March Pickups

[the 'stache]

Matt, as strange as it may be, considering how many baseball cards I look at in a given week, I've never seen the Joe D and Teddy Ballgame '41 Play Ball cards together. They're beautiful.

I will own both. Absolutely.

And I'll put them next to these:



All sorts of Man Cave thoughts are rushing through my head, guys. Baseball on one side, movie memorabilia on the other side, and a home theater system to end them all with black leather studio seating in the middle.

[dembums]

In having our collections tell the story of the game

This is exactly how I feel about my collection, and perhaps is the deeper reason for why I'm collecting it or started in the first place.

Love the insight and passion.

Ben

[DanP]

A couple more RC's today

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Originally Posted by dembums

This is exactly how I feel about my collection, and perhaps is the deeper reason for why I'm collecting it or started in the first place.

Love the insight and passion.

Ben

Ben, you nailed it! Some people I know think I collect to hoard what they feel is useless stuff. They always have that "why would you pay money for that piece of cardboard or whatever? " What they don't understand is, as you said, the insight and the passion. When any of you guys or me collects, we are celebrating the game and preserving our country's past. Since the Civil War, baseball 's history walks stride for stride with America. My appreciation for the game and its greats grows every year. I love the nostalgia, the logos, the colors.....all of it.

[MattyC]

Amen.

[begsu1013]

nice niekro and mantle guys!

[bobc88]

Two nice '51 Bowman Dodgers in today.

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51 B E Miksis 032615.jpg

[MattyC]

The background on the Eck RC shot is another noteworthy detail. Really pleasing to the eye. Reminds me of the background of the 1975 Ryan HL #5, one of my favorite cards ever.

That Fisk is steal of a mint card for an 8.5 price!

I adore both the Joe D and Ted figures and those Life Magazines. What great pairings. The 41 PB's would look awesome next to those!

Stache, glad you dig them as a duo. The Joe D 41PB has always gotten a ton of hobby love but when you add the Ted beside it, it's a case of 1+1 equalling way more than two! In showing them to my son they segue perfectly into a discussion of that amazing historic season for baseball.

Plus the write ups on the card backs are like a time portal to much simpler era. I will try to scan the backs later.

[Robextend]

[DanP]

Originally Posted by Robextend

Rob, nice pickup, tough card to find in that condition. Congrats!

[begsu1013]

+1. the more and more I look at her, she looks better than my 9!


http://www.psacard.com/PSASetRegistr....aspx?s=179998


keep posting cards guys! been a slow week due to the perfect storm. my amex got hijacked, tax time and I have reached my ebay bucks limit for the quarter on both accounts. BOO!

[Robextend]

Thanks guys, much like Dan, I am a RC collector...was looking for a Niekro upgrade for a while.

[jimivintage]

Picked this one up for a decent price! Another check off the HOF RC list.

[Brianruns10]

Picked up this beauty for my '52 set. I think it's one of the major sleepers of the set, one of the toughest cards out there condition wise and for centering. I'm definitely going to hang onto this one for a while...