[hendu29]

Hey, I went to the card show in Syracuse today. Good selection of modern and vintage stuff. Here is what I got -- all for $75

First is a couple of Cardinals RCs. The Wilks means a lot to me since my grandfather played with him while they were teenagers. The best part of this is that I was at the show with my wife and dad. My dad was sentimental (my grandfather died about 15 years ago) and my wife learned a little bit about the baseball history in my family It is a 1949 Bowman



The next is a 1950 Bowman RC of Bill Howerton:



I also got a Dal Maxvil RC:



Also picked up some nice Red Schoendienst. A 1956 Topps and a 1954 Bowman. They are in pretty good shape:




And now for my Ken Boyer PC -- a 1956 Topps, a 1958 Topps, and 1965 Topps:







I know this is a vintage forum, but I ended my visit with a bang: A 2001 Bowman Pujols RC. This brings my total number of Pujols to 450 different cards. Not a bad way to end the day:



Thanks for looking!
Andy

[dkotart]

Excellent pick-ups, that Wilks looks like it is in amazing condition. Congrats!

[oljey]

(04-10-2011 09:55 PM)dkotart Wrote:  Excellent pick-ups, that Wilks looks like it is in amazing condition. Congrats!

Sweet pick-ups and baseball story. Thanks.

[beatles guy]

Very nice, I love the early Bowmans.

[franciscomarina]

Really nice pickups and story. Congratulations.

[jmilitano]

Wow! Really nice pickups. Especially like the Schoeindiesnt

[hendu29]

Thanks guys. I can't believe that I picked both schoendienst them up for $10. The show was about to end. Maybe that's why

[mseward]

This is a neat thread. I love the cards you picked up, and the connection to your grandfather. My grandfather played with Early Wynn when they were in the Army. Wynn was the team's manager and played; my grandpa was the catcher. I still laugh when I think of my grandpa telling me stories about playing with Wynn. I think the phrase he used most when telling me about him was, "no good SOB." I don't think my grandpa was a big fan of Wynn's, so I'll stick to collecting my favorites! Great memories, though, and I love to hear about others' memories of their loved ones like yours. Thanks for sharing, and bringing back another great memory oft grandfather while you were at it!