Enough With The Damn Money Talk; Show A Card That Makes You Happy

[benge610]

Happy, Hobby, Feel Feel.
Paddy Livingston's evolution; different ideas he had; of signing autograph pieces; mail order or at shows; up until he passed in 1977. He was the last survivor of the "T206" era (1910's), still signing autographs.



Ben

"I love baseball history backstory; especially when it involves cards."

[ValKehl]

I've derived much enjoyment from this thread, so I figured that I owe it a card. Does anyone know what sort of candy Oppie Dildocks was? I Googled it and came up empty.

[GeoPoto]

It doesn't address candy type, but perhaps the name was adapted from a contemporaneous comic strip:

W.L. Wells made the newspaper strip 'Old Opie Dilldock's Stories' in the Chicago Tribune between October 1908 and 1914. The strip was created by F. M. Howarth, who died shortly afterwards. On 24 February 1915, he created 'Old Nicodemus Nimble'. source:www.lambiek.net.

This card, particularly the background, makes me happy:

https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1675021703

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by GeoPoto

This card, particularly the background, makes me happy: ]

Gorgeous!

[bnorth]

This is one of my all time favorite cards. Not because of the grading company or the counterfeit card they slabbed. Before a recent huge find this was a fairly rare card. A very long time card friend of mine bought it years ago. I tried buying/trading for it many many times over the years.

Then about a year ago because of age and the fact none of his family wanted anything to do with his collection he decided to sell it all. Even though we have made hundreds of trades/sales to each other over they many years. I finally got this one from him and will cherish it as long as I have a collection.

[fkm_bky]

My Dad collected a lot of late 80's early 90's unopened junk wax, thinking some day they might be worth something...of course they're not...so literally just last Thursday, I broke open a full box of 89' Fleer hoping to get this exact card. Unfortunately, all I got was the version with the black box wiping out the knob.

Bill

Originally Posted by bnorth

This is one of my all time favorite cards. Not because of the grading company or the counterfeit card they slabbed. Before a recent huge find this was a fairly rare card. A very long time card friend of mine bought it years ago. I tried buying/trading for it many many times over the years.

Then about a year ago because of age and the fact none of his family wanted anything to do with his collection he decided to sell it all. Even though we have made hundreds of trades/sales to each other over they many years. I finally got this one from him and will cherish it as long as I have a collection.

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by ValKehl

I've derived much enjoyment from this thread, so I figured that I owe it a card. Does anyone know what sort of candy Oppie Dildocks was? I Googled it and came up empty.

Try searching for it by using blatantly misspelled words, like they did with "Your" on the back of that card.

[benge610]

Originally Posted by benge610

Happy, Hobby, Feel Feel.
Paddy Livingston's evolution; different ideas he had; of signing autograph pieces; mail order or at shows; up until he passed in 1977. He was the last survivor of the "T206" era (1910's), still signing autographs.




Ben

"I love baseball history backstory; especially when it involves cards."

Found another one! Fun in the hobby.

[benge610]

Originally Posted by benge610

Found another one! Fun in the hobby.

It really does make me happy.
They find me.
3 more finds in the evolution of Paddy Livingston's signings.

1952, 1966 and
1970 (signed on reverse of his first "pic" efforts.)



Ben
"I love baseball history backstory; especially when it involves cards."

[B O'Brien]

The Iron Horse is my sidekick when I work from the house. Ruth is his sidekick on the other side of the wall. Joe D, Lazzeri and Dickey also in the lineup on the wall.

Love the guys being there when I take a break!
Thanks,
Bob

[JimC]

Local Legend. To me a grail card!

[brianp-beme]

Today's burst of happiness brought to you by the makers of W503 Jake Daubert cards and the United Manufacturers of red and blue felt tip markers (a subsidiary of Scotch brand cellophane tape).

Brian

[CobbSpikedMe]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

Today's burst of happiness brought to you by the makers of W503 Jake Daubert cards and the United Manufacturers of red and blue felt tip markers (a subsidiary of Scotch brand cellophane tape).

Brian

Hey Brian,

I love it when a B&W issue has a touch of color added. Here is my W572 with some well placed red added.


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