February Pickups

CW · #1 02-12-2013, 10:50 PM

Jeff -- very nice Lajoie!

Steven -- 176/180... nice! Alllllllmosssssstttt there!

HOF -- just awesome. Not sure how you're going to top that one this year. Love how it's got the middle name Charles, too (I'm partial to that name, btw).

HOF Auto Rookies · #2 02-12-2013, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by CW

Jeff -- very nice Lajoie!

Steven -- 176/180... nice! Alllllllmosssssstttt there!

HOF -- just awesome. Not sure how you're going to top that one this year. Love how it's got the middle name Charles, too (I'm partial to that name, btw).

I don't think I will, unless a signed T206 Cobb or signed Ruth Goudey were to stumble into my collection

. I love how it's his full name, I've never seen that on a card before if Mantle. Btw, it's a great middle name

, was my grandpas name, so I'm partial as well lol

Runscott · #3 02-12-2013, 11:20 PM

Nice card. I know that yours is super-rare, but have you ever seen a '50s Mantle card signed with his signature from that period?

You just made me think about my 'dream card' - a T206 green portrait Cobb, inscribed 'To Scott, Ty Cobb - good luck to the Houston Astros, the AL's newest team'

okay, forget that last part.

HOF Auto Rookies · #4 02-12-2013, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Runscott

Nice card. I know that yours is super-rare, but have you ever seen a '50s Mantle card signed with his signature from that period?

You just made me think about my 'dream card' - a T206 green portrait Cobb, inscribed 'To Scott, Ty Cobb - good luck to the Houston Astros, the AL's newest team'

okay, forget that last part.

I think I have seen one, where his signature was like his facsimile signature on his '52 Bowman I believe where it is a more upright signature. I've seen a decent amount of baseballs with a rookie sig.

That would be a sweet card!

itjclarke · #5 02-12-2013, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by HOF Auto Rookies

I think I have seen one, where his signature was like his facsimile signature on his '52 Bowman I believe where it is a more upright signature. I've seen a decent amount of baseballs with a rookie sig.

That would be a sweet card!

I've got his minor league era sig on a ball from 1950 and it is almost exactly like the facsimile from his old cards.. wish I had a pic or scan of it to post. Definitely does not have that loopy M that he developed over the years. On the topic of dream cards and '51 Bowman era rookie centerfielders, I'd love to have a signed Mays rookie.. and it would be really cool if it were a period sig since his autograph got pretty silly with age.. those "4"s instead of W and M.

Awesome Mantle BTW, congrats!

HOF Auto Rookies · #6 02-12-2013, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by itjclarke

I've got his minor league era sig on a ball from 1950 and it is almost exactly like the facsimile from his old cards.. wish I had a pic or scan of it to post. Definitely does not have that loopy M that he developed over the years. On the topic of dream cards and '51 Bowman era rookie centerfielders, I'd love to have a signed Mays rookie.. and it would be really cool if it were a period sig since his autograph got pretty silly with age.. those "4"s instead of W and M.

Awesome Mantle BTW, congrats!

Wow, that's a hell of a ball! I love his minor league/rookie era sig a lot more! Yeah Mays has an ugly sig now, my signed '51 Mays looks decent for his sig now, but an era signed one would be amazing! The only era signed one I have is my '55 Killebrew and maybe a '60's Aaron on his rookie.

And thank you!

itjclarke · #7 02-13-2013, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by HOF Auto Rookies

Wow, that's a hell of a ball! I love his minor league/rookie era sig a lot more! Yeah Mays has an ugly sig now, my signed '51 Mays looks decent for his sig now, but an era signed one would be amazing! The only era signed one I have is my '55 Killebrew and maybe a '60's Aaron on his rookie.

And thank you!

Thanks, it's been pretty thoroughly toned by the years and oily hands but for sheer sentimentality and connection to my dad, it is the most important possession I have. One of those family heirlooms that had better stay in my family until all Clarke's have vanished from this earth! I don't have kids yet, so don't have anyone/anywhere besides here to preach that yet.

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