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Originally Posted by thansen30
I am always looking for these pinbacks, issued in 1971 at ballparks. no manufacturer, and no MLB or MLBPA license. all have a brown repro signature and a color-coordinated background. i just picked up this Yaz example. They are tough to find
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I just solved most of the mystery of these pins last year. There was a professional team photographer who shot these images in the early 70's. He never got a license and the pins were never widely distributed (if formally distributed at all). Don't have the full answer of how many were made, how they were distributed etc, but know they were VERY limited. I have seen at least 2 different sizes as well as seeing images from what is clearly the same photo shoots as regular pictures ranging from 4x6 to 16x20 size.
Are you only looking for Red sox players, or any players? Be well.
-Howard