May Pickups

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by thenavarro

Been bidding for a few years and finally came out on top on a REA lot. An outstanding signed portrait of a 38 year old Thomas Alva Edison, autographed with his distinctive umbrella signature.

Edison is one of my favorite signatures - great pick-up. He's on my short-list of non-baseball signatures to someday acquire.

[Big Six]

Just grabbed my 86th Hall of Famer on an Index Card...never knew he attempted suicide during his playing career...weird stuff. Anyway, thanks to SmokyBurgess for the smooth transaction...

[Scott Garner]

I just picked up a pretty unusual dual signed piece earlier this week that I'm thrilled to own.

Trivia question:

Q-
Who were the home plate umpires in Johnny Vander Meer's historic back-to-back consecutive no-hitters in 1938?

A-
NL umpire George Magerkurth worked the dish in Vandy's 1st no-hitter against the Boston B's on 6/11/38 at Cincinnati.
Veteran NL umpire and hockey HOF'er Bill Stewart was the home plate umpire for Vandy's 2nd no-hitter against the Brooklyn Dodgers in NY.

What a neat surprise to find a circa 1930's vintage cut signed by both umpires!
Umpire Magerkurth signed 1st, followed by Stewart directly below.
A literal needle in a haystack find for my Vander Meer collection. One additional interesting twist is the fact that the signatures were applied to a Cincinnati-based physician's prescription sheet off his prescription pad. As many of you are aware, Vander Meer pitched for the Cincinnati Reds.

Unique and cool.
Many thanks to Rhys Yeakley for making this another terrific purchase that's a perfect fit for my collection!
For those of you that have never purchased from Rhys before, you're missing a bet. He's one of the best in the hobby to deal with.

[dapro]

Got Vin Scully to pair with Koufax in my collection.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJdli-ONL-8