WSSCA card show in Seattle (Shoreline) this weekend

[perezfan]

Will shoot for late morning on Saturday... looking forward to this one

[caramelcard]

Hope you like corn dogs and Pabst Mark...

A last minute reprieve. Won't be able to stay for the lobster and champagne but will be there early Saturday. I'm 6'5" and will be in a green Red Sox jersey. See many tomorrow.

[Bicem]

Fun show. Bonus points for there being a bar a few blocks away too!

[SteveMitchell]

Enjoyed my near-4 hours at the 41st annual WSSCA show. If you are near north Seattle/Shoreline, WA on 6/2/13, stop by the show. Lots of PCL stuff (Mark Macrae, Keith Schneider and a sprinkling of others) including more Zeenuts than nuts, for sure.

Mark M. had a LARGE box of mainly baseball-themed postcards and I located one that was shy-of-postcard size and blank-backed. It is some kind of promotional piece for Bill & Ben's GoodYear Tires and the 1929 Texas League Fort Worth Panthers who were managed by Jake Atz (note the reference to "Lets Help Atz and his Cats" at the bottom of card.

Jake Atz appeared in T206 with the White Sox and, while his big league stop was relatively brief, he enjoyed a lengthy minor league career both as a player and skipper. (Hat tip to baseball-reference.com)

Again, if you're in the northwoods of Seattle tomorrow, stop by the 41st WSSCA show and find a gem or two for your own collection! Thanks to all who made this year's show very enjoyable for me!

[Leon]

That is a great looking card Steve. Love that kind of stuff!!

One of these days I might try to make one of those shows.

[SteveMitchell]

Took my own advice and went back for a couple of hours Sunday afternoon. Enjoyed talking shop with a couple of the usual suspects and two "new guys" (to me): Mark Clatterbuck (WSSCA president) and Jeff Engels who had a nice display of his grandfather's late 1920's to mid-1930's collection.

Mark C. is a personable and energetic guy who, I think, will help keep WSSCA improving as a hobby organization. The club always produces a fan and collector friendly atmosphere with a good offering of the old and new, major and (especially) PCL.

Jeff's table featured original photographs (many autographed) from his grandfather's personal collection. His grandfather was John Gordon "Dusty" Rhodes, 8-year American League pitcher for the Yankees, Red Sox and A's. Features included many Burke originals (frequently personalized to "Dusty") with an occasional Van Oeyen and Brace. Jeff has plans for marketing some of his more unique items.

The day ended at Mark Macrae's table where there is always great conversation as well as high quality stuff - both major and (Mark's specialty) PCL material. Yesterday I posted a postcard-size advertising card I picked up from Mark (Jake Atz's 1929 Fort Worth Panthers/Goodyear tires) so here's one I got at another table. It shows an early 1900s view of downtown Seattle ("Looking North up Second Avenue from James Street, Seattle") with a large green OBAK "Mouthpiece Cigarettes" sign at the right/center. The Obak sign is mounted (or painted) on the building right beside the Alaska Building (so noted on the card) where I worked for four years 60-70 years after this card was produced. Note the single trolley and, except for the roadside, little traffic.

Apparently, judging by the picture, Seattle was a sleepy town with a ballclub (the Giants) suitably fitted in the Class B Northwestern League. According to www.baseball-reference.com, the Seattle Giants played their home games at Yesler Way Park - located between 12th and 14th Avenues. Since the postcard shows 2nd Avenue and Yesler Way is south of James St., the old ballyard site should be less than 3/4 of a mile (as the crow flies) from the point this photo was taken.

In any case, all you Northwestern League (circa 1910), Seattle Giants and OBAK enthusiasts, enjoy this postcard.

Finally, Mark Macrae tells me that there are postcards from a number of other cities with the OBAK advertising like this. One sign, in fact, still faintly outlines the side of an Oregon, building. Mark says its "near Voodoo Donuts - the downtown Portland outlet."

[familytoad]

Second day, same as the first! Awesome!
Great show, a real hometown feel to it!
I'm almost 200 miles away, but would do it again next month (heck , maybe even next week!)
I drove away with many HoFers, thanks mostly to Mark and Rob, but I enjoyed talking to all the dealers and many fellow collectors!

As mentioned above, make the trip...you'll be happy you did!

I'll be scanning and posting in the June pickup threads soon!

[keithlyt]

great show, great people, great purchases, great sales and GREAT food!

what else could an old man ask for! Thanks to all for another memorable weekend!

[williamcohon]

Hey, Keith, now that we've established I'm a year older than you, I wish you would stop calling yourself an old man.

[baseballart]

Would have loved to make it down for the show again, but. Was working out of town. Oh, and the bridge on the I-5 is a little tricky to get across right now