I'm sick of all this damn money talk; let's have a virtual card show

Exhibitman · #1 06-01-2021, 02:17 PM

This was the first prewar Exhibit I ever purchased. I got it about 30 years ago from John Spalding at a show in North Hollywood, CA, along with a group of others. Over the next year or two I purchased a ton of prewar Exhibits and other cards from John. He was a nice and helpful collector; RIP. For those who didn't know John, from his obit:

"John wrote and self-published five books, four about minor league baseball in the 19th Century California League ("Always on Sunday") and the 20th Century Pacific Coast League ("Pacific Coast Stars," Vols. 1 & 2, and "Sacramento Senators and Solons") , and concluded his days as an author in 2000 with "A History of Sports in Santa Clara County, 1900-1999." As one of the country's major collectors of pre-1942 sports cards and memorabilia, John was a regular columnist from the 1970s into the late 1990s for numerous sports collector publications, including Sports Collectors Digest, the hobby's most influential publication."

Bill77 · #2 06-01-2021, 04:01 PM

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Exhibitman · #3 06-01-2021, 06:00 PM

VAN LINGLE MUNGO

Words and music by Dave Frishberg

Heenie Majeski, Johnny Gee
Eddie Joost, Johnny Pesky, Thornton Lee
Danny Gardella
Van Lingle Mungo

Whitey Kurowski, Max Lanier
Eddie Waitkus and Johnny Vandermeer
Bob Estalella
Van Lingle Mungo

Augie Bergamo, Sigmund Jakucki
Big Johnny Mize and Barney McCosky
Hal Trosky

Augie Galan and Pinky May
Stan Hack and Frenchy Bordagaray
Phil Cavaretta, George McQuinn
Howie Pollett and Early Wynn
Art Passarella
Van Lingle Mungo

John Antonelli, Ferris Fain
Frankie Crosetti, Johnny Sain
Harry Brecheen and Lou Boudreau
Frankie Gustine and Claude Passeau
Eddie Basinski
Ernie Lombardi
Hughie Mulcahy
Van Lingle...Van Lingle Mungo

brianp-beme · #4 06-01-2021, 07:06 PM

I believe I showed this earlier, but Van Lingle Mungo's name puts me over the moon, where repeating yourself is tolerated, even encouraged.

Brian

qed2190 · #5 06-01-2021, 07:30 PM

Ole Pete young and old

brianp-beme · #6 06-01-2021, 07:40 PM

Nice pair of G.C's...I especially like the W590!

Brian

Aaron Seefeldt · #7 06-02-2021, 05:50 AM

Baker

metroac · #8 06-03-2021, 10:37 AM

You can hear the song "Van Lingle Mungo" on youtube with accompanying pictures of all the players as their names are sung. Listen here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKzobTlF8fM

G1911 · #9 06-03-2021, 08:52 PM

3 of my personal favorites. I found them as a kid in a card shop in Cooperstown, New York for $20 a piece, which was a good buy then. My dad bought them for me as a gift ($60 was a lot of cards for a kid), and they were in my pocket in top-loaders when we went through the museum for the first time. All my favorites are the cheap ones connected to childhood and good memories, instead of my more expensive cards.

I believe a red colored Vaughn was considered something of a tough E98 then, haven't kept up with the thinking now post-black swamp find though.

brianp-beme · #10 06-03-2021, 09:32 PM

Although I don't recommend or condone such a practice, I believe these two Diamond Stars cards are how you can get rid of unwanted waterfowl.

Brian (don't make me explain this)

Casey2296 · #11 06-03-2021, 09:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by G1911

3 of my personal favorites. I found them as a kid in a card shop in Cooperstown, New York for $20 a piece, which was a good buy then. My dad bought them for me as a gift ($60 was a lot of cards for a kid), and they were in my pocket in top-loaders when we went through the museum for the first time. All my favorites are the cheap ones connected to childhood and good memories, instead of my more expensive cards.

I believe a red colored Vaughn was considered something of a tough E98 then, haven't kept up with the thinking now post-black swamp find though.

E98 Vaughns in any color are still tough cards in the set.

qed2190 · #12 06-03-2021, 11:08 PM

some more W cards

G1911 · #13 06-03-2021, 11:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Casey2296

E98 Vaughns in any color are still tough cards in the set.

Thank you!

benge610 · #14 06-26-2021, 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Casey2296

E98 Vaughns in any color are still tough cards in the set.

... and the personal history/backstory adds so much for me. at card shows that i set up at; I pull a T206 common out of the case, out of the sleeve; hand it to a kid and ask, "How does it feel to hold a 110 yr-old baseball card?". I follow it up with, "Congratulations! You are the 837th person to touch that card, in it's lifetime. your Dad may have touched it; your Grandpa may have, even his Dad.". I then turn to the parent and say, "See, this is really what it is all about".

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