February Pick Ups

[Jobu]

This Milwaukee-area resident thinks this is awesome -- congrats!

Originally Posted by Dave Grob

I am not really a card guy anymore than I am a photo guy, but this pairing was just too neat for me to pass up doing. Always like players like Bill Bruton, who have a rich contextual relationship to a ball club. On Opening Day 1953 (at Crosley Field), he became the first Milwaukee Brave to:

-Come to bat in an official major league game.

-Get a base hit in an official major league game

-Score a run in an official major league game.


Dave Grob

davegrob1@aol.com

[Howe’s Hunter]

And while I'm excited with every one that is added, this one is cool because it is one of the "lost cards." John Scott contacted me late last week and said he had one he wanted to reunite with the others and in our discussion, found out it was a Bergen that he had acquired at the same time I was just starting to really focus my collection on only Howe's cards. But I had missed this one on eBay, and only had the scans from that auction back in 2009. It arrived today, and comparing the scans, it is the Lost Bergen. With it off the list, that leaves 37 cards I know exist with the stamp on them, 27 of which I have no idea where they are. But even one off that list is big. Thanks, John.

[Hot Springs Bathers]

Ed have you ever found a duplicate of a card also stamped?

[Howe’s Hunter]

Going back to March of 2017 (the last time I really counted), of the 311 cards I had at that time, there are 238 that had one card of the player/pose, 59 had two copies of the player in that pose, 12 cards had three of in the same player/pose, and two cards I with four copies of the same player/pose.

We can up that last one just a bit, because one of the cards I got from REA in the fall was copy number four of Lundgren/Chicago.

Seems strange that he had four of a card that is/was considered one of the tougher commons. Another one is Southern Leaguer Ed Foster, with a Hindu back. I have two, and I know of one more example that is out there, but isn't mine. Tough card with a tough back.

Makes me wonder as older collectors decide to sell or their heirs sell what other rarer cards might come out that have the stamp.

[Vintagecatcher]

Picked up this nice S74 silk from Mark Macrae.

I now just need a colored S74 silk of George "Peaches" Graham, and my run of catchers in the colored S74 silks will be complete.

Plenty of items available to trade or I can purchase outright!

Thanks again Mark!


Patrick

[Leon]

Old Trade card..

[clydepepper]

Couldn't resist this Georgia Lefty:

Does anyone know anything about Charles Bray?

I just did a forum search on 'Bray' and am very honored to have one of his cards joining my collection. Way Cool!


1909-11 T206- Nap Rucker PSA-5.5.jpg

[garymc]

Picked up a Factory 25 to complete my back run.......

[TMKenKen]

Originally Posted by Leon

Old Trade card..

Leon I love 19th century baseball themed trade cards and collect them. I have that one. I am always looking for others. I have Frank's book which I regard as the Bible for what might be out there.