With the end of the year coming soon, I thought I'd ask what everyone picked up this year. It's really been a great year for me. Here are some of the highlights.



1887 N184 Kimball Tip O'Neil

1887 N172 Old Judge Mickey Welch

1888 N172 Old Judge Bobby Matthews

1889 N172 Old Judge Kid Nichols

1889 N172 Old Judge Amos Rusie

1889 N172 Old Judge Hugh Duffy

1889 N172 Old Judge George Van Haltren

1897 Cameo Pepsin Cap Anson (my first and only Cameo Pepsin)

1909 Cabanas (Cuba) Silk O'Laughlin

1909 T204 Ramly Tim Murnane

1909 E90-1 Addie Joss portrait

1909 E90-3 Mordecai Brown

1910-12 Minneapolis Tribune Nick Altrock (previously unknown set)

1911 T3 Turkey Red Vic Willis

1911 T205 Walter Johnson

1919 Zeenut Paddy Driscoll (football HOF)

1922 E120 Walter Johnson

1922 E122 Tris Speaker

1924 W504 Giants Set w/Hack Wilson and Travis Jackson rookies

1925 Exhibit Travis Jackson

1932 Exhibit 4 on 1 with Vance, O'Doul, Shires & Critz (from the multi-team set)

1933 Tattoo Orbit Lefty Grove

1933 R308 Tattoo Orbit Lefty Gomez (with a clear photo)

1933 George C. Miller Bill Terry

1933 Uncatalogued black & white strip cards of Ruth, Gehrig, Foxx, Grove, Hubbell, Terry, Simmons, Gehring, Cronin, Lazzeri, and an uncut strip including Ott and Hack Wilson

1941 W574 Johnny Mize

1941 W574 Billy Southworth



And a few nice post-war items



1946-49 Indianapolis Clowns Postcard of Goose Tatum

1950-51 Toleteros (Puerto Rico) Willard Brown

1954 Dan Dee Mickey Mantle

1960 Nat'l Bank of Washington Juan Marichal (minor league card)

1967 Topps Venezuelan Retirado cards of Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Rogers Hornsby, Bill Dickey, Joe DiMaggio, and Whitey Ford

1972 Puerto Rican Mike Schmidt

1973 Venezuelan Jim Rice

1973/1953 Topps Johnny Mize

1973/1953 Topps Hal Newhouser

1977 Kurland Cadillac & Oldsmobile Tom Seaver (Mets version).

Paul,

I bet it felt good to get the N172 Mathews off the want list.

Started these sets:

Sport Kings about half done, still need some big cards though

1914 Cracker Jack HOFer's - about a dozen, may never get a Matty though

E93's, only have 3, still considering whether to move forward

post war

1954 Topps- need 65, mostly commons

Just started reading this board this year and the information is incredible, along with all the other bantering.

Happy Holidays everyone!

-Alan

Very nice year, Paul. I think it's time to call it a career.

Here's a list of my favorite pick-ups of 2008:

1911 M101-2 Grover Alexander

1948 Philadelphia Bulletin Richie Ashburn & Robin Roberts

1926 Zeenut Earl Averill

1886 Lorillard Detroit Cabinet

1906 Detroit W601 Postcard

1949 Toleteros Leon Day

1931 Metropolitan Studios Dizzy Dean

1889 Old Judge Ed Delahanty

1914 Chicago American Giants Postcard

1913 Zeenut Harry Heilmann

1915 Denison Railroaders Postcard

1911 M101-2 Joe Jackson

1894 Torsch & Lee Baltimore Orioles Pendant

1902-11 W600 Addie Joss

1900's M. A. Seed Company Nap Lajoie

1938 Homestead Grays Scorecard

1902-11 W600 Christy Mathewson

1946 Parade Sportive Jackie Robinson

1888 Chicago Baseball Currency

1899 M101-1 Honus Wagner (Trimmed)

1922 Martinsburg Team Postcard

1952 Topps Mickey Mantle PSA 5
1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle PSA 5

On the plus side I picked up a BVG 3 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle. On the down side I had to sell all of my T206s to cover it.

Fred, yes, it was great to pick up that Bobbby Matthews. Beautiful picture. Phil, can I "borrow" a few of your cards?

1922 E121 series of 120 Ruth "holding bird" went off the list. currently at sgc for cross over

Sure, Paul. Which one(s) would you like?

By the way, I didn't see the 1948 Early Wynn on your list so I assume that you weren't able to wrestle that one away from its owner.........

Phil, I'm still working on the Wynn.

It has been a fantastic year. I realized I make a much better full time collector than a part time dealer and I am having a blast! I started an M116 set(60+), T207 set(20+) special thanks to BST, and several dozen cards just, well just because! I picked up my first 5 T200's, an E107, an E105, and a couple other rare cards (Thanks Dan K.!). Most of the cards purchased were to be turned for a quick buck, but once in hand, they became hard to let go of....thank you Catherine for the understanding! It has not all been roses. A couple of life lessons were received, but all in all, I have learned to enjoy this hobby of ours a great deal more.

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas or what ever you may celebrate and a safe and prosperous New Year!
Lance Galloway and Family

A few that I can think of right off the top of my nappy head:

T3 Cobb
T206 Cobb red port
T222 Alexander
N29 Fogarty
N29 Getzin
N29 Ryan

A few were cards I finally sent in for grading (Glad I did).

1939 Goudey Premium R303-B Joe DiMaggio PSA 7
1939 Goudey Premium R303-B Jimmie Foxx PSA 6
1939 Goudey Premium R303-B Hank Greenberg PSA 6
1939 Goudey Premium R303-B Arky Vaughan PSA 9
1939 Goudey Premium R303-B Mel Ott PSA 6
1939 Goudey Premium R303-B Lefty Gomez PSA 6.5
1939 Goudey Premium R303-B Al Simmons PSA 7
1939 Goudey Premium R303-B Billy Herman PSA 6.5
1939 Goudey Premium R303-B Mike Kreevich PSA 5.5
1939 Goudey Premium R303-B Rudy York PSA 5
1939 Goudey Premium R303-B Joe Gordon SGC 80

and then there were these.....

1914 Coupon T213-2 Eddie Collins (Philadelphia) PSA 5
1914 Coupon T213-2 Zach Wheat (Brooklyn Nat.) PSA 4
1914 Coupon T213-2 Christy Mathewson PSA 3
1914 Coupon T213-2 Miller Huggins (Hands at Mouth) SGC 30
1914 Coupon T213-2 Larry Doyle (Batting)
1914 Coupon T213-2 Al Bridwell (St. louis)
1914 Coupon T213-2 Dode Paskert (Philadelphia Nat.)
1914 Coupon T213-2 Jeff Sweeney (New York Amer.)
1914 Coupon T213-2 Red Murray (New York Nat.)
1914 Coupon T213-2 George McQuillan (Pittsburgh)
1914 Coupon T213-2 Tom Downey (Buffalo Fed.)


Thanks alot to the board members who helped me locate many of these.

This was my year (in order of purchase):

1. 1910 Hopkins Brothers' Champion Lady BB Club Postcard - w/J.L. Wilkinson
2. 1924 Aguilitas Cigars - Pop Lloyd
3. 1891 Boston BB Club Team Cabinet - w/Frank Selee
4. 1899 Sporting News Supplement - Ed Delahanty
5. 1923-24 Nacionales Cigarros - Jose Mendez
6. 1909 Ramly - Jesse Burkett
7. 1949-50 Toleteros - Hilton Smith
8. 1950-51 Denia - Leon Day
9. 1939-46 Salutation Exhibits - Joe Gordon (Cleveland)
10. 1908-09 Pittsburgh Pirates Champs Postcard - w/Barney Dreyfuss

I added 13 PCL cards to my collection in 2008 compared to only 4 in 2007.

I added the following PCL catcher cards:

1) 1909 T212-1 Brynes (Purchased from a boardmember)
2) 1910 T212-2 Brooks (eBay)
3) 1910 T212-2 Fournier (eBay)
4) 1910 T212-2 Orendorff (eBay)
5) 1910 T212-2 Shea (eBay)
6) 1911 T212-3 Dashwood (eBay)
7) 1911 T212-3 Ryan (Purchased from a boardmember)
8) 1912 E136-2 Brown (Trade with boardmember)
9) 1912 E136-2 Cheek (Trade with boardmember)
10) 1912 E136-2 Hogan (eBay)
11) 1912 E136-2 Smith (Trade with boardmember)
12) 1912 E136-3 Brooks HRK (Trade with someone who found my web page)
13) 1912 E136-3 Brown HRK (19th Century Only Auction)

Patrick