Posted By:
Mark EvansGreat card, Bob.
I mostly collect the heroes of my youth (Mantle, Mays, Unitas, Chamberlain, etc.) but I collect cards, including vintage cards, of Jewish ballplayers as well. Separate and apart from ethnic pride (I'm a non-observant Jew), this quest turns out to be an interesting method of type-collecting. For example, I believe there is one Jewish ballplayer in the T-204, 205, 206 and 207 sets (Pelty), one in the Cracker Jack sets (Mayer), one in the colored Tattoo Orbit set (Levey), etc.
At the risk of straying into the philosophical, the concern stated earlier in this thread legitimately raises in my mind the issue of where ethnic pride ventures into elitism. I like to think, and do think, that this and similar quests can be pursued with healthy motives. Mark (ebay id -- stooges)