Maybe this?
Nope. What you get is this:
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| 1989 Sports Impressions The Sports Superstars Collector Plate Series Orel Hershiser by Joseph Catalano |
I found this little (just over 4" wide) gem on Listia. I had to pay for the shipping, but it is a nice addition to my collection. The seller tossed in quite a few Hershiser cards. It was a nice gesture, but I have all of them. Anyone collect him? Anyone?
I came across the "Two Sides" photos in the June 11, 1942 issue of The Sporting News. You know what else I found there? Well, besides a paragraph about Pat McGlothin tossing his first no-hitter. And technically that story was in the next issue. First, the no-no article because I'm doing a bit of research on Pat. And yes, they spelled his name wrong. No L in McGlothin.
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| The Sporting News - June 18, 1942 (page 12) |
Now, for the next 'find'. More stylized drop capital letters. I first came across these last year. This is what they look like in their natural environment.
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| The Sporting News - June 11, 1942 |
The elusive V and Y.
And then there were three. Q, X, and Z are still out there.
If you want to send me the Hershiser cards and there's one in there that I need, then I'll send you back that Hershiser card I showed that you need.
ReplyDeleteSorry, I don't have any Pat McGlothin cards.
Nice find with the twin pix. Almost a Matrix event.
ReplyDeleteThe Hershiser plate? Umm, colorful. May look better in person.
Congrats on finding more drop caps. Doing a quick look around, Sporting News looks to be stuck inside PaperOfRecord.com, a pay site. I guess I've gotten too used to Google making everything free. Well, "free". I did locate somebody who noticed you collecting the cool images: http://agatetype.typepad.com/agate_type/2011/02/the-abcs-of-baseball.html