1945-46 Caramelo Deportivo Marsans and receipt

[Kenny Cole]

A few of mine.

[Kenny Cole]

A few more

[Kawika]

Tengo la suerte de tener estas tarjetas de Cuba en mi colección.







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David McDonald
Todo es posible si no sabes lo que estás hablando.
Santo Moisés! Auténtico escasamente vestidos pingüinos neerlandés etcétera. Mas mejor no se puede conseguir!
http://ImageEvent.com/kawika_o_ka_pakipika Contraseña=aloha

[Kenny Cole]

And some more . . .

[Potomac Yank]

The images are beautiful.
You caballeros are serious collectors, and I applaud you.
Kenny, I'm very impress with your collection ... Bravo!

I wish my father was around to see this display, because when I started collecting cards in the early 1980's, I didn't know these cards existed.
These are players that he would talk to me about.
In 1944, he took this 13 yo to the Polo Grounds to watch the NY Giants take on the Pirates, it was my first game.
Nap Reyes played in that game, but my father made it a point to point out the Giants pitching coach, and that's when he told me the story.
The pitching coach was an old friend of his from Cuba, and around 1932 or '33, when he pitched for the Giants he would often come by to where my father worked, it was a bakery that specialized in French Bakery, cakes, and Latino take out food ... plus a hang out for Cuban players like Miguel Angel Gonzalez, Adolfo Luque the pitcher, and Champ Kid Chocolate, the boxer.

Anyway, when I was about 1 1/2 or two, my mother brought me by, and it happen to be a day that Luque was holding court with all his Cuban companeros around him.
My introduction to Luque was an enjoyable one ... depending on who's telling the story ... my father, or mother.
As I understand it, Luque put a hand under each armpit, raised me to his eye level, at that point, my father, and all the companeros were chuckling, then, being that Adolfo was a ball player, he tossed me just a little bit in the air and caught me ... my father and all the companeros were now roaring with laughter ..... NOT my Mother .......... I must have had a surprised look on my face.
The kicker is ... I don't remember any part of it.

I wish my father was around to see these ... any more?

[triwak]

Awesome story!!!

[triwak]

Some more Latin American HOF cards:

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by Potomac Yank

it was a bakery that specialized in French Bakery, cakes, and Latino take out food ... plus a hang out for Cuban players like Miguel Angel Gonzalez, Adolfo Luque the pitcher, and Champ Kid Chocolate, the boxer.

Here's the Kid:

[Potomac Yank]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Here's the Kid:

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I have a cabinet that was personalized to my father by the Kid.
That's quite an interesting site you have, I'm going to have to spend a little more time there and check it all out.
For one thing, I found the information surrounding your boxing card guide very interesting, it was bringing back some memories of my interest in boxing during the forties, and fifties - Sugar Ray, Kid Gavilan, Rocky Graziano, Cerdan, and the Brown Bomber ... I once had the pleasure of meeting Joe Louis,and having a long conversation with him ..... Gotta go back, and find out the price for your boxing card guide.
If you get another Kid Chocolate let me know.

Always good to exchange words with a landsman from the old country ... NYC.

[Yoda]

[QUOTE=Kawika;767201]Tengo la suerte de tener estas tarjetas de Cuba en mi colección.







______________________
David McDonald
Todo es posible si no sabes lo que estás hablando.
Santo Moisés! Auténtico escasamente vestidos pingüinos neerlandés etcétera. Mas mejor no se puede conseguir!
http://ImageEvent.com/kawika_o_ka_pakipika Contraseña=aloha[/QU. Ay, que bueno. Ha viajado a Cuba buscar los tarjetas? Yo creo ahora es possible hacerlo.