1945-46 Caramelo Deportivo Marsans and receipt

[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:

[Kenny Cole]

Joe, here's a few more. If Matt Goebel decides to post, his collection will blow you away. Best,

Kenny

[Kenny Cole]

some more

[triwak]

Fantastic, Kenny Cole! I've shown all of mine. You can now tell which HOF Negro Leaguers I still need!

[Leon]

Kenny- I think I struck a chord!! Here are a few others. And I threw in a Spanish one at bottom, for good luck. I traded out my Marsans E224 this year for a Mack, so that was probably the best Cuban related card I had..Here are a few others. I don't know much about the Cuban series' (I am not sure I did well with that apostrophe ) but they look neat ....

[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.

[ghostmarcelle]

I didn't see it until now - here are a few that haven't been shown yet:

[barrysloate]

Hi Matt- hope you are well, it's been a while since we last spoke. I once auctioned a Punch Cigarros (it was the Viola that Kenny Cole showed) and as you can see it was just the card without that fancy background. But as I look at yours it appears to be a card glued to that background. Is that the way the Punch cards were issued? Interesting to see this for the first time.

[ghostmarcelle]

Yes I am well, I hope the same goes for you.

The Punch cards were originally issued as small photos pasted to a cardboard back with an ornate border. The cards are extremely rare in any form, but from what I know only a small handful have survived with the back intact. I'll try to attach a few more scans.

Matt

[barrysloate]

Thanks Matt, and I will be sending you a detailed email shortly.