Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Fun variety from Fuji

I got a big box of cards from Fuji with lots of fun variety. 

The bulk of the package was 1975 Minis. This is well over double what I had already.

Lots of full-sized vintage too. Heavy on the Yankees. Lots of yellow here which I like.
A couple of minor league autographs.
A variety of more standard modern cards, highlighted by a shiny Juan Rivera card. He had a brief but solid Yankee career.
Some oddball modern cards of various non-standard sizes. I have fond memories of each one of these players from their time with the Yankees. Remember when it was no big deal for even a big slugger like Dave Winfield to bunt?
There was one other item in the package, a very interesting non-baseball item. It is a New York State seal cigarette card, from Helmar cigarettes. Looking online, this apparently dates back to 1910! This card is so fresh-looking and immaculate, I thought it might be a reprint, but I don't see anything online to indicate that there were reprints made of the set.
Here is the back. Very cool addition to my "vintage stuff" collection!


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6 comments:

  1. night owlMarch 14, 2023 at 10:58 AM

    Wow, that's a lot of '75 minis at once. Does Fuji have that many extras? If so, I'm jealous.

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    1. FujiMarch 14, 2023 at 11:34 PM

      Night Owl: I have probably 100 to 125 more. Are you building a mini set? If so, let me know and I might be able to help.

      Bo: I bought the Helmar from the same eBay vendor I bought the Japan card from. All of them were in decent condition.

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  2. The Angels In OrderMarch 14, 2023 at 11:08 AM

    Wow indeed. That package was loaded!

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  3. Johnnys Trading SpotMarch 15, 2023 at 8:50 AM

    Love those 75' mini's. I'm jealous. Although I too got a box from Mark.

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  4. CrocodileMarch 15, 2023 at 12:45 PM

    Great stuff. I might have to send Fuji a mini want list.

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  5. JonMarch 16, 2023 at 8:25 AM

    The lack of bunting is one of the many things that keeps me away from modern baseball. The Helmar is really nice. I'm sort of collecting that set, and I say sort of because a lot of people seem to have recently "discovered" it, and are now pushing the prices up and out of my range.

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