Here is Matty as a pitcher-Manager (circa 1917)


http://photos.imageevent.com/tedzan7...tyCinciMgr.jpg

TED Z
T206 Reference
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Population 20 - minus 19!

Always proud to show this one off:

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Here's a few Alexander Postcards:

• 1918 RPPC of Grover Alexander in France as a sergeant with the 342nd Field Artillery during World War I
• 1920 RPPC Chicago Cubs Exhibition Game vs. Kerrigan Tailors. Includes Presidential Candidate Warren Harding & Grover Alexander
• C. 1930 Postcard of Grover Alexander playing for the House of David Baseball Club

I love that postcard!

Wm Paterson Alexander
 

I had posted this in the July incoming....
 

But guess I should add it here too....

PSA/SGC combined is 19... but if you separate blank back vs score card back the pop will be lower...

Great Matty Brian! Have always liked that shot of him.

Resurrecting this thread, one of my all-time favorites, with an acquisition from earlier this year:

This might qualify...

Don't think you'll find an earlier Walter Johnson autograph than this one from 1908:

https://live.staticflickr.com/869/41...41290742_b.jpg

Don’t think I’ve posted these but they fit the bill.

Matty & Young
 

Incredible Matty!!! I owned that same SGC 4 for a little less than a year and only sold it to buy some incredible Ruth cards. I replaced that Matty with a PSA 4 W600 Street Clothes Type 2 Matty rookie that was released January 1903, actually predating the E107 by about 5/6 months. Enjoy the Young & Matty...they are both world class cards!!!!

Sincerely,
Joe

Pop 3 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...b26a074b_o.jpg

Or all of them together

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...e144d0d4_o.jpg

Joe, thanks much and thanks for selling it. Keep me in mind if you get tired of the W600 Matty.

Jay, in awe of that collection. I can only begin to imagine the time and effort that must take.

Holy shit!

Fabulous WaJo artifact. At one time, I owned two out of the three he sent back home to his friend Johnny. Mostly about the weather!

Here are a few pretty difficult combos for Matty, Cy and the Big Train. They Young in particular is one I have seen very few of over the years.

Jay, that Johnson portrait with an Old Mill back ... wow! That is a combination that is notoriously difficult to find and yours is very lovely. Congrats!

Awesome cards everyone. Thank you for sharing!

Derek

Jay, I'm sure I can look this up, but it's easier to ask you - is that the complete run?

Awesome either way.

Thanks all for the kind words. Yes that is all of the possible combinations. As Derek mentioned the Old Mill is by far the toughest.

Steven, that’s quite a compliment coming from you - with all the heat you’ve been posting lately. Took about 16 months from the start of the project when I had 2, to completion last month when I found the Old Mill. I have 14/19 on pitching, but there are a few roadblocks there :)

I’m close on the Young Portrait as well. But this is a MUCH easier run to complete.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...ce66ae87_o.jpg

Jay, you back runs are simply mesmerizing! Looking forward to seeing your WaJo pitching-pose back run, even though not complete - 14/19 ain't too shabby!

That’s 16 months of patience I can’t seem to find. I start on a path...and then another...and then something else and before I know it I have a mishmash of a little bit of everything. When it all comes together like yours it’s pretty damn nice though. Congrats on it!

Just to add a little more color....

I think just 6 or so combined PSA/SGC for this W-UNC
https://i917.photobucket.com/albums/...pseua4qpms.jpg

And only 5 or so of the Turkey red ad version on the SGC report, don't think PSA grades these...
https://i917.photobucket.com/albums/...psth5f5xjz.jpg

whoops. I posted Cobbs. Edited to remove them. My bad.

Still Love this thread!

Nice stuff guys. That T206 WaJo and Cy runs are really cool. Nice job Jay!

Pitching! Underrated card imo

It's definitely not a straight path for me. This was just the run I knew I was working on in the back of my head.

I think green Cobb up next!

Jay, let me help you with a couple of holes on that WaJo pitching run of yours. You’re a lot closer to finishing than I’ll ever be.

Jake Arrieta had a historic 2016 World Series, but Mordecai Brown is still the most important pitcher in Cubs history. https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/brown-mordecai

Not sure how many of these are out there. He had 5 years to sign them:

https://live.staticflickr.com/4372/3...3a070d05_z.jpg

Matty
 

SGC 1.5 1914 Texas Tommy Mathewson - Type 1

Average card Joe :p

Matty
 

Hi Ryan.....if you find another one, I will agree with your assessment! LOL!

W600 Matty Rookie
 

Here’s my favorite Matty....W600 Type 2 Street Clothes true rookie card. Issued in January 1903.

This one may have a few more than 20, but this thread needs more Alexander cards.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...7cb64eb2_n.jpg

Cy Young Tin
 

Just picked this up in the LOTG auction last night... I was very excited this morning to see that I had actually won!! Yay!

Just in from REA.
Might as well add another Walter M101-6. I love damage on blank backs on otherwise great looking cards.

http://luckeycards.com/walter1.jpg

Great cards, guys!

Here's a companion for my Cy Young Hindu posted earlier in the thread...