August pick up thread

bcbgcbrcb · #1 08-01-2013, 05:55 PM

Nice one, Paul. That is a very tough one to find.

rainier2004 · #2 08-01-2013, 09:52 PM

So my want list was pretty focused this year going to the National and we were trying to do the whole thing in only Wednesday so I moved pretty fast and wish I had some time to talk to some people but just didn't. I found very little in the way of CJ's and have needed the final 2 for a few months now. In the back as I was almost done I found the Wags but decided to walk away from it. The dealer was nice, I just didn't have my mind wrapped around spending that much money, but I wanted the Wanger. We came home, I had non-buyers remorse and worked out a deal over the phone and with another buddy at the show to arrange this. I thank Glenn Mechanick, the seller and fellow board member for being flexible and making this work...so now I am down to one! Its been killing me waiting all day for my friends to get back with card.

Danny Smith · #3 08-01-2013, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by rainier2004

So my want list was pretty focused this year going to the National and we were trying to do the whole thing in only Wednesday so I moved pretty fast and wish I had some time to talk to some people but just didn't. I found very little in the way of CJ's and have needed the final 2 for a few months now. In the back as I was almost done I found the Wags but decided to walk away from it. The dealer was nice, I just didn't have my mind wrapped around spending that much money, but I wanted the Wanger. We came home, I had non-buyers remorse and worked out a deal over the phone and with another buddy at the show to arrange this. I thank Glenn Mechanick, the seller and fellow board member for being flexible and making this work...so now I am down to one! Its been killing me waiting all day for my friends to get back with card.

Awesome card. Glad you bought that and not the e105 wags!

familytoad · #4 08-01-2013, 10:03 PM

Steve, good to see you grab one of your whales!
What a gorgeous card!
Its fun to share the excitement with a hobby bud.
I think I will go look at some of my cards tonight

pencil1974 · #5 08-02-2013, 05:24 PM

Here are my pick ups.
1923 W572 Ruth
1928 W565 Gehrig
1927 R94 Babe comes home - Babe Ruth (from his silent movie)

Greenmonster · #6 08-02-2013, 07:24 PM

Thanks to a fellow Net54 member I was able to add Cy and a very tough League Park bleachers postcard view to my collection. Also came across a Case Auto Joe Tinker card that is a variation from the one I already have and a Walter Johnson Sporting News Postcard. A good month so far.

ScottFandango · #7 08-02-2013, 07:29 PM

Great postcards....

Wonder where Case cars went with their "famous" engine... Did Ford absorb them or just put them out of business....

the 'stache · #8 08-02-2013, 08:00 PM

I'm removing the pictures from my responses so I don't hog up the page...

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Originally Posted by cdn_collector

There's still a lot of unknowns around these "proofs", but I'm totally jazzed to be able to add this to my collection all the same. Thanks Jay!

Regards,

Richard.

Richard, that's quite an interesting proof. Beautiful, actually. I love the simplicity that proofs offer. What was your original inspiration to collect George Gibson? I don't know a lot about him.

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Originally Posted by Blunder19

My first big pickup at the national..

As far as I am aware.. this is the 1st Sweet Cap 150 Yellow Brown..... the Yellow Brown Scraps are almost always found with SC 350-460 fact 30... I was really interested in the card when I saw the SC 150 back..

Jamie, what's the story behind the T206s with limited ink runs? Were these done as testers, or were they simply discarded (maybe because they weren't happy with the color levels)? I know you refer to them as scraps. If you could provide a little background info to somebody who would like to learn, I'd appreciate it. I've started reading the Inside T206 pdf download, and I'm fascinated by how they produced these lithos. Thank you!

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Originally Posted by 4815162342

Picked this up at the National today.

Hi Daryl. Very nice pickup, congrats! I know very little about the Melo Mints. Is there a good online resource you could refer me to? I love the candy cards from this era, especially the American Caramels, and would like to expand my collection to include some of these.

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Originally Posted by pencil1974

Here are my pick ups.
1923 W572 Ruth
1928 W565 Gehrig
1927 R94 Babe comes home - Babe Ruth (from his silent movie)

Brad, these are incredible! Just beautiful!!!! I especially love the W572. Great eye appeal, and nicely centered. Did you get those at the National?

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Originally Posted by Greenmonster

Thanks to a fellow Net54 member I was able to add Cy and a very tough League Park bleachers postcard view to my collection. Also came across a Case Auto Joe Tinker card that is a variation from the one I already have and a Walter Johnson Sporting News Postcard. A good month so far.

Jim, these postcards are amazing. The Cy Young cards almost look hand colored. I had a friend in college that would take black and white photographs, and hand color them. They had the same incredible eye appeal.

AMBST95 · #9 08-02-2013, 08:15 PM

Nothing too crazy, but chugging along on a few sets I'm picking at.

pencil1974 · #10 08-02-2013, 09:26 PM

Nope these are all eBay finds I'll try not to make you too jealous but I picked up the W572 for under $300, I was quite happy with that.

pencil1974 · #11 08-22-2013, 06:01 PM

I just got it back from SGC (I posted it raw earlier this month in the thread).

atx840 · #12 08-22-2013, 07:06 PM

Thanks to David R for helping check this one off the want list.

Either from a T206 test sheet or Lash Bitter's test sheet.

LEHR · #13 08-22-2013, 07:15 PM

I don't really care for most of the printing errors but this one is really cool, Chris! Congrats on the pick-up!

yanksfan09 · #14 08-22-2013, 07:57 PM

Nice pickups Ian

yanksfan09 · #15 08-22-2013, 08:36 PM

Doerr from a board member....

itjclarke · #16 08-22-2013, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by pencil1974

I just got it back from SGC (I posted it raw earlier this month in the thread).

Congrats Brad!! I think you showed me that one after right I ended up with your Jackie.

Thanks Bill- I agree, Foxx was a beast. One of my favorite stats was in one of B James earlier abstracts, best player of each decade. Look at Foxx's '30.. Wow!

pencil1974 · #17 08-22-2013, 11:05 PM

Yep Ian that is one. Hope you are enjoy the Robinson!! And also hope you are doing well!

John V · #18 08-23-2013, 06:37 AM

My first T209.

h2oya311 · #19 08-23-2013, 07:02 AM

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Originally Posted by John V

My first T209.

Stunning card!

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