Finally finished -and back in album- Caramelo deportivio

[Jason19th]

After about three years I have finally finished the 1945-6 Caramelo deportivio Cuban card set ( I did cheat a bit in that I own a 1946-7 Martin Dihigo which is actually a much more rare card with the same photo and I have not been able to justify paying 400 for the 45-6 version- also I am not counting the short print Reyes as part of the set )

Put the cards back in the album via photo corners and an archival scrapbook album. To me the cards in the album look amazing - all cards should have such a mounting option. It just gives a better feel for the time and world in which the cards were issued

[btcarfagno]

That is awesome. The 45-46 set is one of my favorites.

[triwak]

Fabulous!!! Great job.

[Thecafewha]

Looks great. Congratulations.


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[sgbernard]

Great stuff! Congrats, and fun to see.

[Jason19th]

Thanks for the kind comments

Seeing the cards in album form really makes you realize how strong some of these teams were
Mariano for example has two hall of famers - Dandridge and Brown both near their primes - another who will eventually be in Minoso - and a fourth Salazar who probably will not make but could make a case and is in the halls of Mexico Dominican Republic and Venezuela. Add Sandy Consugra who went 16-3 in the majors in 54 and Estrelalla who probably have been a star if he was given a chance with a number of negro league stars like Mcdanials and Serrel and minor league red Adams ( who won almost 200 games in the minors ) and you have a team that could have competed well in the majors ( in the war years they might have won the pennant) in fact take a look at the roster for the 1944 browns and tell me who would have had a better seasin

[Jason Carota]

That is amazing! Great work. Congrats!

[h2oya311]

Very, very cool!! Had never thought to use those photo corners on a project like this.

[Danny Smith]

Super cool. Still just need one to finish a set of my own!

[rainier2004]

Those look great, I wish more albums were made to do this with but theyre like puzzle pieces.

Just super sweet awesome!

[Leon]

Congrats, the display of them looks great.