Brooks Robinson and the Baltimore Orioles

[Chstrite]

Day 62 - 3 March 2024
Today I am showing another set of Staff Advisory Photos (bottom two) and the 1964-66 Rawlings Premium Photos (top two). The staff advisory black and white photo is the only one I have ever seen. I sent this to PSA for grading and was able to add it to the PSA Brooks Robinson Master Set. It is the same photo as the 1964-66 Rawlings Premium Photo shown above it but in color. The 1964-66 Rawlings Premium Photos color photos are part of a 12 player set of photos Rawlings published in 1964-66. My Brooks copies are the highest graded. The Rawlings Premium set includes the two Brooks photos and Ken Boyer (2 different photos / with Mets and Cardinals), Mickey Mantle (2 different photos with and without a black t-shirt), Tommy Davis, Dick Groat, Warren Spahn, Tom Thresh, Bill White, and Billy Williams. Many of the photos are part of the Big 8 Glove Rawlings Box or Hand Cut Cards, which I will show on another day. The Mantle Photos are harder to find and pretty expensive.

[Chstrite]

Day 63 - 4 March 2024
Today I am showing another Brooks Robinson Staff Advisory Photo. The Staff Advisory Photo is with Brooks Robinson throwing. This staff advisory is pretty rare. I added this one to the PSA Master Set a few years ago thinking it might be a a 1 of 1. This one is the highest graded. I have a second copy ungraded. Considered having it graded but it has a mark on the back.

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by Chstrite

Day 63 - 4 March 2024
The Staff Advisory Photo is with Brooks Robinson throwing. This staff advisory is pretty rare. I added this one to the PSA Master Set a few years ago thinking it might be a a 1 of 1. This one is the highest graded. I have a second copy ungraded. Considered having it graded but it has a mark on the back.

I have an Rawlings throwing example as well, but it must have been used for multiple purposes since it has all types of writing on the back. The example you posted looks to be in NICE condition. Wonder why they chose to do a wider border on this example.

[Mark70Z]

Since Charlie is posting about Rawlings premiums figured I'd post one of the advertising posters. This example looks to be factory folded; unsure how this was used. Hopefully Charlie wasn't going to post this example in the near future...

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Another Rawlings

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1969 rawlings
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[Chstrite]

No problem, Mark on the poster. I have that one but glad you posted and we’ll see if any feedback. I really enjoy all things Rawlings!

Thanks!

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by Chstrite

Day 62 - 3 March 2024
The staff advisory black and white photo is the only one I have ever seen. I sent this to PSA for grading and was able to add it to the PSA Brooks Robinson Master Set.

The B&W Rawlings Premium photo is the only one I've seen as well; so that makes two Rawlings premiums that you have that I've only seen ONE example. It's strange that there has to be more out there, but it seems like some of these photos are in very limited quantity while others are fairly common.