Laminated pin-up posters

I probably spent too much on this, or maybe it's a good buy if you consider it one-of-a-kind.

A near-complete set of 1967 Topps Pin-Up Posters, including the Mantle. $40 was probably too much, even if I rationalize it as $20 for the Mantle and $20 for everyone else. But I think it's not too bad considering that the lamination, in my opinion, actually improves the condition. The regular pin-ups, which were inserts in packs, are basically newspaper and very flimsy. They also have very prominent fold marks after 56 years of being folded. These posters are sturdy and the fold marks are barely visible. The photos really look good at this size, you can see lots of detail like the fabric of the players' uniforms. These really are one-of-a-kind, or close to it.

Part one of three. You bet I left the Mantle on my desk for a few days before putting it away. Anyone else have a "desk card" either permanently or temporarily?

Part two of three. Some of these look quite similar to base card photos, others quite different.

Part three. In terms of photography the Joe Morgan is my favorite. Something about that sky just pulls me in.

I had a few from this set already including three that weren't in this lot. I gave a little thought to spending $20 on a laminating machine, but quickly thought of three reasons not to. (1. Don't need to spend more on this lot than I already did. 2. What if I want to switch out a poster later on if I get a dupe in different condition? 3. What if I screw up? Look at that Pepitone for example, laminated while ripped.)

So I decided to do a fake lamination with the other three. I cut up a couple of one-pocket sheets, each one was big enough to fit two posters. I cut some cereal cardboard for backing and taped the holes, keeping the plastic as taut as possible. Not professional-grade by any means, and you can still see the folds, but it's acceptable and helps keep these posters roughly similar to the others. I store them in a little box in numerical order, so they don't seem too far out of place.

Now I have a few extras, non-laminated posters available for trade. #10 Cardenas, #14 Callison, #16 Drysdale, #28 Marichal.

And on the chance anyone has extras, most of my remaining needs are commons: #7 F. Howard, #11 Clemente, #17 Knoop, #24 L. Wagner, #29 M. Alou, #32 McCovey. 

Certainly don't need to trade poster-for-poster though.