Blow Out the Candles August 30

Red Sox great Ted Williams was born in San Diego, California on this date in 1918.

 1971 Topps #380

Hall of Fame right fielder, Kiki Cuyler was born in Harrisville, Michigan on this date in 1898.

Mets and Phillies relief pitcher Tug McGraw was born in Martinez, California on this date in 1944.

 1968 Topps #236

Hall of Fame center Robert Parish  is celebrating his 59th birthday today.

 1990-91 Hoops #45

Actor Bill Daily is celebrating his 85th birthday today.

Bill was a fixture on TV in the 1960's and 70's with supporting roles in two classic shows:

Major Roger Healey

Howard Borden

The Bob Newhart Show

A $25 Ebay Gift Card Got Me Part 6 -- Turkey Cards

Last year my sister-in-law and brother-in-law gave me a $25 Ebay gift card for Christmas.  Here's what I ended up with.  This year they were nice enough to treat me again.

This was my first purchase , second, , third , fourth and fifth.

Here's my sixth purchase.  Cost $1.50, shipped .  So far $22.61.


I can't tell you much about these.  They are listed in The Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards.  I'm guessing they were a send away item since they came sealed.  The copy-write date is 1994 but they were released in 1995.  Wikipedia shows Mr. Turkey as part of Sara Lee but that's about all I could find on the company.  Anyone have anything to add?

2002 Topps Super Teams Relics

One focus of my return to collecting has been autographs and relics from the great World Series teams of my youth. Topps 2002 Super Teams falls nicely into this category.

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