1969 Rawlings Promo cards ? Any info

[quitcrab]

Thanks for the Reggie front and back!

[DaveW]

I’m resurrecting this old thread because I found 3 of these cards in my old childhood collection. The Mantle has been discussed above, but the other two seem to be unknown. The Reichart card is 1/4” longer than the others and has a slightly different back (no Printed in Japan text). Anybody know anything about these? Thanks,
Dave

[mightyjosie]

Information just acquired at the Nationals, 2024 cleveland. According to John Ramirez(widely known collector and dealer, whose booth was almost directly infront of the entrance into nationals this year) he stated that the rawlings card from what he could remember was not associated with a glove. Instead it was used as a promotional item and handed out at an event like a card show/memorabilia show. He wasn't sure how many existed. He was quite confident from memory that the cards were low budget and poorly printed....also on a personal note from myself, I helped a dealer discover that he actually owned the reggie jackson one. LOL, he still three years later won't sell it. But says I am the first he will offer it to, he is the only one to have submitted a rawlings reggie to psa , I also know the person who has the only sgc example. Hopefully someday I can obtain one.

[DaveW]

Originally Posted by mightyjosie

Information just acquired at the Nationals, 2024 cleveland. According to John Ramirez(widely known collector and dealer, whose booth was almost directly infront of the entrance into nationals this year) he stated that the rawlings card from what he could remember was not associated with a glove. Instead it was used as a promotional item and handed out at an event like a card show/memorabilia show. He wasn't sure how many existed. He was quite confident from memory that the cards were low budget and poorly printed.....

I’m not sure that John is correct. I got mine as a 12 year old at a sporting goods store in Southern California in 1969 when I bought some cleats for PopWarner football. I can’t remember if they were in the box or at the register. I never went to a card show, but I guess it’s possible that they gave them away there too, but I would think more copies would be around if they gave them out to collectors.

[mightyjosie]

thanks for the information. I just posted some updated information, while small, at least its something.

[quitcrab]

Here is the Brooks.