1906 Chicago White Sox Imperial cabinet... near PuRRffekkTtt!

Sorry for the bad fuzzy picture.. you get the idea :D

http://i46.tinypic.com/v4uu0o.jpg

Cheers,
AL

Holy Grails
 

Here are mine...

Great cards Pete.

I have more valuable cards in my collection but this is my favorite:

Lee

Gorgeous cards sir!

Pete,
That Cobb is awesome!
JimB

I am Still Laughing my A$$ Off...

Simply Brilliant....

NoW ThaTs JusT KilleR...

Sorry guys--still don't have a flat scanner (very tough times for Michigan attorneys right now, and wife lost a six-figure job over 2 years ago), but mine would most likely be a three-way tie: (1) 1907 Dietsch Ty Cobb, fielding pose, PSA 5; (2) 1923 Lections Babe Ruth SGC poor; and (3) 1931-32 Exhibits Babe Ruth, from the movie stars/actresses set (one of just three PSA graded, last time I checked, and the highest graded: PSA 5). And maybe, just maybe, my 1955 Exhibit Post-card back Mantle, SGC EX+, with the legend "Made in USA" at the bottom, meaning it was originally issued during the 1951-1953 time period (and subsequently reissued, per the Standard Catalog) is inching its way into that group.

Thanks for reading, even without the scans!

May all your collecting days bring great joy, connecting you to the player, and taking you back to the time!

Larry

Nice picks, Larry. I've always liked the look & rarity of the Lections cards, so I did a quick search for the Ruth. A few examples showed up in my search. Here's one, which might be your card (not many exist, obviously). You may not have a scanner, but scans of your cards might be out there. :)

mine might not be the most valuable but its my beater e90-1 christy mathewson and a e98 mcgraw green back ground and it also a beater and i dont have a scanner so sorry.

if we're able to post memorabilia in this thread...

c. 1955-1958 Game Used Mantle Bat (PSA/DNA).

Thank you very much, Chuck. I believe that is my card, without pulling it out of the safe deposit box to make sure. Part of its attractiveness to me is that it represents the Yankee's very first World Series championship, was the year that the "House that Ruth Built" came into existence, and was the year of the Babe's highest batting average, .393 (along with 41 homers and a rather astounding .545 on-base percentage, going by memory).

Best always,

Larry

Attachment 63708

1955 Spic and Span die cut. My favorite Hank card by far.

Attachment 63709

This was a tough one to finally get a hold of at a decent price.

Very, very nice, Scott. I like where you're coming from. Great tough cards of a tremendous player!

Thanks for sharing,

Larry

Here is mine:

https://sites.google.com/site/erikgr...e/55BCampy.jpg

more grail ? new holy grail add to your collection?

Peter, isn't that the Lowdermilk that was shown on Antiques Roadshow? What a beautiful card! Congrats!

Bill

thanks Bill...the one and only...for now!!!!

Like Peter's T207 Red Cross Lowdermilk, this isn't really my "holy grail," because until I saw it I didn't know it existed. But it's probably my favorite/most unusual postwar card.

http://www.net54baseball.com/attachm...1&d=1281392363

Not rare but one of the hobby's prettier cards IMO.

One of mine
 

e125

you can see my picture at the SGC registry, my holy grail is my 1910 Washington Times Ty Cobb

Not your Wash. Times Walter Johnson??!! :D

Dan, seriously, your 1910 Wash. Times collection is absolutely fabulous! I'd give you all my WaJos and then some for it!! Thanks for displaying it in the recent issue of OC.

Best,
Val

Hope you don't mind me posting it here (will remove if needed). I can see why it's your holy grail. Very cool card!

link to sets

http://www.sgccardregistry.com/cards/us44082.jpg

sick... is that the only one known Dan?

Rob D. that is an awesome card! I wasn't aware of that variation of the Aaron card until you posted your example. Thanks for sharing!!

Dan:

I can't believe that Cobb is in a TPG holder.........

.................

Holy crap! That Cobb is incredible, Dan.

Tough choice
 

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calvindog/2909241061/" title="T206 Error by calvindog65, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3232/2909241061_7a22b05349_o.jpg" width="357" height="619" alt="T206 Error"></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calvindog/3019102393/" title="1908 American League Publishing Company PC 770 by calvindog65, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3195/3019102393_a3ff2c0f8e_o.jpg" width="500" height="920" alt="1908 American League Publishing Company PC 770"></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calvindog/5204500892/" title="1908-09 Rose Company PC760 by calvindog65, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4154/5204500892_feac69f6c9_b.jpg" width="472" height="871" alt="1908-09 Rose Company PC760"></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calvindog/3084954078/" title="1908 Detroit Free Press PC 773-4 by calvindog65, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3015/3084954078_91616db3e7_o.jpg" width="475" height="882" alt="1908 Detroit Free Press PC 773-4"></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calvindog/5413072853/" title="1910 Real Photo PC H.C. Hubel by calvindog65, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4080/5413072853_42697afb3d_o.jpg" width="464" height="869" alt="1910 Real Photo PC H.C. Hubel"></a>

havent been collecting for too long, but here is my holy grail
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d2...1983/013-3.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d2...1983/026-1.jpg

home sweet home
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d2...1983/033-1.jpg

i love your display !

thank you :) its just a little table top one i picked it up at a flea market for $20

It is verry nice and your cobb too. I also own the red cobb portrait but i don t like the condition of mine... i will probably try to find another one with a better eyes appeal.

after considering and desiring nearly all the wagner issues, this was the one I lusted after most........

http://i917.photobucket.com/albums/a...dersWagner.jpg

Bump

Any new grail in your collection?

My holy grail. The Cobb(Bat off) is a PSA 6 and The Green Cobb is a SGC 84.

Whoa.... very cool presentation in the frame, Bruce. <insert a "thumbs up" smiley>

Not pre-war but my holy grails:

http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/...e-robinson.jpg

and this card, of which I added a second copy (total pop 5 soon to be 6 once my grades pop - perhaps the toughest of the Bond Bread set)

http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/...e-robinson.jpg

http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/...June-Front.jpg

I will likely sell one of the two to boost my spending power for the National, or trade it for one of a few select items.

Nice Jeff, but don't postcards belong on the memorabilia forum?

Tough crowd.

No, a postcard is a card. It belongs in the pre-war card forum.

Here's mine
 

Surprised I didn't post to this thread the first time around...
http://sgccardregistry.com/cards/us186568.jpg

That Cobb is amazing!! What's the value of that piece (if you don't mind me asking)? I've never seen one.

This is mine.

Cool card Steve.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calvindog/5413072853/" title="1910 Real Photo PC H.C. Hubel by calvindog65, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4080/5413072853_42697afb3d_o.jpg" width="464" height="869" alt="1910 Real Photo PC H.C. Hubel"></a>


$10 zillion dollars.

always have to one up me Jeff?

Thank you. Not sure on the value, Jeff's and mine are the only ones I have personally ever seen, so I guess whatever we want? ;)


I would take $9 zillion for the record.

top this Jeff!

http://photos.imageevent.com/ltsgall...%20Hunting.jpg

Another Hubel I see. Is that Jennings?

And that is one cool card.

Iconic Ruth Card
 

Would you believe this classic Ruth card, graded PSA-3, wound up costing me $10 total about a year and a half ago? I have been on the wrong end of a few high-risk, high reward transactions and once when I got ripped off by an eBay seller, eBay not only refunded me through a PayPal reversal, they also gave me a merchandise credit in the amount of $1000 for anything sold on eBay. This card later came up as a Buy-It-Now listing for the price of exactly $1000 and $10 for insured shipping. So I contacted eBay to verify that the voucher wasn't a scam, and jumped on this Ruth card, applied the voucher, and paid only $10 total (the shipping fee). I am a very happy camper!

That Cobb - Hubel PC is insane!!!!!!!

I don't consider this my holy grail. My 62 Fleer Jack Kemp is my grail as I spent 7 years looking for a centered example. But here is my pre war holy grail.
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m...ces/cobbpc.jpg

I can see why. :) Not many here can claim their Holy Grail only cost them ten bucks. Cool card!

My holy grail is my T215 Red Cross Purtell. This knocked a nice card off my Jersey City wantlist that I really never thought I would find in my price range.

Thanks,

AndyH

The card that started me on vintage....

<a href="http://s917.photobucket.com/albums/ad12/flinchfree/?action=view&amp;current=58aaron-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i917.photobucket.com/albums/ad12/flinchfree/58aaron-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

Signed 38 Goudey Foxx
 

Finally got mine:

T206 Walter Johnson Portrait - Hindu

Very nice "2", Dave.

got this one for $10 less then what I paid for a psa 1 with a back!

Attachment 68523

Attachment 68524

There was a SGC WaJo Hindu in the last Goodwin auction that I wish I jumped all over. This one is a gem; nice "holy grail"!

At this particular moment in time, my T206 Magie is the 'holy grail', but only because I can't afford a Plank or Wagner. In the area of 'possibly-affordable but not owned', I would go with those two Mino Wagners on ebay.

Easy One here
 

This is an easy one for me

http://www.thetoyheaven.com/images/i...cksonfront.jpg

Some very cool cards in this thread.

James G

Mine is 1914 CJ Marquard, PSA 7, perfect centering -- last I checked the only one at that level. No photo because it's at the banky....2nd would be Evers t206 brown Hindu PSA 4, also perfect centering....got both at good prices 15 yrs ago, pre-grading, and with little interest in backs....

Lou Gehrig Autographed 1933 DeLong Rookie Card
 

Well, my "Holy Grail" didn't last that long (Foxx 38 Goudey signed), only a few weeks, but I guess that isn't such a bad thing when you get this :)

WOW, beautiful Gehrig auto card!

Now I undrestand why you were putting up so many items for sale to raise money for a "once in a lifetime" purchase.

Thanks Phil! Haha yep, and I'm trying trying to sell more to payoff this card, so any help would be greatly appreciated :P hahaa. I couldn't let this go, signed Goudey's sell for $7,000+, but better auto's and condition. I don't care, Gehrig signed rookie, good enough for me.

Nice card...but 33 delong gehrig is def not his rookie card?!

And it's started...Do you consider his 33 Goudey a rookie

Many cards can be claimed as his "rookie", exhibits, w560, think theres an american caramel, etc etc etc. To each their own, that's all I'm saying. I, along with his Goudey's, consider this to be his rookie card. Others may agree, others may not, it's not a big deal, I respect their opinion, just please respect mine even though you may view it as wrong.

Definately a second 'no' to that...here are quite few of LG's cards:

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=141260

30 year old, 10th year rookie. ;)

Great Lou auto.

Haha I know, it's dumb, but I honestly don't believe like the Ice Cream card has a signed copy, but idk, can go both ways. Here it's not a rookie, elsewhere, probably. But oh well, if it is , it is, if not, still a sweet Lou signed card. I don't mind

exactly, don't get hung up on the rookie card term (if there's even really such a thing for pre-war cards), it's simply a great looking auto'd card of a baseball legend.

+1, well said.

Gehrig "rookie"
 

Knowing how contentious defining "pre-war rookies" can be, let's not lose sight of what a great card/auto HOF Auto Rookies has added to his collection. I can't imagine how excited he must have been to get the card, admire it for a few minutes then scan it so he could share it with all of us. Considering his collecting goals, the quality of the acquisition and the hefty sum of money he likely paid, I'd like to think we could allow him at least a few hours to bask in some hearty "congratulations" and "nice pick-up" rather than launching right in to the "hey, that's not his rookie." We're all better than that...

Enjoy the Gehrig...GREAT card the likes of which I doubt I'll ever be able to add to my collection...Matt

Thank you very much for the kind words Matt, it means a lot. I almost fainted, I never thought in my wildest dreams I would ever be able to aquire such a card (Gehrig signed card in general), nor did I think I would be able to get it so quickly in my life (I'm only 25). I have hit a huge part of my collecting goal for toughest cards to obtain. Now setting my eyes on a Ruth (which won't happen anytime soon).