2020... The year in review!

[Vintagecatcher]

2020.....not the year any of us expected!

Wanted to take this opportunity to thank Leon, and the other moderators for providing this site as an escape from the harsh realities we all faced this year.

This site helps fuel our passion for collecting. It also continues to build many lasting friendships between our members!

Although this year had months when I couldn't find anything I wanted to add to my "catcher collection," the items I did find, I have appreciated more!

Here are a few of my favorites:

Bill Carrigan E125 American Caramel Diecut
Yantz 210 Orange Border
Sunday Illustrated Magazine Catcher cover
S74 Meyers (Peach)
PCL Wilson Baseball

Let's see your highlights from 2020, and let's end this year on a positive note!

Patrick

[Exhibitman]

2020 personifies the ancient Chinese curse "May you live in interesting times." I am just thankful my family is healthy and my practice hasn't missed a beat. I don't have much by way of vintage cards to show for it but I did land these autographs:



Daltrey on a Pro Card



Pete Townshend



Best for last, the master, Jimmy Page.

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by Vintagecatcher

2020.....not the year any of us expected!

Wanted to take this opportunity to thank Leon, and the other moderators for providing this site as an escape from the harsh realities we all faced this year.

This site helps fuel our passion for collecting. It also continues to build many lasting friendships between our members!

Although this year had months when I couldn't find anything I wanted to add to my "catcher collection," the items I did find, I have appreciated more!

Here are a few of my favorites:

Bill Carrigan E125 American Caramel Diecut
Yantz 210 Orange Border
Sunday Illustrated Magazine Catcher cover
S74 Meyers (Peach)
PCL Wilson Baseball

Let's see your highlights from 2020, and let's end this year on a positive note!

Patrick

Hi Patrick

T'was an unpleasant year for the hobby.....the three Philly Shows were cancelled. And, the National was cancelled. I was looking forward to setting-up in Atlantic
City (only a 2-hour drive for me).

You asked for our hobby "highlights" this year.
I think you'll appreciate this, a T205 George Schlei with a tough PIEDMONT #42 back to continue my #42 run. I included my only Green-bordered T205 (Schlei).
Several other BB, FB, and Non-Sports cards; however, nothing too exciting to write about.


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TED Z

T206 Reference
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[Vintagecatcher]

Thanks for you response Ted.

I guess it really was a rough year by the responses or lack thereof.

Patrick

[aelefson]

Great items Ted and Patrick! I especially like the PCL ball but it is cool to see both of your highlights. I had what I consider my best year ever, collecting wise. The odd thing is, 90% of my collection comes from antique stores, antique shows, and flea markets. Even though the pandemic significantly curtailed my antiquing (no Brimfield!), the quality of the items I found more than made up for the lack of quantity. Since March I have acquired the following items via antique shopping:

Full size lemon peel ball
1871 Trophy ball
Possible seamless type lemon peel ball
1843 Boys and Girls Book of Sports with small base ball section
1856 bound volume of New York Clipper newspaper with lots of baseball content.
Five Peck and Snyder trade cards from the 1880s
Walter Johnson store model glove (youth model but still happy to own it)
Big Run cigar box with Buck Ewing, Buffalo Bill, and other small portraits
Possible salesman sample mini Reach mushroom bat
Several early bats (pre 1900)

I also made a few purchases with the help of fellow board member bgar (Bruce) and those included an 1836 book that has the same illustration of baseball as the Carver book, and an 1840s notebook with the same baseball scene on the cover. Bruce has been instrumental in helping me reshape my collection via his information and a few trades we did. I wouldn't have much of a pre 1860s baseball ephemera collection without his help.

Other board members (soxinseven, bigfish, huysman, mghpro, kjavic and others) have helped me also with information, encouragement, and also by buying some of my other items so I could afford to obtain all of the above.

I am still amazed at what can be found antique shopping!

Alan

[packs]

For me 2020 was a banner year (hobby wise):









And a Carl Horner to round it out

[RCMcKenzie]

Here are a few from this year...

[Piratedogcardshows]

It was a slow year overall for my collection. I was able to aquire a couple handfuls of new T209/T210. I stand by my previous population estimates. Since that thread new to the market cards are pretty much non existent. I was able to finish off my two N172 player collections. Nash and Johnston. Here is my favorite pickup of the year. Series 8 Pepe SGC 20 with the upside down split Series 3 TEXAS league back!

[Piratedogcardshows]

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[C-mack]

Had some pretty fun pick ups in 2020 ! Good dent in my goudey set and a solid amount of t206s

These were my favorites of the year