1st May Pickup Thread

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Posted By: Anthony S.

My first pickup thread startification. Sweet.

I could have done without the crayon scribbles on the back, but you Obakers out there know what a pain it is to find the "Just Right" back.

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Posted By: leon

That back is the toughest in the set (I believe). It was the last one I picked up to complete it. Nice card.

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Posted By: Eric

Picked this one up a few days ago...
this is hockey's equivalent of the T206 Wagner

Obviously the best goalie of all time... every
year they give out the Vezina Trophy to the top goalie!

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Posted By: Anthony S.

Yep Leon, it is the toughest. And I learned that last year by running an Obak search on this site. The cumulative knowledge of this community is an incredible resource.

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Posted By: Matt

Been after this one for a long time.

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Posted By: Rob D.

LOL ... I don't want to be the one to break the bad news, Matt, but ...

Edited to add a word of advice to Matt about considering crossing that over to GAI.

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Posted By: Todd C

I know this is post WAR...but was very pleased when it arrived. NO CREASES !!!

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Posted By: Sean

Well after searching long and hard he's coming home!

Thanks Rhys!

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Posted By: Matt

Sean - congrats! I know you've been after it for some time.

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Posted By: Brad L.

Awesome cards!!!

And I think that Emmitt is fake there Matt, lol.

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Posted By: Anthony S.

Thanks, Frank.

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Posted By: Dan Kravitz

Thank you Andy Baran!!
1888 Complete Set of (4) Stevengraph Boxing Silks...

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Posted By: Neal

Just love these photos! Thanks again Dan for a pleasant transaction

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Posted By: Bill Kasel

Thanks Sean! Back in the game baby!



Bill

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Posted By: Sean BH

For completions sake...

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Nice card Bill! I will ship it tomorrow.

sdbh

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Posted By: Tim Kinserlow

Neal,

I love the photos. That is some pretty neat stuff. Congrats.

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Posted By: Chris Counts

Thanks, Matt ... my first T210!



Here's Batter-Up I've been after for awhile ...

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Posted By: David Goff

I got my boys started on their collection a little early...

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Posted By: Dave F

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Posted By: Bob

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Posted By: Adam

Heritage win:

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Posted By: Joe D.

A thank you to Mike Ellis for a great transaction.

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Posted By: Bob

You can never have too many red caramels

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Posted By: Joann

Some pick ups over the past few months - the pace stays slow but fairly steady:

Miss Alta Weiss trade card. She pitched for men's semi-pro teams around 1907. From Rhys and his awesome new site. Wow.






Another from Rhys. I don't know what it is but it's cool as hell. It's a litho of Charlie Bennett of the 19C Detroit team. Calling Joe Gonsowski. Calling Joe Maple. Calling Joe Jones. Any of you guys ever see anything like this or know what it is?







1906 Grand Rapids Minor League team from the Central League. I didn't even know GR had a team during that era, and was thrilled to pick this up. Mr. Dan B says that there may be up to five guys here that eventually went on to play in the majors, including Ed Summers, but I haven't had time to go back and match faces.





Withee Women's team from around 1910. The banner on one player's lap says Withee. Postally unused, but post-1907 as it has the split back.





I think I already posted this one but damn - some things you can't post too many times!

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Posted By: Bob

JoAnn- That Alta Weiss card is fantastic. Ken Burns had a really nice piece on her in his documentary "Baseball."

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Posted By: Joann

Thanks Bob. I am really glad to have it. Most female players from that era are anonymous, but Maud Nelson, Alta Weiss and Myrtle Rowe are exceptions. They were known by name. I have two of the three so far.

I saw the Baseball piece - one of my favorite parts! OK. Along with the part about the Knickerbockers. And Wagner. And Cobb. And Ruth.

J

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Posted By: Jantz

Nice pick-ups by all. The Zimmerman, well you can see whats going on there. The Barbeau has a EPDG back.

Jantz

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Posted By: Dan Bretta

There was a nice article about Alta Weiss in the last issue of 108 magazine (RIP). I'll scan the article and send it to you Joann.

Great card btw and I think I've seen it before.

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Posted By: Paul

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Posted By: Dan Bretta

I picked this lot up today at the local antique show.

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Posted By: Joann

I think I should move to Nebraska. They have really good antique shows there.

OK Dan - here's a question. When you go to these antique and paper ephemera shows and malls, how much time to you spend poking around dealer tables before you run across things like that?

J

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Posted By: Dan Bretta

I have been to this show so many times that it seems like I never see anything different. This group came from one of my favorite dealers and I had to run to find the nearest ATM which was about a mile away -I got back to the show with about 5 minutes before closing time...I walked around the whole show before visiting this guy and spent all my money elsewhere.

Even cooler is that he told me he found an 1880-90s Sterling, NE baseball cabinet photo and he's going to email me a pic of it in the next day or so.

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Posted By: Tim

My wife with our newest pickup, Matty.

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Posted By: Matt

There ya go Tim!!
Mazal Tov!!

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Posted By: Jantz

Congratulations Tim

Jantz

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Posted By: fred

beautiful tim

congrats, great pickup

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Posted By: Anonymous

Matty's a beauty...Congratulations to you and your wife!

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Posted By: Dan Bretta

Congrats Tim. So is Matty named for Christy Mathewson?

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Posted By: Tim

Thanks guys.

Dan -

His name is Matthew (I tried for Mathew, but my wife is a traditionalist and wanted two t's.) But we are calling him Matty like Christy. A little give and take and everyone is happy.

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Posted By: Tyler

Way to go, Tim. My wife and I had a girl in December...Madeleine. (So I could call her Maddy.)

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Posted By: Jason Carota

Congrats, Tim!!!

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Posted By: David Goff

Picked up a few more e98's and some other cards..
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Posted By: S Gross

Leach Cross "The Fighting Dentist"



won 89 (KO 21) + lost 38 (KO 4) + drawn 17 = 144

1909-06-26 Fighting Dick Hyland 11-8-2
Coffroth's Arena, Colma, California, United States L KO 41 45
Cross was floored 15 times, and after the 25th round fought only on the defensive. In the 40th round, Cross took the count on 3 occasions, the bell saving him from defeat. In the 41st, a punch drove Cross through the ropes and into the laps of the newspaper men, who pushed him back into the ring, he was flattened again. The next blow landed to the pit of the stomach and folded Cross up like a leaf, and he lay unconscious while he was counted out. His seconds carried his prostrate form to the dressing room.




Thanks for the indulgence ...... fun // fun