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[Jeffrompa]

Great idea for a thread !

Mine is a RPPC someone made from a Billy Sunday Cabinet card . I am not really sure of the age but it combines the two things I really like . The 1880's baseball players and Postcards .

[itjclarke]

Great story '71 Buc. My favorite vintage/past player to collect as a kid was Roberto Clemente. I'm not old enough to have seen them play, but those Pirates teams ('79 too) seem like they really appealing and easy to root for.

My username is pretty self explanatory (initials and last name). My avatar is photo I took 7-8 years ago of my safe deposit box (visible- a couple Goudey Ruths, '54 Aaron, Cobb bat off, '53 Mantle, etc). At that time my collection was 99% raw and everything fit pretty easily in top loaders. My pick ups since then have been been about 80-90% graded, so I've had to do a lot of swapping within that box. Also have now have many cards locked away elsewhere in a couple safe places.

[Sean]

Great story about the origin of your interest in Baseball.

I chose my username because I lack imagination.
My avatar is my best card. Not my favorite, but it is unique.

[Section103]

Pretty straight forward - the cards are the center piece of my collection and 103 is where I watched all of my college games.

My avatar is Jimmy Claxton at Roslyn Ball park ca. 1926-31. Self explanatory.

I have a BA in Religious Studies which is where the username "pariah" derives. My religious studies thesis focused on untouchables in the Hindu faith; the origin, expansion, and institutionalization of the term. Probably where my interest in black baseball history is also rooted.

[clydepepper]

My avatar is David Clyde from whom sprung the only nickname I ever had as a player...leastwise, the only one that can be said in mixed company (you know, left-handers and you other folks).

Of more interest, my youngest nephew, who is a genius, is making his mark in Industrial Robotics Design...so, we'll all have a REAL one soon.

[drcy]

Just an image of Greta Garbo I liked, no direct connection to collecting.

[Wite3]

I love the T205 set and the Wilhelm is one of the nicest...simple as that.

Joshua

[Matvoo]

My avatars is my first t206 and my username was used because my friends called me matvoo but my name is Matthew UEDA but my U always looked like V so that became my nickname

[t206fix]

Pawnee Moses Yellowhorse - I'm a member of the Pawnee Nation & have relatives that remember him and would talk about him. I actually just went back to Wyoming to visit my Pawnee grandpa who is 91 years old - born in 1923. When his memory (and hearing) was better, he also had stories about him when he returned to the reservation. These are a few of my favorite images - these newspaper clippings are from 1941 & my grandpa Harold is 4th from the left. I recently picked up a 24 Zeenut from the BST of Moses... can't wait to get it!