Favorite pick up(s) of 2018 Show 'em

[rainier2004]

Sweet stuff all around. Always Jealous of your p/us Prizner.

This is mine, received just after the New Year months ago. Ill never own a better card.

[phikappapsi]

Think this is my favorite this year. Enjoy the issue, the player, the pose, the condition, big fan of B&W in general, and loved that it's the "strike" rather than the "hit" card.

[BLongley]

With a total pop graded by PSA and SGC standing at 7.... I’m fortunate to own it. And it is without a doubt the most beautifully done postcard I’ve owned.

Someone was kind enough years ago to likely staple it into a scrapbook which causes the grade to be lower, but it’s better than tape or glue and doesn’t take away from the image, and likely helped preserve the image, corners, etc. I look at this card and can’t believe it’s about 110 years old. I only took ownership a few weeks ago and it felt like a great way to close out the year.

Congrats everyone on your favorite pickups for 2018 and I hope 2019 will be kind to us all as well!

[jbl79]

Finally found a decent yellow Gehrig that had the combination of eye-appeal and centering I was looking for...

[Luke]

It was a great year. Can't decide between Steinfeldt and Cravath for top pickup of the year.

[CW]

Sheesh, killer pickups this year, guys!

Photo by George Burke inscribed to somebody with a very cool first name.

[DerekMichael]

[Tao_Moko]

Originally Posted by DerekMichael

Not too shabby a Dali!

Originally Posted by CW

Sheesh, killer pickups this year, guys!

Photo by George Burke inscribed to somebody with a very cool first name.

Wow...that's amazing! Congrats

[JoeRand]

Loved adding this Sovereign back to my Rube PC

[glenv]

I was happy to add a couple of tough types to the collection - C.A. Briggs & T215:

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[cdn_collector]

My favourite of 2018. This pick-up completed my T205 Gibson back run:



Happy Holidays, everyone!

Richard.

[oldjudge]

Webster--I love the look of that subset. Here are a few Gypsy Queen cousins:

[ruth_rookie]

My favorite pickups of 2018

Obviously I haven’t mastered how to display pics vertically.

[quinnsryche]

Originally Posted by rainier2004

Sweet stuff all around. Always Jealous of your p/us Prizner.

This is mine, received just after the New Year months ago. Ill never own a better card.

OMG, that's amazing! Love the ones you don't see over and over again. Congrats, a cornerstone piece!

[rhettyeakley]

Probably this guy...

[mrvster]

can't pick my jaw off the ground!

MY GOD!

Derek

Luke

the ruths

I'm blind

[Joe_G.]

Some great cards . . . 2018 was an amazing year. While I couldn't add a single Detroit OJ I flourished just about everywhere else. I had my best year ever with redemption coupons, cigarette packs, N333 Newsboys, and a few other odds and ends but my best pick-up of the year would certainly be these previously unknown Tomlinson cabinets of Lady Baldwin and Sam Thompson (two of my favorite players).

[GaryPassamonte]

Joe- Lady Baldwin was born about 30 miles from where I live. I always thought I'd try to do some research on him.

[ksfarmboy]

Joe those are amazing!

[h2oya311]

Originally Posted by Joe_G.

Some great cards . . . 2018 was an amazing year. While I couldn't add a single Detroit OJ I flourished just about everywhere else. I had my best year ever with redemption coupons, cigarette packs, N333 Newsboys, and a few other odds and ends but my best pick-up of the year would certainly be these previously unknown Tomlinson cabinets of Lady Baldwin and Sam Thompson (two of my favorite players).

Joe - those Tomlinson cabs are fantastic!!! What year would you place on each? Are they from 1886 (like Thompson's "outdoor" pose by the same studio)?

And Eric - I think you win 2018 with your uber rare cute baby pick-up.

[T206Collector]

Although it was a terrible year for signed T206 collectors, signed CJ collectors did very well! I was thrilled to add Roush and Wood to Marquard and Hofman this year. The only other ones I'm aware of are of Strunk and Hooper.



And I was able to add Cicotte to my signed T201 Collection:



But, I did manage to pick up this signed T206 from the Tom Marsilio TTM autograph collection through Steiner this past May:

[Joe_G.]

Packs, nice Mack, not the easiest HOFer.

Webster, what an interesting subset. That is the first time I've seen someone piece a "standing bat" subset together, outstanding! All those poses originate from 1887 photoshoots at Gray Studio in Boston. In each case the bat is likely the same Burlingame bat that I had previously studied on several of the original glass plate negatives from Gray Studio. How long did it take you to obtain all five?

Originally Posted by h2oya311

Joe - those Tomlinson cabs are fantastic!!! What year would you place on each? Are they from 1886 (like Thompson's "outdoor" pose by the same studio)?

Derek, they do date to 1886, all the Tomlinson's with personalized mounts (mounts that list the players name & position) date to 1886. Blank backed generic mounts also date to 1886. Tomlinson would add advertising to the mount back in 1887. I always hoped the portraits of Baldwin & Thompson would surface. Baldwin and Thompson, together with Charlie Bennett hold a special place in Detroit baseball history. Bennett would catch the ceremonial first pitch of the first home game from 1896 to 1927, frequently with his close personal friends Lady Baldwin and Sam Thompson at his side. Bennett was catching for Detroit well before Ty Cobb was born and would then would be part of the home opener ceremonies for all 22 years Cobb played for Detroit (I love the early Detroit history). I've been fortunate enough to accumulate all three in both portrait and action pose (Baldwin, Thompson, and Bennett).