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Billy Herman
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(b. July 7, 1909 - d. September 5, 1992)
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| A 10-time All-Star, Herman's 227 hits and 57 doubles
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
and 486 doubles. |
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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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| 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 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. Finally, 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! |
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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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