December Pickups

[gregr2]

First raw card I've ever purchased!
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[ALR-bishop]

Great Clemente, Greg; but it is not "raw", it is in it's natural and intended, unfettered state

[gregr2]

Better??

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[Robextend]

[39special]

Originally Posted by Robextend

Nice stuff Rob. I really like the Bench.

[Robextend]

Thanks Steve! The Bench and Mantle are going to be cracked out so they can join my raw 69 Topps set.

[JollyElm]

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And now I have another of the monstrously tough 1972 'in action' cards to find with decent L/R centering. (It looks much better in person as it seems the holder has all sorts of dust and particles appearing.)

[midwaylandscaping]

Originally Posted by gregr2

First raw card I've ever purchased!
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My all time favorite Clemente card

[Bestdj777]

Last one needed for my set (all Mantle cards issued except foreign, regional, and test issues).

[HRBAKER]

A big thank you to a Net54 member who reached out after seeing me post regarding this card. Creeping along toward set completion as I was able to add 3 in 2013.

[CW]

Nice pickups, guys!

[Stonepony]

Originally Posted by HRBAKER

A big thank you to a Net54 member who reached out after seeing me post regarding this card. Creeping along toward set completion as I was able to add 3 in 2013.

Thanks Jeff, enjoy

[Samsdaddy]

Originally Posted by HRBAKER

A big thank you to a Net54 member who reached out after seeing me post regarding this card. Creeping along toward set completion as I was able to add 3 in 2013.

Please excuse my ignorance, but what set is this card from?

[gregr2]

66 Clemente

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[Stonepony]

Originally Posted by Samsdaddy

Please excuse my ignorance, but what set is this card from?

1959 Bazooka

[MBMiller25]

Great additions Guys!

[Samsdaddy]

Originally Posted by Stonepony

1959 Bazooka

Thanks Dave.

[whiteymet]

Originally Posted by Bestdj777

Last one needed for my set (all Mantle cards issued except foreign, regional, and test issues).

Chris: You have BOTH 1955 Exhibit Card Postcard backs? One with the plain line and one with the Mutoscope line on the back?

[itjclarke]

Couldn't pass on this beauty for 20 bucks
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(the Yount, Brett and 1980 Topps Rickey will always be $250 cards in my mind!)

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by whiteymet

Chris: You have BOTH 1955 Exhibit Card Postcard backs? One with the plain line and one with the Mutoscope line on the back?

Nope. I don't have the Pittsburgh Exhibit Mantle, either of the postcard back Exhibits, or the Dad's Cookies. I set my collecting goals at what I could reasonably expect to find. My thoughts were that I would add those cards that a kid growing up in the 50s and 60s could reasonably expect to find. From my understanding, I believe the Postcard backs had very limited distribution. In total, I have been able to pick up 235 different cards. I think there are roughly another 30 cards out there that were issued of Mantle (foreign, Topps test cards that were issued, and regional issues). I really hope to be fortunate enough to continue to define, and conquer, my "set" as money, time, health, and good luck allow. Right now, I have already moved 7 cards from my would like list to my want list. Someday, I hope to pick up the rest.

Want to sell your postcard backs?

[savedfrommyspokes]

Picked up both 61 and 62 Post Mickey Mantle cards recently

[HOF Yankees]

Originally Posted by savedfrommyspokes

Picked up both 61 and 62 Post Mickey Mantle cards recently

love those post cards

[g_vezina_c55]

Originally Posted by Bestdj777

Last one needed for my set (all Mantle cards issued except foreign, regional, and test issues).

Congrat on the Mantle set.

Post a group pic of this accomplishment !

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by g_vezina_c55

Congrat on the Mantle set.

Post a group pic of this accomplishment !

Thanks Nelson! I have three of them coming in the mail soon, so once I get them all together I will try to take a pic.

[g_vezina_c55]

Originally Posted by Bestdj777

Thanks Nelson! I have three of them coming in the mail soon, so once I get them all together I will try to take a pic.

Nice chris !! Impatientvto see this accomplishment

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by g_vezina_c55

Nice chris !! Impatientvto see this accomplishment

Leon, love your bazooka items. Such crazy defects.


Nelson, the picture below is right a little more than half the collection. I started running out of space and did not think I could fit much more in the picture, so I did not disturb a couple stacks of cards. (Note: the carpet is brand new and not stained, not sure why it looks off color in the picture like that).

[g_vezina_c55]

nice mantle rob
i just received my 68 last week in sgc40

[almostdone]

Before I ever starting to collect anything post war I had a list of five that "I'm never going to get these cards".

They were a 1968 Nolan Ryan rookie, 1953 Bowman Pee Wee Reese, 1953 Topps Satchell Paige, 1952 Bowman Willie Mays and 1949 Leaf Stan Musial.

Thanks to my wife as a birthday gift I was finally able to find the last of these five that I needed in a range I could afford and not look like it went through a washer machine.

So excited about this one as I have become quite a Musial fan over the last few years.

Drew

[MBMiller25]

Great Musial, Congratulations