Poses for baseball cards have been relatively tame through the years. In the 1950s and ’60s, stilted shots of players swinging a bat, or throwing or catching a ball, were commonplace. Mug shots of players were a dime a dozen. Those gave way to action shots by the 1970s. But there have been those baseball cards that have caused collectors to pause and say, “What?” Strange poses … [Read more...]
Ramblings: Unlicensed but OK, Flood Fun, Mystery Sheet, Vic Wertz
Some random thoughts I have had about cards in the past few days… box the other day and that box reminded me of opening Donruss/Leaf boxes about ten years ago. It felt like a hit in every pack and with two autographs and one relic, not even counting the inserts, parallel and parallel inserts the box seemed like a good deal. Some may look down on the non-league licensed … [Read more...]