April 2011 Pick Up Thread

[MGHPro]

My pick ups from Oaks.

[prewarsports]

I picked up this gem last week and got it in the mail today. The seller did not know who most of the people were in the book so I took a chance and asked for more scans and was surprised to see how many big names were in here. Mostly non-sports (some really big names though) but a Turkey Mike Donlin and a Lou Gehrig as well as Pop Warner, Barney Oldfield and Duke Kahanomoku as well as others. I LOVE vintage autograph books and this one is cool because the signatures are "tipped in" so they are larger at the top and the glue is on the fold line behind it and not directly below the autographs so no bleed through.

Rhys Yeakley

[prewarsports]

Here are the rest of the pages. I have not looked up any of the State Governors (there are almost 40/48) to see if they are famous yet.

Rhys

[Mr. Zipper]

Originally Posted by prewarsports

Here are the rest of the pages. I have not looked up any of the State Governors (there are almost 40/48) to see if they are famous yet.

Rhys

Wow... that is really great! Kudos!

[Kawika]

Rhys: That is a fantastic book of signatures, a regular Who's Who of the early twentieth century. Bing Crosby, Radio Crooner . . Tom Mix, Screen Star . . Mike Donlin, Giant Tosser . . Franklin Roosevelt, Nominee for President of the U.S., Grantland Rice, Clark Gable, Jack Dempsey, Paul Whiteman etc etc. That will be a fun book to own.

[mr2686]

WOW...what a nice pickup, Rhys...and quite an eclectic grouping....Laurel and Hardy, Howard Hughes, Gehrig, Lawrence Tibbits....wasn't Tibbits the opera singer that sold his house to Bugsy Siegel (at least in the movie)?

[slidekellyslide]

Holy crap Rhys!!! That's a great pickup...so what is the best (ie. most expensive) autograph in the book?

[prewarsports]

Thanks Dan.

I think the Howard Hughes and the Gehrig are probably both similar in prices. There are a bunch of other nice ones, but not as valuable. There are a bunch of second tier guys that are in the $300-$1000 range, but those are the two best.

I have owned several other Watermans autograph books and there seem to be a bunch of Ruth signatures in them but this is the first Gehrig I have seen in one of these albums.

The girl who put it together wrote letters to the people inside so many have salutations under the glued part of the signature.

The Charlie Chaplin is a stamp.

Rhys

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by prewarsports

Here are the rest of the pages. I have not looked up any of the State Governors (there are almost 40/48) to see if they are famous yet.

Rhys

Spectacular autograph book Rhys. Congrats on what has to be one of the best April pickups for sure!!

[GrayGhost]

Amazing book ..wow..

Anyways, my little contribution is something not valuable but cool. I found these two scorebooks at a flea market. Spalding and Statis score. someone LOVINGLY filled in games, w great detail, esp the 67 one (see part of Red Sox/KC A's game) Sportswriter, whatever, or a guy who just watched tv, lots of games in NY/Bos, but other cities too.

I don't know, but great history recorded here. at least 20-25 games or more per book, plus he even listed HR's for the games he scored, etc. May sell them, but regardless, this stuff just is so cool IMO. Games w Mantle Maris HR's so much more included, incl Mantle HR off Barney Schultz

[MGHPro]

Here's a close up of the writing. The figure is a bronze. Its a heavy piece.
Matt

[Shoeless Moe]

Originally Posted by MGHPro

Here's a close up of the writing. The figure is a bronze. Its a heavy piece.
Matt

Fred Sanford.....too funny.....I always wondered what he did before he became a junkman in El Segundo!

[sox1903wschamp]

Originally Posted by GrayGhost

Amazing book ..wow..

Anyways, my little contribution is something not valuable but cool. I found these two scorebooks at a flea market. Spalding and Statis score. someone LOVINGLY filled in games, w great detail, esp the 67 one (see part of Red Sox/KC A's game) Sportswriter, whatever, or a guy who just watched tv, lots of games in NY/Bos, but other cities too.

I don't know, but great history recorded here. at least 20-25 games or more per book, plus he even listed HR's for the games he scored, etc. May sell them, but regardless, this stuff just is so cool IMO. Games w Mantle Maris HR's so much more included, incl Mantle HR off Barney Schultz

Scott,

Really cool pickup. Whoever it was sure was detailed.

[MGHPro]

Jonathan
Awsome stuff! Thats a good year of pick ups, let alone a month or two!
Matt

[BrockJacob]

Originally Posted by MGHPro

My pick ups from Oaks.

Nice pick-ups Matt. The Testi piece is really cool. What does it say?

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by BrockJacob

Nice pick-ups Matt. The Testi piece is really cool. What does it say?

Yes- great pickup Matt! I'm also curious what the writing says, as well as the composition of the statue. Is it heavy (bronze) or light (galvano)?

Great looking figural... congrats!