Your top finds for 2011

[Rickyy]

I know the year is not over yet...but I thought I'd show a few of mine...

1955 Dodgers Shaeffer Beer Table Card unused....




1954 Baseball Pictorial Advertising Post Card


1954 Baseball Pictorial Advertising Post Card (Back)


I've enjoyed looking at everyone's memorabilia acquitions this year and I wish all of you the best wishes during the holidays and in the coming year and continued luck in your hunt for those elusive treasures on your want lists!

Ricky Y

[packs]

It's been a good year. First, my Grover Cleveland Alexander signed baseball.



Coming in second is my Rube Walberg 15th career win baseball. This baseball was the final pitch in Rube's June 15th, 1926 complete game shutout over the Cleveland Indians. The baseball is inscribed by Walberg and came with an LOA from his daughter. HOFer Joe Sewell made the last out.




A Carl Horner original photo of Bob Ewing. Circa 1903.




Lastly, an AP Leifield signed T206

[mjkm90]

I'm going with my favorite collecting catagories

Pennants/Cubs Memorabilia

Trophies

Figurals

Pinbacks

Tigers Memorabilia

Glassware

[Jay Wolt]

Saved a ton of shipping, by picking this up at Huggins & Scott, its 5 feet high and weighs a ton.
Cool piece, I enjoy it every day.

[HRBAKER]

Seldom seen Cardinals Pennant (not sure of year)



USFL Game Helmet

[docpatlv]

These two pinbacks were my favorite pick-ups of 2011...




But these cabinets are right up there...





And just received this pack with all 10 cigarettes present...

[thekingofclout]

Originally Posted by Jay Wolt

Saved a ton of shipping, by picking this up at Huggins & Scott, its 5 feet high and weighs a ton.
Cool piece, I enjoy it every day.

Hey Jay... that is a tremendous piece! Man oh man, what a display piece. Congrats on that, Jay!

I sat out the first half of the year focusing on Beatles memorabilia. But I got on a good streak after the All-Star break. Here are the Ruth photos I added to my collection since my August trade with my friend Mark, AKA lordstan...

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[MacDice]

Not vintage but by far my best. Game ticket to the debut of the first kid that I coached to make the show.

[margoaepi]

Had a pretty good year, but once I had the bandana framed, easily my best pickup. I also like the silk.

[WillowGrove]

great stuff. Jay - does that mean that 54 topps made their cards available to buy out of that vending machine or was that done special by a store owner? is it attached to the exhibit machine? way cool.

Here are some of the highlights of what I was able to add to my eclecticollection this year. Anyone else not have a specialty to their collection but rather just pick up what hits them as something they want?

thanks for the thread. haven't had much time to enjoy my stuff of late..
Peter

[benchod]

Fantastic Campy!
Does it have a postcard back?

[WillowGrove]

thanks. yes it has a postcard back. i was happy to find it. I've only seen the team shots of campy on his mexican team.

[prewarsports]

My favorite pickup of the year, 1897 Louis Sockalexis pinback

Also, added an additional shot of Campy in Mexican League uniform as an 18 year old, not a postcard on this one.

[bcbgcbrcb]

I'll second that, great Campy postcard, Peter!

[D. Broughman]

1908 Saline, Mi. pillow case print of my home town with baseball team.

Two Navin Field (Briggs/Tiger) Stadium Box Seats.

[mjkm90]

Those were great finds D...congrats!

[D. Broughman]

Thanks Mike should I repaint them or leave them as they are? I bought the paint but can't seem get myself to paint them. Would like to hear what you would do.

[thekingofclout]

My Lou Gehrig original photos that I picked-up in 2011...

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GehrigBATTING.jpgGehrigStaringDownBats.jpg

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by thekingofclout

My Lou Gehrig original photos that I picked-up in 2011...

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Jimmy...

I just love the pensive photo of Gehrig selecting his Bat. What a Kreindler Masterpiece that one would make! Very thoughtful and interesting image. In fact, they're all equally amazing. Congrats!

[mschwade]

Originally Posted by thekingofclout

My Lou Gehrig original photos that I picked-up in 2011...

I had to give a second take, I thought Lou was ahead of his time and on the cell phone with Eleanor about what to pick up at the grocery on the way home!

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by D. Broughman

Thanks Mike should I repaint them or leave them as they are? I bought the paint but can't seem get myself to paint them. Would like to hear what you would do.

DON'T PAINT!!! Leave them as-is. They will no longer be original and you could forever regret that move. It's something you cannot re-do. So what if they show some wear! That is part of their "story" (and what makes them interesting). Plus, they don't even look that bad... still very attractive, IMHO.

Hope you consider this before you break out the paint. In fact, you'd better return that paint to the store, until the temptation subsides!

[mjkm90]

D...do not under ANY circumstances paint those seats. I am in complete agreement with Mark on this point. I've never understood the refinishing of seats of historical significance. I would never purchase refinished seats. If I wanted them to look new, I would buy new seats or refinished highschool or college seating.

Yours look GREAT.

[slidekellyslide]

My best pickups of the year







And my best non-baseball pickup this year was my fruit hat Freakie figure that was a premium inside boxes of Fruity Freakies...it's the T206 Wagner of cereal premiums.