Brooks Robinson and the Baltimore Orioles

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by Chstrite

Day 163 – 12 June 2024
Not sure I have posted this before but today I am showing you a post card from Sunday September 18, 1977 celebrating Brooks Robinson, which was coined as “Thanks Brooks Day!” The post card has his photo on one side and some details about the day with a free handout to the attendees.

Very nice! I hadn’t seen one of these before until you showed me this in the past. I still haven’t picked one up or seen any available.

[Chstrite]

Mark, not sure I could explain where I found the post card above. Always looking, for sure.

[Chstrite]

164 - 13 June 2024
In 1967 and 1968 Topps published two pin-ups for kids. The 1967 and 1968 copies are the same but one is printed in the USA and the other was printed in Canada. The 1967 copy is easy to find and can grade nicely with PSA. The 1968 O-Pee-Chee or Canada version is hard to find with good centering, as depicted in the picture. The set includes 32 different players and they are 5 in X 7 in. They could be found in wax packs folded up.

[Chstrite]

Day 165 – 14 June 2024
Today I am showing you a PSA graded Brooks Robinson 1960 Topps Salesman Sample cut from a panel. The Salesman Sample Panels were another way for Topps to advertise their cards. The salesman would use these to promote that years cards. The 1960 version panels came in 3 card strips with two of the cards featuring part of an add on the reverse side and the 3d card having an example of the actual card back, but of a different player. PSA graded my Brooks as “Authentic. Notice the back of the card.

[Chstrite]

Day 166 – 15 June 2024
Similar to yesterday, I am showing you another Salesman Sample but this one is of Brooks Robinson in 1962. I tried to get this graded with PSA but they could not reference it to anything despite having graded complete panels in the past. They graded at least 4 other complete panels with three players each to include one with Clemente. I believe there is another Brooks Robinson 1962 salesman sample from 1962. I have seen a poorly cut version on Net54. Not sure why, but PSA would not grade my 1962 salesman sample handcut. PSA graded a few others from 1960 (Bob Purkey, Hal Smith and Cletis Boyer). Having bothe the 1960 and 1962 is pretty rare and cool.

[Mark70Z]

I’ve never seen a complete Topps Salesman Sample with Brooks included even though we know there were at least two years that he was included. Extremely rare and cool Salesman Sample cuts…