Mostly vintage roundup

Some nice amounts of cards, mostly vintage, mostly needed, that came to me in the past couple of week. 

 Starting off with several envelopes from OBCers. Cliff Franklin sent these three. I needed the '54 but already had the '55s, so there's some vintage tradebait.

Doug Smith sent a nice group of cards including a Luis Tiant rookie. I already have that Ed Sadowski card so it is available for trade. It does have one of the best photos in the set.

Andrew Goguen sent these great cards. Showing their backs because that's where the fun is with OPC!

Cooter Bankston sent three old cards of much older players. My favorite of these shows Hal Chase as a New York Highlander at Hilltop Park with the Fort Washington Armory in the background.

Some vintage cardboard came my way from some TCDB trades. Just as cool as the older cards that woodmangb sent, is a set kill for 1986 Sportflics, with that Nolan Ryan card.

 

Another final card I needed from a set from my childhood, card #1 George Brett of 1989 Topps Sticker Backs, thanks to WildwoodSam. That Steve Finley card is really fantastic too, though.

Two wooden vintage cards and a Sony Betamax Topps Heritage card, from JBozovsky. Bloggers might remember him from the semi-dormant Wax Pack Wonders blog. (That's a good enough segue to note that a former blogger has returned from hiatus with a new blog - The Angels in Order are now Batting Out of Order).

 

Vintage cards on eBay seem to get more expensive every week, but I still find the occasional gently used cards at bargain prices, though even my estimation of bargain prices is creeping up.

Starting off with an end of career "rookie card", 1933 Goudey Lefty O'Doul, often considered one of the best players not in the Hall of Fame.  

A couple of cool exhibits, with Ralph Kiner and Don Newcombe. I do like the randomness of Newcombe shaking a disembodied hand.

Finally, the Scooter, Phil Rizzuto! One of the best card pictures of it's era.