(Zack) Wheat Wednesday: A Second Wm. Paterson Rarity Because Why Not....

I posted 2.5 years ago on an exceedingly rare Zack Wheat card I came across and had to snatch up. I had never heard of the set before....let alone been aware of Wheat's existence within it. That purchase led me to start selling stuff and condensing my collection, so it was a huge win overall. But as us collectors know all too well, when something like this pops up, another copy is right around the corner to taunt us and make us laugh at how hard we went after the first one.

You all know the ending to this story and that it finishes with me now owning two copies of Zack's 1922 Wm. Paterson card! The set is Canadian in origin and William Paterson was a candy company. They also put out a really dope set filled with some great names beyond my guy Zack (Ruth, Cobb, Hornsby, Speaker, Walter Johnson, Sisler, Eddie Collins, and a few other HOFers).

I did have to buy the card raw from a seller I truly loathe, but to own something so rare I was willing to make an exception. I sent it to SGC and love having a backup/trade piece on a beauty like this! My Wheat PC remains a collecting love that will always be there.

Jackie Robinson Day with a Beautiful 1950 Sporting News Dope Book Baseball Guide Full Page Piece

Jackie Robinson Day is upon us once again. I feel so many currently don't support what Jackie stood for and will root for athletes from other places while simultaneously shitting on those that are different. With that in mind, I will celebrate this day every year (and not just on April 15th).

I snagged this very frameable and displayable piece from eBay over two years ago, and for less than $14 shipped to my doorstep. Give me every playing days Jackie item possible, and more than one of each wouldn't be so bad come to think of it.

Tehran Is Ours. Stop.

Here is the final sketch card I snagged from one seller in my recent Archer binge. It is easily the most expensive of the quartet but it's also obviously the best of the bunch. It was also 20% off which always helps to dull the monetary pain.

Ashleigh Popplewell makes her second appearance in my collection and both are multi-character horizontal masterpieces that I absolutely adore. Woodhouse is reading Sterling a telegram from his mother which explains why she is away at the holidays. Part of that telegram has ties to today as Malory describes to her son how she participated in the 1953 Iranian coup d'état. With a big difference, of course, being a current orange dipshit. But similarities abound, since the U.S. should not have been involved in either.

Here is the scene in Season 1, Episode 2 that the sketch pays homage to:

"Training Day"

Ty Cobb Bat Off T206 Pickup!!!

I remember the times when I would post almost every day. New pickups were promptly scanned in, written about, and catalogued. Man....those were the days. But life changes, responsibilities change and grow, and sometimes we just lose interest in parts of our lives that meant something. I say all of that because today's HUGE addition was purchased in late 2018/early 2019 and I am just now getting around to showing off one of the biggest cards in my collection.

Tyrus Cobb (Bat Off Shoulder) is in the building! This was purchased at the exact same time as the Bat On Shoulder was acquired with me landing the pair in a package deal from the card shop I was Assistant Manager at for 4.5 years. I remember exactly what I paid for the two Tys and how nice my boss was to hold them for me so I could make it happen. While I have done no research into what they are worth now, I know that if I needed to move them, I'd do plenty well. But thankfully, they are not going anywhere any time soon!

I was instantly attracted to how beautiful this copy was despite the trim, which of course helped to keep it within a range I could handle. The colors are vibrant, all of the important parts of the card are present, and it has a sweet overprint back.

I now proudly own the Bat Off Shoulder, Bat On Shoulder, and Red Portrait. The Green Portrait is by far the toughest and most expensive to buy, but hopefully one day it will become part of my T206 PC!

(Zack) Wheat Wednesday: 1914 B18 Felt Blankets SGC Auth -- GREEN INFIELD

I'm back for another Wheat Wednesday and it's the sassy sister post to last week's offering. Joining that Blue Infield from the 1914 B18 Felt Blankets set is this Green Infield, also slabbed Authentic by SGC.

The Green has definitely seen a little more action than the Blue, but that just means someone enjoyed it 100 years ago. The stain, the creasing, the potential trim -- none of that matters to me in the end.

There are Red Infield variants, and they are the rarest and most expensive. Whether Zack has a Red version is an entirely different question, but if it exists, I hope to one day secure it and complete the trifecta.