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Post Your Best Pickup(s) of 2021!

mouschimouschi Posts: 689 ✭✭✭✭
edited December 31, 2021 7:44AM in Trading Cards & Memorabilia Forum

2021 has been wild for our hobby. If you are like me, you've experienced some huuuge highs and lows. Since I consider myself a collector of two types of cards (pre-war vintage and Canseco cards) I thought I'd share my favorite pickups of 2021, and want to hear what yours are!

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For vintage, the clear winner for me is this: 1887 Gypsy Queen Large Mike King Kelly. It is even more appropriate since today is his birthday (Happy 164th bday, 'Kel!) ; It isn't just the fact that this is the highest graded example of one of the rarest cards of the absolute biggest name in 19th century baseball; it is the story I uncovered after researching in 1800 newspapers! If you have time, please read about it here:

https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/2021/07/my-134-year-old-discovery.html - this is a dream card for me, with an even cooler story!

I've written more about 2021 at https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/2021/12/best-pickups-of-2021.html if you are interested, but for this post, I wanted to see what everyone else's best pickups/stories have been for 2021 ... post 'em up!

Tanner Jones, Author of Confessions of a Baseball Card Addict - Now Available on Amazon!

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  • voxels123voxels123 Posts: 240 ✭✭✭
    edited December 31, 2021 3:35PM

    @mouschi said:
    2021 has been wild for our hobby. If you are like me, you've experienced some huuuge highs and lows. Since I consider myself a collector of two types of cards (pre-war vintage and Canseco cards) I thought I'd share my favorite pickups of 2021, and want to hear what yours are!

    image

    For vintage, the clear winner for me is this: 1887 Gypsy Queen Large Mike King Kelly. It is even more appropriate since today is his birthday (Happy 164th bday, 'Kel!) ; It isn't just the fact that this is the highest graded example of one of the rarest cards of the absolute biggest name in 19th century baseball; it is the story I uncovered after researching in 1800 newspapers! If you have time, please read about it here:

    https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/2021/07/my-134-year-old-discovery.html - this is a dream card for me, with an even cooler story!

    I've written more about 2021 at https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/2021/12/best-pickups-of-2021.html if you are interested, but for this post, I wanted to see what everyone else's best pickups/stories have been for 2021 ... post 'em up!

    Tanner - your website is incredible. I enjoyed learning about your 2021 pickups. How do you photograph your cards? They are presented magnificently!

    Great read.......

  • voxels123voxels123 Posts: 240 ✭✭✭

    Ok. I didn't see half of these. but seems great!

  • brad31brad31 Posts: 2,783 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @PaulMaul said:
    My top three:

    That 1973 #1 All Time Home Run Leaders is stunning.

  • mouschimouschi Posts: 689 ✭✭✭✭

    @voxels123 said:

    @mouschi said:
    2021 has been wild for our hobby. If you are like me, you've experienced some huuuge highs and lows. Since I consider myself a collector of two types of cards (pre-war vintage and Canseco cards) I thought I'd share my favorite pickups of 2021, and want to hear what yours are!

    image

    For vintage, the clear winner for me is this: 1887 Gypsy Queen Large Mike King Kelly. It is even more appropriate since today is his birthday (Happy 164th bday, 'Kel!) ; It isn't just the fact that this is the highest graded example of one of the rarest cards of the absolute biggest name in 19th century baseball; it is the story I uncovered after researching in 1800 newspapers! If you have time, please read about it here:

    https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/2021/07/my-134-year-old-discovery.html - this is a dream card for me, with an even cooler story!

    I've written more about 2021 at https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/2021/12/best-pickups-of-2021.html if you are interested, but for this post, I wanted to see what everyone else's best pickups/stories have been for 2021 ... post 'em up!

    Tanner - your website is incredible. I enjoyed learning about your 2021 pickups. How do you photograph your cards? They are presented magnificently!

    Great read.......

    Thank you! As for the photo, I don't recall but I think I may have gotten it from the previous owner?

    Tanner Jones, Author of Confessions of a Baseball Card Addict - Now Available on Amazon!
  • PaulMaulPaulMaul Posts: 4,874 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @brad31 said:

    @PaulMaul said:
    My top three:

    That 1973 #1 All Time Home Run Leaders is stunning.

    A big thank you to @BaltimoreYankee for cutting it loose, I had coveted it ever since he originally purchased it and posted it here!

    My 1972 Baseball and Wacky Pack Registry Sets
  • KendallCatKendallCat Posts: 2,999 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Cool photo Chris - pack, snippers, beer, and end result! Such a sweet card with unicorn centering.

  • KendallCatKendallCat Posts: 2,999 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Amazing centering on that Spahn!

  • sjjs28sjjs28 Posts: 460 ✭✭✭✭

    Absolutely LOVE that 1973 #1...
    Been looking for one that I could be happy with and still haven't found one.
    Can't believe I missed yours.

    Steve Saldutti
    sjjs28@comcast.net
    Collector of 1964 Topps Stand Ups, 1965 Embossed, 1968 Topps Game and 1969 Topps Decals
    Registered Sets: 1964 Stand Ups, 1965 Embossed, 1968 Topps Game, 1969 Topps Decals
  • brad31brad31 Posts: 2,783 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looks like if you ever sell you will have a bidding war right on this board!

  • DougGlattDougGlatt Posts: 57 ✭✭✭

  • DBesse27DBesse27 Posts: 3,078 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @gemint I’m drooling over that Yaz RC!

    Yaz Master Set
    #1 Gino Cappelletti master set
    #1 John Hannah master set

    Also collecting Andre Tippett, Patriots Greats' RCs, Dwight Evans, 1964 Venezuelan Topps, 1974 Topps Red Sox

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