August pickup thread

[IgnatiusJReilly]

I’m very happy to add this beauty after considerable delay shipping from the UK. Net54 turned me on to this card and I had to have one:







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[x2drich2000]

Extremely excited to add this previously unknown one to the hoard

[wdwfan]

So this is the first time I can post in this section, and I'm really excited. Here's a little thread about me saying I wanted to get started in pre-war and T206s and asking for advice.

https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=285990


And today, I got this in the mail. It's not in the greatest shape, and I've never heard of the guy. But it's my very first T206, and now I can look him up and do some research about him. Going forward, I hope to get cards closer to Ex condition as I'm not a big fan of creases, rounded corners, etc.

By the way, this came in with another lot I bought. I didn't buy this particular card. It was in a larger lot with 3-4 graded cards, some 70s-80s star base and some 1990s star base and inserts that I bought on Blowout for $50.

[Rhotchkiss]

NICE DJ!!!!!!! That is awesome, amazing, unreal, phenomenal- congrats!!

Can you share the story behind it?

[x2drich2000]

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

NICE DJ!!!!!!! That is awesome, amazing, unreal, phenomenal- congrats!!

Can you share the story behind it?

Thanks Ryan, no real story. Showed up on ebay, purchased and card was delivered. Kind of anti-climatic though I was nervous someone would try to intervene.

[Rhotchkiss]

That is a story. Showed up raw? On eBay? Wow, you probably stole it to. Very great. I am very happy for you

[CobbSpikedMe]

That really is cool DJ. Happy for you.

[x2drich2000]

Thanks guys, you know I'm obsessed with the set! Anyone have an Evers, Barry, or Shean or anyone else they want to sell???

[rhettyeakley]

Originally Posted by wdwfan

So this is the first time I can post in this section, and I'm really excited. Here's a little thread about me saying I wanted to get started in pre-war and T206s and asking for advice.

https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=285990


And today, I got this in the mail. It's not in the greatest shape, and I've never heard of the guy. But it's my very first T206, and now I can look him up and do some research about him. Going forward, I hope to get cards closer to Ex condition as I'm not a big fan of creases, rounded corners, etc.

By the way, this came in with another lot I bought. I didn't buy this particular card. It was in a larger lot with 3-4 graded cards, some 70s-80s star base and some 1990s star base and inserts that I bought on Blowout for $50.

How exciting!

I still remember the 1st 2 pre-war cards I ever got were gifts from my father. A 1933 Goudey Pepper Martin and soon afterwards a T206 of the mustachioed John Titus! I have a soft spot for those 2 cards ever since.

Ollie Pickering is actually a pretty solid player. He had a long Major League career and was teammates at various times during his career with a young Walter Johnson, Nap Lajoie, and in 1897 with a young rookie for the Louisville Colonels named Honus Wagner!

[Clemaz]

Originally Posted by IgnatiusJReilly

I’m very happy to add this beauty after considerable delay shipping from the UK. Net54 turned me on to this card and I had to have one:







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Wow that is a great card. First time ever seeing one.


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[IgnatiusJReilly]

Originally Posted by Clemaz

Wow that is a great card. First time ever seeing one.


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It’s a wonderful card. Considering how low the graded population is, it’s surprising that you can pick them up relatively inexpensively. The fact that Ruth isn’t identified by name definitely keeps the visibility low. The image used is the same as the 1929 Shonen Club postcard where Ruth is identified.




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[bbcard1]

Originally Posted by IgnatiusJReilly

It’s a wonderful card. Considering how low the graded population is, it’s surprising that you can pick them up relatively inexpensively. The fact that Ruth isn’t identified by name definitely keeps the visibility low. The image used is the same as the 1929 Shonen Club postcard where Ruth is identified.




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It actually does...you and I just can't read it. The translation is:

"The moment that Babe Ruth, hailed as the world home run king, swings his bat with all his might. It looks like the ball quickly flew over the fence for a home run, as the catcher and umpire look up and the Babe's face beams with pleasure. The fans packed in the stands watch awestruck."

[bbcard1]

My contribution.