April Pick Up Thread
 

Got this privately from an old time collector in Pennsylvania. It has been long rumored to exist, but many collectors debunked it as just rumors. I can confirm it exists, and now it's part of my collection. Circa 1999 there were 9 uncatalogued T206 Proofs of cards that never went into production...this is the 10th pose. Shoeless Joe Jackson.

Mike, are you going to start a Jackson back run?

Hi Sean! Would be cool, but it's only this Blank Back Proof that exists, no other examples with rare backs.

I think the ears are off Mike...

And I think his nose is too long. But well played.

I tried to do a Joe Jackson T211 one year, I’m not so good with the photoshop.

Well, this joke didn't get too far, haha...

We did this April Fool's post about 10-12+ years ago...Wonka did the photoshopping, and a bunch of us (Me, Joe D, etc) played along. It got surprisingly far.

Anyway, would be an epic card, if real. ;)

A bunch of cool Ruth items recently picked up:

1947 Ford Motor Company Ruth - Pop 6 on PSA/SGC charts
1930s - Ruth Sweatshirt + Beanie
1927 Babe Comes Home publicity photo
Babe Ruth Stationary and check from a board member

I remember it having much more legs.

and a B18 from a board member..

Not a card, but possibly unique. Finding a baseball player on a gem tintype is extremely unusual, finding a team is unprecedented, to my knowledge. This one is definitely 1860s vintage. Gem tintypes measure approximately 1" x 1". This one is 3/4" x 15/16".

I thought you might like this one, Leon.

Picked up these two, helping to round out the whole picture of LEAF and it's offerings.

Great pick up, Gary. Love the really early stuff...

Low pop Auto Musial
 

1 of 7 total Pop with a number/Auto Grade I looked at many of his vintage card auto's. Looks like he took his time with this one, in blue pen with perfect placement, so it could just be one of his finest auto.

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Great pickups, Jim!

I got this Ruth postcard from LOTG. Just really liked the image.

I need to go over to the BST and sell some duplicate fronts. Eating mustard sandwiches for the next six months!!
My very first Wagner card too!

Thanks,
Bob

Recent Goldin Pickup. Heading for a new SGC Tux

You could make a locket for it and wear it around! Was that what it was originally intended for?

There were albums specifically made to hold this size image. However, I wouldn't be surprised if some found their way into lockets.

Thanks Gary, love that postcard!!!!

great pickups everyone! Gary - amazing postcard!

grabbed this at lelands:

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Wow Pete!!!! Great pickup!!!

Great stuff!

Love that Ruth postcard Gary! Great image!

Incredible signed photo Pete!

+1 great pickups Gary and Pete

What a beauty! Congrats and please keep me in mind should you decide to sell! Redbirds Rule!!

Gary and Pete: sick pickups!

Great PC!

Thanks, everyone!

Awesome signed photo, Pete!

1921 Koester Bread cards
 

Scored some impossible upgrades and a new card. Only need Bill Piercy now. Also picked up Chas Stengel.

pureball22
 

pureball22

Thanks!

Sam

A tiny bit of paste remanants on the back equal some nice corners...

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Bob, that Hindu Young looks nice. Great pick up. Those mustard sandwiches will taste good as you look at that card.

Stunning Crawford Leon.

First Hindu
 

Picked up my first Hindu from Robert (ezekiel184). Pleasure to deal with and love the card!

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[QUOTE=Leon;2424513]A tiny bit of paste remanants on the back equal some nice corners...

Very true. Sometimes cards removed from albums are the best preserved

Ruth PC
 

Love that Ruth PC Gary…..outstanding pickup! - Joe

Thanks, Joe! Really looking forward to the upcoming Memory Lane auction! As others have said, it's incredible!

Big mail day for me. I bought the M101-2 Jake Stahl about an hour before I won the original photo by Conlon. I am so excited to have both, so much so that I met the mail carrier at the mailbox so neither would get bent before I got to see them.

Interesting catcher photo
 

Picked up this interesting catcher photo which is slightly larger than a postcard. Inscription on back as follows: Galeto (catcher) Santa Clara 1922-1923 PEALETS. From a Miami seller. Listing title:

1922 ORIG Photo Cuban Baseball Catcher P. GALETS Santa Clara BBC

Patrick

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Confessions of an E-Card addict.

I can quit anytime, I just don't want to...
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Beautiful cards! Love those colors

+1

I had some bids in on that Young. Nice pickups. I was a little unhappy about not winning anything I really wanted in that auction, so I picked this up the next morning. Somewhere there are some short bordered e121's.

Picked up another T205 Cobb w/Honest Long Cut back…

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Nice pickup

I love the look of the T205's

Is there a story/explanation of why they chose to use a batting photo of Cy Young on this issue? He had 490+ wins as an P and a career .210 BA when this was issued!

Just came in the mail yesterday.

Thanks
Chad

Thank you Jeff!


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April Pick Up Thread
 

#29 - Thanks again, Danny, for giving me a heads up on this one:

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Also, a few recent non-Mello pickups from terrific board members:

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And finally, this one came from a local card show:

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General Baking Chase
 

Those are all cool but I like that General Baking Chase Daryl...Jerry

Thanks, Jerry!

1915 Postaco
 

a nice sheet...

April Pick Ups
 

Although these are not baseball cards, these are now some of my most cherished cards I own thanks to a fellow N54'er.

Have been wanting to obtain a "Chariots of Fire" playing day card from the main characters from the movie- Harold Abrahams, Eric Liddell, Lord Burghley (Lord Lindsay in the movie), and E.A. Montague (Known as Aubrey in movie)

1) Picked up a nice graded Burghley for my birthday. Easy enough

2) Picked up an Abrahams 1929 Godfrey Philips raw along with a Charley Paddock from a fellow board member last year. Sent off to SGC. Awesome.

3) I thought my search for Montague was impossible, so I picked up a replicated postcard of him Steeplechasing in the background in the 1924 Olympics. But lo and behold, I then discovered he had a card in the 1922 Bunsen Confectionery set.

I found a dealer in England who was willing to part with one. Boom! I thought my quest was nearly complete...

4) The Liddell was another quest I thought to be impossible, as TCDB showing nothing but post playing day cards for Liddell. Makes sense since Liddell had a short career running and focused on his ministry work in China after.

But then thanks to some late night digging on Anson's PreWar card's site... I found the 1924 Gallaher set that included an Abrahams, Liddell, and Henry Stallard (another obscure sidequest I have yet to embark on).

As luck would have it, Liddell was actually mispelled as "Liddle", which is why I never found it on TCDB. Lets go!!!

The hard part now was actually finding a copy. Liddle was not seen on any website, outside an overpriced graded copy of the Abrahams.

Just for fun I threw a shot out in the dark on net54... As luck would have it, a fellow n54 member had several Gallaher cards including the Liddle and Abrahams. So naturally I got both.

So there you have it, the "Chariots of Fire" playing days card for each member complete. Here are pictures of the last 3 difficult cards I had to track down. They will head to SGC sometime early next year.

Over the moon about these!

A couple of fun front back combo’s!
Bob

Southworth...Thanks Rick! Always like this pose.

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My haul of R-316 Kashin supersize 5"x7" cards from the recent flood on ebay.

Great card! :D

Never thought I'd be able to add a Broad Leaf to my Providence set, but was very glad to be able to add this one.

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Broadleaf
 

Wow that's nice Rich...Jerry

Thanks, Jerry. I'm pretty excited to have it.

Nice, Leon! I remember a time when you couldn't hardly give those away, even complete sets in uncut sheets. I don't know if it was the artwork or what, but nobody wanted them almost regardless of the price. I finally blew out several sets after trying to get what I thought they should be worth. I suspect I'd get my prices now!

That is so awesome!!! I'm a huge fan of Eric Liddell and I'd been wanting a card of him for a long time, but like you I thought he didn't have any cards. Now I need to see if I can get a Gallaher of him.

Lovely cards - and congrats on finishing your Chariots of Fire set!

I also just linked the 1924 Gallaher to Liddell's ID on TCDB so people can actually know he has a playing-era card.

Just stumbled on this one from eBay. Fragile condition but not often does a program from April 17th, 1947 come up for sale. Jackie Robinson’s first MLB hit (a bunt single to third) and Duke Snider’s MLB debut. Jackie’s debut on Opening Day drew about 26k, but the follow-up only had about 10k in attendance. Today is the 77th anniversary!

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Talk about recent floods on eBay, anyone saw the group of William Patersons this past week? More than a dozen HOF’ers and a good group of stars and commons as well by Greg Morris. There was a Hornsby and I think a Cobb as well. You rarely ever see even one of those. Only one I ever owned was the Travis Jackson rookie when I was doing the HOF RC collection back in the early 2010’s.

Just got this guy today. Props to Mile High. I wired the money yesterday morning and the Cobbie was in my possession by 2:00 in Northeast Pa.

Nice one Paul

Congrats

Wow, sweet card, Paul, and great turnaround by Mile High.

I recently completed by W553 color run for Ruth with the green one.

Very nice. Some real cool pic ups in this thread. Congrats

Great kaleidoscope of colors on those Ruths Gary!!!

Wow and Wow

How sweet it is

Congrats

Great pickup! Cobb rookie postcards have seemed to come back down a bit, may need to pick up a Cobb Fielding soon.

Thanks, Jim and Jeff!

Love the colors on those Ruth's Gary and thank you! Thanks Jeff and Jeff!!

Well done, Gary! Nice colors and cool run....

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Thanks, Paul and Leon!

Happy with these today from Strongsville.

1921 Frederick Foto

My favorite Cobby image, and stain only touches his hat.

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Great piece and pickup, Greg. Cobb looks ready for battle and tool of destruction in hand. A remarkable image.

Here is a 1933 Wheaties Minneapolis Millers card of Spencer Harris. Larger than what I normally like to collect, but he happens to be the all-time hit leader for the minors leagues, racking up 3617 hits over 26 years in the minors, and according to his SABR biography, "Harris holds the minor-league mark with 2,287 runs scored. Harris is also the minor-league career leader in doubles (743) and total bases (5,434) and may also be the leader in walks." All while hitting .318 for his minor league career. He also played parts of four seasons in the majors.

So I couldn't resist adding a little Spencer into my card diet.


Brian

M101-1 and 2
 

Couldn’t help myself picking up another M101-1, a Wallace rookie this time. Plus the M101-2 of Clarke, great photo.