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Wednesday, March 31, 2010
1912 Wills's Musical Celebrities
Our two cards for this morning are from a 1912 set from W.D. & H.O. Wills called Musical Celebrities. I recently added these to my growing collection of tobacco cards.
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Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Cecil + Prince = 101
Monday, March 29, 2010
Monday, March 22, 2010
Card of the Day
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Today's card of the day is 1953 Topps #128, Wilmer Mizell. Who can look at this card and not like it?
Wilmer was 13-5 for the 1960 World Series Champion Pittsburgh Pirates. After baseball he went into politics, serving three terms, 1968-74, as congressman from North Carolina. He also had appointed positions in both the Ford and Reagan administrations.
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Sunday, March 21, 2010
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Card of the Day -- Joseph Jordan, Skating Champion
The card of the day is a recent purchase. It's from the 1910 T-218 Champions set.
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Friday, March 19, 2010
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
2005 UD Signature Decades -- the 1980's
I have a fair amount of certified auto cards but my favorite set is Upper Deck's 2005 Signature Decades. Overall the design is appealing and they are all on card autographs in a bright blue ink that stands out nicely against a white background.
Here are seven stars from the 1980's. Five are in the Hall of Fame.
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Here are seven stars from the 1980's. Five are in the Hall of Fame.
1980's
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