April pickups
 

Just picked this up today at a local flea market...
http://home.roadrunner.com/~jevintage/DSCN01651.jpg

Congrats John!!! Now that is an incredible pick-up. Why can't I ever find items like that at the flea market? I didn't even know that the Post cards were issued in singles, I always thought they were issued like this (or in perforated sheet form)...

http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/r...tFullPanel.jpg

Great pick-up!

Mike

The Post cards came in sheets or on boxes, which are a thicker stock. They generally came in 5 or 7 card panels on the back of boxes (like yours). The closely related Jello cards came individually on the smaller Jello boxes, but I have never seen a small snack-size Post box before. A great pick-up!

Very, very nice Aaron box.

Congrats.

wow Sweet Aaron!

What a great Aaron box!
I've seen two or three others, all of them Alpha Bits. There was a Koufax that sold in the Legendary Bill Mastro collection auction in December.

Greg
http://www.baseballbasement.com

Thanks. But it wasn't cheap and I originally decided to pass on it. In fact I was already out the door and half way to my car when I had a change of heart. I collect Milwaukee Braves cards and I knew I'd never seen another one, and probably wouldn't ever see one again, so I decided to go for it. Even though my box is empty, I'm glad my wife decided to give me the go-ahead especially after seeing how much the Koufax went for.

Two more from '54...
 

Down to 103 needed for my set...

http://www.collectorfocus.com/images.../160-red-kresshttp://www.collectorfocus.com/images...169-jim-hughes

Finally decided to go after the '52 set. Here's my 1st pickup for the set (and a possible resubmit for a bump?). Three guesses where I bought it!
Brandon

http://i60.servimg.com/u/f60/15/20/37/09/08239110.jpghttp://i60.servimg.com/u/f60/15/20/37/09/08239111.jpg

Nice pick up Brandon!

I picked up this '52 Jackie this week to complete my '52-56 Jackie run. The creases are not as bad in person as the scans suggest, but it's still no where near the condition of your Mays. I can certainly understand why you'd want to pursue this set. Good luck!

<img border="0" width="300" src="http://www.richardarmstrong.ca/baseball/Robinson/1952_Topps_Robinson.jpg">

Regards,

Richard.

Wow - love that Aaron cereal box, what a cool find !

The '52 Mays looks really nice for a 4.

A Sweet Lemon...
 

Getting close to only 100 more needed for my 1954 Topps set...

http://www.collectorfocus.com/images.../103-jim-lemon

Brooks RC
 

Thanks to fellow HOF RC collector Phil Garry for a great transaction!

http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/2853/brooksrc.jpg

Great pickup Rob. I almost pulled the trigger on that one. It looks like a real nice card for the grade, and you really couldn't beat the price. Congrats.

Brooks
 

Not trying to "outshine" you Rob, but my latest "cornerstone" card came in:

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Thanks David!!

Pat, that is one heck of a Brooks RC...congrats!!!!

Wow John, spectacular box!

Items like that are so rare that if you can afford it you should never sweat it; there is no such thing as 'overpaying' on an item that is going to be a cornerstone of your collection.

Rob, like David, I was thinking of pulling the trigger on that one. Pat, that's an incredible Robby!

Anyways, I just got this in today.

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Don't laugh now, but I'm gonna undershine all the other Robby's here. This one's definitely destined for an upgrade, but it'll be well loved amongst my other beaters for now. It honestly makes me wish I would've pulled the trigger on the other one even more. But I can't complain about the price either. Pat nice pickup BTW, that is one beautiful Robby.

Some more '54s...
 

Making progress on my '54 set...

http://www.collectorfocus.com/images.../148-bob-tricehttp://www.collectorfocus.com/images...52-mike-blyzkahttp://www.collectorfocus.com/images...dick-brodowski

Recent ebay win that showed up today.

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m...TAaronPSA6.jpg

That my friend is one beautiful Aaron! Its got to be way undergraded! Is there back damage because it should at least be an PSA 8.5 or higher! :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

I agree, that's a beautiful card. Nearly perfect centering. Can't figure out what gave it such a low grade except it kinda looks like maybe there's some minor surface scuffing? but then that could just be the scanner too ;)

Stunning cards, guys!

I've started to put together Cardinal team sets from 1960 and back. I know it's a common but I got this one in today and I can't stop staring at it. The card has a flawless picture and great centering. The lint spots you see are from my scanner. I tried to clean it but apparently I suck. LOL It was PSA graded but I cracked it out. Any guesses on the grade? :)
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p...9Miller092.jpg

PSA 8? Maybe because of the one fuzzy corner. Great colors and image on that card, love it!

Bucket List Card...
 

Thanks to SCMAVL (Jarrod) on the board for cutting me a nice deal on a card I've long wanted to add to my collection...we'll see how the "gods" at SGC treat me with this one...fingers crossed! Despite a light crease in the upper corner, I was blown away by the centering which has become my primary concern when buying cards. Thanks again, Jarrod!

http://www.collectorfocus.com/images...satchell-paige

1971 Super 4 card uncut panel

Thanks guys! The corners do hold it back. They are still nice for the grade but not quite good enough. No surface scratches just slight corner wear. I might try and see if I can at least get a 6.5 out of it.

After focusing on pre-war for the past 8+ years I'm really enjoying these mid-grade 50's with great eye appeal again. Cards like this just blow me away and they are so much easier on the budget too. :D

Here is the back

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m...onBackPSA6.jpg

That's an interesting panel. Two first rate broadcasters, and Lou Brock! The Cub fan in me often wonders what would have happened if we had kept that speed demon around.

I've got a couple square cornered supers, I wonder if they are hand cut.

And...... think how good the Cubs could have been with Lou and Billy Williams in the outfield together for 10 years.

Sweet
 

Sweet Aaron, awesome centering. You should get a YL one too to boot. Looks like the light wear on the corners keep it out of a "7" holder...Here is a recent upgrade for me, decided to add a few more nicer Clemente's to my collection, I am a Pittsburgh kid after all so it's a must:

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/q...entePSA6-5.jpg

man that's an awesome '56 Jackie...great centering on that! seems a shame it only got a 6.5. Nice pickup!

Picked up an entire 1953 Milwaukee Braves Johnston Cookie set tonight on the Bay. 6 bucks a card.. was a steal.

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After being away from the hobby for 15+ years, I received my first mail day today...

http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/...1955-topps.jpg

http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/...948-bowman.jpg

http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/...-leaf-1948.jpg


Now if only I could find a '47 Bond Bread Jackie Robinson with the rounded corners, and a '51 Whitey Ford Bowman 5 or better at a nice price.

Gees, you came back with a bang. Welcome back and nice pickups!

Regards,

Richard.

One of the worst trades
 

Yeah, 1969 NL pennant for sure, maybe a couple more that the Cards would not have won. But, at least they got a lot of use out of Ernie Broglio...man!

+1 :d

Welcome back to the Hobby and nice pickups!

Nice set of Johnston Cookie! One day I will pick up all three sets!

Welcome back. Nice pick-ups!!! BTW, I was away from the hobby for 15 years and in 2006 I made my first new purchase, a Koufax RC PSA 4. Looks like you're looking for HOF RC's??

Berra RC upgrade

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/j...arew/001-1.jpghttp://i269.photobucket.com/albums/j...0Carew/003.jpg

This little guy emigrated from Venezuela a couple weeks ago. :D

Thanks! Ironically, the Koufax was first of the three that I purchased.

I'm focusing on both Jackie Robinson, and also on HOF RC's.

sick card! Are you collecting HOF RCs as well?

I've got a display case the Berra would look very nice in ;)

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/9232/carewrc.jpg

http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/4606/strasburgrc.jpg

Yes, I've been collecting MLB Player RC's since 2006

You can check them out at: www.danparadis.com

Sharp Carew
 

Sharp Carew, my newest Clemente:

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/q...m/Clemente.jpg