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ZenPop
07-27-2021, 08:05 PM
I know it's not Pre-WWII Vintage... but I've lusted after this card for a long time now. Along with any Mays Rookie card, it's my Holy Grail. I LOVE seeing cards which were obviously owned by kids who had opinions on the cards they got. I'm picturing some disgruntled Red Sox fan opened a pack of '68 Topps, hoping for a Yaz or a Rico Peterocelli and getting "stuck" with a damn Mickey Mantle card. So... he took it out on the card.
Well done! (I WANT THAT CARD!!!!)
What awesome drawn-on cards do you have in your collection?
https://scontent-sjc3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/223010621_10159693144738578_6710075045652930969_n. jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=e3f864&_nc_ohc=lZo9u-7YBk4AX-RURob&tn=TQ2zWFdYzx4gvUX8&_nc_ht=scontent-sjc3-1.xx&oh=8693ff8a291d85a9830361e29abd1ff0&oe=6126460C
brianp-beme
07-28-2021, 10:53 AM
I have a few, but will start with this one. This Diamond Stars of Melillo, shown with a plain "as issued" example, I think qualifies due to its artistic outlining and added detail.
Brian
here2havefun
07-29-2021, 06:02 PM
Here's a 64 Topps Venezuelan card. Dick has a bunch of watches going up his arm, and his bat extends a long way into the back of the card. This came straight from a collector in Venezuela, I love stuff like this.
https://i.imgur.com/CgOZAhU.jpg?1
https://i.imgur.com/QbknfIj.jpg?1
Have a smoke, Mack...
https://luckeycards.com/mack.jpg
Rhotchkiss
08-01-2021, 01:14 PM
Moonlight “Doc” Graham on Scranton
BeanTown
08-01-2021, 03:11 PM
Type 1 photo which was used to sketch the E&S postcard.
Eggoman
08-02-2021, 07:49 AM
I'll keep with the "Smoking" theme...
brianp-beme
08-02-2021, 10:32 AM
I think this was the biker guy before he got his gig with the Village People.
Brian
corky8484
08-02-2021, 11:22 AM
Won this flipping back in the day in NYC ... not much respect from the 9 year old crowd ...
ZenPop
08-02-2021, 07:20 PM
I have a few, but will start with this one. This Diamond Stars of Melillo, shown with a plain "as issued" example, I think qualifies due to its artistic outlining and added detail.
Brian
That's pretty cool!! As an artist, I've taken to drawing on my Topps cards... just experimenting now... but maybe I'll post at some point.
Great line work there!
ZenPop
08-02-2021, 07:22 PM
Here's a 64 Topps Venezuelan card. Dick has a bunch of watches going up his arm, and his bat extends a long way into the back of the card. This came straight from a collector in Venezuela, I love stuff like this.
https://i.imgur.com/CgOZAhU.jpg?1
https://i.imgur.com/QbknfIj.jpg?1
LOL! Watches! That's awesome! That's EXACTLY the kind of stuff I love to see!
ZenPop
08-02-2021, 07:23 PM
Have a smoke, Mack...
https://luckeycards.com/mack.jpg
That's gotta be the most tempting thing... drawing a pipe or a cig out of their mouths... Love it!
ZenPop
08-02-2021, 07:23 PM
I'll keep with the "Smoking" theme...
CLASSIC! Though, I think it looks like he's playing the Sax!
ZenPop
08-02-2021, 07:25 PM
I think this was the biker guy before he got his gig with the Village People.
Brian
Nailed it with that Village People 'stache!!
LuckyLarry
08-03-2021, 09:15 AM
https://www.net54baseball.com/picture.php?albumid=542&pictureid=31637https://www.net54baseball.com/picture.php?albumid=542&pictureid=31638
brianp-beme
08-03-2021, 09:55 AM
Not my card, but fun enough that I saved a scan of it...the T206 of Leon Trotsky
ZenPop
08-03-2021, 01:49 PM
Not my card, but fun enough that I saved a scan of it...the T206 of Leon Trotsky
OMG!! That's AMAZING!
Jay Wolt
08-03-2021, 02:57 PM
Not my card, but fun enough that I saved a scan of it...the T206 of Leon Trotsky
That made me laugh
CLASSIC! Though, I think it looks like he's playing the Sax!
I was looking at this Stevens Firearms Mack closer and think there is a chance it could be a natural phenomenon, when taking the staining into account
And if you see a card with Alfred on back it's probably PCL and has a good chance of being rare.
https://luckeycards.com/pe100comparison.jpg
brianp-beme
08-06-2021, 04:22 PM
Here are some Zeenut cards with drawings on their blank canvas backs.
Brian
canjond
08-06-2021, 04:33 PM
This is, without question, one of my favorite cards. Buckley the Crusader has it all: a fire bomb, a staff, a sword, a Templar theme, a battle with the Turks, and a holy war (because God wills it)...
JustinD
08-06-2021, 07:16 PM
Not my card, but fun enough that I saved a scan of it...the T206 of Leon Trotsky
That one is mine,lol. I love when it gets thrown out there as it’s one of my oddball favs.
I love that the hair and beard is just the top layer removed. My son has called it the “Kentucky Fried Card” since it turned up when he was littler.
rhettyeakley
08-07-2021, 11:26 AM
This is, without question, one of my favorite cards. Buckley the Crusader has it all: a fire bomb, a staff, a sword, a Templar theme, a battle with the Turks, and a holy war (because God wills it)...
Ridiculously cool & funny card!
You know that kid that drew that was showing all his buddies on the playground his amazing artwork! It really brings that time period to life to see doodles and graffiti like this!
ZenPop
08-15-2021, 07:26 PM
This is, without question, one of my favorite cards. Buckley the Crusader has it all: a fire bomb, a staff, a sword, a Templar theme, a battle with the Turks, and a holy war (because God wills it)...
That is AMAAAAAAAAAAAAZING!!
soxinseven
08-15-2021, 08:32 PM
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brianp-beme
09-16-2021, 02:51 PM
It took me awhile, and the scans are fairly poor (thanks graded cards and their dislike of being scanned well by certain scanners), but I thought this 1925 Zeenut of Jim Bagby deserved to be added to this thread.
It makes you ponder if the artist had a second copy of the card, or if they had to do a lot of card flipping to create the final product as seen on the card's back.
Brian
JollyElm
09-16-2021, 03:19 PM
Fixed it for him... :rolleyes:
479019
brianp-beme
09-16-2021, 03:22 PM
Fixed it for him... :rolleyes:
479019
I just fired that kid. You're hired!
Brian
chlankf
09-16-2021, 03:54 PM
Kid must have thought JJ needed a bigger bat.
DHogan
09-16-2021, 05:31 PM
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ngrow9
09-18-2021, 06:10 AM
Saw this one pop up on eBay and thought of this thread:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1934-Goudey-Big-League-Chewing-Gum-R320-Lou-Gehrig-61-PSA-1-HOF/334150753578?hash=item4dccefdd2a:g:cPoAAOSwfSthQ6o W&pageci=722224ad-7387-4e7c-9321-27c170af54c3&redirect=mobile
mrreality68
09-18-2021, 07:35 AM
It took me awhile, and the scans are fairly poor (thanks graded cards and their dislike of being scanned well by certain scanners), but I thought this 1925 Zeenut of Jim Bagby deserved to be added to this thread.
It makes you ponder if the artist had a second copy of the card, or if they had to do a lot of card flipping to create the final product as seen on the card's back.
Brian
That's Classic
Love it
brianp-beme
09-18-2021, 09:54 AM
Saw this one pop up on eBay and thought of this thread:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1934-Goudey-Big-League-Chewing-Gum-R320-Lou-Gehrig-61-PSA-1-HOF/334150753578?hash=item4dccefdd2a:g:cPoAAOSwfSthQ6o W&pageci=722224ad-7387-4e7c-9321-27c170af54c3&redirect=mobile
I like most drawn on cards, but Ol' Leatherface Lou kinda scares me.
Brian
Exhibitman
09-18-2021, 12:35 PM
these are black and white cards with red backgrounds but someone meticulously colored them in:
https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibitman/saleholding/websize/1947%20Cummings%20Colored%203.jpg
This is hand-painted:
https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibitman/boxingpostcards/websize/Ledoux%20colorized%20PC%201.JPG
https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibitman/boxingpostcards/websize/Carpentier%20RPPC%20tinted.jpg
skil55voy
09-21-2021, 12:25 PM
Here's a 1963 Jell-o Shortprint I bought in a lot of cards years ago: