December Pickups

[39special]

Picked up some Exhibits and a '60 Bell Brand for my Furillo collection.

[MattyC]

Chris,

Thx, bro-- where are those Mantles? Just perused the BST boards.

Here's the latest...

[Harliduck]

WOW...Great Rose RC...I was just looking at those today (63 Topps coming soon)


I had to settle for the soon to be freed 67 version as I continue to chip at the set -

[corey dean]

Just received. I like it.

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[MattyC]

Originally Posted by corey dean

Just received. I like it.

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Forget paying through the nose for a synthetic-looking gem mint version, that RC 56 looks great, well-loved, and I bet was gained at a good price! I may be in the minority here, but I have always preferred the 56 to his Rookie, in terms of sheer aesthetics. I am definitely going with the 56 to represent him in my collection.

[brian1961]

Matty----if you are in the minority on preferring the '56 Roberto Clemente over the '55, you sure aren't alone. I much prefer the '56 Topps; the exquisite painting of him making the catch speaks so much of his value to Pitt. Have a good new year. ----Brian Powell

[GregC]

New member here. Been browsing the board a while and recently got more into post-war baseball. My older brother talked me into a big pickup this December, big thanks to MattyC!

Really some stunning cards being posted. Here are a few of my recent additions as I move away from my basketball collection and into baseball.

[MattyC]

I was born in 76, and remember collecting the Rose tribute 1986 Topps subset-- and the 67 Rose always stood out to me. Something about the background of that card, it is so idyllic. Here's one I found on ebay earlier this year, below.

And thx re: the 63 RC. I think it absolutely belongs in a 7 or 6.5 holder, though!