April Pickups

[orly57]

Some guys buy a Porsche or get a young girlfriend for their midlife crisis. I prefer fishing. Caught this on the very day I turned 40.

[gregr2]

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[DeanH3]

Originally Posted by orly57

Some guys buy a Porsche or get a young girlfriend for their midlife crisis. I prefer fishing. Caught this on the very day I turned 40.

Fantastic Cobb Orlando! Congrats!

Loved the auto'd cards as well.

A great start to April!

[bnorth]

Received these in the mail today from a trade with a fellow member. Added 3 more to my T206 cigarette brand back run.

[Rhotchkiss]

Actually got these closing days of March, but hey. Busy (and expensive) end of the month. Thank You Johnny and Kevin!! (Fixed Pics, thanks Bryan)

[edjs]

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

Actually got these closing days of March, but hey. Busy (and expensive) end of the month. Thank You Johnny and Kevin!! (sorry for the upside down pic, I suck with technology)

Oh MY!

[bbcard1]

I saw this kind of chucked in the back corner of a showcase. At $35, I thought it was a bargain. Reasonably tough issue and a hall of famer to book albeit a football hall of famer.

[Beansballcardblog]

Wow...beautiful! I would have been shaking and I seen that. He coached football at my alma mater (West Virginia) and I'm looking to add one of these to my collection at some point.

Originally Posted by bbcard1

I saw this kind of chucked in the back corner of a showcase. At $35, I thought it was a bargain. Reasonably tough issue and a hall of famer to book albeit a football hall of famer.

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

Actually got these closing days of March, but hey. Busy (and expensive) end of the month. Thank You Johnny and Kevin!! (Fixed Pics, thanks Bryan)

I was the owner of that drum hofman from about 1992-2001 or so... I sold it and bought a leather reclining chair that my cat proceeded to destroy with the proceeds! I bought that card at a Silver Spring Armory show in Silver Spring Maryland when I was living with my parents in the year 1992 or so! The card was listed for $37 and while I wanted to haggle because it was so beat up I decided against it!!!

[Leon]

Originally Posted by orly57

Some guys buy a Porsche or get a young girlfriend for their midlife crisis. I prefer fishing. Caught this on the very day I turned 40.

Nice one, Orly!!

[edjs]

Originally Posted by orly57

Some guys buy a Porsche or get a young girlfriend for their midlife crisis. I prefer fishing. Caught this on the very day I turned 40.

Orly, I hope you live longer than 80! Nice card!

[kmac32]

My final E121-120 Ruth

[kdixon]

Picked up the graded Wheat Die cut. I notice my other one is a different pose.

[GoudeyGum]

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[MVSNYC]

Ryan, great pick ups...Pete, great history behind the Drum.

[kmac32]

Originally Posted by kdixon

Picked up the graded Wheat Die cut. I notice my other one is a different pose.

Very interesting. You do realize that the original game pieces were issued and in subsequent years, stickers were issued to put over the bottom part of the piece to reflect the players for that particular year. It is likely that if you removed to paper covering the bottom of one of your pieces, there would be another player printed there.

[Bill77]

Originally Posted by kmac32

Very interesting. You do realize that the original game pieces were issued and in subsequent years, stickers were issued to put over the bottom part of the piece to reflect the players for that particular year. It is likely that if you removed to paper covering the bottom of one of your pieces, there would be another player printed there.

Some info from OCB:
From 1920's game by National Game Makers of Wash, DC
Game: "Major League Ball--The Indoor BB Game Supreme"
Fourteen die-cut player cards used for each team
All 16 teams represented; roster varied each year
Generic player position poses repeated for each team
Same pose for each position; coloring keyed to team

So I wouldn't try taking the paper off of them as it will most likely be blank underneath.

[kmac32]

Originally Posted by Bill77

Some info from OCB:
From 1920's game by National Game Makers of Wash, DC
Game: "Major League Ball--The Indoor BB Game Supreme"
Fourteen die-cut player cards used for each team
All 16 teams represented; roster varied each year
Generic player position poses repeated for each team
Same pose for each position; coloring keyed to team

So I wouldn't try taking the paper off of them as it will most likely be blank underneath.

Definitely would leave it alone. Just found it interesting. Is a way of dating a particular year as my Great great uncle was in the 1921 issue of the game and there was no sticker on his game piece.

[BeanTown]

Originally Posted by orly57

Some guys buy a Porsche or get a young girlfriend for their midlife crisis. I prefer fishing. Caught this on the very day I turned 40.

That is a great card Orlando and the "Wagner" of Postcards. Congrats on the pickup as you probalbly won't see any more of those come up in public auction anytime soon.

Here are a couple of My April pickups which my Birthday is this month as I turn 50!

[edjs]

Originally Posted by BeanTown

That is a great card Orlando and the "Wagner" of Postcards. Congrats on the pickup as you probalbly won't see any more of those come up in public auction anytime soon.

Here are a couple of My April pickups which my Birthday is this month as I turn 50!

Beautiful pickups, Cobbzilla is amazing.