-2009, 02:57 PM
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Posted By: Joe D.

awesome stuff.
I have to go back to Boston and Cambridge one day.


I have just one e94 to post....

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This is the only purple E94 Young I have ever seen. Does anybody here have or know of other examples?
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Old 03-08-2009, 03:16 PM
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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

JAMIE

Great photos.....reminds me of the photo I posted recently of the American Lithographic Co.
building in New York City. This 13-story building is the same as in 1895, the name above it's
entrance is the same....but, everything else has changed.

Anyhow, here's my token type card.


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Old 03-08-2009, 03:21 PM
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Here's a Close candy Lionel Carter E94 that I got from Jim B.
when he upgraded the Lobert

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Posted By: jay wolt

Leon that's a fantastic looking "20"
why such a low grade? Looks great

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Posted By: Michael Steele

Great pics. To think I grew up maybe 2 miles from that building. Never knew about it until recently.

That Crawford is sweet but probably downgraded to a 20 with the paper loss on the back. Just the kind of card I like.

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I think there is a surfrace scrape on his elbow but am not positive. That card is in the safe deposit box so I can't go check easily. I think it's a nice looking 20 and paid a premium for the condition (relative to the technical grade).

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Leon,
There is a touch of paper loss on the back. I am still kicking myself for not bidding higher on that card. happy.gif
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Leon:

You have the finest collection of quarters I have ever seen; the cards and carameliania are nice too!

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In keeping with the Gold Wagner that Joe D started with...

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Thanks for not bidding more on that card. As you are well aware the orange backgrounds are uniquely known. I had to have one, of course.

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sweet photos, nice cards...

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What? A card related thread? Leon - lock this one up.

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For 3 years while at MIT 1961 thru 1963 I lived at 269 Broadway. I must have walked by that building more than 1000 times. I was not until 4 years ago at a 40th reunion and was showing my wife the neighborhood that I lived in, that I put the name with the building. When I was there it was a manufacturing use of some sort. BTW our apartment was a 4 bedroom and shared with 3 other roommates. It had coal heat - shoveled by me. The rent was $75 per month split 4 ways. Thanks for the photos.

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Posted By: Bob

Leon- I think the premium you paid was for the nicer than graded condition but was also for the background color (orange). I've got the other orange E94 that Lionel once owned and the fact that these two orange backgrounds came from the Carter collection and all other oranges known came from Brian Daniel's horde lends some credence to the theory that all oranges didn't come from the same sheet. No oranges exist for any players (to my knowledge) in numbers greater than 1. Still waiting to see the orange Young, I believe the rest are in collections and accounted for.
I remember going round and round with Brian years ago when he told me he had some orange E94s and I told him he was wrong, that the oranges were E98s (many of the same poses), and there were no oranges in existence. He was right. Maybe some day we'll find out the mystery of these oranges...
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My only E94...

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steve.... was that you during your playing days? happy.gif happy.gif happy.gif

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