April pick ups thread

[itjclarke]

Never started one of these!

This was actually a March pick up, but provides a couple good examples of why I love this site. Based on Ted's prior thread(s), I had learned that the rounded corner variants are indeed 1947 and Jackie's rookie card... and based on one of the 15% off coupon threads, I got a very nice discount. Long live N54!

[Bored5000]

I know it's not baseball, but the card doesn't really fit anywhere else on the board. I was finally able to pick up an Amelia Earhart Sky Birds card. The condition pretty much speaks for itself, but I grew tired of waiting for a decent one to show up on eBay. I figure I can always upgrade in the future.

The National Chicle Earhart card has proven to be surprisingly difficult to find a decent copy for a card that has over 100 graded examples.

I love history, and Earhart is one of my favorite people to read about. She only has five cards that were issued prior to her disappearance, and the National Chicle card is the only one that is even semi common None of the other options have even 10 graded copies on the PSA pop. chart.

[Leon]

This one is new to the collection and now in hand....I always thought it was cool.....Stealing a base.

[GaryPassamonte]

I like it, Leon.

[TheBig6]

[lloydchristmas]

Awesome stuff so far, gents!

[Leon]

Originally Posted by GaryPassamonte

I like it, Leon.

Thanks Gary.....and thanks to Jonathan for this one...

[Rhotchkiss]

Cool Collins, Leon. Below is another rare back (and rare front/back combo). Love me the rare HOF stuff. Now, I just need an HOF front 215-1 & -2 for a full HOF T206-front back run.

[Tennis13]

Originally Posted by Bored5000

I know it's not baseball, but the card doesn't really fit anywhere else on the board. I was finally able to pick up an Amelia Earhart Sky Birds card. The condition pretty much speaks for itself, but I grew tired of waiting for a decent one to show up on eBay. I figure I can always upgrade in the future.

The National Chicle Earhart card has proven to be surprisingly difficult to find a decent copy for a card that has over 100 graded examples.

I love history, and Earhart is one of my favorite people to read about. She only has five cards that were issued prior to her disappearance, and the National Chicle card is the only one that is even semi common None of the other options have even 10 graded copies on the PSA pop. chart.

I literally was looking for some of her stuff the other day, and I had never searched for her cards, but was curious what was out there. I love history -- and have always sort of checked out astronaut stuff on the fringes, but have yet to buy anything there, either.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Tennis13

I literally was looking for some of her stuff the other day, and I had never searched for her cards, but was curious what was out there. I love history -- and have always sort of checked out astronaut stuff on the fringes, but have yet to buy anything there, either.

This Earhart is not particularly tough as far as I know.

[Bored5000]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

This Earhart is not particularly tough as far as I know.

Awesome to see some other Earhart fans/collectors on here. Of the seven or eight cards she has from the 1930s, the Carreras Ltd. card is the one I see most often. I had forgotten in my post on the first page of this thread that the Carreras card was also issued prior to her disappearance. The National Chicle card has four times as many cards as the Carreras card on the PSA population report, yet I see the Carreras card much more frequently. Any of her other 1930s cards beyond those two are pretty tough.

I just purchased a 1938 Earhart Mars Confections card a couple days ago that I hope to receive sometimes this week. PSA has only graded eight of that card and SGC has only graded four of them.

For such an iconic/famous figure, Earhart's cards are surprisingly affordable (at least other than her Heinz F277 Aviators card). That is why I love collecting non-sports.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Tennis13

I literally was looking for some of her stuff the other day, and I had never searched for her cards, but was curious what was out there. I love history -- and have always sort of checked out astronaut stuff on the fringes, but have yet to buy anything there, either.

Did someone say astronauts?? Here are a couple of unusual ones, of Yuri Gagarin and Valentina Tereschkova (first woman in space) from a 1969 German or Belgian issue.

[Tennis13]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Did someone say astronauts?? Here are a couple of unusual ones, of Yuri Gagarin and Valentina Tereschkova (first woman in space) from a 1969 German or Belgian issue.

These are awesome. I am a big fan of Gus Grissom, and am so intrigued by his story. I've almost pulled the trigger on some of this stuff, but I am so scared of opening pandora's box on an entirely different line of collecting when I haven't finished my first set of collecting I'm focused on.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Tennis13

These are awesome. I am a big fan of Gus Grissom, and am so intrigued by his story. I've almost pulled the trigger on some of this stuff, but I am so scared of opening pandora's box on an entirely different line of collecting when I haven't finished my first set of collecting I'm focused on.

The 63 Topps Astronaut portraits are great.

[Bored5000]

Originally Posted by Tennis13

I literally was looking for some of her stuff the other day, and I had never searched for her cards, but was curious what was out there. I love history -- and have always sort of checked out astronaut stuff on the fringes, but have yet to buy anything there, either.

I always look on eBay to see what Earhart stuff gets listed. Here is a link to her PSA set registry: The owner of the registry in the link is a member here.

https://www.psacard.com/psasetregist...shedset/141443

The 1933 Orami Heroes of the Air card looks like such a cool card, with Earhart looking at a model plane with a young girl. But PSA has only graded three of that card, and I have never seen one for sale/auction. There appears to be an error in the images, however. The 1938 Mars Confections card depicts a signed Earhart check instead of the correct card.

One of the other Earhart items that shows up from time to time and is pretty cool comes from the Smithsonian. In the 1970s, the Smithsonian reskinned several of the famous planes in their possession and made small pieces of the plane's fabric available to the public. Now, it seems amazing that the Smithsonian would actually do such a thing. But some of the Earhart samples from the Lockheed Vega she used to cross the Atlantic in 1932 do show up from time to time on eBay and typically sell for a few hundred dollars.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Smithsonian...gAAOSwlBhanugS

I am not an autograph guy at all, but Earhart was a prolific signer. Her autograph is not rare, just expensive. She would frequently takes covers with her on many of her famous trips, autograph them, then sell them to the public after the trip ended. At some of her speaking engagements, she would give give brief plane rides to members of the crowd or well-connected patrons. The autographed cards also show up from time to time on eBay and will list the person's name and what number the person was in line for the chance to take a brief ride with Earhart that day.

https://www.skinnerinc.com/auctions/2764B/lots/24

It is has been speculated that one of the reasons Earhart left her trailing antenna behind in Miami on her ill-fated final flight was because she did not want to carry the nine-pound antenna along. She was obsessed with saving weight on the plane, yet carried hundreds of covers with her that were postmarked/autographed during her flight and were contracted to be sold for a total of $25,000 once the around the world flight was completed. Not taking the trailing antenna with her greatly reduced Earhart's ability to communicate with the Coast Guard cutter Itasca when she was unable to locate Howland island. She also did not have adequate knowledge of Morse Code, and repeatedly showed no interest in learning the skill.

[Tennis13]

Originally Posted by Bored5000

I always look on eBay to see what Earhart stuff gets listed. Here is a link to her PSA set registry: The owner of the registry in the link is a member here.

https://www.psacard.com/psasetregist...shedset/141443

The 1933 Orami Heroes of the Air card looks like such a cool card, with Earhart looking at a model plane with a young girl. But PSA has only graded three of that card, and I have never seen one for sale/auction. There appears to be an error in the images, however. The 1938 Mars Confections card depicts a signed Earhart check instead of the correct card.

One of the other Earhart items that shows up from time to time and is pretty cool comes from the Smithsonian. In the 1970s, the Smithsonian reskinned several of the famous planes in their possession and made small pieces of the plane's fabric available to the public. Now, it seems amazing that the Smithsonian would actually do such a thing. But some of the Earhart samples from the Lockheed Vega she used to cross the Atlantic in 1932 do show up from time to time on eBay and typically sell for a few hundred dollars.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Smithsonian...gAAOSwlBhanugS

I am not an autograph guy at all, but Earhart was a prolific signer. Her autograph is not rare, just expensive. She would frequently takes covers with her on many of her famous trips, autograph them, then sell them to the public after the trip ended. At some of her speaking engagements, she would give give brief plane rides to members of the crowd or well-connected patrons. The autographed cards also show up from time to time on eBay and will list the person's name and what number the person was in line for the chance to take a brief ride with Earhart that day.

https://www.skinnerinc.com/auctions/2764B/lots/24

It is has been speculated that one of the reasons Earhart left her trailing antenna behind in Miami on her ill-fated final flight was because she did not want to carry the nine-pound antenna along. She was obsessed with saving weight on the plane, yet carried hundreds of covers with her that were postmarked/autographed during her flight and were contracted to be sold for a total of $25,000 once the around the world flight was completed. Not taking the trailing antenna with her greatly reduced Earhart's ability to communicate with the Coast Guard cutter Itasca when she was unable to locate Howland island. She also did not have adequate knowledge of Morse Code, and repeatedly showed no interest in learning the skill.

This whole thing is awesome. Thank you for the lesson

[darwinbulldog]

Some non-baseball stuff plus this one.

[Big Six]

My first pre-war (Spanish-American, that is) Card...bought it raw but just back from SGC...



Also added another T206 with “Bobby” backstamp...



And two more Blue Portrait Chases...




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[mechanicalman]

Excited to pick up this fat bordered card from the recent Delaware Find from BBCEmporium. Great seller on eBay.

[jbl79]

Originally Posted by mechanicalman

Excited to pick up this fat bordered card from the recent Delaware Find from BBCEmporium. Great seller on eBay.

Fantastic green Cobb Sam! Saw that on ebay right when it was posted. I knew it wouldn't last long. Glad you added that to your amazing collection!

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by mechanicalman

Excited to pick up this fat bordered card from the recent Delaware Find from BBCEmporium. Great seller on eBay.

Fantastic 4.

[Andrew1975]

Originally Posted by mechanicalman

Excited to pick up this fat bordered card from the recent Delaware Find from BBCEmporium. Great seller on eBay.

Beautiful card!

[mechanicalman]

Thank you guys. I really appreciate it.

[Peter_Spaeth]

From a board member.

[Head928]

Received the others back in 2, 3, and a 6. But am happy to get these back as well.

[mybuddyinc]

Few back up grades ..... Extra thanks to Luke for the ABs in a cool trade ....

Been hunting for Moran for awhile ....

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Fun stuff, Scott

[Baseballcrazy62]

Really excited to add the Gehringer to my Butterfinger collection.

[tuckr1]

First joe

[nolemmings]

Pleasantly surprised with this one:

[TheBig6]

Having fun with Goudeys

[Nunzio11]

Picked up my first Babe Ruth item this month from LOTG.

[svtPONY95]

Picked this up in the recent Heritage auction.

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[Brian Van Horn]

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[darwinbulldog]

Finishing out the month with these additions

[Cooper1927]

Nice low grade Addie...




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[T206Collector]

Originally Posted by Cooper1927

Nice low grade Addie...

Great presentation - nice card!

[CobbSpikedMe]

A Couple recent pick ups...


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[Thromdog]

Been collecting T206’s for 5 years and have never owned a Lenox. Then I bought 2 in back to back evenings this week. First one came last night.....

Funny how that works.

[T206Collector]

Originally Posted by Thromdog

Been collecting T206’s for 5 years and have never owned a Lenox.

Gorgeous! I’ve been collecting T206s for 20 years and have never owned a Lenox.