September 2024 Pickups

[Hendu]

Recent mail days...

[refz]

73 Willie

[JollyElm]

eBay has been a complete dead zone for me, but I decided to take a chance on these two 'stained' (air quotes) cards, because I'm going to break them out, put the panty hose to 'em and include them in my upcoming SGC submission video.

It's only a tiny bit of gum residue on the fronts, so it'll come off lickety split, and the Mantle HR Leaders card was graded very recently, so it is a true 8. Hopefully SGC will agree. The Rose is more of a risk, considering what it cost me, but let's see what happens...

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[Mike D.]

1965 Topps Joe Morgan Rookie Card Guide And How You Can Get One Cheaper Than You May Think

[jchcollins]

I think this all happened 9/1 or later...

I had not intended to do so much with "bigger" cards (for me, anyway) so soon after the National - but sometimes you have to strike when the iron is hot with local opportunity. The '57 Brooks was a longtime want, busted out of an older PSA 6 holder. I now have to decide I suppose if I'm going to make an assault on the entire 1957 Topps set, as I find myself unexpectedly with the two biggest cards in it. The '57 Power Hitters is not one of those, but this PSA 4 was a nice upgrade to my raw G/VG-ish one at a show last weekend.

Nice stuff, everyone.








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[Hendu]

Those are great! Love the Clemente.

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by Hendu

Those are great! Love the Clemente.

Thanks. Yeah, the '61 Clemente is a sleeper favorite. Love the green in that card. His first batting title season.

[JollyElm]

As always, putting the rest of us to shame, Mr. Collins. Great stuff!!! Alas (I always really wanted a reason to use the word "alas")...

[Mike D.]

1973 Topps Rick Reuschel RC PSA 8

Vintage Spotlight: The Best Rookie And Star Cards From 1973 Topps

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

As always, putting the rest of us to shame, Mr. Collins. Great stuff!!! Alas (I always really wanted a reason to use the word "alas")...

Thank you sir. Do you have stuff at SGC right now? I haven't checked your channel in a while...

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by jchcollins

Thank you sir. Do you have stuff at SGC right now? I haven't checked your channel in a while...

Finishing up the 'flip mining' through my stuff to find enough decent candidates for my next submission, so cameras should start rolling pretty soon...with loads of disappointment to follow when the cards come back.

[Eric72]

I went to the Philly Show on Friday and added these three cards to my collection. I’m now two steps closer to a ‘56 Topps set and picked up my seventh different base card of Mantle.

[MikeGarcia]

.There is no such thing as a bad picture of Yogi Berra's face except this out-of-focus grotesquely-registrationed 1957 Topps #407 "Yankees Power Hitters " card. So bad , so bad. ( and to add insult to injury it is soooo hard to find 407 so damned well-centered.)






PS I've always thought Harold Carmichael was movie-star/ male model handsome.

[Eric72]

My Sunday pickups from the Philly Show:

[lrush]

Picked this up last week to go with my Mays and Musial runs.

[obcbeatle]

Originally Posted by MikeGarcia

.There is no such thing as a bad picture of Yogi Berra's face except this out-of-focus grotesquely-registrationed 1957 Topps #407 "Yankees Power Hitters " card. So bad , so bad. ( and to add insult to injury it is soooo hard to find 407 so damned well-centered.)






PS I've always thought Harold Carmichael was movie-star/ male model handsome.

When I was looking for the Mantle/Berra card to complete my 57T set, I never could find one with both players nicely focused. I finally gave up. Funny how so many key cards in vintage Topps sets are like that

[butchie_t]

I'm taking a bit of poetic licensing here. Only because the Hammer played Pre 1980.

I am happy to have been able to find these commemorative stamps of Hank Aaron.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by butchie_t

I'm taking a bit of poetic licensing here. Only because the Hammer played Pre 1980.

I am happy to have been able to find these commemorative stamps of Hank Aaron.

That is cool. Is it an actual book of stamps or the poster from the Post Office?

[butchie_t]

Ben,

It is a sheet of 20 stamps on the plate. There are, or were, rolls of Hammer stamps. But I did not pick any of them up.

Cheers,

B.T.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by butchie_t

Ben,

It is a sheet of 20 stamps on the plate. There are, or were, rolls of Hammer stamps.

Cheers,

B.T.

Nice, at our PO they sometimes have posters up to advertise commemorative stamps they have for sale. I have been going to ask about getting one when it is baseball related but always forget while there.

[butchie_t]

Originally Posted by bnorth

Nice, at our PO they sometimes have posters up to advertise commemorative stamps they have for sale. I have been going to ask about getting one when it is baseball related but always forget while there.

That happened to me with these stamps. I was checking at our PO frequently to see if they had them. Well, one day they did, but I was too early to buy them. So, I made a note to come back.... Never did, and then when I did, of course, they were out of them.

Couple weeks later we are on a road trop to Ely, NV. As we are driving through all the small towns, I'm scoping out post offices, we stop at a couple and on the third attempt SCORE!!

So I got two. That was much more fun to attach to the stamp buy then if I had just gotten them in town.

Nice road trip, Hammer Stamps, and a nice little vacation in Ely. Nv.

Nothing but net....

B.T.