October Pickups

[Vintagevault13]

Just came in today’s mail. Glad to get this for the 72set I am building.


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[geosluggo]

These '54 and '55 Red Mans and '71 Bazooka cards arrived this week as I continue to build my Clemente/Mays/Aaron/Frank Howard collections.

[jason.1969]

Originally Posted by geosluggo

These '54 and '55 Red Mans and '71 Bazooka cards arrived this week as I continue to build my Clemente/Mays/Aaron/Frank Howard collections.

Saw Frank and was sure Robinson would follow. What puts Howard in such elite company for you?

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[geosluggo]

Originally Posted by jason.1969

Saw Frank and was sure Robinson would follow. What puts Howard in such elite company for you?

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I grew up in the D.C. area and was 7 when the Senators moved. Frank Howard and Clemente were my first baseball heroes. I got to meet Hondo a few times in the 1990s in Florida (where I now live) when he was coaching for various teams -- he's a truly nice guy who enjoyed talking about baseball and the Senators. Howard stuff is a lot more reasonably priced than the other guys, although for some reason his 1971 Kellogg's card is very scarce.

[ValKehl]

Originally Posted by geosluggo

I grew up in the D.C. area and was 7 when the Senators moved. Frank Howard and Clemente were my first baseball heroes. I got to meet Hondo a few times in the 1990s in Florida (where I now live) when he was coaching for various teams -- he's a truly nice guy who enjoyed talking about baseball and the Senators. Howard stuff is a lot more reasonably priced than the other guys, although for some reason his 1971 Kellogg's card is very scarce.

I've lived in the DC area for my entire 73+ years, and Frank "Hondo" Howard was about all we had to cheer for in the late 1960's, before our pathetic, expansion Senators left DC for Texas and we suffered for 34 years without a MLB team. This is why I collect Frank Howard cards, even though I am mostly a pre-War collector. Plus, as George said, Hondo is a one heck of a nice guy - truly a gentle giant.

[OsFan]

He was a very big dude. Boog is a huge guy and Frank makes him look average at best.

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by Vintagevault13

Just came in today’s mail. Glad to get this for the 72set I am building.


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Nice pickup. This card at the height of "Ryan-mania" in the early 1990's sometimes went as high as $200 in EX or better shape. I remember drooling over one in the local pawn shop, where the back room was a mini card shop. Fast forward to the 21st century: I picked up a mid-grade one for around $30 a few years ago...

[OsFan]

And they did a decent job of painting over his Mets hat.

[OsFan]

[JeremyW]

I found a '63 Topps Rose that I'm happy with.

[brob28]

Not new, but just back from PSA.

In that All Star photo Howard makes Frank Robinson and Reggie look like skinny kids! Big Man

[mintonlyplz]

Originally Posted by JeremyW

I found a '63 Topps Rose that I'm happy with.

Great looking Rose Rookie! Centering is outstanding...

[jb67]

Originally Posted by mintonlyplz

Great looking Rose Rookie! Centering is outstanding...

Agree!

[geosluggo]

Originally Posted by Vintagevault13

Just came in today’s mail. Glad to get this for the 72set I am building.


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I've always thought it was a shame Jim Fregosi's card was in the 1st series of 1972 and Ryan's was in the 5th series. Fregosi's card shows him in an Angels uniform, then Topps made a "Traded" card of him in a Mets uniform in the last series. Ryan's card was issued late enough that they accounted for the trade by airbrushing that ridiculous Angels hat. Would've been much cooler to have Ryan pictured with the original Mets hat, then in a Traded card later.

[OsFan]

Beautiful Rose, Robinson & Williams!