March Autograph Pickups...
 

Happy to kick off this month. This weekend I picked up a Grover Cleveland letter and a William McKinley cut (from board member Kirk)...I also picked up sermon notes from C.H. Spurgeon (not pictured)...

Picked up a Ruth Sinclair oil contest ball. Had always wanted one but not found one in condition I liked until now.

Richardson/Aspromonte Wire Photo (1960)

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Flawless 1962 Pirates team signed ball with super early Stargell plus the very tough Diomedes Olivo. No Clemente on the ball so I didn't have to spend a ton.

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Tom C

Cool early Stargell signature.

Nice ball, Tom! It looks like it was signed yesterday & the sigs are all 10's.
Undoubtedly this was signed for someone special that had direct connections with the players it's so nicely signed.

Looks like a Ron Northey on there as well

Gorgeous!

Always wanted something to do w Larry Ritter, and thanks to an amazing board member, I have it. Harry Hooper 1973 Christmas Card to Larry.:)

Also, love all the other pickups above, esp the Ruth ball and the Presidentials

1925 'Coaching' by Knute Rockne. Personal copy of Father Matthew Walsh, Notre Dame's President 1922-28 who made the 'Fighting Irish' nickname official in 1927. Rockne added 'Mathew' as an afterthought and misspelled it.

Auction mentioned 'fragments of the dust jacket', but no pics. I found a good background for the parts included, and put them in a dust jacket. Added mylar sleeve over signed page.

Wow sir. Rokne:eek:

That Rockne looks awesome!

Thanks guys.

Picked up my first Ruth signed ball to go with my postcard that I already have. I've only have these two in my collection but happy with both!!

Not a very intrisically valuable signature, but one that holds some significance.

This is the signature of Cady Wells. He was a well known southwestern painter and friend of Georgia O’Keefe. His paintings can sell well into the five figures. More importantly, he is my wife’s great-uncle. His brother Mason was also a painter, based in San Francisco. This signature goes along well with the other items from her family I have been able to acquire: A handwritten letter I recently purchased of her great-great-grandfather, one of the founders of American Optical Co. and several handwritten letters by Richard Henry Dana, author of ‘Two Years Before the Mast’ and after whom she is named (middle name is Dana).

If you have only these 2 in your collection then that is quite a collection...Congrats.

Thanks! I was like a kid at christmas today when it showed up. I took photos opening the box because I thought the price was a little too good to be true so I thought there might be a nerf ball in there or something. Happy when the ball and JSA cert were there together.

That ball is a gorgeous Ruth signature!! Congratulations!!

Brad,
Beautiful example of a Ruth ball. Congrats!
Drew

Thanks Andrew and Drew! Now to find a good holder for it!

Got this in over the weekend. Mentor and mentee

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Someone came into my office yesterday and gave me this. Canada Post put it out in 2013. It's 18"x20".

It made my week :)

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Added this George Sisler check this month. I have always wanted a check of his and something signed with the Geo. H. Sisler style of signature. Happy to add this to my stable of other Sisler signatures.

Not sports, but a legend. Another lucky thrift store find. This one isn't mine, but similar in regards....

Eddie was a sports legend as a auto racer and owner of the Indianapolis Motor raceway. Truly a legend in the racing world. I am not an expert, but if you have an interest, it's worth an extra look

Oh l knew some racing skill, but not all that. I may read the book before i sell it

2 Jeters Signed
 

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Got these 2 raw from a net54 member and just got back slabbed as 100% authentic from PSA/DNA. SWEET!!!

Peace, Mike

I got these in the mail last week. Erskine took 10 days and Bunning took 15. I haven't sent for any ttm autographs in probably close to 10 years so it felt pretty nice getting them. I think I am getting the autopgraph bug again. Time to work some overtime to pay for postage.

Picked up a super-clean 1967 Pirates ball with Clemente. Another HOFer off my list!
Ken

Ken, that's a nice looking ball. Would love to get a Clemente signature but they are a bit out of my league right now. Congratulations on crossing him off yor list!

RIP...

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Nanu, nanu

A few recent pickups

1972 score card with Fergie Jenkins auto on front and ticket stub and paper clipping inside.

What's unique is it was Jenkins 150th win and his last HR he hit in his career. Career HR #13

(Not real sure who the other auto is)

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Beautiful cuts, Richard!! :;)

Paid off my last autograph layaway yesterday. It was for this beautifully bold John Hancock document

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Finally won a Maris. I've been looking for a signed card with a strong signature for a while now:

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Really sharp, that looks great. Congrats.

Great card. That was my favorite card from the first year I ever collected. I would love to pick up an autographed version.

Is all of the handwriting by the guy whose name appears at the bottom?

Nice pick-up.

Some recent pickups...
John Tyler (I'll plan to upgrade this one later on)
Millard Fillmore
Martin Van Buren

I believe the upper portion through Barnard is penned by Hancock. Not sure about the lower portion.

The signature at the bottom is that of James Scott, the Master of the vessel.
Take a look at that signature, and the line where (supposedly) Hancock wrote the Master's name. Both "James Scott"s were written by the same hand.
It is my belief that (authentication notwithstanding) the entire document was written by the ship's Master, Scott.
(Notice that the "J"s in John, and both Jameses are identical.)

Beautiful Roger Maris.

The 1965 Topps set is a favorite of mine.

Although not a rare autograph, I have always loved this photo of Mickey. I used to stare at pictures of the 1952 Topps card and curse my Grandmother for throwing away my Dad's baseball cards. Finally was able to add one (not the baseball card!) to my collection.

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Nice Mantle photo. It's always nice to find something you have been wanting. Remember we have all been victimized by unknowing organizational clean obsessed relatives at some point.

Love the photo. Looks like he is staring at something in a nearby parking lot.

We got Baseball stars, Presidents and so much cool stuff. I paid a bit for this, especially in my situation, but there aren't many of these around and Im sure its worth more than I paid. The Department store magnate and Institution:)

Nice Scott!!!