January 2020 Pick Ups

[aquarius31]

2019 was slow but 2020 is starting off very strong. I've been searching for this particular woodcut for nearly 10 years! This is the one Leslie's woodcut that just should not exist. It is dated as 10/6/83 and depicts the Philadelphia BBC but all other bound and unbound publications of this date show a non-baseball print. I can only imagine that this came out at a different time or location. Super excited to cross this one off my list

If you do come across another one, please send me a message as I'd like to see some of the other pages. I'm probably one of the only people who cares about this stuff but wanted to share nonetheless. Happy collecting!

[Fredskinz]

HOLY GRAIL item of sorts. First ever game ticket for the Washington Capitals back in 1974. EBay search finally pays off after 20 years. And it’s a full ticket!

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by Fredskinz

HOLY GRAIL item of sorts. First ever game ticket for the Washington Capitals back in 1974. EBay search finally pays off after 20 years. And it’s a full ticket!

Gotta love finally deleting a search, after 20 years!

[Fredskinz]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

Gotta love finally deleting a search, after 20 years!

Oh I’m not deleting the search... you never know when another one might pop up.

[RUKen]

Originally Posted by aquarius31

2019 was slow but 2020 is starting off very strong. I've been searching for this particular woodcut for nearly 10 years! This is the one Leslie's woodcut that just should not exist. It is dated as 10/6/83 and depicts the Philadelphia BBC but all other bound and unbound publications of this date show a non-baseball print. I can only imagine that this came out at a different time or location.

Minor correction--it depicts the Athletic Base Ball Club, champions of the American Association. The Philadelphia Base Ball Club of the National League were not champions until 1915.

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by aquarius31

2019 was slow but 2020 is starting off very strong. I've been searching for this particular woodcut for nearly 10 years! This is the one Leslie's woodcut that just should not exist. It is dated as 10/6/83 and depicts the Philadelphia BBC but all other bound and unbound publications of this date show a non-baseball print. I can only imagine that this came out at a different time or location. Super excited to cross this one off my list

If you do come across another one, please send me a message as I'd like to see some of the other pages. I'm probably one of the only people who cares about this stuff but wanted to share nonetheless. Happy collecting!

That is a great piece, and you are not the only person who cares!

Congrats on the pickup.

Doug

[BeanTown]

Added a nice Chickering mailing envelope as a companion piece, to go along with my Beaneater cabinets.

[mrozie21]

Picked up these original 3m company photos of the original AstroTurf being laid in Pittsburgh

[71buc]

Very cool photos

[bgar3]

Jay, here is nice ad for Chickering with his photo, from the Tuohey, History of the Boston Base Ball club 1897, which I think also has the cabinet images you have.

[bgar3]

Sorry, here is the photo

[doug.goodman]

Among my better $8 purchases...