Cards You'd Like To See...
 

There are many "Cards That Never Were" in various mediums out there.
What are some of your favorites and what cards would you like to see?
A '52 Ted Williams or '52-'57 Topps Musial would have been nice...or how about a base set 1960 Yaz?
Interested to know yours...and see if I can oblige, Lol

Hal Chase in T204, T207, and M101

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A 55 Bowman Jackie Robinson or Duke Snider or Sandy Koufax


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I'm on these! You're brilliant! Seriously...I love '55 Bowmans and never thought about 'em.

I'll look into the Prince. I don't have access to his negatives, so that's bit of a "Chase" ba-dum....tiss

apologies.

1967 Topps Koufax, 1952 Bowman J. DiMaggio, 1974 Topps Mays, 1955 Topps Score, 1956 Topps F. Robinson, etc...

Did this sweaty one awhile back...

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1950,51,52 Bowman Satchel Paige

Diamond Stars Ruth and Gehrig. 1962 and 1969 Mets team cards. 1973 Fran Healy Boyhood Photos of the Stars.

Love it!

This team set:

http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...nner_Boyle.JPG

When I was 11. Can you imagine chasing it in 1976 Topps packs.

What does the back look like?

1952 Topps Ralph Kiner. He was right there with Williams and Musial missing, all top 5 players in MLB. Topps had him in 1951 and 1953, so why is he missing?

Here is a sheet from our 52 series. This particular sheet contains quite a few omissions from Topps offering--including Kiner (bottom row).

L-R First Row: Earl Weaver, Cass Michaels, Whitey Ford, Bob Cerv, John Podres, Nellie Fox
L-R 2nd Row: Carl Furillo, Ray Mueller, Karl Spooner, Casey Stengel, Newcombe, Burdette
L-R 3rd Row: Hornsby/Marion, Musial, Gene Mauch, KINER, Sal Maglie, Ewell Blackwell

I like the Ford, Furillo and super rare image of Gene Mauch with the Yankees.

Joe,

I worked on these over the weekend in the wee hours. Very happy with them. I couldn't find any images in my collection or anywhere on the internet with Shibe Park backgrounds (as most '55 Bowman had) but went with best alternatives that were in the spirit of the photography. Of course, the images have to be in the time period, which was easy for Robinson...not so easy for Koufax, Lol
I hope you like 'em.
Phil

Wow, that’s super cool bro, they look great! When you asked, I thought you were sparking conversation, didn’t realize you were going to actually create them! Mad skillz!


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I love creating these. That's how Banty Red started!! How I forgot '55 Bowman escapes me, but THANK YOU for the inspiration!

Here's the Hal.

Wow! I love it [emoji1]

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1951 Bowman high number Chuck Connors.

How about any Bowman Hal Newhouser. He could have been in all of the sets, but he is in none.

All I ever want, cards for guys on teams that we never got cards for. Minor league counts too!

While we don't have a Chuck Connors (yet) from '51, he IS in our '52 set!

The fronts are easy if you have photoshop. It's the backs that take forever! That's why Bob Lemke's cards were so cool - you can tell the time and effort he spent creating the backs.

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Scott,
I'm not sure you have a grasp on what I do--or if you were even responding to me. :o I can assure you...the fronts are not easy to do well. Original art takes time, skill, patience and a sense of humor. Although I do not specialize in existing card designs, the ones I make have different custom reverses to help identify and differentiate from their origins.
Bob Lemke's cards are, indeed, "so cool". No doubt about that. And, yes...some backs take FOREVER. For me, it's easier to create something that already existed for sure. Cartooning, stock and font match are keys to producing cards that never were. The Kaline is exceptional. The Gehrig and Ruth have varying degrees of clarity and super-imposition and don't have the Deco-Gothic font used on the original issue. Finally, the 1939 sleeve patch is a 1935-36 no-no. Fronts are not easy.
It's hard to strike a balance between the production limitations of 1935 and an attractive card--while maintaining the "feel" of an authentic vintage item.
I'll see if I have any sample backs to share.
Phil

Card and Reverses
 

Here are some sample cards/reverses...care is take to use era-appropriate logos (NHL, etc) and Autographs (Aaron & Post). It's the details that are cool!

You certainly do fine work, Phil. They're beautiful; the 1954 Bowman Hank Aaron really captured my eye.

I sure had a lot of fun doing a few fantasy cards in conjunction with my book on immediate post-war regional / food issues, NEVER CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN. With the help of an artist-photographer-computer graphic artist, I made two different versions of 1954 Wilson Franks Mickey Mantle and Jackie Robinson. Owning a genuine Wilson Roy Campanella made it easier to do. It's been almost ten years ago now, but I remember the project well.:D

Keep having fun doing your creations. All the best to you, sir. ---Brian Powell

Thank you! Can you post an image of the Wilson's?

A 1939 Play Ball Gehrig would have been a great send off. I can only imagine how nice that card would have looked.

Which type?...
 

What do you imagine? Would it be a staged "action" shot or a poignant portrait?

I'm thinking it would have looked a lot like the 34 Goudey, the one where he's got that big smile on his face. Something like this:

https://sports.ha.com/itm/baseball-c.../50002-51025.s

I've posted a link to this a few times in the past (too many times?), but here it is again. An eye-candy rich tackling of the missing HOF 'In Action' and 'Traded' cards from the 1972 Topps set...

https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=219771

Some great cards there. I printed high end glossy versions of a few of those.

Love those!!!

Phil, your custom cards are awesome. Great attention to detail. Are you a graphic artist?

Thank you! Actually, I am a baseball scout and player development specialist--career wise. I am also a graphic artist. It keeps me sane, Lol.

Truthfully, I likely spend more time with Banty Red these days than I do on the field. Thank you, again, for your kindness and encouragement. That keeps me going! What is your name?

One of the missing...
 

24 card set of "missing" T204s coming this year...

Check this photo out from an unreleased 55 bowman snider.
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Great cards Phil!
 

Would love to see:

1914 Cracker Jack Ruth
1955 Bowman Clemente
1972 Candy Lid Clemente
T207 Wagner

Ha! OUTSTANDING!!!

Where on earth did that come from?!?

Thank you!!!

Here are the Banty Red Ruths from 1915 and 1918 and the '55 "Lost Series" Clemente...
I have NO idea why my pictures sometimes are tiny and other times come out just fine. Tonight, they're tiny, I guess...

A '57 Topps Jackie Robinson. At first I thought I saw one in this thread but couldn't find it again...if so, sorry for the repeat.

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I'd love to see a nice 1954 Topps Mantle and not the one that is from the Sport Illustrated magazine. I don't like that one.

T227’s of Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, and Honus Wagner.

I did this one in blue and green. From one man to another...Mick is a handsome dude. "NOT THAT THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT!"

Here's my version
https://www.net54baseball.com/pictur...ictureid=28400

Would have to be 49-55, because Bowman didn't know the Tigers existed in 1948.

I did create a 1940 Playball Newhouser rookie. Picture is too crisp though.
https://www.net54baseball.com/pictur...ictureid=28401

1939 Play Ball Foxx and Feller.

WOW...I love all these...so very cool. I love the 67 Koufax and the 75 Kaline, two that would make my list.

My list of cards I wish were made, and some I do own fantasy cards and have put them into the back of my binders, but still would have been cool if originally done -

1957 Topps Harmon Killebrew
1966 Topps Steve Carlton
1963 Fleer Mickey Mantle
1963 Fleer Pete Rose
1976 Topps Harmon Killebrew
1954 & 55 Topps Mantle

There are others already mentioned...but the 57 Killebrew being a big fan is the biggest what if. Someone here made a cool fantasy card I printed up myself and made copies, but if there were ever a real fantasy card I'd be buying...

I lost out on the first Banty Red Garvey that I was aware of...hopefully 1 or more comes around again someday.

Awesome!
I sure wish there was a 54 and 55 topps Campanella

Phil- I'm very pleased with this one you made of my cousin:

I'd love to see him in his White Sox and / or Indian unis.

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- and how about '55 Bowman and Topps of Herb Score?


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Great job guys. These cards are amazing.


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I really like the Hal!
The Jackie Robinson is well colored. He would need to be with the Giants. I just couldn't bring myself to do it...

I'll post the Banty Red 54 & 55 tomorrow. I posted a couple of Campanellas in the Flexichrome thread today!

Yes Bob Lemke made one that way, which I have. The more I see it, the less I liked it.
I followed the words of Adam Savage "I reject your reality and substitute my own", therefore, he was never a Giant.

Beautiful job. I'm guessing the portrait part of the card took inspiration from the 1954 Red Heart? 1955 Kills me, I'm not a huge fan of the Bowman Set on the whole that year, I don't like the whole "TV Set" Design. I'm eventually going to have to pick it up because I don't think there are any alternatives though, and I need a Mantle from that year to complete one of my collecting goals.

Thank you! These are from earlier work. They are part of the Banty Red "Lost Series" or "Cards That Never Were"...there will be a new '55 Mantle later this year that is spectacular.
I hear you on the TV set. Funny thing is, while I loathed those for 40 years, a couple years ago I started to like them. Probably because I had ignored them for so long, the poses were fresh to me. I am just collecting the players I like so I'll compile about 100 of them. I added a Mantle last year and I really like it, Lol.
The '54 Red Heart may have inspired my subconsciously? I can't tell you what it looks like, honestly. There are so few photos of Mickey from '53 it's actually odd. Topps shot a ton (hat on, off, posed, swinging, in a chair, stadium background, spring, etc.) Bowman was like "we've got ONE day in spring and one day in Philly...let's rock!" So '53 photos to be used for 54's were in short supply, Lol.

Here's a '54 Campy!

Man those Campy's are awesome. If only....

Ted William 1952 Topps.Would have, could have, should have been. A good friend of mine wrote a few books with Ted Williams.But one of his first published articles was in a magazine.They sent him some of these promo sheets.I was fortune enough to get one and have it autographed by Mr. Williams. The 1952 Topps would have been an awesome card.

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Yessir. I posted a couple in the "Fun with Flexichrome and 52 baseball" thread. Have a look!

1952 Bowman Eddie Mathews