August Pickups

[MattyC]

Was after this for a hot minute, as we say back home. One of the funkiest cards to get centered properly. Love the lighting of his portrait. And the cub is flavor.



And I know this isn't Post War but this completes the month...for now.

[KingFisk]

Eye candy every day, Matt. Nice month outta you, bro.

[Yossarian]

Matt - the '54 Topps Ernie Banks RC is one of my top 10 all-time favorite cards. You are absolutely correct about the funky centering on it. I have seen tons of them with wonky top-to-bottom centering where his name is basically sitting flush against the top border. That is in addition to the left-right centering issues endemic to that set.

Short version = very nice card. Good work.

[pawpawdiv9]

Arrrrrrrrgh! I was lokking at a Banks RC the other day, it is difficult to find one especially with a bit of border at the top, not being cut-off. Plus its hard for me to see the beige background to look at centering, I think i found one yesterday, but held off on it.
MattyC- i'm so jealous!!

[savedfrommyspokes]

Seems strange to be excited about picking up what many would consider just a common, but....

I have been working on the 61 Post set, and embedded in a lot I recently won was one of the tougher cards from this set, the Chuck Estrada card. This card was a "company only" issued card, in other words it did not appear on a product box as most all of the other cards in the set. The card is in great shape (nice edges, crease/stain free), so I consider myself lucky to find a copy of this tough card in this nice of shape at a fraction of the typical price.

[MattyC]

That is amazing about the Estrada-- at least with the Goudey Nap they allowed you to send in for it! So how do most set builders obtain the Estrada? Did a few manage to escape the factory? Fascinating card. As a former set builder I love cards with mystique like that. Must feel great to finally have it.

[MattyC]

Chris & Yossarian, thx re: the Banks. Very few places one can go to find those who can appreciate the challenge of finding a properly cut Ernie Banks RC!

This card below is one of my favorite baseball cards of all time. Sacrificed a bit on top-bottom centering for picture clarity and color...

[savedfrommyspokes]

Originally Posted by MattyC

That is amazing about the Estrada-- at least with the Goudey Nap they allowed you to send in for it! So how do most set builders obtain the Estrada? Did a few manage to escape the factory? Fascinating card. As a former set builder I love cards with mystique like that. Must feel great to finally have it.

Thank you Matt....and yes, a relief to cross this card off of the need list. While the copies of the Estrada are available(there are several offered on ebay as singles), they command a steep price. In this shape, a $100 price point would be considered good(for a common?). While the 61 Post set has over 200 different players in the set, when the variations are figured in there are over 350 different cards. There are 160 "company issued" cards, and if I am not mistaken, 2 cards (Estrada and Shaw) were only issued as company cards. Here is a link to a REA auction for a set of the company issued cards from this set ....it also discusses how the company cards were issued:

http://www.robertedwardauctions.com/.../2011/918.html