FT: Clemente-Mania...

[JollyElm]

Offered here are groups of different examples of cool Roberto Clemente cards for trade. My preference would be to get an equally-valued big name HOFer (Clemente, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Mickey Mantle, Sandy Koufax, Jackie Robinson, Ted Williams, etc.) that I need in return for one of these guys. There is also a list of things I am generally interested in posted below.

**I need to hold onto at least one of the 'best' of each grouping for my PC.**

If you have any questions or are interested in talking, please give me a shout.


1961 Topps #388 Roberto Clemente
With the batting cage providing a cool backdrop, and most likely taken during the Pirates' run to the 1960 World Series Championship, Roberto was intensely ready for his close-up, Mr. DeMille...




1965 Topps #160 Roberto Clemente
Wearing a face which is just daring you to try to take an extra base on him, #21 stays cool, calm and collected...




1966 East Hills #21 Roberto Clemente
(Luckily found another of these guys after trading one away.)
A jaunty, oversized, blank-backed regional issue. Two simple facts: the ones on eBay - graded or not - are extremely pricey, and virtually every one of them out there has the same 'slightly pushed to the bottom' centering. They came that way...




1969 Topps #50 Roberto Clemente
A truly awesome portrait of being primed to go. "Put me in, coach!!"
- The PSA 9 OC card to the right looks a tiny bit short top-to-bottom. You can find that same issue on many of these cards, so I have no reason to believe it's been trimmed, but want to point it out anyway. The scratchy area is on the case.
- Before it was graded, I started a thread about the SGC 6.5 card (with great centering BTW), because that is NOT a gum stain on front, it is just the way it was printed.

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This pre-grading shot shows the lack of gum/wax residue on top of the gloss in that area of the SGC 6.5 card:
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1971 Fleer World Series #69 1971 Pirates VS. Orioles - Roberto Clemente
Part of the extended series issued through Good Humor ice cream trucks during the summer of 1978, this card is the crown jewel of that set and remains a really tough get. I spent way too much picking up each one of these sharp-cornered beauties. Although obviously way OC, the middle one is a tiny bit better centered than it appears, because the plastic is obscuring a tad of the white on the left. As for value, again, check the crazy prices on eBay...




Note: I haven't put a specific dollar trade value on any of these cards. It's really just a case of determining (assuming I'm interested in the cards being offered) whether or not I'd be doing well enough on my end in accepting a trade proposal.


I am particularly interested in these:
• HOFers in nice shape from the 50's through early 70's (preferably graded, but open to cards in their natural state)
• Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Mickey Mantle, Sandy Koufax, Jackie Robinson, Ted Williams, Roberto Clemente, Babe Ruth and Nolan Ryan cards
• 1971 Topps Greatest Moments
• Tough to find errors and variations from the 50's through the early 70's
• 1964 Topps Stand-Ups HOFers in nice shape
• 1961-67 Topps high numbers and SP's
• 1963 Fleer BB stars and HOFers in nice shape
• 1967 Laughlin World Series (with address on back) in nice shape
• Major HOFer rookie cards
• 1954 Bowman BB stars and HOFers in nice shape
• 1954 Red Heart BB (need virtually any in nice shape)
• And who knows what else?