August 2011 pickup thread

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by kjjavic

Very cool scrapbook Dan. I have read alot about the civil war, and am familiar with the story of Ellsworth - If I recall correctly, he went into a hotel in Virginia that was hanging a Confederate flag, and cut it down, but was shot by one of its inhabitants on the way out.
Is your scrapbook attributed to anyone specific?

There is a bit of grass that has a small story about where it was picked and is signed "L.S. Bishop"..another name that pops up is under the flower it says it was picked after the battle by "Mrs Kent". I wonder if Shiloh was one of those battles that had spectators?

[oriolesbb6]

I think a conservative estimate would be 1-3k in an average estate auction.

[Mark]

The letter from Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner alone has some value.

[herkyhawkeye]

I would guess you could get quite a bit of value for that book.

I have that same Ellswoth CDV picture and I would guess that alone is in the $125-$150 range. I would have no idea what the dried flower or the swatch of the Confed flag would be worth but both would command some decent money and dont even get me started on a original Confederate General Order. did pretty well.

[GrayGhost]

My late Father LOVED the Civil war and instilled it in me. Tho I don't study it, its a tragic and fascinating time. the scrapbook is INCREDIBLE. What a find.

On topic, I love those pennants also.

[Vintage Yankee]

1952 WS Game 3 piece (DiMag throws out 1st pitch) signed by 9


Pair of Yankee-related stock certs


And my personal favorite, an original snapshot of the Babe and a couple of young autograph seekers.

[mr2686]

Not very old, but I just picked up Holtzman Signed Sports Classics series copies of "The Long Season" by Jim Brosnan and "The Boys of Summer" by Roger Kahn. I have not read Boys of Summer and now that I've really dived in to those great Dodger teams, I'm really looking forward to it. I read The Long Season back in the 70's, and remember it as being one of the best baseball books I had read at that time. I think it will be worth re-reading.