Bob Lemke's Custom Cards

[bgar3]

Recently sent in a request for 3, and only 2 were available. They were 20 dollars with shipping included. I found a list

with images in one of Bob Lemke's blogs. I am looking forward to getting them, online reviews indicate they are high quality and the cards I ordered were of players never issued but they should have been.

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by bgar3

Recently sent in a request for 3, and only 2 were available. They were 20 dollars with shipping included. I found a list

with images in one of Bob Lemke's blogs. I am looking forward to getting them, online reviews indicate they are high quality and the cards I ordered were of players never issued but they should have been.

Could you provide a link?


Thanks,
Raymond

[trdcrdkid]

Here are links to all of Bob's custom football cards:

1960-77: http://boblemke.blogspot.com/2016/12...all-cards.html
1951-59: http://boblemke.blogspot.com/2016/12...all-cards.html
1955 All-American: http://boblemke.blogspot.com/2016/12...an-custom.html

And links to all his custom baseball cards:

Pre-war: http://boblemke.blogspot.com/2016/09...cards-pre.html
1970-90: http://boblemke.blogspot.com/2016/09...-cards_45.html
1957-69: http://boblemke.blogspot.com/2016/09...-cards_51.html
1951-56: http://boblemke.blogspot.com/2016/09...all-cards.html

Non-sport cards: http://boblemke.blogspot.com/2016/07...on-sports.html

[Republicaninmass]

And there was just a handful of the 52 topps left


Now gone

[icollectDCsports]

For anyone who's never seen one (particularly in person), I can tell you that they're amazingly well done. I'm glad to have purchased several from Bob a few years ago.

[brian1961]

Originally Posted by icollectDCsports

For anyone who's never seen one (particularly in person), I can tell you that they're amazingly well done. I'm glad to have purchased several from Bob a few years ago.

Me too. I did not buy them for future appreciation; however, I suppose that could happen. I bought them because I really appreciated them. Bob Lemke's work was flat-out great. I only own five--a couple football and three baseball. When I get them properly mounted in a good one-screw, they will be placed beside my period cards. I have Bob's re-creation of a 1963 JELL-O Black Raspberry box, using the heart of the compelling photo of Mickey Mantle the JELL-O people chose for their in-store advertising placard. Beauty is where you find it, and I find Bob's creations cardboard works of art.

So, if you're still on the fence as to whether to buy one or more examples, I urge you to act NOW! The cost is peanuts compared to the price if it was original period, which of course it is not. So much of our hobby is imagining the past and what it was like to collect these gems. Many of us have mused about cards we wish would have been made. Years ago our dear Mr. Lemke finally "threw down the gauntlet" and decided to do something about his inner yearnings for "cards that never were, but ought to have been". I salute him for sharing his passion with us, rather than keeping all his customs to himself!

I put that same passion into the final chapter of my book; fantasy cards are very fulfilling. Bob Lemke sure thought so.

---Brian Powell

[clydepepper]

Mr. Lemke will surely be missed.

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