Show us your "alleged" stolen nypl spaldings...."

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Originally Posted by Freddie Maguire

I'm sorry about that. You're right. The file is too big. It's a pdf. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Freddie, try this: http://www.uploading.com/

[rhettyeakley]

"The only reason you wouldn't applaud him is if you are on the other side of the issue, imo."

C'mon Leon, you know me better than that, or at least I thought you would. I hope you aren't implying that I (or anyone else Freddy has called out like Corey, Barry, etc.) am on the side of thieves. I wholeheartedly agree that finding stolen material is for the good of the hobby.

That being said, I don't agree with the tactic of throwing items that are "allegedly" stolen or where there is NO PROOF of having come from the NYPL and possibly tainting an item that is fine is the way to go about this. If I was the owner of the Harry Wright Randall cabinet pictured above, and it didn't come from the Spalding collection, I would be really bothered by this type of thread. Seems like a bit of a witch hunt.

-Rhett

[Leon]

Originally Posted by rhettyeakley

"The only reason you wouldn't applaud him is if you are on the other side of the issue, imo."

C'mon Leon, you know me better than that, or at least I thought you would. I hope you aren't implying that I (or anyone else Freddy has called out like Corey, Barry, etc.) am on the side of thieves. I wholeheartedly agree that finding stolen material is for the good of the hobby.

That being said, I don't agree with the tactic of throwing items that are "allegedly" stolen or where there is NO PROOF of having come from the NYPL and possibly tainting an item that is fine is the way to go about this. If I was the owner of the Harry Wright Randall cabinet pictured above, and it didn't come from the Spalding collection, I would be really bothered by this type of thread. Seems like a bit of a witch hunt.

-Rhett

I don't agree with a lot of the things on the board....so we can agree on that....I do agree too that if I owned that cabinet then I would probably not be happy IF I did not have provenance back before 1979. If not, then ......I dunno.....

[Freddie Maguire]

When talking about "allegedly stolen Spaldings" how can you top one that sports an official baseball transaction letter with a "dark and bold" signature of Spalding himself?

I wonder if while David Hunt is "working closely with the FBI" he reveals the consignor of this one.

How long has Grandma been cleaning this attic of hers? This sale was in 2000.

This letter to Harry Wright fits neatly in the scrapbook that the NYPL still has: http://www.huntauctions.com/LIVE/ima...m=722&lot_qual

[Freddie Maguire]

1. It's an A & G Taylor, Boston from the NYPL "Missing list"
2. I sure wish Lew Lipset pictured the back on this one. He says, "The rear is clean".

A dealer may have had this one in a group with two other "alleged stolen Spaldings" of Nick Young and Cap Anson. I wonder if "cleaned" in the description might have been more accurate.