PedigreeMan

w0rd, gregster. But that will change. Mark my words, that will change. Maybe if Bruce was a better huckster like Chuckie! Or if someone else was a better huckster ....

w0rd, gregster. But that will change. Mark my words, that will change.

What would you say are the grades of the Salida OAW 81 and 83 and GI Combat 68 and 87? I have earlier GI Combats that range from 6.5s to 9.0s. Condition is really hit or miss with this pedigree. Incidentally, the Salida copy of GI Combat #1 is CGC graded 5.5. But it's not labeled as being from the pedigree! It does have a "Dallas Stephen's" provenance, though! (I'm offering Donut-worthy "crazy money" for this book, by the way. ) isnt it spelled "Solaita" not Salida? Either way they are very nice books! Lolita? Nope, it's Salida, named after the town where the collection was discovered. Alan

You all suck. Lame war books. Where's the OAAW 1, 81 or 83? I think I liked it better when you were BANNED! But lots of books have date stamps, could you tell a Salidas date stamp apart from other date stamps? Absolutley. 100%. The "C" date stamp above is very common to the pedigree. 1) A incredibly high structural grade for that particular issue/ genre / age, etc. It doesn't have to be NM, if most issues of that book are no better than VG. Then a VF copy is an exceptional copy of that book. Frank Blankis read most of his books, so they're almost all VF/NM or lower. Frankly, I think that adds to the charm. 2) A freshness to the cover and pages. Basically, full or near full gloss and colors and above average page quality for that book. Check. And Salida page quality surpasses the Mile High and San Francisco pedigrees, even. It's true! 3) At least several hundred, if not several thousand books that were purchased and then stored in the same environment. That gives a somewhat uniform quality to the books. Check. "[Part of the Salida pedigree] consisted of a complete run of DC and Atlas war books from 1950-1969 (with the exception of 10 issues total, all from the same month/year)..." Alan

But how many books can you identify as a pedigree without being told? From a scan, I'm not sure I could spot any, other than those with distinctive writing (e.g., Church, WM).

I'm getting sick of all of these Silver Age pretenders, so I figure it's time to show youse guys what a real pedigree looks like. Tell It to the Marines #13 Salida WPB (White Page Beauty) from 1955.

New acquisition just arrived today. Overgraded and overpaid, but hey, it's a Salida, so what's a guy to do?

Somebody wake me up when youse bums start posting some real (re: Golden Age) pedigrees. Alan

... ... (Finally some non-Silver Age pedigrees....)

Atlas war books rock!

Never heard that one before. I didn't think the camps had been emptied by 1943, though .... Alan

Here ya go, Brad!

You ain't finished yet! Or is CGC putting the screws to ya? Alan

Save some for the rest of us, whydoncha? Yep, that Extra Innings package is deadly ... my wife had also gotten it for me for our anniversary the past couple of years. I finally had to tell her "no more" last March. Kinda regretting it already, so I'm sure by August I'll break down and buy it again.

I didn't do anything. I didn't PM or ask. It just appeared one day. Exactly. And I think that's how most of us ended up getting one. Mine came from a comment in a post I made after rigorously beta-testing the registry. Arch just seems to have an eye out for witty sayings (like "The English Impatient" or "The Godfather") made about members. Alan

Seen one NM Timely from 1943 you've seen 'em all! (j/k West! You know I'm your bizatch! )

Damn straight! Alan, aka "HourGuy"

SWEET! You don't see many Denver copies floating around out there. Where/when did you get this book? Alan

HOLY ! Can I get put in your will, Bob? Alan

Matt Nelson seems to be of the opinion that there were a number of nice, pre-Edgar Church collections that some would have called "pedigrees" if found in recent years. He's even supposedly going to be covering some of these "pre-pedigrees" in his upcoming book! Hopefully he's been able to ferret out some of these stories you're talking about. Please share any data you may mine from these! You and me both.... Alan

No real mystery here, Bob. Weren't there tons of high grade GA finds during the 60s and 70s? You were a dealer pre-Edgar Church collection and had to have seen or at least heard about nice books turning up en masse, right? The only reason pedigrees pre-dating Chuck's find (and subsequent brilliant marketing strategy) are really recognized today is due to the distinguishing marks on them. Larsons, Riellys, and Cosmic Aeroplanes are easily identifiable .... Alan

YAY! Another pedigree!

For some reason, I love D Copies! Although I still find it a shame the codes on their inside are too often locked away in slabs. Such is life, I guess. Thanks for sharing, Timely, and I'm looking forward (like the rest of us) to seeing your MM run! Alan

BAH! Not enough pedigrees. (j/k Timely! )