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[Jay Wolt]

Jimmy That Dickey induction letter is off the charts.
Never saw one before. You're collection is incredible.
One gem after another!

[Jay Wolt]

Picked these up from N54 a couple of years ago.

The letter was the office copy from the Govenor of Maryland in 1954 making
a pitch to Spink of why Home Run Baker should be in the Hall Of Fame.
Politics worked, Frank Baker was inducted in Cooperstown in '55

The photo is of Baker relaxing at home w/ his momentos all around him.
I wonder where there are now? Would love to have one of those bats, or trophy or a team ball.

[Lordstan]

Jimmy,
Your collection never disappoints. That stuff is incredible.

Mike,
Who is the lady in the turtleneck in the second group of pins? It's hard to believe the HOF couldn't find a better picture of whoever it is?
BTW who is missing from your collection?

Jay,
I used to live on eastern shore of Maryland, near where Baker was from. I always found it surprising that there didn't seem to be a lot of his stuff around there. Great pic though.

My contribution to the thread are HOF yearbooks:

1942 Yearbook. Scan is a little big. Size is same as 1946.


1946 Yearbook


1949 Yearbook


1964 Yearbook Silver Anniversary


1966 Yearbook. The first one acquired. Started the whole ball rolling. It has the most sigs.


1977 Yearbook. Second most signatures.


1984 Yearbook. One of the prettiest.


All signatures on books earlier than 1982 were obtained in person, by myself, except for the Kiner on the 1975 book. Those 1982 and later are mixed sources.

The rest can be seen here:http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v2...F%20Yearbooks/

[Jay Wolt]

Mark, nice autographs which prompted me to remember this piece I have.
Got all the auto's myself starting in '81 and after a few, i realized that all the players played in 1939 (except for Waite Hoyt who retired in '38) when this stamp/First Day Cover came out for the "alleged" 100th anniversary of Baseball.
So my theme was to have all the players who signed be Hall Of Famers and who played in 1939.
Now 70 years later, there's no one else I can ever add to it.

When I met Ted Williams (Atlantic City show in '88) I handed him the green pen as Ty Cobb often signed items like that. He liked how I knew that and even offered to buy the piece after he signed it.

[sayhey24]

These are the original frames that held the Hall of Fame plaques of George Sisler and Tris Speaker -- the frames they used when the plaques were hanging on the walls of the old museum, before the actual Hall of Fame wing was added to the museum. The players name was written on the back and front of the ornate frame so the plaque would be returned to the correct frame after it was taken off for cleaning. I've put a Type I photo in each plaque.

[sayhey24]

Sign for the 1953 HOF game and induction ceremonies.

[Lordstan]

Jay,
Very nice cachet. I love those multi-signed items.

Say Hey.
Those frames are fantastic. There is even enough room to put a signed 3x5 of each under the pic.

Mark

[thekingofclout]

Originally Posted by Jay Wolt

Mark, nice autographs which prompted me to remember this piece I have.
Got all the auto's myself starting in '81 and after a few, i realized that all the players played in 1939 (except for Waite Hoyt who retired in '38) when this stamp/First Day Cover came out for the "alleged" 100th anniversary of Baseball.
So my theme was to have all the players who signed be Hall Of Famers and who played in 1939.
Now 70 years later, there's no one else I can ever add to it.

When I met Ted Williams (Atlantic City show in '88) I handed him the green pen as Ty Cobb often signed items like that. He liked how I knew that and even offered to buy the piece after he signed it.

Hey Jay. What a terrific piece and and even better story behind the piece...especially about Williams. I do love pieces that have cool stories to go with them. Well done.

Best, Jimmy

[thekingofclout]

of Foxx, Gehrig, and Ruth in NM/Mint Condition. The gold lettering on the Ruth bat is just incredible.

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[sayhey24]

Giant (3x5) vintage framed HOF print of Herb Pennock.

[mr2686]

Ozzie and Mudcat signing on induction weekend

[MK]

Mark V.
The lady in the turtleneck is actually Jack Brickhouse. For some reason, when he went in as a broadcaster, he was added to this set. It is an odd addition. I found his pin on ebay many years ago and it is the only one I have ever seen. The ones missing from my collection are Juan Marichal, George Kell, Walter Alston, Hoyt Wilhelm, Lou Brock and HF36 which is an unknown. I've seen photos of the 5 listed above, but have never seen a #36.

[Lordstan]

Mike,
Aha, that explains why I didn't recognize him.
Nice collection.

[thekingofclout]

Thank you Jay & Mark for the very kind words.

Here's a few vintage souvenirs from Cooperstown...

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