National Memorabilia and Photos

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by Vintagedeputy

I really need to get back to a National. The last one I went to was in 1988.

I think you would set the record for between Nationals!

[Vintagedeputy]

Originally Posted by Hankphenom

I think you would set the record for between Nationals!

Maybe so! From about age 14-18, I worked for Ron Durham in NJ. Ron was a show promoter who held shows at the Hasbrouck Heights Sheraton. He used to run a little card shop in NJ as well called the Dugout. Ron had DiMaggio, Rizzuto, Mattingly, Gooden, Billy Martin and others at his shows. Greatest memories of my youth. When Ron got the National in A/C and asked me to work it, I was in heaven!

[Jewish-collector]

You didn't at least go to the two in Baltimore in 2010 and 2012 ?

[Leon]

I saw a 1939 first day hof envelope signed and authenticated. All except Matty of course. It's awesome!! I think the signatures are graded a 9....
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[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by Leon

I saw a 1939 first day hof envelope signed and authenticated. All except Matty of course. It's awesome!! I think the signatures are graded a 9....
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Beautiful. Feel like I have seen that at an AH in last decade.

[Vintagedeputy]

Originally Posted by Jewish-collector

You didn't at least go to the two in Baltimore in 2010 and 2012 ?

Unfortunately, no.

[Schlesinj]

I went to last years National and may have missed it a table or two, but I can count on one hand tables with more than 10 photos. I get it is a subsection of the industry, but I was pretty surprised.

I know I look each time at the Philly show the last year or so and maybe I see a table or two.

I am sure Rhys is at the show, so I suspect he will have a great array of photos to see.

[perezfan]

Honestly the most interesting thing I saw (and I’m not a Trekkie by any means) was the wide array of costumes and props from the original Star Trek series. Heritage is auctioning a major collection. It felt surreal to see these things close-up and in-person. That show and Lost in Space are my earliest color TV memories.

They had some incredible props from the original Batman TV series too. So crude looking in person. I would post some pics, but the site won’t allow me to post pics from my cell.

[Jewish-collector]

Michael B. - I'm guessing there's no Olympic area anymore like there used to be some years ago in Chicago. It used to be an entire room of like a good 50 tables. Right ?

[commishbob]

Originally Posted by Hankphenom

I think you would set the record for between Nationals!

No, it's a dubious record but my last National was in 1986 in Arlington. I plan to make the next Chicago show as it normally comes around my grandson's birthday (which is today) and I can justify the trip. I'd hoped to go this year but my wife had a trip planned.

[NiceDocter]

A thread titled Photos and Memorabilia has neither so far LOL jus sayin ( except Leon’s awesome find)…