by MEARS | Oct 28, 2009 | archived news
I suspect it won’t take you long to surmise that jersey probably came from the same source as the 1959 Don Drysdale Road Jersey. We’ll get that out of the way up front, it did. As such, this could have been largely a cut and paste rejection letter. I did not want it...
by MEARS | Oct 28, 2009 | archived news
It never gets any easier to give a collector bad news. As with any opinion I offer, my goal is to objectively show the person submitting the item why I had the opinion I did and what it was based on. I work to convey the information in such a manner that they can see...
by MEARS | Oct 28, 2009 | archived news
Without a doubt, this is one of my favorite styles of flannel jerseys. Something about the gray body, the ornate felt Tomahawk logo, numbers on the front and the old “war bonnet” patch. All of these only existed from 1953-1956 since before 1953 there were no numbers...
by MEARS | Oct 19, 2009 | archived news
Chapter 12—1960 While most of us didn’t know it at the time, 1959 had been a watershed year…we were now entered into “the ‘60’s”…a time of turbulence, turmoil and transformation…This was the very cusp of great change—in our nation, in our culture and in all our lives....
by MEARS | Oct 17, 2009 | archived news
Folks often ask what I look for and how do I look at things that I am considering adding to my own collection. The answer is very simple. I look at them in the same way I do the items that are sent to me for my opinion. While I have never offered an opinion on a cap...
by MEARS | Oct 13, 2009 | archived news
This is a jersey I have long been waiting for…I am huge Musial fan and couple this with fact that the offering is a rare one-style made the chance to actually see and handle one in person a dream come true. As a uniform researcher, I was also thrilled to be able to...
