Looking back -Five most important acquisitions - 2008

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Posted By: Bruce Dorskind

As 2008 draws to a close, it is an appropriate time to reflect on the year,
and particularly one's experiences in the hobby.
What were your five most important acquisitions during 2008? Please list
in order of importance.

Our five favorites this year were
1911 Bishop (E 100) Peckinpaugh SGC 80
1926 Domion Chocolates- Joe Breen PSA7
1936 Worldwide Gum Joe McCarthy SGC 84
1910 E 93- Hooks Wiltse PSA 7

Number 5 was not a card, but rather a full ticket to the third game of the 1958 World Series played at Yankee Stadium. Don Larsen shut out the Braves 4-0. It was our very first baseball game. A memory we will always treasure

Best wishes for a joyous holiday and a prosperous (it will be for some folks) 2009


Bruce Dorskind

America's Toughest Want List




edited title to be mores specific

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Posted By: Dan Paradis

Bruce, I never thought of looking back to see how I did for the year. Nice idea.

I actually felt pretty good after looking to see what I added to my MLB HOF RC collection.

In 2008 I added a quite few cards I had been trying to get for 3 years.



Here's my list:

1. 1923 Jim Bottomley Maple Crispette (raw, now SGC20)

2. 1914 CJ Ray Schalk SGC50

3. 1926 Sports Co of America Tony Lazzeri SGC30

4. 1903 E107 Type 1 Willie Keeler GAI Auth

5. 1907 Dietsche Postcard Ty Cobb SGC10





Top 10 Other Cards (not in any particular order):

1929 R316 Kashin Chic Hahey PSA7 (will be crossing over to SGC, I hope!)

1926 Exhibits Left Grove SGC50

1922 American Caramel Gabby Hartnett SGC50

1925 Exhibits Red Ruffing SGC60

1916 M101-4 Eppa Rixey SGC40

1931 Exhibits Luke Appling SGC40

1931 Exhibits 4-1 Bill Dickey SGC40

1933 Goudey Babe Ruth PSA2

1887 Allen & Ginter Cap Anson SGC10

1887 OJ Mickey Welch SGC30



Dan

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Posted By: Paul

1- Novelty Cutlery Speaker
2- Novelty Cutlery Crawford
3- Novelty Cutlery Brown
4- Novelty Cutlery Chance
5- W.W.Smith Wagner (The Mighty Honus)

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Posted By: peter ullman

In my meager collection...5 of my top acquisitions this year were:



-pinkerton mathewson w/scorecard back

-a really cool vintage photo of the ol' professor Casey Stengel in his pajamas...I mean uniform

-e107 type x 2

-e90-3 type x 2

-3 coupon type 1 backed T206's

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Posted By: Al C.risafulli

Nice idea for a thread.

I went VERY easy on acquisitions this year. So easy, in fact, that I'm going to count an acquisition from the very end of 2007 as my best of 2008:

1) Henry Johnson Confectioners Babe Ruth. Got it just after Thanksgiving, 2007. I doubt I'll ever see another, although it appears that PSA has graded two (one is mine).

2) '38 Goudey #281 Al Lopez, SGC 88

3) Henry Johnson Confectioners Walter Johnson. With a Cobb, Ruth, and Johnson, I guess Alexander is probably the next "key" card I need.

4) Very nice '38 Goudey #253 Hank Greenberg, SGC 80

5) 1888 Potters' League Champions imperial cabinet photo of the Clark Brothers' team from Trenton, NJ.

6) Wire photos from 1928 of Walter Johnson managing the Newark Bears, and from 1929 of Tris Speaker managing the same team.

-Al

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Posted By: boxingcardman

Top 5:
--4 on 1 Universal Toy & Novelty Co. card from the Universal Surprise Box. I have been lusting after this card for years for my Benny Leonard collection; got it during the National on Ebay. W-Unc., very tough...The fighters are Jack Britton, Pal Moran, Luis Angel Firpo and Benny Leonard.
--E78 Jim Jeffries upgrade
--(4) 1923 Wesley Andrews, Inc. Jack Dempsey cards: Sold at his training camp in Montana in boxed sets of 12 cards. Very tough to find.
--Sean Connery autographed PC. Genuine Connery autographs are almost impossible (nearly all available are secretarial); apparently he is a bit of a bastard and doesn't sign much.
--Leader Novelties Lefty O'Doul

A few favorites:
--1948 Leaf Ted Williams and Honus Wagner: always wanted these, picked them up in lower grade on the cheap for fun.
--1944 Academy Awards ticket. The oldest Oscars ticket I've ever seen.
--1925 Exhibit Champions Babe Ruth: down to 7 cards for the set.
--1921 Exhibit Earl Caddock: next to the last card I need for the boxing/wrestling set. Jesse Westergaard anyone?


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Posted By: Marc S.

T206 Broadleaf 460 of a Philadelphia Phillie
T215 Pirate Back of a Philadelphia Phillie
1915 Postaco Stamp of Grover Alexander, SGC 88

I'll leave it at those three -- there are other neat items I picked up early in the year, but I don't specifically remember off the top of my head late 2007 vs. early 2008

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Posted By: Steve F

Good idea Bruce. Though the parking brake's now applied, 'twas a terrific year for paper products.
Dog bless Us, Everyone.

1. 1910 FA George PC, 1910 Red Sox team
2. M114 1919 Black Sox
3. 1918 Type 1, 8x10 Babe and Helen, at the piano.
4. Ty Cobb autograph
5. 1908 Joss, Matty and Plank notebook c.


Several honorable mentions; 1951 B Mick rookie, 1949 Leaf Splinter, 1907 Red Belt PC, Huntington Ave. Grounds (error)

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Posted By: Jeff Mohler

Good topic! I opened up the wallet this year for a couple of great cards

1. 1907 Dietsche Cobb fielding - SGC 40 Thanks to Jeff Lichtman
2. Pinkerton postcard Matty (W530 for Leon's benefit - from Ebay
3. Pinkerton Dooin (uncatalogued) - thanks to Brian Campf
4. Ullman Wiltse - thanks to Brian Campf
5. 1909 Cabanas Beckendorff - SGC 30 picked up off of BST (I can't remember who sold it to me) I love the Cuban cards!

Jeff

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Posted By: Marty Ogelvie

1. I picked up all 5 T206 Hal Chase cards
2. W512 Everett Scott (one of my favorite cards)
3. T202 Chase/Wolters (quickly beoming a set favorite)
4. T206 Orvie Overall (portrait)
5. T206 Frank Chance (Yellow Portrait)

marty

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Posted By: leon

It is very hard to state my top 5 of the year because of my addiction..but here are a few...

1. T206 Matty white cap Proof
2. E100 type 2 - Buck Weaver
3. E-Unc Orange Borders Honus Wagner
4. D304 Cobb w/Martens Bakery back
5. E121/W575-1 Shotwell Mfg Jacobson

*E-Unc Schapira Big Show Ty Cobb (just for Jeff L)


and so many more...but those are good for now....

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Posted By: Dan Bretta

My top 5

-N172 Kid Nichols

-Colgan's Red Border Unglaub

-1908 Lincoln Team real photo postcard

-N172 Cooney

-1910 Nebraska Indians postcard



postwar

-Two previously unknown 1953 Weaver's Wafers Lincoln Chiefs cards

memorabilia

-Tris Speaker game used bat

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Posted By: Wesley

Very cool Leon. We helped each other with our respective number one entries for 2008.

(1) Allegheny Christy Mathewson
(2) E107 Cy Young
(3) E107 Eddie Plank
(4) E107 Rube Waddell
(5) Macintire cabinet Harry Wright

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Posted By: Steve Murray

e107 Jacklitsch

1917 Zeenut Frank Chance (Thanks Mark)

T206 Lenox and Drum Backs

Ullman Gilbert

m131 Murray (Thanks Richard)

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Posted By: MVSNYC

1. Speaker Boston Garter (since sold)
2. PSA 9 T206 Keeler, Port. (since traded)
3. E90-1 SGC 10 Jackson (since traded)
4. 1998 McGwire Game-Used Bat PSA/DNA 8.5
5. PSA/DNA 9 Babe Ruth Check made out to his wife Claire.

Bonus: Newly acquired Original Yankee Stadium Seat

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Posted By: Jeff Prizner

1. 1889 Bid McPhee studio cabinet
2. 1904 US Souvenir NY Giants PC
3. 1906 Sporting Life NY Giants PC
4. 1932 Burke NY Yankees PC
5. Fan Craze Wagner/Young/Keeler

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Posted By: Rhys

2007 was better (mostly from the Bob Allen collection) but here are some 2008 highlights in no particular order.

1. Complete M101-4 set
2. 1875 Last game of the National Association (championship game sort of) only scorecard known to exist
3. Estate collection of boxer Billy Papke
4. Estate collection of 1896 Football All American William Church
5. 1920's American Association Autograph book with 400+ signatures

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Posted By: Doug

1. T206 Ty Cobb Green Portrait SGC 40
2. T206 Christy Mathewson White Cap SGC 40
3. (Tie) The other dozen and counting T206 HOFers I've picked up this year.

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Posted By: Cat

5. Vance Zeenut
4. Connor card
3. Burkett card
2. DiMaggio Zeenut
1. Heilmann Zeenut

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Posted By: barrysloate

Rhys- that 1875 scorecard sounds amazing. Do you have the teams and date handy?

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Posted By: Jimi

1) 1908 American Publishing Company George Nill (PC770)

2) T206 Matty portrait SGC 70

3) T222 Fatima Leibold AUTOGRAPH

4) 1923 Maple Crispette Johnson SGC 40

5) T222 Fatima L. Magee SGC 20

Jimi

Always looking for T222 Fatimas!

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Posted By: leon

It is always my pleasure helping you. What comes around goes around!! I really like the Matty proof and am glad you could get the unique Allegheny too. You have an amazing list of pickups.

On a personal note of my pickups I really need to buy less....and sell more. So much for downsizing.

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Posted By: Jerry

N173 Comisky

T206 Cobb (Bat ON) SGC 50

E96 Lajoie PSA 3.5

HM Taylor PC Donovan/Jennings/Chance

E121 Coveleski SGC 50

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Posted By: Pennsylvania Ted

Am I mistaken ? But, didn't you acquire the T206 Mullaney with the multiple overprints on its back (incl. CYoung portrait) ?

If so....it should be on the top of your list......

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Posted By: leon

I told ya'll.....it's a freakin' addiction....and yes, I have that card too....plus a Drum and ....

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Posted By: Rhys

Barry

After the NA season was over in 1875 they played a two game series (home and away) between the first and second place teams Boston and Hartford. My scorecard is from the last game AT Boston on October 30 I believe. According to nespaper accounts of the time it was really cold and wet so only 400 people even went to the game. The next year of course a new league was started so this was a combination of the last National Assocaition game and the Championship game all in one. It does have a really slight trim at the bottom but at least it still exists.

Rhys

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Posted By: Joe D.

here are mine......


number 5 -





number 4 -





number 3 - a ticket to every 1903 American League Game (and first World Series).....





number 2 -





number 1 -

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Posted By: Ken Wirt

Sorry, but couldn't quite narrow it down to 5. (In order of purchase):

1. 1910 Hopkins Brothers' Champion Lady BB Club Postcard - w/J.L. Wilkinson
2. 1924 Aguilitas Cigars - Pop Lloyd
3. 1891 Boston BB Club Team Cabinet - w/Frank Selee
4. 1899 Sporting News Supplement - Ed Delahanty
5. 1923-24 Nacionales Cigarros - Jose Mendez
6. 1909 Ramly - Jesse Burkett
7. 1949-50 Toleteros - Hilton Smith
8. 1950-51 Denia - Leon Day

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Posted By: Brian T.

Wow, Wesley. I would love to see scans of those e107s. Care to show them off?

As for my top 5 of 2008...

1- 1951 Bowman Willie Mays BVG 8.5
2- e107 Addie Joss
3- e107 Vic Willis
4- 1933 Goudey Dizzy Dean SGC 80
5- 1951 Bowman Whitey Ford PSA 7

(Editted to say: I know that the Bowmans don't qualify for "this side", but they were part of my personal Top 5 so I included them anyway)

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Posted By: Jason L

or were you keeping it vintage?

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Posted By: Jason L

1) My baby daughter, in January
2) T200 Pittsburgh Nationals SGC60
3) T200 Cleveland Americans SGC30
4) Remainder(12) of T205 Cubs for my team set
5) Remainder(10) of T206 cubs for my team set

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Posted By: barry arnold

great idea for a thread, Bruce.

The best i can do is offer favs.from 5 categories which were great fun for me:

Packs: American Beauty,Mint
Auctions: Huggins/Scott--E106 Gibson Back View
Sloate--M116 Jennings over 300
B&L--Ramly,Ruth Bulgaria,E102 Evers,C46 Delehanty,T213 Hummel
Carter/Nagy
Collection pieces: 5 T206s,1 Ramly,2E-91s,1 Goudey

Wall masterpiece:T3 Downey

What a grand year! Happy Holidays to All!

Best,
barry

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Posted By: barrysloate

Rhys- that's a very significant scorecard and a great find.

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Posted By: Jason

Most are hockey but what can you do?

5. T205 CY Young SGC 30
4. 1961 Topps Bobby Hull PSA 9
3. 1936 Herbie Lewis PSA 2 (Super hard to find)
2. C55 Fred Taylor SGC 80
1. C55 Georges Vezina SGC 40

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Posted By: George Dreher

1. N172 Stephen Behel
2. N284 Buck Ewing (tagging)
3. N175 Ned Williamson
4. N184 Hardie Henderson
5. N28 Charles Bennett

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Posted By: Erick Lewin

Good Idea for a thread:

Mine are :1.) Babe Ruth 1933 Goudey (red #149) SGC20
2.) Babe Ruth 1925 Exhibits SGC 10 (1)
3.) Babe Ruth 1928 Shonen Japan PC Raw g-vg
4.) A trio of SGC 80 (6) 1915 Cracker Jack commons (very sharp)
5.)tie between 1956 Mantle topps psa2 and A T206 SGC40 Hal Chase (holding trophy).

No D381's this year...

E. Lewin

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Posted By: Jason L

you collect cards other than T206s?!?!?!?!
I had no idea!

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Posted By: Kevin Cummings

I had a tough time, too, narrowing it down to just five:

(1) N172 John Pickett (Players' League)
(2) N172 Deacon White
(3) N172 John McQuaid (umpire)
(4) N172 John Kelly (umpire)/James Powell (manager)
(5) N172 Joseph Miller
(6) N172 Ed Cartwright
(7) N172 George Treadway
(8) N172 Joe Gerhardt - Jersey City

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Posted By: Turner Engle

4) T205 Gray w/ stats varation SGC 50 (Thanks Dan McKee)



3) T205 Bresnahan Mouth Open variation SGC 50



2) T206 Murr'y Variation (No longer mine)



1) SGC 60 T205 Wallace 1 Line of 1910 Stats



Turner Engle

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Posted By: 1880nonsports

Not many would realize the significance of that Taddy Clown.......

I no longer collect that much in terms of "baseball" BUT:

Kimball Champions album - now framed
near set N184
National League Fine Cut trade card (as featured on a current BB stamp)
SGC 80 Mello Mint type card
Virginia Brights woman base ball player cabinet

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Posted By: Phil Garry

Here's my list in no particular order:



1886 Lorrilard Detroit (AL) w/Dan Brouthers, Ned Hanlon & Sam Thompson

c1900's M.A. Seed Cabinet - Nap Lajoie

1914 Chicago Americans P/C w/Pop Lloyd, Rube Foster & Pete Hill

1913 Zeenut Harry Heilmann

1915 Denison Railroaders w/Rogers Hornsby

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Posted By: Ken Wirt

Phil!!!

You never cease to amaze when it comes to finding obscure cards and postcards of Negro League HOFers! Owning anything contemporary with Rube Foster and Pete Hill is simply fantastic. I'm curious as to how you go about discovering the existence of some of these things (all I know is my 2005 SCD)! Great collection.

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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

My own T206 card presented to me at my 70th Birthday party.





Acquiring the last few T206's to complete an All-SWEET CAPORAL Factory 30 set (467 cards).





Acquiring the last few T206's to near complete an American Beauty 460 sub-set





T206 Quintuplicate design (back) Type set





HARRY WRIGHT's "Big-Big Bat"....original Harper's 1869 artwork....acquired in a little Antique shop in Southern NJ




TED Z

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Posted By: jason

my best of the year 1.mathewson e90-1 2.wallace e90-1 3.walsh e98 4.keeler e90-1 5.chase e90-1

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Posted By: Anonymous

Joe D, your Taddy made me wince -- and then I saw that Wolverine Cobb! You'll pay! Wait, I mean I'll pay!

Leon...just try putting that back on REA without me bidding! You'll have to sell it to me when you finally get rid of it!

In order of my favorites 2008 acquisitions:

Detroit Free Press Cobb



Star Player Candy Cobb PSA 3



W600 Chase PSA 6



American League Pub. Co. Cobb



T227 Cobb PSA 4



AC Dietsche Cobb (Fielding) PSA 5

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Posted By: Rob D.

Jeff,

That American League Pub. Co. Cobb is on a lot of want lists, I bet.



Best double-play combo ever? E-mail for scans and Bump for price reduction

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Posted By: DMcD

Easier to say which was most expensive or most favorite. Most important? Tough question. Would have to ask myself what it is I am trying to accomplish in my card collection. Don't have a real good answer and don't want to start getting philosophical. Anyway, beisbol been berry berry good to me in 2008. Following are my five top keepers of the year. If I'd have known how much of my assets were going to vaporize in the downturn I'd have bought even more stuff. Ask the same question at the end of 2009 and my most important acquisitions will probably amount to Sweet Fannie Adams.

1. M110 Wagner SGC50
2. W600 Mathewson PSA5 (won Dec '07, rec'd Jan '08)
3. Benjamin Falk Studio Matty cabinet photo
4. W600 McGraw SGC60
5. T212 1911 Obak Buck Weaver SGC40

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(BBHoF album updated, new E93 album, new Ice Kings album)
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Posted By: Jason Carota

1. T210 Jolley

Although not in hand yet, this card instantly changed the direction of my set collecting habits (the M101-5/4 project is no more.) The pose and depiction of his uniform and equipment make for an amazing card.

2. T205 Ed Karger

I needed a T205 for my Red Sox collection, and this was the example I truly wanted.

3. M101-4 Duffy Lewis

Paid a bit more than I expected, but it was worth it. This card is slowly becoming my favorite (currently my E90-1 Charley Hall)

4. T204 Amby McConnell

First Ramly for my Red Sox collection

5. '33 Goudey Rick Ferrell

A badly needed upgrade.



All-in-all, it was a great year. I'm looking forward to 2009 with a newer, more relaxed, and enjoyable focus.

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Posted By: Craig W

1. A T206 Broad Leaf 460
2. An 1880's N694 Risido
3. 205 (so far) T206's with Polar Bear backs
4. 16 (so far) T206's with Piedmont Factory 42 backs

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Posted By: boxingcardman

Though Jason L. wins hands down for the best item acquired. Had mine for 10 years now and never a day's regret.

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