French conjures many images. Eiffel Tower. Notre-Dame. Napoleon. Bull Dogs. Brigette Bardot. Wait. What?
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| Oui, Oui, Brigette? |
This past October, the other French icon and hero Kevin Papoy, sent a mailer as a reminder he still thinks of me. Kevin has been blog-absent for sometime now, leading a busy life across the ocean. With all he has going on, Kevin still felt sorry for these homeless cards. I'm a great foster parent.
Here's something new! My first 1986 True Value cards. Still sealed. With a 30 card checklist, the possibilities aren't endless but could include Nolan Ryan, Ripken and Sandberg. Each plays a large part in my collection. There are several HOFers in this set. I like the design well enough. They would look nice, side by side in a binder. This one will remain with my Whitakers. Now were I to rip it up, the contents would look something like this:
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| Yes, I do not own this photo. |
More oddities include these Fielders, both new to me. One from the Shanks Collection, the other Metz Baking. I wonder if they make hot dog buns?
How about these great additions to my build-a-bat collection? My best guess is that I'm still short 809,027 pieces - and one bat knob.
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| 2001 FLEER SHOWCASE - STICK IT |
2001 UD GAME-USED PP
Holy Hall of Fame, Batman! I have a real dilemma here! Both of these fine gentlemen are PCs. Perhaps it's better to add this to the catcher binder, after I take the wood chips off of course. You can't imagine the splinters these things give me.
Here's a nice card to remind me Nick is no longer a Tiger or a Cub. It also serves as a reminder to scan cards in the future. There was a good reason for taking pictures at the time. Perhaps I was feeling a bit paresseuse. Look that up, if you're not too lazy.
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| Psst. Nick. NICHOLAS! Behind you... How did I find myself thrown into 90's nostalgia? When I began collecting in 93, I was a full-bleed snob. White borders were banished from my collection. How I miss the borders I never took time to appreciate. There aren't many late 80s and early 90s bordered cards I feel a need to own. There are exceptions:1995 Topps Cyberstats. I have a crazy notion to pull this set together. All were added to my wantlist on TCDB. Go there now and make my every wish come true. I find the foiled fronts appealing, with photos ripped from pages of history. Dramatic? Indeed. It's the lack of sugar in my diet. 
[While composing this brilliant piece of literature, I found the font size fluctuating between eye-sore large and squinter's type. Blogger finds me intimidating. I've increased the font size which appears normal in the preview. Please know if it's overly large, I am not yelling.] I will however, yell THANK YOU to Kevin.
France has given us many memorable gifts. Lady Liberty comes to mind immediately. But there was one other woman... |
