These cards all brighten any day in my eyes. The guys with the beaming smile are the low-hanging fruit here. Give me a totally unimpressed Bill Russell over those guys any day.
And in the heights of 90's Basketball insert ridiculousness, I still can't believe they went for the translucent acetate, Smuckers-inspired theme. Insane, but it kinda works...?
The Mantle was part of a huge lot my estate sale agent buddy brought my way years ago. There were 13 Mantles and scads of other stuff from all sports.
I wouldn't normally love a card with writing on it, but for some reason the idea of some kid scrawling "No. 7" over the front of his pack-pulled '53T Mick has always felt right to me. I just love it.
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