Passionate Negro League Collectors
 

All,

I have had some conversations on with Topps/Fanatics about a program that they are running with respect to the Negro Leagues and they have asked to speak with other collectors who are similarly passionate about the topic. If you would like to be included on the list of collectors that they could reach out to, please send me your contact information via private message.

I cannot be sure that they will reach out to everyone, but I wanted to see who would be open to discussions with them.

Thanks in advance.

Al

what does the program entail.

Road to Rickwood
 

The first project is about the Road to Rickwood series of cards that they are going to issue. But I believe that they are looking at understanding this niche of the hobby more for other projects not yet defined.

Speaking of, here are some photos when I did a drive by a few years ago.

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Very cool.. thanks for sharing....

On the other side, I have not been on Net54 much in recent years, but will be appearing on a YouTube channel today to talk about my collection which includes a number of important Negro League cards....

Here is the link if anyone is interested...

https://www.youtube.com/live/VCUW6GX...hZWyTGQM8eWAk6

btw, it is scheduled for 5PM ET today.

Al

Watching you as I'm writing this now! I'm interested Al and will send you my info.

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Amazing YouTube video/interview Al! Thanks for sharing the link and some of your collection in the video.

Chad

Thanks Chad and Wade...

Not a card, but speaking of Rickwood, I just did the cover art for the latest SABR Baseball Research Journal Attachment 621653

Nice… love it

I'd love to see some cards that are intended to look like they were made during the players' careers. In other words, bios and stats written as though they were written while the player was still active. There have been some nice "art" cards along those lines, but otherwise very few of those type of cards have been made.

Al,

Will have to check out the video of the interview concerning your collection. I've always been fascinated by the Negro Leagues. So much history and so many incredible players.

I like that suggestion... and also James, check out the video, you will see a bunch of things that you almost never see on that video....

I'd be interested.

Topps didn't exist for much of the time that the Negro Leagues were active, but a Topps Heritage-style product that had Negro League players on Goudey cards etc would be extremely cool. A decent number of very significant players (Buck Leonard, Cool Papa Bell, Leon Day, Monte Irvin, Judy Johnson etc) are quite affordable and their signatures are available enough to make some cool cut autograph cards without worrying about damaging a very limited supply of available postcards and documents.

Here's one of my most significant Negro League related items.

Every Thread needs a card..

What the heck?! That’s amazing! Do you have a portfolio, I’d love to see more of your art!

And I bet it would be a great seller as well.

I wonder if cards in the style of 1922 American Caramel would be possible? Or 1941 Play Ball? I'm sure licensing, copyright, etc. might make some of this difficult or impossible, but there would seem to be some real possibilities to create high-quality "current" cards of some of those great players, as well as the very good players of that time.

Since we're talking about the Rickwood Field material — what is up with the font choice for Satchel's name here?

It feels completely off-target, off-message, offensive, infantilizing, the whole nine yards. Who thought that "childish, badly educated handwriting" was the right aesthetic for the Negro Leagues? Satchel certainly did not write that way.

Some will say I am over-reacting. (They are wrong.)

https://www.topps.com/media/catalog/...atchelcase.png

Former MLB player Micah Johnson designed them. Seems to be well received by Bob Kendrick.

https://www.mlb.com/news/negro-leagu...ood-field-game

Chad Paskiewicz

Gibson
 

Amazing! Would love to see more.