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The CU 2025 June Pickups Thread
Starting this month off with a…alright, I’ll be honest. It’s another one of my weird ones and I don’t exactly know if it has a name already. So offer me a little leeway. It’s sort of a postcard. It’s sort of a booklet. And it’s sort of an envelope. But PSA has a similar item it graded so I’ll borrow from that:
c1960’s SW Historical Wax Museum Foldout Postcard w/Mickey Mantle
So, let’s see your pickups, both mainstream and odd, strange, unique and fun.
Curious about the rare, mysterious and beautiful 1951 Wheaties Premium Photos?
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/987963/1951-wheaties-premium-photos-set-registry#latest
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Couple unopened additions. 2 1982 Topps grocery cellos, 83 fleer cello with dusty baker on top, and a couple 86 wax packs
PSA HOF Baseball Postwar Rookies Set Registry- (Currently 82.54% Complete)
PSA Pro Football HOF Rookie Players Set Registry- (Currently 21.47% Complete)
Kaline cards the later years are pretty affordable. Got a good deal on this '71
Hrbek is a pop 5, Blyleven a pop 9.
Picked this wonderful lot up…and from the original owner!!!
😎😎😎
1963 New York Yankees Tri Fold #2 Mickey Mantle
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Curious about the rare, mysterious and beautiful 1951 Wheaties Premium Photos?
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/987963/1951-wheaties-premium-photos-set-registry#latest
Too shiny to resist........
They called him ''The Rocket'' Rod Laver - Holds the record for the most singles titles in history(200). The only player in history to win two calendar year Grand Slams(winning all four majors in the same year-Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, U.S. Open) And the last man to accomplish this rare feat. This ticket is his 1st Wimbledon title(He won four).. The only one graded by PSA.
2025 SEC bowl record 4-10
SEC bowl record vs BIG TEN last two years 2-8
Nice Regional issue from 5 years ago already.
Another sweet eBay pick up
GO HAWKS !!
Sweet pick up from REA Marketplace
Football on top baseball on bottom
1 nice cello pack
That's Cool...🏈⚾
For the NFL HOF Set....
Moses I bought raw for $35 and submitted. Very happy with the results…was hoping for an 8 but expecting a 6-7. The centering on the Banks sold me.
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FedEx delivered these today which was maybe my favorite delivery ever. Memory Lane wins. Been targeting a 33 Goudey Foxx for maybe a couple of years and felt this worked for me. Nice to close that chapter and finally have one. Definitely appreciate his career accomplishments and think the 33 Goudey is reasonably priced based on what he has done and that is a 90-year-old card.
Also feel the Carew PSA 8 RC is a nice value given what he contributed to the sport.
Ulysses…
Great pickups…loving the ‘33 Goudey!
Nice one for the auto set:
Beautiful Kaline!
www.questfortherookiecup.com
Making progress on my '33 Goudey Cubs set. Ebay pickup.
Like the ‘33 Goudey!
I've been wanting a 93 Finest Refractor for the better part of 30 years, and finally pulled the trigger. Not as big a name as I would have preferred, but a HOFer none the less.
Main collecting focus is Patrick Roy playing days 85/86-02/03, expect 1/1, National/All-Star stamped cards.PC Completion: 2,723/2,987; 91.16% My Patrick Roy PC Website:https://proy33collector.weebly.com
Added this to my small collection
A few more for the HOF set.....
edgar martinez is awesome..... Big name yes he is
From a short lived eponymous franchise restaurant chain where the food and ambiance were apparently very good and the management was apparently very not, this is one of the two postcards that could be acquired only while dining there. Many are signed as Mickey would make frequent appearances to help drum up more business. This is just the ninth example graded and there’s just one that graded out higher than this one:
Curious about the rare, mysterious and beautiful 1951 Wheaties Premium Photos?
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/987963/1951-wheaties-premium-photos-set-registry#latest
Graded Wednesday. Took about a month. Not bad.
Sweet Morgan!
Thanks...Morgan was an eBay pickup a few months ago, Piccolo was from my LCS.
Just got some news from SGC on a sub. I was surprised on the Reggie getting that high because I think the OPCs are graded pretty harshly (the others I sent all got 4s and some of those I thought to be nicer). Still can't resist a nice looking team card!
This is either a luggage or locker tag when on the road? Attributed to Frank Mancuso who played for a few with the Browns during WW2. Have no paperwork - so it's just a tag IMO. I really like this kind of stuff. 👍
He did have jersey #8; for those who may not remember, the Browns became the Orioles in 1954.
3 upgrades for the 58 set:
I just picked up a really nice 1979 OPC baseball set. The cards are mainly pack fresh. Here is a good smattering of the HOFers (plus Munson). The set also contains many of the obligatory miscut and rough cut cards - part of the deal when you collect OPC.
@BaltimoreYankee That's a great 1979 OPC set you acquired. The centering on your Smith is one of the best that I have seen. That card is notoriously off-centered. Also the rough cuts on the Ryan, Bench, and Jackson are awesome. Great pickup.
collecting O-Pee-Chee (OPC) baseball cards
also collecting US & Canadian junk silver
Thanks Adam. The Ozzie smith card definitely motivated me to put a good bid on the set.
Yeah, those 79 OPCs are crazy on the centering. Hard to get any that are anywhere close to centered. Those are really great
Latest Hrbek
Got these in from Canada late yesterday .
I finally got over the 10% mark on the 94 Golds . The Bautista Gold and Guillen Gold are Pop-1's.
Purchases In June:
From REA's Marketplace:
Addition To My 1962 Post HOF'ers Subset:
....and, Just Because. I might be the only one that believes in Alec (Pure Hitter!)
Love High Grade, Black Bordered Cards
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Collector of Baseball Hall of Famer's and Stars, 1965 Embossed, 1968 Topps Game and 1969 Topps Decals
Registered Sets: 1965 Embossed, 1968 Topps Game, 1969 Topps Decals
One for the 1971 OPC set! Boog Powell high number:
A couple more cards came in today . My mom back in the 90's fell in love with this set and for some reason at her age began collecting these Fleers . She had notebooks with cards in sleeves . Before she passed , she gave them to her Grandchildren ( my nephews ) and God only knows what they did with them after that . Any way I always felt these were one of the most beautiful modern card sets made .
Nice pickups! Love the Yogi...finding a hand cut card in a PSA 9 is quite the find.
For the NFL HOF set....
Hi everyone, I haven’t bought cards in a long time, but I had a big score at a yard sale today.
The Jordan’s were $4 each, as well as the signed Catfish Hunter.
I asked another house if they had cards and the guy went inside and came out with a box of unopened 81 Fleer packs (33 packs total). Did not see that coming!
1979 Topps basketball set has always had a soft place in my heart, I've often thought about trying to complete a signed set. I'm still not sure I'll actually go for it but I couldn't pass up this DJ when it was offered to me.
Picked up this sweet rack on eBay
Of the 6 cards showing 4 hall of famers and one star qb top center
Go hawks !!!
A few June pickups.
For Sale
I bought two (2) 1981 Fleer Error Boxes…the year of issuance. Fun ripping…
Absolutely beautiful pack! My favorite set, Campbell packs aren't easy to find. Just an FYI, Marshall is not in the hall of fame, so it's 3 hall of famers which is still incredible.
Finally made a deal for this 1965 Morgan that I’ve had my eye on for months. It pairs nicely with my other SGC 5 which is also centered. For 5s, these cards present like 7s.
Andy
Andy…
Beautiful 5s…congrats!
Thanks, Monte!
Andy