I think I may have an order form as well for the signed balls/display. it might have a year. i'll see if I can locate it and scan it.

the box I bid on was probably a year ago. I had seen the individual small boxes all over the place, but not the larger display box that held the individual boxes. Very cool indeed, especially since i used wiffle balls as a kid. I still have the first card I got from a wiffle ball box (Frank Tanana).

I am updating this thread with some pickups over the last 6 months or so.

A couple of misc team issued photos

1971 Converse booklet in Spanish, signed by Lou Brock and Orlando Cepeda.


The Spanish booklet is extremely rare, I see the English version quite frequently, but never the Spanish version.

Actually, yes: former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens was at the "Called Shot" game in 1932.

Lou Brock
 

Glad to see more Brock items; thanks for sharing. I really like the Spanish booklet. I know it's exciting to acquire items that are from outside the US; very cool piece.

1977 Twinkie "variations".

The 2 with the printers marks are new.
Also, 1 has a rounded corner from the factory.

A couple more 1980 Liberty Match colors - I think Yellow and Green are new

Autographed photo card for Novo Nordisk, a medical supply company of some sort.

The last of my more recent pickups.

1985 Sports Marketing HOF - I started removing the personalized autograph, but was taking to much of the color from the card, so stopped.

Thread update - Here are some items I've accumulated over the last few months.

77 Burger Chef poster cutout - the Dave Lopes is for reference.

69 Rico Carty with Brock back

77 miscut

NY Times cutout that looks like a card

One more update - 1976 Kodak instant camera "card".

Brock
 

Very cool "card"!!

Updating this thread with some items from the last 3 months.

Added the orange border Cool Papa Bell card and the Chicago Tribune archive wire photo from which the card was made. The orange border card appears to have a good signature as well.

An interesting, if perverse comment is made by Bell as to why the Cubs traded Lou Brock in 1964 in the commentary on the back of the card.

From the Topps Vault, 1975 Progressive Proofs.

Nice pick ups from the Topps Archives! Thanks for sharing your amazing collection with us.

Scott

I got a couple more items scanned, and have nothing more to add for a while.

Here is a 1979 Topps 9 card panel, and a signed Hostess panel, also signed (maybe???) by Mickey Rivers and Graig Nettles, complete with Cert so they must all be good - right????? In addition there is a Paul Reuschal front/Lou Brock back 79 Topps and a 78 Kelloggs proof with blank back slabbed by Beckett.

I'm going to meet Lou this weekend at a local card show. Looking forward to it.

Brock
 

My favorite recent pickup is the '78 BB Kellogg's; very cool. Of course you can't go wrong w/a panel w/Brock in the middle....

Cool, I've never met him.

I did get to meet Al Hrabosky , The Mad Hungarian once when I was a kid at a mall signing in Peoria, Illinois.

He was nice as could be, I was expecting a grouchy, mean guy who snarled at people.

admired for a while, but just officially stating that i absolutely love this thread!!!

All Star Baseball
 

1975 is probably pretty accurate. That is about when I ran across a large group of these in Central Hardware, of all places! They were on an end cap among the hammers and rakes and crap. As a card and autograph collector, I was shocked. They must have been there a while because they were marked down to $1.

...You know, I think I'll finish my little story over on the autograph section. There's probably an autograph collector or two that wonder what the Hell these are. But, anyway, here's your Brock.

Reposted here is David W's display for the autographed baseballs in previous post. Believe it or not, they are personally autographed!!! All on the sweet spot.

hey david,

thought you might want this. free of charge naturally. bought a 77 cloth stickers back proof sheet/blank front which was pretty much toast to begin with. it had stains, holes, rips, tears but also a couple of nolan ryan/pete rose proofs on it which was my reasoning behind the purchase. anyways, it has 2 brocks (the better one shown) and thought you might want it.

i cut it up as best as i could ensuring each salvageable card was cut over sized so the new owners could slice it to their taste.

anyways, if ya'd like it, just pm me a usps label or something and they both are yours. if not, no worries there either.

http://caimages.collectors.com/psaim...of%20front.jpg

http://caimages.collectors.com/psaim...ck%20proof.jpg

Here are a few updates to the Lou Brock gallery.

The 1967 Topps Punchout is a toughie, finally found one on Ebay.

The 1974 Topps stamp booklets are tough to find as well, I finally found one as well.

The 76 Topps is a pretty cool miscut, the 72 and 75 not so much.

Thanks to begsu1013 on the hand cut 77 Topps Cloth blank front proofs.

glad ya got them, dave!

and enjoy.

Found this while cleaning out a corner in my office. It was behind a filing cabinet.

IHOP place mat from 1970

Some great new stuff and cool placemat!! I am going to have to try to find one of those for my Cardinals collection now!!

Neat David!

Brock
 

nice additions to a great thread

Here is a rather unique addition to the collection - 1979 advertising and pricing information for BroccaBrella's, the umbrella hat.

I remember the Broccabrella well! I wonder if anyone still has one??

There are still some out there. This is also the display holder for them

This just came in, complete sheet of 72 Milton Bradley

Milton Bradley
 

The '72 MB sheet looks GREAT! Of course it would look even better if Brooksie was included. At least you have F. Robby next to Brock that's a big plus. :D

In the last 6 months or so, I've added a handful of items.

Here is a 1976 9 card Topps panel.

As others have also noted, this pose of Brock taking his lead
is one of the classic Topps action shots.

1975 Twinkie double panel.

Man, talk about some consistency from Lou from 1970-74. Too bad the Cardinals traded Carlton and Jerry Reuss or they might have won some more pennants in those years...

Brock
 

Man David, those are two very nice pickups. Thanks for posting the pics.

1977 contest promotional flyer

1979 Bowmar Noble educational cards. They are oversized approx. 8x14

1980 Highlight panel...... This is how not to turn a 6 card panel into a 2 card

I already have the complete Transogram box with figure inside, but found an intact figure on ebay, so here it is.

Looks just like him!

Looks more like Sammy Sosa;)

The the resemblance is uncanny! :rolleyes:

Cool item!

Before and Afters…

Attachment 258662

:D

Classic.

Thanks for the laugh, that's great.

I thought you may have foiled me again on something. A kellogg's panel cut-out (not even a full box or full box panel) with both Garvey and Brock sold for much more than I would have expected ($100+), but I have not seen it post yet. Did you see and/or win it by chance?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1970S-KELLOG...p2047675.l2557

No, missed that one, no mention of Lou Brock in it, so it didn't show up, but I would have paid for that, only the 2nd one I've ever seen.

Brock was in the title and the description. However, there are items that I seem to miss somehow with Garvey in the title and I do daily searches. No way to explain it except some items don't show up on searches.

This has been a favorite of mine for a long time.

A new item came in a few weeks ago, a Dynamite magazine 6 card 79 Topps panel.

Great card Collecter since 62!!

I am not sure on the date of this issue, I would guess early 70's.

It's got Koufax, last year 1966, and Brock as a Cub, last year 1964, Frank Robinson as a Red, last year 1965 and a picture of Rod Carew that looks to be from the mid 70's. The Ebay description said the Astro was Nolan Ryan, I think it's probably not, and may be Larry Dierker. Anyway, they are perforated and approx. size is 1 inch x 3/4 inch.

That is a fantasy piece made by Gypsy Oak with a copyright of 2017 on the back, MMXVII. They make other fantasy pieces that are on eBay, I was going to pull the trigger on a cool one a few months ago until I figured out exactly what it was.

I guess I should have read the back and remembered my Roman Numerals.

Oh well, I'm out $11.62.

Or XI.LXII dollars.

A couple of recent updates

The extremely short printed 65 Topps Stolen Base leader card:D

I already had the Apache Mall Carousel, but it came with the Ridgedale Mall Carousel card.

Listening to the Mets game last night, announcers were showing aerial photos of the old Polo Grounds and the massive distance to center field. They said only 4 guys ever hit one out to dead center and Brock was one of them. Surprised me but maybe it shouldn't have.

Just thought of this seeing this thread and not sure if all the Lou fans knew this. He's had a rough couple of years but still maintains his class and even sense of humor - note the comment on outrunning Molina.

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseb...e337d905b.html

76 Twinkie partial box.

Or maybe 5..... Also interesting on the back of the card is that he is described as a "pitchers best friend" in right, with a strong throwing arm, but his reputation most of his career was as a mediocre left fielder.

Cool cards.

A few more pickups over the last 6 weeks

1973 Kelloggs still in the wrapper

1968 Bazooka end panel, I've had the entire panel for a long time, the end panel cut off is hard to find. Thanks Cardinalcollector aka Randy.

1977 scrap with a Lou Brock ghost. It's the 2nd one that I have, almost identical to this one.

Hey Dave, I didn't realize that was you that won the Bazooka Brock. If you have a Brock want-list, you should send it to me. Regards, Randy

Picked this up from Randy. Struck out on the Dodge Challenger, and forgot to bid on the 71 Dayton Daily News......

1973 Candy lid proof

Really like the candy lid proof. I think most of the lid proofs that I have seen were finished backs. Cool that this one doesn't have all of the colors.

I need a full 68 bazooka Brock panel if any Brock collector can help. Thanks Scott

A miscut 76 Hostess. Dave Cash collectors also need this card ;)

Hey now you aren't taking a shot at Dave Cash are you?!

Thanks for sharing your collection. I just read through the whole thread, such great stuff in here.

Just pointing out those are Dave's batting averages on the left.

Partial back of a Kellogg's box from 1978 showing some of the possible cards in the box.

Sweet, I have a 1980 Kellogg's ad panel with Yaz.

A few more cards for the collection.
74 Topps miscut back, 74 Topps miscut SB leaders,

68 and 70 Topps Stolen Base Leaders (Shortprints:D)

Another miscut Hostess.

The 74 Greyhound is pretty tough, got it from Randy.

Nice stuff! I finally landed a Brock 1968 Bazooka box. That is one tough Brock to find .

You must have been the person who beat me out of that one on eBay

That was me...I am not sure what I am going to do with it.. I need the panel to complete a 68 bazooka panel set. I may cut it up and grade the Rose. I am so against cutting it up but I need a Brock panel.