Hi Erik,
I picked it up on ebay recently, here's the link

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-Vin...vip=true&rt=nc

Great Robinson bank, never seen one of those before. Still chipping away at my ' 61 set - down to 11.



BTW - does anyone know how I can size these scans smaller?

VERY VERY cool Jeff. Thanks for sharing.

Erik

My two latest pick-ups.............

Phil, that Brock looks undergraded. Nice pick up.

Thanks, Brent, agreed. Most 6's & 7's are not nearly as well centered as this one.

Wow Gary, I can't imagine how that got a 4! is there something unseen in the scan? Great pickup.

Pickups from REA last night!

http://bid.robertedwardauctions.com/...em_27576_1.jpg

Shaun, WOW... nice pickups!!!

Thanks Dan! I'm hoping the 5 crosses over to a 6 or 7 at PSA. Back is a little off-centered, but everything else looks great on the 5. I'll know for certain once I get the cards in hand.

I've had great luck crossing SGC Bond Breads to PSA (SGC40 to PSA 5, SGC50 to PSA 5, SGC80 to PSA 7)... I'm hoping the luck continues!

Bill, if you can't do it with your scanner software and have no image editing software, check out this freeware:
http://faststone-viewer.joydownload....FdKf4AodwHcAHw

I use it all the time when I don't want to wait for Photoshop to load. Resizing is under the Edit menu. It does a lot more too. Check it out.

Sweet Jackies. I think they look WAY better in the handsome SGC holders. If not for resale to Registry types I think that black framing really makes cards pop.

1960 OPC Tattoo Mantle Auto Ball
 

I had this on my list for years. With only one ever graded by PSA, I finally gave up on finding one and removed this from the list. Pleasantly surprised to see this one pop up for sale. Now, I will just have to practice self-restraint and not eat the gum.


http://i1345.photobucket.com/albums/...psae863e17.jpg

Ya, I definitely need to hang out here more often. I'm enjoying collecting pre-war, but the vintage cards were my first love as a child, and I'm going to have to find some balance between pre-war, vintage and modern.

Great additions, everybody!!!

Dan, that's one of my favorite Clementes. Ok, who am I kidding? I love em all. But the 50s cards are just a cut above. The '58 Topps might be my favorite card from all the post WW II issues.

1960 Tattoos
 

:cool:
I have a set of these and some " unopened" packs. When collecting them I was always amused by sellers who offered unopened packs with possibility of a Mantle because it was easy to know who was in the pack by sliding the wrapped gum out.

Also, what was it Tattoos in 1960 but Tatoos in 1964 . :-)

I have always found that amusing as well. There is no way most sellers would take a risk of letting a Mantle go like that when they could easily look inside. So, I would never take a chance. Fortunately, this guy guaranteed it was the Mantle autoball and showed clear pictures of the printed in Canada lines on the wrapper to confirm it was OPC.

How do you store your unopened packs?

Now I will have to search for a Topps Venezuela Tattoo of Mantle, although I am sure that is not something I will ever come across.

Munson placeholder...
 

I've always wanted to own this Munson...got this one for a song and it will do quite nice until I can upgrade to a near mint example.

http://www.collectorfocus.com/images...thurman-munson

Happy with the centering, and even the corners, to an extent. The scuffing on the bottom border must be from the scanner or the slab becuase it doesn't look that bad with the card in hand.

Matt,
Always liked that card as one of the original great actions shots. Nice pick up.
Drew

Great Jackie's Shaun, How is fatherhood treating you?

I can't say I have ever seen that pack. Congrats on the pickup. Are you having it graded or leaving it as is?

Nice Munson, I think everyone loves the pose on that card.

Thanks Matt. It is the first pack I have added to my collection. I have not had anything graded before and do not think they would identify the player on the label, so I will likely leave it as is. Any suggestions on how to store it though? I don't think they are particularly large packs, but want to keep it from getting crushed, etc., in my safe.

Here's a few oddball items I got in the mail today:
•*August 2, 1947 Bobby Doerr Day Promotional Card
• 1964 J.D. McCarthy Gaylord Perry Promotional Card
• 1973 Allied Printing Roberto Clemente Memorial Postcard