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May pickups
Not sure how we’ve gotten to 5/8 without this yet, but that would appear to be the case. If I’m wrong, please let me know and Leon can take this down…
If I’m right, I’ll post some pics here in a few. :-) Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
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Pretty rough around the edges, but added the final playing era card of King Carl. Jason Twitter: @heavyj28 |
May pickups
The vintage highlights of May so far, most of these the result of a few too many trips to a few too many local card shops:
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...555509d187.jpg The ‘53 Bowman Feller is a card I’m not sure I had seen before last week. Classic pose. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...78761dd48b.jpg The ‘63 Berra was my first Berra card as a kid in the 1980’s, and I remember being confused by the “C-Coach” designation. He plays what position now? Not to be outdone on the front confusion, Topps on the back of this one further muddies the waters by listing Berra as “Catcher-OF” - so I’m sure kids in 1963 that were not already familiar with Yogi might not have been sure exactly what he did. For what it is worth, in his final player campaign in pinstripes in ‘63 - Yogi appeared in 35 games as a catcher (only). This card is far from mint, and is suffering from some of the good old Topps print snow in the black background behind Yogi’s head - but I kind of wanted one like this. Anything too minty with this card and I would be too far removed from the copy I had as a kid. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...c89e88b32c.jpg I already had a G-ish ‘58 Reese, but sometimes that high grade, pack fresh stuff just jumps out at you. Such was the case with this PSA 7 last week. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...e20b629875.jpg The ‘64 Rose for my money is a much better deal than his ‘63 floating head, take-out-a-second-mortgage card. One, it’s the same picture, only larger, and more detailed and more colorful. Two - that rookie cup! https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...1e2d610899.jpg I will admit I don’t exactly love the ‘64 Yogi, but got this one in trade at LCS #1 last week on some modern I regretted buying. It’s in pretty nice shape at a 5.5. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...2dfbb2802c.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...3c74270259.jpg The Hunter RC and the ‘64 Mathews standup were also LCS #1 pickups a few weeks ago. That’s my first ever ‘64 Standup… |
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Picked up a mid-grade complete set of 1977 Topps baseball. It was the first set I remember as a child. I’ve been on a “buy back the cards I had as a kid” kick lately. Getting this one has been a blast so far. I’m still in the process of putting it in a binder.
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I like the 1964 Topps set and I think the Cubs cards look great with the color match. |
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Great looking 77 set! |
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Happy to add this one to my collection!
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Some great pick ups! Love the 77 set...my first cards were 79, so the 77s always seemed OLD to me...:)
Slowly picking up cards here and there to my SGC 7 or higher 64 Topps Giant set. I'm late to the party on this set so it's costing me...but fun...picked up Hank for what I thought was a great deal on auction... https://i.ibb.co/vcVNw0n/64-Hank-Giant.jpg |
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Another month and another iconic card for me. Happy to have this be my first mantle and last really big piece for my 56 set.
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Nice! Wished my local flea market would have items like these busts. |
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Been looking for an affordable Yaz Rookie without any print defects.
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That's a CLEAN Yaz...well done. Looks better than a 4...tough to find without any print defects as you mention...both mine do!
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I think it is one of those cards that got dinged because it has some faint wrinkles that are really hard to see. This one has a wrinkle by his first name on the lower left (if the light hits it right). |
A few additions to my 1975 Collection
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From a local card show Sat
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All but the Clemente & Munson came from the card show... just a random mix.
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Country Upgrade
I did not like my gray-skied Slaughter ;
.. Saw the eight , and thought I oughter. http://imagehost.vendio.com/a/204295...78BLUE_NEW.JPG Blue skies , smilin' at me . Nothin' but blue skies , do I see. . with a tip o' my top hat , to Mr. Irving Berlin. |
Weekend estate sale pickup. Lot of (6) 1958-60 Hartland Statues. Babe Ruth (missing bat), Ernie Banks, Warren Spahn, Yogi Berra (missing catching mask), Roger Maris (broken bat), and Mickey Mantle (missing bat).
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Finished my mini-run of Steve Carlton base cards, 1965 - 1980. My vintage cutoff line is the end of the Toops monopoly, so I’ll probably get league leader cards and such from the ‘70s to start filling out the player collection.
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Love those HOF busts. Even better that you found them at a flea market |
Still plugging away on my 1964 Topps Giants SGC 7 or higher...got a nice deal on Mr. Gibson...
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Happy with this pickup. Continuing to scratch that itch while I save for The National. |
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73s
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Having recently built my third set of 1973’s (the first year I started collecting), I am still on the hunt. Just found this lot on Facebook last week. Check out the Kaline boo boo variation!
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Couple 64 Topps HOFers
Picked up two more for my HOF set
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