July 2012 Pick-ups

[thekingofclout]

Here's a little bit of everything to kick this month off.

First off is this sweet Roger Maris signed magazine picture inscribed "To Jim, Best Always, Roger Maris"

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Last night I won this Iconic vintage original photograph of the Hindenburg disaster in 1937.

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And more of an upbeat acquisition comes this really cool pair of extremely scarce Beatles items. First up is the only known examples (according to world renown Beatles expert Perry Cox) of these 1966 "The Beatles YEAH YEAH Candy" wrappers. These Wrappers were designed to seal the FREE Hand-Puppet that was packaged along with a box of the Beatles Candy!

The Wrappers AND the very tough Ringo Puppet are mine, but at this time I'm without a box. The good news is the boxes do surface several times a year.

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[GrayGhost]

Now, that is a potpourri of pretty cool stuff.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by GrayGhost

Now, that is a potpourri of pretty cool stuff.

+1

[WillowGrove]

After waiting a bit for its arrival I'm happy to add this Broadleaf Box to my eclectic collection.

[mcgwirecom]

Oh the humanity!

[Nashvol]

Picked this up over the weekend, and proud to have it - now to find that elusive Nashville Vols jersey that I know is out there somewhere...

[repsher]

Hi guys. I'm usually just here looking at other people's pick-ups, mostly because I can't afford the really good stuff. Just recently I stumbled upon serveral Paul Waner type 1 photos on ebay. One of them being a Conlon that was also used for the 1933 Uncle Jacks candy baseball card. The best part is they were $9.99 a piece! Well within my price range. It goes to show that great deals can still be had.

Ryan

[39special]

Originally Posted by Nashvol

Picked this up over the weekend, and proud to have it - now to find that elusive Nashville Vols jersey that I know is out there somewhere...

Love that jersey!!!

[horzverti]

Killer Waner pickups Ryan! The Conlon is just the cherry on top. Wow!

[thekingofclout]

I concur with the others. Skip's jersey and Ryan's Waner collection, are both first rate! Nice pick-ups Guys!

[Lordstan]

Great Waner pics Ryan.
Now you have to try and find where that Conlon Waner was used in the newspaper. The black oval was probably the backdrop for a smaller picture insert or some other graphic. Given the batting average above his head, I would guess the face of another player in the batting race was inserted there. Who knows, perhaps even a headshot of his brother.

Congrats,
Mark

[bcbgcbrcb]

Great Waner photos!

[Nashvol]

Originally Posted by Nashvol

Picked this up over the weekend, and proud to have it - now to find that elusive Nashville Vols jersey that I know is out there somewhere...

Just learned that the Chicks jersey may have been worn by Alex Grammas, who is still alive and well near Birmingham...

[jpop43]

Just added this circa teens/1920 era two-tone, Reach full web baseball glove. Large, soft, and supple, with a pristine interior, and mfg. patch...couldn't be happier.

Don't know how many on this forum are more or less vintage equipment collectors, but, if you are, please feel free to reach out should you have any items you're thinking about selling/trading. You can check out our "inventory" (although the vast majority of the collection are "keepers") on our website...
www.dugouttreasures.com

The entirety of the collection is now also encompassed in our new book...
http://www.dugouttreasures.com/book.cfm

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by Nashvol

Just learned that the Chicks jersey may have been worn by Alex Grammas, who is still alive and well near Birmingham...

Will you attempt to get the jersey signed since Grammas is sill alive?
Just curious...

[Leon]

Lots of great pick ups guys!!

Ryan- that is an awesome photo for a more awesome price, on the Conlon.

Originally Posted by repsher

Hi guys. I'm usually just here looking at other people's pick-ups, mostly because I can't afford the really good stuff. Just recently I stumbled upon serveral Paul Waner type 1 photos on ebay. One of them being a Conlon that was also used for the 1933 Uncle Jacks candy baseball card. The best part is they were $9.99 a piece! Well within my price range. It goes to show that great deals can still be had.

Ryan

[Nashvol]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

Will you attempt to get the jersey signed since Grammas is sill alive?
Just curious...

What does everyone think: attempt to have Grammas sign it, or leave it alone?

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by Nashvol

What does everyone think: attempt to have Grammas sign it, or leave it alone?

If that is in fact his uniform shirt, I would vote for getting it signed in the neck. If you left it as is, it's still a great shirt. I don't believe there is a right or wrong answer, FWIW...

[Bugsy]

Originally Posted by Nashvol

What does everyone think: attempt to have Grammas sign it, or leave it alone?

I personally would leave it. It would be one thing had it been signed back in 1950, so the signature would also be vintage, but I think adding a signature over 60 years after it was worn would be defacing a great jersey. It wasn't worn with a signature on it and it looks awesome just the way it is.

That said, if you do decide to have it signed, you could always have him sign the inside of the jersey, below the collar, so it doesn't ruin the front of the jersey.

Maybe the best way to decide is to look at other signed vintage flannel. Do you like how it looks?

[WillowGrove]

Originally Posted by Bugsy

I personally would leave it. It would be one thing had it been signed back in 1950, so the signature would also be vintage, but I think adding a signature over 60 years after it was worn would be defacing a great jersey. It wasn't worn with a signature on it and it looks awesome just the way it is.

That said, if you do decide to have it signed, you could always have him sign the inside of the jersey, below the collar, so it doesn't ruin the front of the jersey.

Maybe the best way to decide is to look at other signed vintage flannel. Do you like how it looks?

+1 to all points. It's a beauty.

[71buc]

These are my most recent original photo (Type 1?) pick-ups: Huggins 1928, Gray 1944, 1953 Reese, Mantle 1959, Kluszewski 1948. I don’t normally show the backs but thought that they could serve as a stamping reference for other photo collectors.

[WillowGrove]

that shot looks like his '51 Bowman

[sayhey24]

Love the Chicks flannel, but please don't have Grammas sign it. As a bat collector, I can stomach a signature on a bat -- maybe because it's a hard surface and can in some cases be removed if so desired.
But I believe a signature on a jersey defaces it.

How about this -- have Grammas sign a photo of the jersey, or better yet, get a photo of him holding up the jersey, and have him sign that.

Just my two cents.

Greg

[Jeffredsfan]

Fantastic Big Klu picture. You guys keep posting these great pictures, I'm going to have to branch off into this part of the hobby - and my wife is not going to like it!

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by sayhey24

Love the Chicks flannel, but please don't have Grammas sign it. As a bat collector, I can stomach a signature on a bat -- maybe because it's a hard surface and can in some cases be removed if so desired.
But I believe a signature on a jersey defaces it.

How about this -- have Grammas sign a photo of the jersey, or better yet, get a photo of him holding up the jersey, and have him sign that.

Just my two cents.

Greg

I really like Greg's idea about having a photo of Grammas holding up the jersey and having him sign the photo. Sounds like a definite winner to me!

[Jlighter]

Three New Cuts

[Jlighter]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

I really like Greg's idea about having a photo of Grammas holding up the jersey and having him sign the photo. Sounds like a definite winner to me!

+1

[Vintage Yankee]

Originally Posted by Bugsy

I personally would leave it. It would be one thing had it been signed back in 1950, so the signature would also be vintage, but I think adding a signature over 60 years after it was worn would be defacing a great jersey. It wasn't worn with a signature on it and it looks awesome just the way it is.

That said, if you do decide to have it signed, you could always have him sign the inside of the jersey, below the collar, so it doesn't ruin the front of the jersey.

Maybe the best way to decide is to look at other signed vintage flannel. Do you like how it looks?

Chris brings up my preference. I'll have a player sign on the placket inside the back of the neck.

With the double-layering, there's no danger that the signature would bleed through to be seen on the back of the jersey
If a visible sig on the outside is bothersome for you (it is for me), then it won't show when displayed on a mannequin
If you like to see the sig, you could still see it when hung

However, in this case you'd have to do it off to one side because of the MacGregor tag. This might not be a great choice, but it's still an option if you prefer to have the signature on the item itself.

[ksfarmboy]

I'd like to add that the pick-ups so far are outstanding. That Chicks jersey is fantastic.

[kdixon]

Picked up this tiny Glove.

[Lordstan]

1935 and 1937 Reach Guides. Both are Gehrig Covers.
These are the hardbound editions. I'm not sure how rare these are, but the condition of both is spectacular. Usually, I don't spend a lot for these types of guides, as they usually are available readily, but the exceptional condition really drew me to them.

1935
Front


Inside cover


Cover page


NY Yanks page


Top edge


Back



1937
Front


inside page


Cover


Yankees page


Second Yankees page


Top edge


Back



Also had a big autograph pick up that I posted in the auto section.
http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=153533

[horzverti]

Originally Posted by WillowGrove

that shot looks like his '51 Bowman

It is the shot from Big Ted's 1951 Bowman card...also his 150 Bowman card.

Nice pick ups 71Buc!

[repsher]

Nice photos 71buc, especially like the Huggins and Klu.

Like the Reach guides Mark. I didn't realize they came hard bound.

[repsher]

Just got my lateset package. It's got what is now my Bill Terry collection, Joe Dimaggio touching homeplate after hitting the only HR in the 1939 All-Star game, Lefty Grove, Pee Wee Reese, Travis Jackson and Cecil Travis. I've tried to keep my collection to mostly only Hall of Famers but I feel if Cecil Travis hadn't given up nearly 4 years to the military, during WWII, he would have had a good shot at the Hall.

I've now added some of the best photos to my collection in the past 2 weeks. I've also got another package on the way, with what will be called my Dizzy Dean collection. I'm going broke but if there is one thing I've learned about this hobby is you have to drink when the well is full.

Ryan

[71buc]

Ryan,
Nice Photos, you beat me to the Reese and the Dimaggio. It's good to know that this is a shared illness.

[perezfan]

Murray Olderman was one of the truly great sports cartoonists from the 1950s - 1990s. His work was always top-tier, in what is quickly/sadly becoming a lost art (due largely to the demise of the newspaper/print industry).

Anyway, there is a nice gathering of Olderman's work currently available on ebay, for a song. Below are a few of the examples I recently picked up... and plenty of others are still available.

[Lordstan]

Ryan,
Great group of pictures. I think Terry is very under appreciated. Sweet Reese as well.
I didn't know the Reach guides came hardbound either. That is partly why I got them.

Mark,
That artwork is very nice. Unfortunately there is no Gehrig.

Best,
Mark

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[Jcfowler6]

I like these so I got one.

[scmavl]

Not vintage at all, but I won an online MiLB auction for two of my local Class A minor league team's game used hats from July 4th. I got them today and after the game, I had the players (one is hitting .336 and the other .306 and fielding like a madman) sign them under the bill. I also asked that they mark them as game used but I hate it when it says "GU 2012" on the top of the bill. So I asked they mark and sign it on the bottom.

[71buc]

I just bought this 1952 picture of Hoyt Wilhelm. I thought it looked very similar to the photo for his 1952 Topps card. Does anyone know how much artistic license that Topps took with images they used in production? I am curious how much of the variation between the card and photo are the result of painting/editing. The Topps hat and jersey are obviously painted/edited. I highlighted the similiarities between the images. Am I hallucinating? Nonetheless I am very pleased to add the photo to my collection.

[repsher]

Originally Posted by 71buc

Ryan,
Nice Photos, you beat me to the Reese and the Dimaggio. It's good to know that this is a shared illness.

Thanks. Have you tried to remove the inventory/certificate sticker on any of these photos? You can see I attempted to with the Cecil Travis and it didn't go too well. They put the sticker in the worst place sometimes.

[repsher]

Originally Posted by 71buc

I just bought this 1952 picture of Hoyt Wilhelm. I thought it looked very similar to the photo for his 1952 Topps card. Does anyone know how much artistic license that Topps took with images they used in production? I am curious how much of the variation between the card and photo are the result of painting/editing. The Topps hat and jersey are obviously painted/edited. I highlighted the similiarities between the images. Am I hallucinating? Nonetheless I am very pleased to add the photo to my collection.

That looks like it to me. I'm not sure why Topps would pick a photo that has his eyes closed other than there probably weren't too many photos of Wilhelm around at the time.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by repsher

That looks like it to me. I'm not sure why Topps would pick a photo that has his eyes closed other than there probably weren't too many photos of Wilhelm around at the time.

I bet it's the same (or at least from the same photo shoot...)

Either...

A) Topps took some "artistic license" and just changed the portrait slightly.

or

B) There was a series of photos snapped during this "Photo Op". Perhaps a subsequent photo was taken just before or after yours (or perhaps by a different photographer standing right beside your guy).

The angle of the photo is just slightly different from the card, which makes this a possibility. Note how a good portion of the head and cap are visible behind his ear, on the card. In addition, his left cheek is not visible on the card, as it is on the photo.... indicating the card image is taken from more of a side-view.

I have 2 photos of Hank Aaron getting his 3,000th hit. Both are virtually identical, except for the slightest angle difference. One is a Malcolm Emmons, and the other is from a different photographer. But it requires the utmost scrutiny to tell the difference.

[perezfan]

The treatment of the collar is also interesting. The card shows a big gap between the collar and neck, with his undershirt clearly visible. Also, Topps forgot to include the neck piping that wraps around the front-left.

This could all fall into the "artistic license" category (assuming the image was indeed taken from the photo provided).

[ATP]

Just picked up this early 1980's Mickey Mantle signed and inscribed photo in a lot of vintage sports items. Signed in person in New York City in 1983. There's bound to be a Steve out there who will want it for their collection

[39special]

Originally Posted by ATP

Just picked up this early 1980's Mickey Mantle signed and inscribed photo in a lot of vintage sports items. Signed in person in New York City in 1983. There's bound to be a Steve out there who will want it for their collection

Thats a nice Mantle.....and my name is Steve

[ATP]

Steve - am open to offers on it, feel free to contact me if interested. If not, will probably move it over to the b/S/T later in the week...for the rest of the Steve's of the world to view . Will post some of my other pickups from this month when I have a chance to get some scans.
Jeffreyrpotter@gmail.com

[39special]

Originally Posted by ATP

Steve - am open to offers on it, feel free to contact me if interested. If not, will probably move it over to the b/S/T later in the week...for the rest of the Steve's of the world to view . Will post some of my other pickups from this month when I have a chance to get some scans.
Jeffreyrpotter@gmail.com

PM sent

[71buc]

Originally Posted by repsher

Thanks. Have you tried to remove the inventory/certificate sticker on any of these photos? You can see I attempted to with the Cecil Travis and it didn't go too well. They put the sticker in the worst place sometimes.

I leave those stickers on the photo as I consider it to be the modern equivalent of stamping.

[khkco4bls]

just picked this great spalding ball. 1910-20