Is my collection complete?

[sflayank]

Bancroft
It's a drawing not a picture and looks more like stan musial

[sflayank]

Dont understand the sticker comment
Ypu have the peel offs? Action all star stickers?

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by sflayank

Bancroft
It's a drawing not a picture and looks more like stan musial

I thought it looked exactly like him . Fair enough though. I get the drawing versus picture distinction. For the stickers, I have the peel offs and the All Star action stickers, both in individual sheet and complete panel forms. As a baseball card collector, I just don’t think these non-baseball card items are really a necessity though. For that reason, I wouldn’t call a set, even a master set, incomplete for not having the yellow basepath pin (I have it), the bottle caps, the coins, or the stamps. I like them and get what I can - I don’t have all the factory variations with the Coke caps or all the Yoo Hoo variations yet (some day I will get those)—but do get what I can. Still, not technically cards (neither are the matchbooks or auravision records so I should probably revisit my prior statement on them). To each his own.

Here, I just thought it would be fun to discuss whether, as a variation collector, you’d consider your collection complete if you suspected, but couldn’t confirm Cm, there was another variation out there. I guess I know your position as I think you were after the red Armour coins for a while without knowing whether a Mantle existed.

[Bestdj777]

I appreciate the welcomed distraction from all that is going on in the world and hope you all are safe.

[cesarcap]

As said in Jerry Maguire, "You complete me." lol

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by cesarcap

As said in Jerry Maguire, "You complete me." lol

Haha

[AustinMike]

Originally Posted by Bestdj777

As a baseball card collector, I just don’t think these non-baseball card items are really a necessity though. For that reason, I wouldn’t call a set, even a master set, incomplete for not having the yellow basepath pin (I have it), the bottle caps, the coins, or the stamps. I like them and get what I can - I don’t have all the factory variations with the Coke caps or all the Yoo Hoo variations yet (some day I will get those)—but do get what I can. Still, not technically cards (neither are the matchbooks or auravision records so I should probably revisit my prior statement on them). To each his own.

Here, I just thought it would be fun to discuss whether, as a variation collector, you’d consider your collection complete if you suspected, but couldn’t confirm Cm, there was another variation out there. I guess I know your position as I think you were after the red Armour coins for a while without knowing whether a Mantle existed.

If I collected only Mantle baseball cards, I wouldn't bother with any non-baseball card item either. But like you, I am a Mantle collector. Therefore, I try to get all the items you have listed plus photo premiums, games, point of display advertisements, pins, bobble heads, etc. And no, my collection will never be complete. I'll never get all of the Armour coins for instance. And I can live with that.

[bswhiten]

Chris, no doubt you will track down that elusive "Holiday Feeling" book! If you feel the collection is complete then that is all that matters. Who cares what someone else says it should be. There will always be something to add though imo.

Personally, I wouldn't consider a record, sticker, postcard, tattoo, matchbook, premium, pin, and others as a must for a "card" collection, but collectors should collect what they like. I just picked up a couple NYY fan club premiums of Mick that I had never seen before. I doubt they are on any Mick list, but I like them

Good Luck!

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by bswhiten

Chris, no doubt you will track down that elusive "Holiday Feeling" book! If you feel the collection is complete then that is all that matters. Who cares what someone else says it should be. There will always be something to add though imo.

Personally, I wouldn't consider a record, sticker, postcard, tattoo, matchbook, premium, pin, and others as a must for a "card" collection, but collectors should collect what they like. I just picked up a couple NYY fan club premiums of Mick that I had never seen before. I doubt they are on any Mick list, but I like them

Good Luck!

Thanks Ben! I’m assuming you have that matchbook in your collection already and will take pity on me at some point and pass it along like you did with the old house matchbook Can you show the premiums? Curious if they are something I have/need I don’t think a collection of premiums is ever complete...

[bswhiten]

Originally Posted by Bestdj777

Thanks Ben! I’m assuming you have that matchbook in your collection already and will take pity on me at some point and pass it along like you did with the old house matchbook Can you show the premiums? Curious if they are something I have/need I don’t think a collection of premiums is ever complete...

Glad you figured out that dance hall one! haha
Did you do all of the stationery from HI? Love the brochures too...

These are the fan premiums - from 64 and 67. Have the original envelopes too.

Also pictured is a $20 matchbook I would like to add to my pc Other than the 9 different Country Cookin' variations it is one that I have struggled to find.

Ben

[Bestdj777]

It’s bizarre—I’ve felt the needy collect any matchbook or postcard ever with Joplin and Holiday Inn on it, but I’ve never been a completionist with the other items. I’ve got a copy of the magazine and a piece of stationery or two but have gotten the rest of the items. My one regret is not picking up a really cool employee service award from the hotel...

I like that matchbook and will keep an eye out for you. Unfortunately, it is a lot like what I collect and doesn’t have a strong enough visual collection to Mantle that most people would know what it is and clearly list it as such.

Nice Yankee fan premiums. That’s great that you got the envelopes too. Did yours come with a letter as well? I have a version of the one on the left - same image but an extra line or so of text after the line about his injury. Mine was mailed in August 1967 I believe — it came with a generic letter from the Yankees but did not come with an envelope. I’ll have to look for the two versions you have as well.

Any chance you have any of the team Christmas cards? I picked up two but trying to get a sense of what else is out there. Saw a third from 1951 or 1952 but couldn’t pull the trigger at the list price.

[AustinMike]

Originally Posted by bswhiten

These are the fan premiums - from 64 and 67. Have the original envelopes too.

Ben

I like those fan premiums too. I have 6 of them and know of 2 others. I like how they have a date at the bottom to help differentiate between them. Mine are dated:

12/63
7/65
8/66
12/67
8/70
and one with no date but 1500 at the bottom. I think it came after the 8/70 one.

The two I don't have but know exist are 2/63 and 5/67. And there are probably others as well, I would imagine. From 68, 69? Maybe 64.

Ben, I can't quite make out the date on the bottom of yours. What are they? And Chris, what is the date on yours?