December Pickups

[Vintagecatcher]

Here are the 4 1911 Obaks and the 2 1910 Obaks I picked up of eBay last week from one seller. My biggest night ever on eBay. The Jack Fournier 1910 Obak has a "Smoke Obak" back and the Hugh Smith has a "Always A Pleasure" back, which is my 4th back for his 1910 Obak.

Patrick

[milkit1]

Thanks sean!
Still need:
Tinker portrait
Tinker swinging bat
Chance batting
Evers cubs shirt
Moran
Needham
Reulbach
Sheckard bust shot

I'm getting close
Thanks geno! If/when I finish ill post a pic of them next to my t205 sovereign cubs set. Love the group pictures!

[quinnsryche]

Just got around to scanning these.
1. The Duffy from ebay. Sorely undergraded due to a speck of paper loss on the back and a small scuff by the sock. For what I paid, I'll take it!
2. The Nee from Joe's Vintage Auction last week. Paid on Wed., received on Sat. No buyers premium & $3 for postage. Now THAT'S how to run an auction! Also way undergraded IMO, again a tiny nick in the back. About as nice a centering for a minor leaguer as I've seen.
3. The Mitchell from David B Vintage. Just a pencil mark on the back for the low grade (no creases, nice corners). Just wanted a Zeenut type card. Cool old car in the background and a full front jersey view.

[brianp-beme]

Nice pickup on the Zeenut Mitchell...it is a cool, inexpensive alternative to the Waner Zeenut card that has the old Ford in the background.

Brian

[wonkaticket]

Thanks to Jay Miller now I have 21 N172's.

I figure I can catch up to Jay in no time after all they say after your first 21 the next few thousand come pretty easy.

Cheers,

John

[Piratedogcardshows]

First pickup of a new subset I'm working on.

[t206hound]

really wasn't planning on a sovereign (only one in my set), but this will do for now:

[kkkkandp]

Originally Posted by wonkaticket

Thanks to Jay Miller now I have 21 N172's.

Gorgeous Griffith, John!

[barrysloate]

Originally Posted by kkkkandp

Gorgeous Griffith, John!

I was thinking the same thing. Griffith typically comes light, so it's tough to find one with such a strong photo.

[Matthew H]

Originally Posted by wonkaticket

Thanks to Jay Miller now I have 21 N172's.

I figure I can catch up to Jay in no time after all they say after your first 21 the next few thousand come pretty easy.

Cheers,

John

That's the nicest Griffith I've ever seen! Probably nine out of ten Griffiths have faded images,and the tenth would usually be just acceptable... What an amazing card, I don't think we'll see another like it.

[freakhappy]

Great AB scan! Is there a significance of all of those players together or am I just missing something?

[Joe_G.]

Originally Posted by wonkaticket

Thanks to Jay Miller now I have 21 N172's.

John

I know I sound like a broken record, but that Griffith is amazing, what a nice example of a tougher HOFer. You have a nice start on an N172 HOF run.

[jp1216]

3 much needed upgrades all in 1 trade! Thanks Pete!
The Rhoades Cycle is part of my Cleveland team set (25 cards with 21 different backs). Upgrading the Rhoades has been on my hit list for quite some time.
Also a nice '37 4-in-1 Feller RC blue tint. Been looking for one for quite some time!

[wonkaticket]

Originally Posted by Joe_G.

I know I sound like a broken record, but that Griffith is amazing, what a nice example of a tougher HOFer. You have a nice start on an N172 HOF run.

Thanks guys, the real kudos go to Jay for telling me to buy it and selling it to me. He said the same thing go for a HOF run, are you guys trying to suck me in?

[Pythonfactory]

I have never seen that T205 John Nee before. How did a random player get such a beautiful card?! The background on it is stunning.

[quinnsryche]

The Zeenut from David B Vintage (ebay), the Joss from John (myachelydra) here. Love the photo on the Colgan's, what an awesome set, wish I could afford more of them!

[Leon]

Originally Posted by quinnsryche

The Zeenut from David B Vintage (ebay), the Joss from John (myachelydra) here. Love the photo on the Colgan's, what an awesome set, wish I could afford more of them!

Coigans have great portrait photos (mostly Horner) and are a great value in our space, imo. Nice pick up...

[itjclarke]

99.9% sure this is my last pick up of the year. Happy with it, though am hoping not to fully open a new can of worms with Exhibits/Premiums/PCs (that could be endless)... have enjoyed dabbling and expanding my interests a bit this year.

[aquarius31]

Picked up this neat woodcut from the 1876 Canadian Illustrated News. It shows a team portrait of the Tecumseh baseball club with nice write-up on the back. Looks like they defeated many of the American baseball clubs of the time with the exception of the Chicago White Stockings who beat them 16-6.