Shapely, form fitting cards - show us your man or machine made die-cut cards

[brianp-beme]

I recently posted a 1926-29 Exhibits card (shown below) of Lou Gehrig that someone painstakingly cut around Lou's image. I thought I would showcase a few others I have that have gotten similar treatment, but you can also share some that had the die-cut design built in, or like the Batter Up cards, had their top removed for added drama.

The E121 cards below are some of my favorite, as not only were the cut around the player's image, but they also had multiple layers cut in the same way to stand out from the 1/8" thick backing they were glued upon. And on the Bancroft card they even used the team name from an E120 card to indicate a team change.

Brian

[todeen]

That was a nicely trimmed Gehrig. Professional even.

Modern machine cut:





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[tschock]

The Gehrig is awesome. Love that it's a PC back too!

No fair though. Batter-Ups shouldn't count.

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by tschock

The Gehrig is awesome. Love that it's a PC back too!

No fair though. Batter-Ups shouldn't count.

They did do a pretty good job with it. I think the bat might have gotten 'shifted' when the card was encapsulated (I bought it post-grading).

I prefer hand-cut myself, but sometimes, like with the Batter Ups, you have to settle for how the machine decided to slice and dice.

Brian

[glchen]

R304

[todeen]

Originally Posted by glchen

R304

Not seen those before. Very cool!

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[LuckyLarry]

[brianp-beme]

Lots of great svelte cards! And being who I am, I am especially drawn to Lucky Larry's pieces of cardboard. I really admire Spook's floating head. And GGS seems like the fake grading company made especially for me...everything is GEM MINT!

Brian

Originally Posted by LuckyLarry

[todeen]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

Lots of great svelte cards! And being who I am, I am especially drawn to Lucky Larry's pieces of cardboard. I really admire Spook's floating head. And GGS seems like the fake grading company made especially for me...everything is GEM MINT!



Brian

Everything is gem mint! LOL

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[LuckyLarry]

[ValKehl]

I picked up this 1948 Philadelphia Bulletin Stand-Ups of Elmer Valo because I rooted for him when I was a kid after reading (on the the back of a baseball card, I think) that he was the only Major Leaguer born in Czechoslovakia. My mother's parents (my grandparents) immigrated from Czechoslovakia c.1910, and her brothers were born there.

[BabyRuth]

some die cuts

[nat]

Die cuts are common in vintage Japanese cards. Michio Nishizawa, Makoto Kuzuru, and Lefty O'Doul.

[Tere1071]

Originally Posted by BabyRuth

some die cuts

I had a Berra back in 1979-80. Man, you almost never see the Current All-Star cards.

[BabyRuth]

Glad you like the 51s, Here's a few more Current All Stars

[Vegas Cards]

Here's a few 1993 Upper Deck SP Platinum Power.

Reminded me I want to sell these. I'll be listing the 20-card set in B/S/T

[tschock]

Originally Posted by BabyRuth

some die cuts

Cool! All 3 Maddie Boys!

[tschock]

Originally Posted by LuckyLarry

GGS is getting lax. I can tell who the players are!
I'll be sending in a '71 Hank Aaron for grading that should get an 11.

[todeen]

Originally Posted by LuckyLarry

Ed Scissorhands Collection! ROFLMAO

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[bigfanNY]

From a scrapbook I purchased 30 plus years ago. Not completely off topic did anyone else follow the E125 Clark in the last REA? Sold for like 15% of the first time an E125 Clarke was sold by REA. Again a case of a set that is too rare for its own good. I was underbidder and regret not going one more.

J

[h2oya311]

Another Jimmie Foxx die-cut...this one a photo from 1924 when he was with Easton.

[h2oya311]

And Combs from 1926:

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A couple of my die-cut masterpieces I made in 1965 with many others. I adhered them at that time inside my fathers scape book he had collected--!