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Posted By: Jodi Birkholm
Hard to say, but one really cool thing I found is as follows: |
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Posted By: Mike H
Great topic Dan. This is obvious for me as well. And some what anticlimactic for the rest of you as I just posted my Tigers pennant. Here are the runner ups. |
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Posted By: Jeremy W.
The highlight of my year was picking up a pillowcase w/Cobb, Baker, Mathewson, Speaker, & Johnson. I had purchased another S110 w/ O'Toole awhile back & was thrilled with it, but when I found the one with Johnson, forget about it. I like T3's, I have a Cy Young that I'll keep for a long time, but the large display value of the S110s with the greats of the game just blows me away. If only Honus would have been included. |
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Posted By: barrysloate
I don't buy much anymore but I did pick up an 1860 Base Ball Player's Pocket Companion, so that will have to qualify as my best for 2007. |
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Posted By: Clint
It's been a great year for my collection as I added four items that had been on my wish list for years. A rare double knob Lajoie bat, Joe Wood Ness City, Kansas photo, 1972 Orioles away jersey, and with Dan B's help a Duff Cooley postcard. It's difficult to choose one so I picked the one I haven't shown in awhile. |
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Posted By: David Atkatz
Tied for number one... |
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Posted By: Al Simeone
Dan, |
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Posted By: brock
David may i ask how you bought that M and also around what you payed for it if you want to say. Also that ball is great looking. |
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Posted By: Aaron M.
Al, great pins! Was that the Mantle that was on E-Bay earlier this year? |
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Posted By: Rhys
The Bob Allen collection, over 600 letters and baseball correspondances from players, managers, and family members dating from 1888-1891. My best find ever. |
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Posted By: Al Simeone
Hi Aaron, |
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Posted By: David Atkatz
Hi, Brock. The letters were removed during the '73-'75 renovation, and sold by the demolition company. I bought the M from the original buyer. |
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Posted By: Al Simeone
David, |
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Posted By: Greg Theberge
You've all seen it before, but for a Sox and Brewery collector, a holy grail: |
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Posted By: Dan Bretta
Wow David, you have the "M" that hung on Yankee Stadium! That's awesome. |
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Posted By: Clint
Dan, that's ok I still can't see yours. |
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Posted By: Mike H
This just illustrates one of the greatest aspects of memorabilia collecting. Just look at the array of options and niches. For me, Aaron's trophy and Clint's bat would make the best additions to my collection, but I have a great appreciation for the photos, pins, and everything with visual appeal. Others prefer historical significance and a team association. I LOVE IT ALL!!! |
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Posted By: Clint
Mike, I was thinking the same thing. I would gladly take any of the items shown. They're all great. |
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Posted By: Dan Bretta
That's strange Clint...our computers must hate each other. |
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Posted By: clint
Wow, thanks Dan. I think I have a couple of House of David postcards if your interested in a trade. I'll check and shoot you some scans. |
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Posted By: Dan Bretta
Sounds good. |
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Posted By: Mark Steinberg
Clint... That LaJoie Bat is sweeeeeet! Is that the one from Hunt's a while back? I do not recall seeing another of these for quite some time. |
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Posted By: Clint
Thanks Mark. I picked it up on ebay around April or May. |
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Posted By: ramram
Mike H. - the irony certainly isn't lost on the fact that one of your favorite purchases of the year was a box of underwear! |
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Posted By: Phil Garry
Now in a PSA 8 holder, how about an 1896 Honus Wagner/Ed Barrow - Paterson, NJ pinback produced by Whitehead & Hoag, the same company that would produce the 1898 Cameo Pepsin pins........... |
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Posted By: Joe D.
taken from the Big Train's own scrapbook.... |
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Posted By: Vincent
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Posted By: Dan Kravitz
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Posted By: Joe Jones
Great Stuff Guys! |
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Posted By: Joann
It's a tie: |
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Posted By: Dan Bretta
Wow...great stuff Joann. Do you know the name of the gal shown on the St Louis Stars card? |
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Posted By: Mark Steinberg
Joe... |
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Posted By: CarltonHendricks
I'm with Mark...man that fan is stunning...come'on Joe give us the details!! the who what where....congrats on it! |
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Posted By: Joe Jones
Thanks guys! This fan really is stunning in person. |
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Posted By: E, Daniel
I would have to pump for these two pieces, the bat hasn't got here yet so I'm loathe to call it No.1 - though I hope that changes |
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Posted By: Mark Steinberg
Joe: That story makes it even better! That's the kind of acquisition we all dream of. I have had neighbors offer to show me some of their "treasures", but to date the best thing has been a Ken Griffey Rookie Card |
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Posted By: CarltonHendricks
Joe, great story...any chance you could post a larger photo to see it better? |
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Posted By: Joe Jones
Thanks Guys. Here ya go. |
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Posted By: boxingcardman
Abe Simon, heavyweight contender and Frankenstein lookalike: |
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Posted By: Mark
Fourtunately, too many to pick just one... |
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Posted By: Brock G.
I love this guy. |
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Posted By: Tom
Hello, everyone! I'm new to this board. My best pickup this year would have to be a green background Tris Speaker E94 Close Candy card, graded a PSA 3. |
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Posted By: Keith
My best pickup of the year was my Eagles Gibbs Connor bank. It was the only the second I have seen offered for sale over the years. |
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Posted By: Corey R. Shanus
A interesting item I recently acquired was a first edition of a book published in 1796 in Germany. The book, titled "Games for the Exercise and Recreation of Body and Spirit for Youth" and written by arguably the most influential German author about children's games, describes in detail many different games children played at that time. In it is a section on what is described as "Ball with free station (or English Base-ball)." About 7 pages plus a diagram are devoted to describing the rules of the game. These published rules, many of which apply today, predate by 49 years the Knickerbocker rules. To my knowledge this is the earliest publication of baseball rules, as well as the first published reference to the word "bat" in a baseball context. This book does as good a job as any of dispelling the fiction that Abner Doubleday had anything to do with the invention of baseball, or that baseball is American in origin. Whether baseball was actually played in Germany in the 18th century is a matter of debate, as it is clear by their description that these rules came from the game played in England. |
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Posted By: paulstratton
I'm liking cabinets more and more these days. |
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Posted By: Jodi Birkholm
Well, it's by far not the most expensive thing I picked up, but definitely the most interesting (and possibly the rarest). I bought a hardcover book about the Brooklyn Dodgers signed twice by Hilda Chester (once on a photo of her--the only known signed image). I only know of one other Hilda Chester autograph in existence, so, being a huge Brooklyn fan, picking this up was quite a thrill. I don't even know when she died. Does anyone have any detailed biographical info on her? |
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Posted By: Rhys
Jodi |
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Posted By: Jodi Birkholm
Thanks. Actually, I had done a similar search a while back and had forgotten about it. |
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