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Billy Herman
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(b. July 7, 1909 - d. September 5, 1992)
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in 1935 were tops in the NL. The best defensive second
baseman in the loop, he hit .300 or better eight times
in his career. After playing most of his career for
the Chicago Cubs, in 1941 he was traded to Brooklyn,
prompting Dodger owner and fellow Hall of Famer Larry
MacPhail to pronounce, accurately, "I just bought
a pennant." Herman had a career .304 batting average
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Inducted in 1975
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1937 Kellogg's
Pep Stamps Billy Herman #6 SGC 88 NM/MT
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1937 Kellogg's
Pep Stamps Billy Herman PSA 6 EX-MT
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Comments: In September, 2002 I purchased
a 1973 TCMA tribute card of Billy Herman . The set commemorates
the 1941 Dodgers. It was a full portrait - nice picture. For several
years I looked to find a portrait card issued contemporary to
Hermans career and it was a struggle. I remember buying a 1940
Wheaties card but I didn't really like the issue when I had it
in hand. Then, I picked up a 1932 Orbit Gum Pin in July, 2008
in an eBay auction from seller Kris Keppler but really didn't
like that either. Finally, in December, 2009 a card I had never
seen before came up on eBay. I snatched it up. It was a 1937 Kelloggs
Pep Stamps SGC 50 - pedigreed "from the Hull Collection" by SGC.
It was a nice card - appearing NM/MT with a slight wrinkle on
one of the stamps. I looked and looked for an upgrade and absolutely
nothing surfaced. In March, 2012 a group of 15 different complete
panels all graded by SGC came up in a Legendary Auction. Most
of the cards were low to mid grade, with a couple EX/MT examples
and a single SGC 88 of Herman/Degener/Canzoneri/Arnold. I placed
a bid in the early days to ensure I could participate in the final
day of the event. As the auction went into extra innings I placed
a couple bids based on what was a fair price for the group. I
hesitated for about ten more minutes considering whether I wanted
to put one more bid in. I thought "one more"….and it worked. I
waited to watch the closing seconds tick off. I won. The Herman
is the highest graded example and an amazing upgrade. The next
step - sell off the SGC 50 example and the rest of the panels
won in the auction as singles (stay tuned). Hopefully the sales
will cover what I paid for the whole group allowing me to keep
the Herman FREE!
UPDATE: It's March, 2014, and the final numbers are in on the
Kelloggs sale. I sold off lots of singles on my own and ended
up consigning the rest. It's all said and done now at $1461! I
paid $1637.48 (including $83.98 for the SGC 50 Herman card). So,
the SGC 88 Herman winded up costing me $176.48! Not horrible,
not great.
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| Card Details Below: |
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1937 |
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Kellogg's Pep Stamps |
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United States |
| Description: |
Kellogg's packaged a four-stamp panel of "Sports Stamps"
in boxes of Pep cereal. While 24 panles comprise a complete set,
six of the stamps were double-printed, creating a set of 90. Backs
of the stamp panels gave details for ordering an album and game
boards for playing with the stamps. The color-tinted stamps measure
1-1/8" X 2-3/4" individually, and 2-1/4" X 4-1/4" as a panel. Besides
the ballplayers, the Kellogg's Pep stamps included football, tennis
and golf players, swimmers, boxers, aviators and race horses. Finding
panels intact can be a challenge. |
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Example 1937 Kellogg's Pep Stamps Album
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