Sept 2011 Pick-up thread

[perezfan]

Wow... super-sweet Babe! They don't come any nicer... congrats!

Mark,
That fan is superb. Is that the one Carlton has pictures of you haggling for at the National?

Mark V...

It's actually a different Fan. The one from the National was sepia-toned and had many players of the day lining the perimeter. This colored one is perhaps even earlier, and depicts a generic baseball game in progress. I loved the artwork and muted colors (and was under-bidder in the Mastro Auction last year). When it recently re-surfaced on ebay, I snagged it.

These Fans are tough, because they are usually found beaten to hell (if found at all). Just another cool and obscure niche of this wonderful hobby!

Thanks, Mark

[mschwade]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Wow... super-sweet Babe! They don't come any nicer... congrats!

Mark,
That fan is superb. Is that the one Carlton has pictures of you haggling for at the National?

Mark V...

It's actually a different Fan. The one from the National was sepia-toned and had many players of the day lining the perimeter. This colored one is perhaps even earlier, and depicts a generic baseball game in progress. I loved the artwork and muted colors (and was under-bidder in the Mastro Auction last year). When it recently re-surfaced on ebay, I snagged it.

These Fans are tough, because they are usually found beaten to hell (if found at all). Just another cool and obscure niche of this wonderful hobby!

Thanks, Mark

Thank you! I'm a little kid in a candy store right now The original owner even wrote up a two-page letter about his experience meeting the Babe that he included with my purchase.

[ksfarmboy]

Wow, outstanding pick-ups everybody. Here's my latest addition.

[slidekellyslide]

Clint, you got it! Great pick up!

[ksfarmboy]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

Clint, you got it! Great pick up!

Thanks Dan. I'm very happy to add this jersey to my collection.

[CarltonHendricks]

Originally Posted by mschwade

Thank you! I'm a little kid in a candy store right now The original owner even wrote up a two-page letter about his experience meeting the Babe that he included with my purchase.

mschwade, That is quite a Ruth sig and I'm not even an autograph guy...Did the owner get the auto the same time while meeting the Babe? Can you scan and post the letter?

PS, Below my first Sept P/U

[mschwade]

Originally Posted by CarltonHendricks

mschwade, That is quite a Ruth sig and I'm not even an autograph guy...Did the owner get the auto the same time while meeting the Babe? Can you scan and post the letter?

Thank you! I don't have the letter yet, that's coming separate (It was either wait for all of it to come together next week or send them separate and I wanted to get the auto before the holiday weekend to show my grandma-- a HUGE Yankees fan). From what I know right now, the owner met the Babe and got his autograph when he was an 11 year old boy in mid-1947.

[slidekellyslide]

Carlton, is that Cap Anson?

[ksfarmboy]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

Carlton, is that Cap Anson?

Carlton that is awesome I love it check out my bowler. They are extremely similar but do have differences.

Dan, I always thought it resembled Anson too.

[slidekellyslide]

It would certainly make sense as he was a big reason for bowling's early popularity.

http://www.bowlersjournal.com/?p=442

[mjkm90]

I've been after this piece for years and was thrilled to have an opportunity to purchase this off ebay last night

[CarltonHendricks]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

Carlton, is that Cap Anson?

I don't know...I see on wiki where he owned a billiard hall and bowling alley in Chicago in 1899 and was an accomplished bowler and apparently was on a National championship team in 1904...I haven't gotten it yet to examine but from the photos there's just something special about it, I can't put my finger on it...It's coming out of Maryland...

Some of Anson's few successful ventures were a combination billiards hall and a bowling alley he opened in downtown Chicago in 1899.
Anson was named vice-president of the American Bowling Congress in 1903, and led a team to the five-man national championship in 1904

Clint, Hey that's a great inkwell...darn you just never know what you're gonna see on here...keep me posted if you want to move that!....I had another bowling inkwell once, see below with some of my other bowling pieces

[Scott Garner]

Today I picked up a pretty cool original press photo of Johnny Vander Meer (The Dutch Master) dated April, 1938. From the John Rogers photo archive (Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, Detroit News and Sport Magazine).

Two months before Vander Meer threw no-hitters in consecutive starts for the only time in ML history. I picked this up for less than $15- I'll take it!!

[thekingofclout]

Originally Posted by mschwade

I got it today's mail! The backlog is I had to sell my 1935 Ohio State-Michigan autographed program by 48 total players, coaches, and athletic director. It really was one of a kind that was tough to let go.. But it allowed me to add my ultimate........... Purchased from original owner:



I couldn't be any happier! I couldn't sleep all night because of the excitement

Originally Posted by mschwade

Thank you! I'm a little kid in a candy store right now The original owner even wrote up a two-page letter about his experience meeting the Babe that he included with my purchase.

I concur with Mark/perezfan's remark of "Wow... super-sweet Babe! They don't come any nicer... congrats!"

The Bambino's autograph is a cornerstone of collecting Baseball Memorabilia. It'll look even more terrific if you mat it with a vintage photo and/or advertising piece. Yours is a honeymoon that shall last a long, long time.

[mschwade]

Originally Posted by thekingofclout

I concur with Mark/perezfan's remark of "Wow... super-sweet Babe! They don't come any nicer... congrats!"

The Bambino's autograph is a cornerstone of collecting Baseball Memorabilia. It'll look even more terrific if you mat it with a vintage photo and/or advertising piece. Yours is a honeymoon that shall last a long, long time.

Thank you!!! I'm definitely still bubbly.. My father in law (huge baseball fan) is flying in from Arizona in a couple of weeks to stay with us, I can't wait to show him!

[GrayGhost]

TERRIFIC RUTH. When I hit the lottery, after paying off everyone I owe, Nice Ruth and Gehrig sigs would be my first hobby purchase

[mschwade]

Originally Posted by GrayGhost

TERRIFIC RUTH. When I hit the lottery, after paying off everyone I owe, Nice Ruth and Gehrig sigs would be my first hobby purchase

Thanks GrayGhost. It didn't take the lottery for me to get the Ruth, but it took selling one of my favorite pieces I owned.

Gehrig is on my want list too

[Lordstan]

Very Nice Ruth. Man, he knew how to give an autograph!
Congrats

[mr2686]

Great pickup Matt. That is one sweet Babe Ruth and I think well worth the program you had to sell.

[mschwade]

Originally Posted by mr2686

Great pickup Matt. That is one sweet Babe Ruth and I think well worth the program you had to sell.

The hardest part was coming to grips with the fact that I'll never find another program like that. It truly was one of a kind. I'm happy though that it helped me add the most sought after piece in my collection. Thanks guys for the kind words, it makes me feel more and more like I did the right thing.

[ScottR81]

just pick this up yesterday, very happy with it! My first Type 1 photo of Ruth in a Red Sox uniform, now if I could find one of him pitching from 1915 or in a Baltimore uniform.