Your Best Pick UP of 2016

[packs]

Not so much a pick up as it is a completion. Finally after about a decade I managed to finish off my Core Four ball when I added Andy in Atlantic City. I am most proud of the fact that Andy was the only signature I paid for:

[kdixon]

Zach Wheat Sporting News from Dr Steen.

[Johnny630]

My all time favorite football signature ever !! Thanks to Jim Stinson :-)

[Scott Garner]

Crazy good pickups in 2016. Congrats all!
Love that Jackie signed picture and 1914 Miracle Brave scrapbook.

I posted this in the memorabilia side as well, but it would certainly be my 1938 vintage signed Vandy Goldsmith ball with provenance.

[tazdmb]

Have to go with my first purchase from the year. Love the letterhead, rarity of the signature and the fact that there is no later version of his signature currently known

[milkit1]

My fave pu would have to be getting my Apollo 1 crew and backup crew signed at Spacefest. Amazing the entire backup crew is alive and at Spacefest and seeing their faces light up when they saw this picture was worth more than I could have possible imagine. the Apollo 1 crew died in a tragic fire and the backup crew went on to great missions in apollo 9 and 15. The death of the Apollo 1 astronauts changed the entire direction of who was going on what mission and ultimately decided who would be the first man on the moon (as I believe either Gus Grissom or Ed White would have been if they had not been killed). Dave Scott even added a description at the bottom of the picture. That's me standing next to a man that WALKED ON THE MOON. Still blows my mind

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[theshleps]

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[Mr. Zipper]

Great piece, Sean. Yes, if Gus did not die an untimely death, there is a strong possibility he would have been the first man to step onto the moon.

[yanksfan09]

One baseball and one non baseball...

[milkit1]

Originally Posted by Mr. Zipper

Great piece, Sean. Yes, if Gus did not die an untimely death, there is a strong possibility he would have been the first man to step onto the moon.

Thanks Steve! yeah and I think Ed White would have stood a great chance as well thanks to his Gemini eva. Its pretty amazing meeting the Apollo 9 crew. I hope they will all be at Spacefest again this year

[mattjc1983]

Originally Posted by packs

Not so much a pick up as it is a completion. Finally after about a decade I managed to finish off my Core Four ball when I added Andy in Atlantic City. I am most proud of the fact that Andy was the only signature I paid for:

Impressive!


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[Lordstan]

[btcarfagno]

My rookie era signed ballpoint Stargell rookie.



Tom C

[SikSyko]

I've always wanted a Harrison Ford auto and when Billy Dee Williams has some at his table I could not say no.

[Mr. Zipper]

Nice Ford and Williams! I got one too this year...

[RichardSimon]

Elvis and his band mates.