March Pick Ups
 

My first check Ive ever purchased.

Salada shield. 1962, I believe.

Yes; 1962 Salada-Junket coins w/shield. NICE by the way! Fairly tough to find with the shield not cracked.

1975-78 Wausau Mets game used jersey, super tough jersey to find.

One dollar tag sale bargain. Missing the handle so I will strategically place it in my cabinet so you can't tell. :D

BTW if anyone has a pic of what one of these intact looks like I'd like to see it...I think I could fashion a replacement handle.

Jackie safe at home vs. the Giants. Pre-Posey Rule. :)

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Score book with score card early 1951 Mickey Mantle, while he played with the Kansas City Blues Minor League team.

Blues Mantle program
 

Great pickup on the Blues program. Those are hard to find. Looks to be in nice shape, as well.

Jay- love the Cobb check.

I'm thrilled to add this special piece to my collection. Derek Jeter c.1996 Rookie Game Used Bat, with outstanding use and rookie era signature, PSA/DNA GU10.

Killer jeter bat ! Congrats !

Awesome bat!!!

It's always exciting to learn something new. Especially when it relates to a subject you thought you knew a lot about. I picked up this ticket and program. They are from a charity exhibition game billed as the 8th game of the 1971 World Series played at RFK on May 22, 1972. The Pirates were defeated by the Orioles 5-2 on that date. Other than the games location and final score I could not locate any additional I information.

Thanks guys. I will be put away for my son, along with my Mantle Gamer.

My biggest pick up
 

Not in hand yet, but excited to get it.

Woowwww ! That's amazing ! Congrats !

Nothing like that Jeter bat, but...
 

Always wanted to add a Yasiel Puig gamer to my collection. I think he is really funny to watch, plus when he connects, he can send one to the moon.

So naturally, I bought one from a seller on ebay who had no COA and some sketchy feedback. That's ok, right? He threw in some game used (and signed) gloves too!

Seriously, I sent it off to PSA, and it turned out the seller was legit!

Josh Gibson
 

Thanks Matt...

I missed it the first time, so I was happy to get it now. Did not think that it was going to happen, but it fits in with my other negro leaguers, so I am pretty stoked about it!

Awesome Al what a pick up!

1986 Mets Lenny Dykstra BP Jersey.

Great pick ups! Love the Jeter bat!

Mike

Awesome bat! Is that a crack in the handle?

Thanks guys.

The Jeter Bat had a minor crack in the handle that was professionally secured before I acquired it (those photos were taken prior).

what is it?

Great bat!

Disregard, I blew up the pix, nice Kirk Gibson bat!:eek::eek::eek:

1992 Derek Jeter Upper Deck Minor League Signed Card. I like Derek Jeter’s Early Autograph.

You got the Gibson part correct but that's ain't Kirk's bat!

Sorry....
 

It it a Josh Gibson bat. Still not in hand and am shaking when I think about it... but it should be here soon!

If i may ask for a item worth that much $$, do they still send it regular mail or in a armored truck.

Great bat Al and congrats!

Probably Fed Ex/UPS, covered by their insurance policy, but some things just can’t be replaced...

Yah I was just kiddn about it being Kirks.

And, if you can videotape the police escort of the mailman down your street, would love to see its arrival.

Off eBay I picked up this Dugout Lineup card (written in manager Earl Weaver's hand) from Cal Ripken Jr.'s rookie season of 1982...I had to do a little research to determine it was from the game of 08/02/82 vs. Boston

https://i.imgur.com/P7thT0g.jpg

These arrived yesterday and are definitely part of the 'permanent unless I am totally broke' collection. Both are Gerrit Beneker watercolor proofs for Baseball Magazine covers:

Scott, beautiful.

Awesome, Scott! :cool:

I’d buy those for a dollar all day long! Let me know if you want to double or triple your money, and I’m your guy. :)

Glad someone here won that. I was watching it and planned on putting down a serious bid (quite a bit higher than it sold for), but mistook when the auction ended and totally missed bidding. Very cool piece!

Two vintage Cabinets
 

1890's-1910
Kid dressed in a Uniform
Player possibly Club/Minor League Player

Gibson Mitt
 

Circa 1913-1923 Rawlings Gibson Mitt

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Great pick ups!

Mike

Very cool and rare glove Marty.
Great pick-up for your Gibson collection... congrats!


Brent

Thanks Brent. I am super excited about the mitt. Big add for my Gibson collection.

Marty.

Very nice! :)

Curious, did you/have you ever heard back from RMY about your Gibson photo?
If not, I hope you do soon or eventually as I am sure you are hanging in limbo. I know I would be.

Good luck.

Thanks man! Still waiting. It is coming this week, so I will snap some pics of the packaging. For $450 shipping, I am assuming that it will be well packed and via FEDEX. Let’s see!

That made me laugh so hard! Thanks. I got the visual on that one!!

1951 Jacobellis Rookie Mays Type 1 photo
 

Picked up this 1951 Jacobellis Rookie Mays Type 1 photo to go along with my 1951 Jacobellis Rookie Mantle Type 1 photo. I love these crystal clear contact prints.

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That Mantle is stellar

Love that Mantle pic!

Mike

Ben great Mantle sir, but WOW that Mays image literally jumps off the picture ! Really think the angle makes it that much more appealing, enjoy the both of them.

Al --- HOLY COW!!! Excellent bat! Congrats on winning that Gibson!

Ben - I love the Mays and Mantle photos.

Scott - The Baseball Magazine artwork is really nice. I feel like I have seen a real photo of that street car image - do you know if those are based on real photos?

Huge bat, historic piece.

Love the rookie photos too!

That may be the highest $ item ever posted by a forum member. Not that that's all that important, but it's good to see posts by guys who actually bid on this highest-end stuff.

G-R-E-A-T item!

Vintage Wrigley Field Chicago Cubs Ushers Cap
 

Guessing its 1940's or 1950's (not in hand yet) although they had them in the 1930's and 1960's too, but for the 60's the style & wording changed. They actually started in Wrigley in 1928.

Seems to match up pretty well with the ones in the 1938 Homer in the Gloamin' by Gabby Hartnett at Wrigley Field pix and the 1945 World Series with Detroit and the Billy Goat Curse pix.

Again, I've seen the "newer" 1960's and 1970's style cap at auction before, but not this older version.

Wrigley Cap
 

Paul,

Congrats. Want to guess who the under bidder was?

Dave Grob

Ha!......I have an idea.....are you the owner of any of these:

https://bid.robertedwardauctions.com...e?itemid=34504


https://lelands.com/bids/bidplace?itemid=65550


https://lelands.com/bids/bidplace?itemid=32430


https://lelands.com/bids/bidplace?itemid=8691


https://huntauctions.com/live/imagev...=358&lot_qual=

Ushers Caps
 

Paul,

The short answer is YES :)..

Dave Grob

I tip my cap to ya
 

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Lombardi Trophy
 

So I ordered this a couple days after the Eagles won their first ever Super Bowl. Just arrived. Pretty cool. Exact replica. Size and all.

Great, great stuff Paul and Dave! The ushers were really decked out in those days. It looks like they had military-like “rank.”

I don't know what the Gibson bat sold for, but Corey Shanu.s posted some high $$ stuff back in the day.

I picked up this July 14, 1933 SF Seals ticket stub in the recent Mears Auction. This is the game that an 18-year old Joe DiMaggio got a hit in his 50th straight game to break the PCL hit streak record. He would go on to hit in 61 straight games that season. I thought it was a pretty cool Joe DiMaggio related ticket from the hit streak before the hit streak. Seems like it was pretty common for his last name to get misspelled that year. Even the watch the Mayor of SF game him had his name spelled DeMaggio.

From what I could gather this ticket stub was part of a pair of stubs from this game that originated from the DiMaggio family collection and sold by Hunt Auctions in 2006. Another ticket from this game was sold in a separate lot in the same auction and those are the only 3 tix that have surfaced from this particular game.

Cool ticket pickup, Dewey! Congrats. :cool:

The Gibson went for $240K in Heritage. I forgot about Corey's stuff - how could I? :eek:

I'm still wondering how, with my meager collecting budget, I'm not constantly jealous of these guys!

Me too. I’m just glad I get to rub elbows with the heavy hitters. :)

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wow.

Not real thrilling, but kind of interesting...

While they both pitched for the Giants, John Montefusco and John D'Aquisto owned a restaurant for a short time. "The Count" was 1975 ROY, threw a no-no in 1976 and hit a HR in his first MLB AB. A'Quisto's claim to fame is that he was the only guy to throw 100mph besides Nolan Ryan, in those days.

Both Johns ended up in Federal prison. Montefusco did two years for spousal abuse before he was cleared and D'Aquisto did 5+ years for investment fraud. A'Quisto later earned his PhD and turned his life around.

Beside the menu, I have their postcard and a matchcover.

1961
 

I have been collecting Cincinnati Reds game used bats, uniforms, equipment, awards, contracts etc… of players from the 1961 World Series team for some time. Last year I picked up some tough bats (not a function of price, but availability as most would consider them obscure players). I have also acquired some artifacts from Yankee Stadium from that same time period, as well as Yankee uniform items. It occurred to me that I had yet to add a game used bat for a significant 1961 Yankee…at about that same time, I saw this Maris bat was coming to auction. It killed me to move the items I did (good Brooklyn Dodger and New York Giants stuff is still selling strong), but I am very happy with the decision I made. This bat helps to fill out the context of the 1961 World Series, and the larger 1961 season as well.

Dave Grob

Sweet bat! Congrats on the addition to your 1961 collection!

Great bat Dave !

Very, very cool Dave.

Dave- that’s a really special bat, congrats.

Congrats Dave... Beautiful and important Bat. Wonderful Pickup!

1961 Maris Bat
 

Glad to share the Maris bat here as it is off to the Cincinnati Reds HoF and Museum in short order.

Dave Grob

How about to the Yankees museum? :)

I always liked "The Gibson Mitt". I lucked into this Rawlings Gibson mitt with the snap button heel before it became the "Professional Model". Only one I have seen like this.

Nice glove Mike. Good to know there is another one out there. Which years featured the buckled heel?

That's a good question. The Gibson mitt design was patented in 1913 and the snap button heel in 1912. There is an illustration in a 1913 catalog of the original Gibson mitt like yours with no snap heel. Unfortunately I haven't found Rawlings catalog images from 1914 to 1923 on the website:
www.baseballglovecollector.com. Joe Phillips new Rawlings Catalog Source Book lists the original Gibson mitt along side the snap heel Professional model in a 1922 catalog. I would speculate that the Gibson mitt with snap button heel was introduced between 1914 and 1921. I hope to find a catalog illustration some day.

Original Cincinnati Reds 1940 World Champion team photo
 

I just picked up this original team photo of the 1940 World Series Champion Cincinnati Reds featuring Vandy and Ernie Lombardi.

Neat photo, great price on eBay!

A's Elephant
 

This has been on my want list for quite a while and I am glad to have acquired it finally