1961 Golden Press Dimaggio

[Laxcat]

The '43 MP & CO is a relatively cheap alternative for a playing years DiMaggio. I picked up a Ted Williams for my bro b/c he wanted a "cheap" card of Ted from his playing days.

[MikeGarcia]

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[tedzan]

TED Z
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[MikeGarcia]

...I love the artwork on the Tris Speaker ...

..Ted , what is the listed price of your copy ? I wonder if the price increased over the years it was printed ?...

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[tedzan]

Originally Posted by MikeGarcia

...I love the artwork on the Tris Speaker ...

..Ted , what is the listed price of your copy ? I wonder if the price increased over the years it was printed ?...

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I acquired my Golden Press album back in the 1980's....when it was very inexpensive.

I think I paid $20 for it. What are they going for nowadays ?



TED Z
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You might be able to find a deal on a raw 1951 Berk Ross single, the last card of his career.

[sbfinley]

His Salutation Exhibit is pretty affordable as well and would qualify as a playing day's issue.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by sbfinley

His Salutation Exhibit is pretty affordable as well and would qualify as a playing day's issue.

+1 Those Exhibits cards are awesome!

[JoeDfan]

The 1969 Oakland Andersen card is pretty cheap, and Joe was an active coach in Oakland at the time.

[sandmountainslim]

Here is a card claiming to be a reprint that people are going nuts over.
I would say it IS a reprint as it claims due to the oddly rounded corners

http://www.ebay.com/itm/161891600130...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

[sandmountainslim]

Originally Posted by sbfinley

His Salutation Exhibit is pretty affordable as well and would qualify as a playing day's issue.

I have seen those on ebay. What exactly are they?

[MikeGarcia]

...Back when Beckett used sub-grades on vintage , they were more conservative graders and the final grade could only reflect slightly more than the lowest of the four subs , hence this particular card is a " NM 7"....note the "6" for edges ; I doubt that they'd ever seen one of these before...


...would you like either of these ? or both ?....shoot me a PM and perhaps we can set up a " BST "...I rarely sell or trade but I reckon this might be a good way to welcome a newbie...... I'm very grateful for this forum and I've never really done much in the way of returning anything to the generosity of the membership.

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[sandmountainslim]

Originally Posted by MikeGarcia

...Back when Beckett used sub-grades on vintage , they were more conservative graders and the final grade could only reflect slightly more than the lowest of the four subs , hence this particular card is a " NM 7"....note the "6" for edges ; I doubt that they'd ever seen one of these before...


...would you like either of these ? or both ?....shoot me a PM and perhaps we can set up a " BST "...I rarely sell or trade but I reckon this might be a good way to welcome a newbie...... I'm very grateful for this forum and I've never really done much in the way of returning anything to the generosity of the membership.

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PM sent. I am very curious about the Exhibit cards.

[sandmountainslim]

Originally Posted by sbfinley

His Salutation Exhibit is pretty affordable as well and would qualify as a playing day's issue.

I understand they are quite a bit larger than a standard card? Too big for a toploader?

[brian1961]

Thanks, Ted Zanidakis and MikeGarcia, for loading up pictures worth thousands of words. I stand corrected on my price estimate of .39 - .49 cents. Wow---.29 cents. Truly, as you say, a bargain.

The rich color images of Dizzy Dean, Babe Ruth, and Honus Wagner are stunning. There are so few cards of 'ol Diz as well. The Ruth and Wagner are also nice affordable alternatives. I love the pose of Honus; you can see the taut muscles in his face as he's just whacked a double or a triple!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks again, friends.

As someone has stated and shown, the Exhibit is glorious, and a fine alternative to a four-figure early period card of Joe. They're reasonably plentiful, definitely from his career years, over-sized, and prized! Again, strive to get a PSA or SGC graded specimen. This helps give the card protection, helps you determine the card's value, allows you to show it to others without having a near case of cardiac arrest, and will definitely help you should the time come to either pass it down, or sell it off.

This is my opinion only, but I would steer clear of the 1951 Berk Ross. The image is nice, but the cardboard used began toning in the early 50s I suspect, if you know what I mean. If you don't know what I mean, the cheap cardboard began to age swiftly and does not weather the years well. I still say stick with the 1961 Golden Press or an Exhibit, if you must have a period card of the great Joe DiMaggio.

----Brian Powell

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by Laxcat

The '43 MP & CO is a relatively cheap alternative for a playing years DiMaggio. I picked up a Ted Williams for my bro b/c he wanted a "cheap" card of Ted from his playing days.

I was going to say, the MP & CO cards - while they are no doubt the poorest quality of their era, especially when compared to something like '41 Play Ball or '48 Leaf - are still neat in the sense that the poorer quality has a historical connection with WWII. And it would be a legit card of DiMaggio from his playing days - if you don't mind the fact that the caricature is hand drawn...and of course looks nothing like the Yankee Clipper. :-) I have a '43 MP & CO card of Stan Hack...

[sandmountainslim]

I have also discovered the NuCard Scoops of Dimaggio which is roughly the same age as the Golden Press. Not nearly as attractive though.