Your Best Pick UP of 2016

[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

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by milkit1

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

As a child wanting to be an astronaut, Edward White was my hero. The Apollo fire was beyond belief. The 50 year anniversary is right around the corner (January 27). I still have my space scrapbook that I put together in the 1960's, including the newspaper clippings from the fire.

[HexsHeroes]

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Has been another very lean year as I continue to limit my spending on either
specific vintage Detroit Tigers autographs I still need for my collection, or
those bargain items too good to pass on.

That said, I managed to cross off two names on my Tigers autograph want
list; Matty McIntyre photo album cut (first name only), and a Sleepy Bill Burns
signed cut. Bargain items too good to pass on in 2016 are represented by a
memo book, pages single signed by most of the 1934 Detroit Tigers
team, including Clyde Hatter.

[woods1999]

Originally Posted by HexsHeroes

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Has been another very lean year as I continue to limit my spending on either
specific vintage Detroit Tigers autographs I still need for my collection, or
those bargain items too good to pass on.

That said, I managed to cross off two names on my Tigers autograph want
list; Matty McIntyre photo album cut (first name only), and a Sleepy Bill Burns
signed cut. Bargain items too good to pass on in 2016 are represented by a
memo book, pages single signed by most of the 1934 Detroit Tigers
team, including Clyde Hatter.

This is the Sleepy Bill Burns from 1919 world series fame; the go-between from Rothstein to the players? Any chance you could post a picture?