March Pick-Ups:
 

I'll start us off:

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Nice looking 52's, Raymond.

Got this beater 54 topps scoops Feller to go with the type 1 photo it came from.

1957 Whitey Ford

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nice stuff fellas!

Picked these Kaline pins up the other day. Does anyone have any info on the 1969 Kelly’s Potato Chip pins?

this one has been on my want list for a long time

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The Triple Crown
 

A Postwar Trifeca -- One Card Shop pickup, one Ebay, and one Auction House win. :cool:
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Dewey---here is an unscratched Feller Scoop

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Got a couple more high grade '61 high numbers to add to my never-ending trade thread...

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Clemente and Maris
 

Couple to add to my player collection

Nice pick up's there Mike.. that Clemente is gorgeous.


March pickup

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Those 53 Bowman Cs are great looking Peter

Have this one the way. Used the 20% ebay coupon to help with the price.

These 61’s arrived in today’s mail. Is it just me or does this set not get a lot of love? I guess the ‘63 and ‘65 Topps issues would win a design contest over ‘61, but I still like them. This Aaron is cool because it shows you that old Milwaukee uniform with the black tomahawk - a lot of folks forget that it was not always red. And Yogi, while approaching the twilight of his career - still has a sweet smile and there is the classic left field backdrop of original Yankee Stadium.

More than happy with this mail day...and maybe now I’ll pickup some cheaper 61’s to go alone with these...

I love this set. My second favorite behind the '57 set. I like it much better than those other 2. The only 2 reasons I have yet to start working on it is because there are 7 Mantle cards and the high #s. Although I found a few high #s for a really good price. Wound up passing on them as I'm not doing the set though.

Wow, nice. O/C how? Is that L-R centering that earned it that? I'd take it all day long...

If you are doing the set mid-grade though, I've got to imagine it's still a steal in comparison to trying to do '63, '65, or '67. The Mantle #300 in mid-grade is a lot more affordable than the '65 base Mantle #350 (and has a lot better photo too...)

I may start working on this as well - as a Cubs fan, you could do worse in a set that has the RC's of Billy Williams and Ron Santo...:)

Grabbed a couple of beautiful Micks...

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And I got a couple of superstar 10's at a decent price (and these Kellogg's will never curl up and crack, which is nice)...

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Darren-- I remember a time when you were not that complimentary of Mantle threads and posts. :) Nice pick ups

You mean how everything here is constantly all about Mickey Mantle and not a single collector ever admits they collect Mantles only because his cards continually carry great monetary value? Yup, I'm still there.

I know what you mean. There are a lot of Mantle fanatics here. But as a collector of Topps, Bowman and Fleer sets... and a Cardinals fan...his cards are just a necessary ...and expensive ... evil for me :)

No resentful cholecystitis patients to be found here.:rolleyes:

Nice 52, Wynn, Peter. That card seems to have gained a lot of traction since I first joined the site a couple years ago.

Wish my bottom left and top right were in a little better condition like your's, but overall I am pretty happy with my copy as well.


Funny story about him in this HOF article from Mickey Vernon. :D
https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/wynn-early

I missed out on a couple of really nice cards this past weekend...so, I'm back to my goal of the first 280 cards in the 1952 Topps set:

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And a couple more...

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1965
 

One of my favorite cards, Mantle whiffing on a Gibson fastball. The first World Series I attended

Seems to be a 52 Topps theme this month...

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...then, allow me to continue...


Not sure why Red is upside-down

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Nice 52's, guys!

Can you tell why Lopat only graded a 3, Adam? Looks much nicer in your pic and reminds me of my Kuzava, which, to this day is a grade I can't figure out.:confused:

Grabbed both these beauties at a card show for 10 bucks. The Ford does have a small crease across it, but at that price I couldn't pass them up plus, this is my first vintage Mickey. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...0013cf57bb.jpg

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Thanks to a forum member.

Adam - One of the nicest 3's I've ever seen.
Very sweet.
RayB

Thanks, Ray. The centering and clarity caught my eye. I like 52s in this range. I agree with the grade technically: corner wear and very minor corner creases. Barely noticeable.

I need a new monitor. I was looking at your scan/pic of it yesterday at work and it is much clearer to see the corners on my work monitor.
When I noticed them there, I wondered how I missed them on mine, but I know the answer now. :o

Finally upgrading my '52 Yogi - EBucks @ 8%!!

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Two more HOF beauties...

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Nice Yogi, Raymond.

What are your plans with the previous one?

I'm willing to sell it, but current prices are quite a bit less than what I paid.

Here is the old one:

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Thanks again, Raymond.

Bought this a couple weeks ago at the Philly Show.

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Congratulations, Tony, on that beautiful Duke Snider. I have always thought this pose, also used on the 1953-55 Stahl-Meyer Franks cards, was the very best one taken of Duke. His 1954 Red Heart is sweet as well, but I love this one. There's this deep sense of exuberant joy and confidence on his countenance; l love it. Way da go, bro!

If you ever decide you want to learn more about the Dan Dees, I devoted a chapter to them in my book, concentrating on a blazing mint find involving 13 of the 14 Cleveland Indians that were in the set. Same with the Stahl-Meyers, as I recall you were able to get a Mickey Mantle in the last few years.:)

Regardless, I'm happy for your latest acquisition, Tony. Take care.

---Brian Powell

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Where's all this money coming from? Oh, I remember...VISA

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Arrived today...not LATE...

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...with all this spending (taking full advantage of the 8% ebucks offer), I only had a few dollars left to meet my quarterly limit and I believe I chose wisely and appropriately...just days after we lost him:

RIP to one of the Miracle Mets:

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What a gorgeous Snider, Tony -- looks like he came through the chip bag pretty well unscathed.


And a local pickup today:
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In today’s mail. I’ve never done anything serious with the ‘67 set but have always liked it...


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60s phase.

I received these over the last few days. With the addition of the 63 Fleer White my 63 Fleer set is now complete. I need four cards to finish the 64 Stand-up set. The Fence Busters is an upgrade for the one that I have in my collection
James

That's a sweet Aaron, Peter!

The Fencebusters is a beauty James!

Gorgeous '63 Mays! Mine's a 5. That can be a hard card to find eye appeal on even in higher technical grades.

GREAT Eights Peter & James! Bravo!

As a lifetime Atlanta Braves fan, I'm especially 'taken' with the Aaron!

Inexpensive but less than 20 graded - nice image of Mays, and much smaller than the 1960 version

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Love the Macgregor - great pickup! Great pose, rare, and a nice set.

I also love the Clemente and the Oliva (who is a sleeper favorite of mine to collect) from this set.

A couple of rooks:

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1955 Sandy Koufax Rookie Card.

Very nice!

Another for the Mantle run
 

This was a very exciting pickup. Was not sure I was ready to go for this in a 7, but the centering hooked me.
Absolute matter of preference, but I'll take one less than stellar corner for 50/50 centering most any day.

Will get him into a new lighthouse holder at the National, and all will be well.
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Nice pick ups everybody!

Neal - cool Mays. I have not see that one before.

Jason - that Mick is a beaut. Well done and congrats.

Totally agree with you. I'll take great centering over dinged corners any day. Although at a 7, there isn't much ding - and when I am picking centering over corners it's usually on PSA 4-6's and not such high ticket items.

Congrats!

Another ‘67 in a 6 incoming. I may have started something here...Let’s play two!

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Mailday part II is this lesser-grade ‘61. Hard to go wrong for 15 bucks, though...

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Love the clutch HR card...even though that's not the true moment dipicted on the card
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Sweet Clemente. Great price also.

Mike

A couple of Clementes. IMO the Topps Giants is stunning, hard (for me) to imagine a better card for $50.

You're on a roll, Peter.
Putting together a very nice Post-War body of work this month!

In addition to pre-war, post-war is a big focus for me. :D

A couple of All Stars...

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52B Mantle
 

Incredible '52B Mantle. Thanks for the eye candy during my morning coffee.

Nice 52 bowman mantle psa 7.

Well, it's the last Topps 67 I needed to complete the set. That makes it a nice pick up. Hmmm, might have to upgrade Rico's neighbors...

Two more All Stars...

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1954 Topps Jackie Robinson
 

Completed my Topps run with this pick-up and saved 15%. Love the centering and color on this one!

Pretty excited to add the Kaline Pins.

Nice All Stars. Are you doing just the All Star cards? I did all the 60s All Star subsets. I'm thinking about adding the 58 and 59 ones.

James

In general, I'm accumulating graded high numbers to trade, but have been on a bit of a 1961 All Star tear lately. So many HOF'ers, so little time.