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Originally Posted by roarfrom34
I believe I posted this painting before but us old time collectors probably remember Renatta Galasso as one of the earliest mail order card dealers. She published a magazine called the "Baseball Hobby Card Report" and back in the Summer of '84 Cal Ripken was the cover subject.
The original artwork for this cover was done by Ron Lewis and I was able to purchase the original artwork a few years ago:
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Bill,
That's a nice piece. I remember Renata Galasso and purchased a few items from her. She also sponsored a couple of card sets in the 1970's and 80's. Here are some Orioles cards from her sets.
1977 Don Larsen, 1984 Brooks Robinson and 1984 Reggie Jackson
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1977 Renata Galasso.jpg 1984 Renata Galasso Collector Series.jpg 1984 Renata Galasso Reggie Set.jpg