November Pickups

[mschwade]

Well, a four year search has come to an end and my OCD has been fed! One of my projects is Yankees retired #'s and I try to get all of the guys on 3x5s in blue sharpie or blue ink (for the older guys such as Ruth and Gehrig). You may remember a post I made before where I mentioned that I got a print signed by Mattingly and Mantle because Mattingly was my favorite player and my grandma's was The Mick. I lost my grandma at the end of July and I think she helped bring this one to me, but I finally found my Mickey Mantle 3x5 in blue sharpie! I want to also thank the couple great members on this forum that were nice enough to offer their opinion of the piece when asked via PM. I love it! Just a couple more to go

[thetruthisoutthere]

Billy Martin Roast Program Guide signed by Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford, Ernie Banks, Harmon, Killebrew, Dean Chance, Bo Belinsky, Jimmy Piersall, Doc Ellis, Phil Niekro and Catfish Hunter.


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[tazdmb]

Very nice program-here is my question-do you try and get Nettles to sign it or leave it as is?

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by tazdmb

Very nice program-here is my question-do you try and get Nettles to sign it or leave it as is?

Thanks, Taz.

If I had the opportunity to get Nettles to sign it, I would, but only in-person.

[Teamgluck]

Congrats on the Mantles!

[jgmp123]

Just added this Babe...Taking suggestions/recommendations on how I should get this one framed up....

[Enfuego]

Just picked this up today for $12..."the wife actually found it for me"
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[tazdmb]

#226-Actually got a fair price from Kevin Keating. Nice 1951 GPC, really like the full name and nickname.

[bender07]

Originally Posted by tazdmb

#226-Actually got a fair price from Kevin Keating. Nice 1951 GPC, really like the full name and nickname.

Kevin's last email blast had some very reasonable prices which is different for him.

[Klrdds]

Beautiful Traynor..I have always liked his full name signature.

[Duluth Eskimo]

Originally Posted by bender07

Kevin's last email blast had some very reasonable prices which is different for him.

I saw that also. Was wondering what may have changed. He had some good stuff on the list too. Kind of strange

[whyconform]

Have made a ton of upgrades to my HOF collection, but no new names until now. #230/306 Wilbert Robinson

And I get some duplicates for Paul & L Waner, Grimes, Carey, Bancroft, and Traynor.... (some on other sheets not pictured)

[39special]

Picked up 18 of these from a board member.Being a low budget collector,I'm happy with them.They may not be in the best of shape,but neither am I.

[the 'stache]

Since I now know we have an autograph forum (I think in the back of my mind I may have previously acknowledged that we had one, but I'd never really thought to explore it), if you will please excuse me for a third post in this month's thread, I'd like to ask the opinion of our board members on this autograph I received a few months ago.

This was given to me as a gift by somebody on Facebook who was involved in a baseball discussion with me. He wished to thank me for the time I'd put in constructing my supporting documentation, which ultimately helped to prove a position he'd taken in a friendly discussion about WAR relevancy in comparing players from the golden era. I was told it was a Willie Mays autograph acquired within the last couple of years. I graciously accepted, and after doing a cursory look up of his signature online, I set it aside to research more in the future. While there are certainly some characteristics of the signature that closely resemble those demonstrated in other examples, I am about as far from being a forensic document examiner as there is, so handwriting analysis is not my forte. I admit, however, that I would love to be able to collect signatures of the great baseball players, but before I'd ever spend any serious money on that pursuit, I'd want to make sure I had the requisite tools to do so safely.



I am vaguely familiar with the methodology involved, but I do not know which exemplars should be employed when examining Willie's autograph. Obviously, his signature now could appear altogether different from his signature given out during his playing days. So, I will provide this scan, and defer to the judgement of you fine folks.

Thank you!

Bill

PS. This scan has was originally done at 600 dpi, and then reduced 6 x. That is how I've always done my vintage and pre-war cards, because it creates a large scan that I can always pull up at original size.

[Maddog]

Thanks to James G. I just added #'s 178,179 & 180. Still a loooong way to go
Really to step up my game




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[tazdmb]

A lot of pickups this month, best is #227-Founder of Modern Baseball

[jgmp123]

Originally Posted by tazdmb

A lot of pickups this month, best is #227-Founder of Modern Baseball

Absolutely beautiful! Congrats Frank!!

[HOF Auto Rookies]

Love this card. It's so unique and from a "What Could Have Been" set. Trout signed Superfractor Proof.

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[Runscott]

How to Hook Slide

Bud Hassett was a 23-yr old minor leaguer at AA Columbus, yet to play a major league game, when he wrote this letter to a young fan.

[Runscott]

How to Hit Inside-Out by Dolph Camilli April, 1935

[Runscott]

Buck Newsom January, 1935 - apparently he thought quite highly of Lou Gehrig

My new favorite autograph:

[Runscott]

Cecil Travis - Travis was only 21 and had just finished his first full season in the major leagues when he gave this advice to a young fan. I'm sure that if you asked, Mike Trout would also send you a two-page handwritten letter on playing the outfield.

[johnmh71]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Buck Newsom January, 1935 - apparently he thought quite highly of Lou Gehrig

My new favorite autograph:

That is awesome. Reminds you of how great Gehrig was.

[Bosox Blair]

Since this forum is not limited only to baseball, I thought I'd share a hockey pickup that I'm especially stoked about!

This is the earliest known professional hockey contract of a Hall-of-Famer ever sold at auction. It is the 1921-22 "rookie" contract of HOFer Herb Gardiner.

But something important was never noted when this item was offered at 2 separate auction houses...the contract is autographed by a second hockey HOFer at the top...Lloyd Turner, who was inducted in the HOF as a "builder" and was coined Calgary's "Mr. Hockey" in the early 20th century.