Post your favorite Yaz items

[DBesse27]

Wow Michael, you've got some truly awesome stuff!!

[sox1903wschamp]

Originally Posted by DBesse27

Wow Michael, you've got some truly awesome stuff!!

Thank you Dan. Ditto to your stuff.

Here are a few more.

I know a photo but it perfectly combines prewar Red Sox with Postwar Red Sox. All 3 were great Of's for the Sox. Yaz looks great in this photo (1962) with Harry and Duffy.

And in honor of that great triple crown season, his 67 card.

And last but not least (for me), the signed photo is very near and dear to me. It was signed for me at the greater Boston sportsman show in Nov, 1967 and Yaz was on top of the world. I was 7 years old and my Uncle (along with my Dad) arranged for me to meet him backstage. I was a lucky kid in that my Uncle knew Yaz very well as they went to school (Merimack) and palled around together so he got me backstage and it was just me, Dad and my Uncle. We chatted for 20 minutes. You will notice the photo is torn because in a fit of anger one year after it was signed, I tore it in half. Very misguided but almost 50 years later, it is a great reminder of my youth and love for the Red Sox.

[paul]

Michael S, what are those little stamps that look like 1976 and 1977 Topps cards? I see you've got 1973 and 1981 too. What are they?

Paul

[sox1903wschamp]

Originally Posted by paul

Michael S, what are those little stamps that look like 1976 and 1977 Topps cards? I see you've got 1973 and 1981 too. What are they?
Paul

Paul,

Very good question. I know they are not period or issued by Topps. I believe they were included in a very large Yaz collection I purchased awhile back that was filled with all sorts of fun Yaz stuff including accomplishment newspapers, photo's, pins. It was massive and these stamps were in the lot. I just put them in my Yaz binder and did not think much about them. By the way, that same lot had every mainstream Yaz card from his playing days and they were all raw and I have since graded most of them with all coming back 7-9 psa. They were incredible.

Anyway, I think the stamps are some sort of novelty items, issued who know's when?

[Shoebox]

Just won this Yaz item last night but I think I like the back ad as much as anything. Would love one of those tshirts.

[DBesse27]

Recent vintage Yaz pickups:






And I've already shown the next 2 when they were raw. Here they are slabbed:

[DBesse27]

Got back my PSA membership renewal sub and it included this:



This Venezuelan was part of a generous Christmas package from my main man Manny, who has the #1 Yaz master set. Thrilled to have a Venie that's graded higher than a 1, with no qualifiers.