How did everyone do this year?

[Scott Garner]

I was fortunate to have many great, bordering on unbelievable, pickups in 2011. I would go so far as saying that 2011 may have been my best year for pickups, which is saying a lot!

Highlights would include adding several new vintage no-hitter tickets, a couple of very tough early no-hit pitcher sigs, several great Type I photos, and a few unique and game used items to my advanced Nolan Ryan collection.

I'm not sure if the economy is creating great buying opportunities, or it's purely serendipty. Most likely it a combination of both. Either way I'm a happy camper!!

I hope all of your collecting year's have been successful as well!

[Runscott]

You guys have such amazing stuff, and very interesting collecting directions. I'm having to collect vicariously through the bunch of you.

I did not pick up all that much this year, but I did write two articles that were associated with my most treasured baseball memorabilia, and I'm fairly certain that both will be published. Also well on the way to completing a book that also stemmed from the memorabilia. So it was a great year.

Collecting-wise, I have been picking up RPPC baseball postcards with generic teams and players, but with great baseball imagery, for use in a documentary. I have almost all I need, but still keeping an eye out.

The best single item I picked up this year was a partial book of 1909 Gunther Park tickets from a season ticket holder - that year games were played there by many of the great black teams (Cuban Giants, Lelands), and also a game between the Leland Giants and the Chicago Cubs, Reulbach and Foster pitching. Also a few integrated team cabinets with great composition.

On the card side, picked up my favorite cards of Gehrig ('33 Goudey batting), Mathewson (dark cap t206),Baker (CJ), Wagner (M101-2 Supplement) and Cobb (t205). Still looking for Ruth ('33 Yellow portrait) and a Johnson T206 portrait upgrade - those will be my projects for 2012.

[slidekellyslide]

I definitely hit my goal...which is usually pick up a program or two of the Lincoln minor league clubs that I don't already own...I was actually able to complete my run from 1947-61 of Lincoln Athletics/Chiefs programs and I was only half way there at the start of the year...with the help of Dave Eskenazi and an ebayer who was selling major league programs but noted that they came from his grandfather who lived in Lincoln...I emailed him and sure enough he had every single program I need to finish my run...and he also sold me two 1920s Lincoln programs which I had never even dreamed I'd be able to find...also added a few schedule cards, a couple of team signed baseballs, and some awesome pre 1920 real photo postcards. One of my best years ever.

As far as my Nebraska Indians collection goes I was able to add my first Ticket to a game, and an advertising postcard for the team, but the two postcards that I really want did not show up for sale anywhere.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

As far as my Nebraska Indians collection goes I was able to add my first Ticket to a game, and an advertising postcard for the team, but the two postcards that I really want did not show up for sale anywhere.

Did you buy that Nebraska Indians 1800's team cabinet from me, about 7-8 years ago? If not, shoot me your email in a pm and I'll send you a scan - it was very cool.

[slidekellyslide]

I've bought many over the years, but don't recall if I bought yours Scott...was it one of these? (you have to click over to page 2 to see all the cabinets)

http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...seball%20Team/

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

I've bought many over the years, but don't recall if I bought yours Scott...was it one of these? (you have to click over to page 2 to see all the cabinets)

http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...seball%20Team/

Here's mine (not anymore):

[slidekellyslide]

That's the one smaller sized cabinet photo that I still need.

[iwantitiwinit]

I had one goal this year and so far have fallen a bit short. My aim was to buy the five following t206's: Cobb Portrait Red background psa 4 - 5, Cobb Portrait Green background psa 4, Johnson Portrait psa 5, Lajoie psa 5, Young with Glove psa 4.

So far I have only landed the Red Cobb in PSA 5 and the Johnson but the year isn't over yet.

[T206Collector]

So far this year, I have only been able to acquire 1 signed T206 card that was signed by a player that I did not already have. However, it is a wonderful signature, on a crisp Sovereign back, so I would say it was a successful year. Plus, I'm not sure how many more signed T206 cards are out there that I have a realistic chance of acquiring any time soon.

[mschwade]

How many T-206 cards do you have signed? What is your most favorite? Speaking of which, is anyone on here the owner of the Frank Chance autographed T-206 that was auctioned off at Heritage Auctions in 2009?