What's new in your collection?

How about an ongoing thread to highlight the new additions to your collection?

Whether it's a through-the-mail freebie or a big buck acquisition... it's all good. Show us what you got!

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Permalink Reply by Ryan Maxwell on March 17, 2014 at 6:50pm

Got a few great additions!

Walt Disney courtesy of Phil Sears:

FDR Document via eBay:

 And finally a TTM success from Will "the Thrill" Clark. Photo was taken in the clubhouse the night the Giants won the World Series in 2010. 

Permalink Reply by Mike Kaminski on March 21, 2014 at 11:24am

Picked up this cool Mantle from what I believe is his rookie year? Gonna display it over my Mantle baseball. 

Permalink Reply by Dane on March 25, 2014 at 12:42pm

It'd be hard to prove (without specific knowledge of the advertisers/billboards) that the photo was from his rookie year, since the AL 50th Anniversary logo doesn't appear to be present on the sleeve. It's kind of a large logo, so I think you'd be able to see some evidence of it, it present. However, if you believe it's from 1951, that's all that matters, since it's really for display. :)

Here's a photo with the logo:

Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on March 25, 2014 at 1:31pm

The photo Mike Kam posted appears to be a spring training pose. Would they have had the patch in spring training?

Permalink Reply by Dane on March 25, 2014 at 10:23pm

I have no clue, since I don't really collect vintage uniforms, but based upon the modern usage of patches, yes.

Permalink Reply by David S on March 26, 2014 at 4:37am

That photo that Mike Kam posted is absolutely from Mantle's rookie year (1951).  The stadium (based on billboard advertising) is Phoenix Municipal Stadium.  Where you can see "elevator company" is actually Phoenix Elevator Company.  Why is this relevant?  Because the Yankees only spent one spring in Phoenix, 1951.  

The Yankees actually set up an instructional school for rookies prior to regular spring training starting in February...camp was set up in November of 1950, I believe, though i'm not sure when it started.  Mantle was there.

I believe the patch that Dane describes is just not visible in this picture (as there are some photos from spring training 1951 that have the patch, most notably on the pinstripe uniform - see below photo with same background, most likely from same photo shoot).

here is a photo from the instructional camp (notice same advertising in background)...not a great photo, but it looks like NO patches.

Here are some more photos...first of Mantle from Spring Training, then a few others from the same facility (different years, same advertising)...

Permalink Reply by Dane on April 1, 2014 at 2:34am

Excellent research, David, and thank you for the information. I figured there must be a way to use the advertising the pinpoint the year, but I didn't know where to start looking.

Permalink Reply by Mike Kaminski on March 25, 2014 at 1:39pm
http://auction.steinersports.com/mickey-mantle-signed-pose-1951-roo...

I believe this is also when he was given number 6 instead of 7 to play with.
Permalink Reply by Maximiliano Sosa on March 24, 2014 at 3:13pm

today I got Robert Trrujillo's autograph. Tonight Metallica plays in Paraguay and the Saturday and the next day here in Argentina. a guy told in a group in facebook that he saw james hetfield at four seasons hotel, and anothe one confirmed that and another detail. this, more the news that the band watched live the match river vs lanus yesterday. today I went to the four seasons hotel in the morning. waited 2,30 hours near the hotel watching the doors and Robert comes out. I went to the van were I he and his assistant stayed but the security hotel asked me with education to be away, to don't invade the pivacy of their client. I went to a corner where I tough the van would go. the semaphore was in red light so the van stopped. I showed the rolling stone magazine and death magnetic to Rob by the window , so the assistant opened the door and took my stuff giving it to robert that signed with his own scoreboard (I used an online traducer, I don't know if I'm using the right word) and gave it back to me. I couldn't take a photo because the time gave up. I'm very lucky. 

here are the photos taken minutes later

Permalink Reply by CEE GEE on March 25, 2014 at 5:26am

awesome scores on Metallica...thats great...Robert is awesome...

Permalink Reply by CEE GEE on March 25, 2014 at 5:30am

Some of my latest pick ups...Joe Torre...Mariano Rivera on my seat back...signed in person...Carl Erskine also signed in person...and a Whitey ford pick up from ebay...

Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on March 25, 2014 at 6:07am

Awesome as always, CEE GEE.

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