April pick ups thread

Bored5000 · #1 04-08-2018, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Tennis13

I literally was looking for some of her stuff the other day, and I had never searched for her cards, but was curious what was out there. I love history -- and have always sort of checked out astronaut stuff on the fringes, but have yet to buy anything there, either.

I always look on eBay to see what Earhart stuff gets listed. Here is a link to her PSA set registry: The owner of the registry in the link is a member here.

https://www.psacard.com/psasetregist...shedset/141443

The 1933 Orami Heroes of the Air card looks like such a cool card, with Earhart looking at a model plane with a young girl. But PSA has only graded three of that card, and I have never seen one for sale/auction. There appears to be an error in the images, however. The 1938 Mars Confections card depicts a signed Earhart check instead of the correct card.

One of the other Earhart items that shows up from time to time and is pretty cool comes from the Smithsonian. In the 1970s, the Smithsonian reskinned several of the famous planes in their possession and made small pieces of the plane's fabric available to the public. Now, it seems amazing that the Smithsonian would actually do such a thing. But some of the Earhart samples from the Lockheed Vega she used to cross the Atlantic in 1932 do show up from time to time on eBay and typically sell for a few hundred dollars.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Smithsonian...gAAOSwlBhanugS

I am not an autograph guy at all, but Earhart was a prolific signer. Her autograph is not rare, just expensive. She would frequently takes covers with her on many of her famous trips, autograph them, then sell them to the public after the trip ended. At some of her speaking engagements, she would give give brief plane rides to members of the crowd or well-connected patrons. The autographed cards also show up from time to time on eBay and will list the person's name and what number the person was in line for the chance to take a brief ride with Earhart that day.

https://www.skinnerinc.com/auctions/2764B/lots/24

It is has been speculated that one of the reasons Earhart left her trailing antenna behind in Miami on her ill-fated final flight was because she did not want to carry the nine-pound antenna along. She was obsessed with saving weight on the plane, yet carried hundreds of covers with her that were postmarked/autographed during her flight and were contracted to be sold for a total of $25,000 once the around the world flight was completed. Not taking the trailing antenna with her greatly reduced Earhart's ability to communicate with the Coast Guard cutter Itasca when she was unable to locate Howland island. She also did not have adequate knowledge of Morse Code, and repeatedly showed no interest in learning the skill.

Tennis13 · #2 04-09-2018, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Bored5000

I always look on eBay to see what Earhart stuff gets listed. Here is a link to her PSA set registry: The owner of the registry in the link is a member here.

https://www.psacard.com/psasetregist...shedset/141443

The 1933 Orami Heroes of the Air card looks like such a cool card, with Earhart looking at a model plane with a young girl. But PSA has only graded three of that card, and I have never seen one for sale/auction. There appears to be an error in the images, however. The 1938 Mars Confections card depicts a signed Earhart check instead of the correct card.

One of the other Earhart items that shows up from time to time and is pretty cool comes from the Smithsonian. In the 1970s, the Smithsonian reskinned several of the famous planes in their possession and made small pieces of the plane's fabric available to the public. Now, it seems amazing that the Smithsonian would actually do such a thing. But some of the Earhart samples from the Lockheed Vega she used to cross the Atlantic in 1932 do show up from time to time on eBay and typically sell for a few hundred dollars.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Smithsonian...gAAOSwlBhanugS

I am not an autograph guy at all, but Earhart was a prolific signer. Her autograph is not rare, just expensive. She would frequently takes covers with her on many of her famous trips, autograph them, then sell them to the public after the trip ended. At some of her speaking engagements, she would give give brief plane rides to members of the crowd or well-connected patrons. The autographed cards also show up from time to time on eBay and will list the person's name and what number the person was in line for the chance to take a brief ride with Earhart that day.

https://www.skinnerinc.com/auctions/2764B/lots/24

It is has been speculated that one of the reasons Earhart left her trailing antenna behind in Miami on her ill-fated final flight was because she did not want to carry the nine-pound antenna along. She was obsessed with saving weight on the plane, yet carried hundreds of covers with her that were postmarked/autographed during her flight and were contracted to be sold for a total of $25,000 once the around the world flight was completed. Not taking the trailing antenna with her greatly reduced Earhart's ability to communicate with the Coast Guard cutter Itasca when she was unable to locate Howland island. She also did not have adequate knowledge of Morse Code, and repeatedly showed no interest in learning the skill.

This whole thing is awesome. Thank you for the lesson

darwinbulldog · #3 04-09-2018, 10:33 AM

Some non-baseball stuff plus this one.

triwak · #4 04-10-2018, 04:07 PM

Just arrived today, from most recent Leland's. 1916 RPPC, formerly owned by the Foster estate, with hand-written note by Rube's sister. And while Foster appears on several earlier Team PCs - I even own a 1911 Chicago American Giants, (which will now become my official Pete Hill card, lol) - I believe this may be Foster's earliest INDIVIDUAL appearance on any type of "card." I might be wrong about that? Regardless, I'm extremely happy right now!!

T206Collector · #5 04-10-2018, 07:15 PM

Just picked up this awesome signed T201 of Eddie Cicotte. Couldn't believe it showed up on eBay last week. Brings my total signed T201 poses to 9 (on 8 cards, with Doyle and Meyers dual signed). I really love the look of the T201s with signatures on them.

T201 Cicotte Signed PSA DNA

Will join these guys...

T201Collage

RedsFan1941 · #6 04-10-2018, 08:16 PM

that Foster is great!

CobbSpikedMe · #7 04-10-2018, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by T206Collector

Just picked up this awesome signed T201 of Eddie Cicotte. Couldn't believe it showed up on eBay last week. Brings my total signed T201 poses to 9 (on 8 cards, with Doyle and Meyers dual signed). I really love the look of the T201s with signatures on them.

T201 Cicotte Signed PSA DNA

Will join these guys...

T201Collage

Why did PSA label it "Trading Card" instead of T201? Just curious.

Great card by the way!

AndyH

joshuanip · #8 04-10-2018, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by T206Collector

Just picked up this awesome signed T201 of Eddie Cicotte. Couldn't believe it showed up on eBay last week. Brings my total signed T201 poses to 9 (on 8 cards, with Doyle and Meyers dual signed). I really love the look of the T201s with signatures on them.

T201 Cicotte Signed PSA DNA

Will join these guys...

T201Collage

Very nice Cicotte

Kenny Cole · #9 04-10-2018, 09:43 PM

Ken.

That Foster pc is completely awesome. Great pickup!!! Congratulations and I'm jealous!!!

Kenny Cole

T206Collector · #10 04-10-2018, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by joshuanip

Very nice Cicotte

Thanks Joshua!

Quote:

Originally Posted by CobbSpikedMe

Why did PSA label it "Trading Card" instead of T201?

No idea � seems lazy. Plan to cross it over to SGC, which holds the balance of my signed T201 collection. They will surely correct the oversight!

h2oya311 · #11 04-11-2018, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by triwak

Just arrived today, from most recent Leland's. 1916 RPPC, formerly owned by the Foster estate, with hand-written note by Rube's sister. And while Foster appears on several earlier Team PCs - I even own a 1911 Chicago American Giants, (which will now become my official Pete Hill card, lol) - I believe this may be Foster's earliest INDIVIDUAL appearance on any type of "card." I might be wrong about that? Regardless, I'm extremely happy right now!!

Congrats! I believe you are correct about it being Foster�s earliest individual card. I probably should have gone one more bid, but I�m glad to see that it made it�s way into your very nice collection and that it�s in the Net54 family.

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