Post your favorite Yaz items

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by DBesse27

No that's a 71 scratch off. That's why I showed the back. They issued them in 70 and 71. 70 has a white border on back, 71 has a red border on back. The 71's are much harder to find, hence I'm happy with a PSA 3.

Thank you for the clarification Dan. I had never seen a 71 and somehow missed the red on the back.

[JollyElm]

Never knew about the color differences on the back of the Scratch Offs. I checked my Yaz and his is white, but I found these 8 red backs, including 4 HOF'ers…

[hcv123]

1962 Post original art/mock up and 1967 Topps Test Disc

[DBesse27]

Awesome rare Yaz items!

[DBesse27]

Here are 2 Yaz items that arrived yesterday:



This nice OPC was bought from Tom Salems, OPCBaseball.com



There are 2 variations of this checklist. I already had both in PSA slabs, but this one is a huge upgrade, from a 5 to a PSA 8.5 !

1967 was the best year of Yaz's career, so he's featured prominently in the 1968 sets. Just counting the base sets of Topps products (Topps, OPC, Venz) he has 20 cards. This doesn't include inserts or test issues. I recently decided to make those twenty 1968 cards a sub-project for me. Here is where I currently stand, in term of PSA hollered copies:

OPC = 1/5
Topps = 5.5/8 (still want to upgrade the other CL version)
Venz = 3/7

Total = 9.5/20

[JollyElm]

Hey Dan,
Not sure if you are aware, but there are actually at least 4 different versions of the 1968 Yaz checklist.

The two cards on the left have the same backs (with the inclusion of the word "GAME"). But the round pictures are cropped differently. The top card shows a good amount of the 'B' on his hat cropped off and a sliver of his bat (at lower right) is visible. The bottom card has a much more fuller 'B' and the bat is unseen.

The two cards on the right have the same backs (no word "GAME"). And again the round pictures are cropped differently. The top card shows a good amount of the 'B' on his hat cropped off and a sliver of his bat (at lower right) is visible. The bottom card has a much more fuller 'B' and the bat is unseen.

1968yazclvar2.jpg

[DBesse27]

Sorry Darren, Al and I have discussed this too, but I don't buy it. I've seen various degrees of the B showing or not showing. There aren't 4 distinct versions, but numerous ones, each with subtle differences. I don't consider those variations, and I don't plan to seek them all out. I am convinced there are 2 versions of the checklist, as are Beckett, SGC and PSA.