The '71 Hoyt came from Night Owl. I picked it as my prize in his recent 10th anniversary giveaway contest. It was timely as I am in the process of (gulp) getting my 71s organized and putting together a want list. If and when I complete this thing it'll be my poorest complete set in terms of condition. It's a tough one to put together in nice shape due to the black borders but what I've seen in my box is a lot of pretty weak examples. Doesn't matter really. It's not like I'm going to try and turn the set for profit or anything.
I'm getting closer to knocking out the 1975 set. If you have dupes please check my linked list over on the right. I somehow have acquired four Dick Allen cards. One is for the binder, one for my unofficial and very casual Allen PC and one I keep on my desk because it makes me happy.
The 'Blue Bat' 1966 Batman set I bought needed two cards upgraded. This one came the other day. And this is a significant upgrade so you can imagine what my first one looked like.
The seller used this Close Encounters of the Third Kind set card as a filler to protect the Batman card. I loved that movie (along with everyone else in the world) but had no idea there was a 1978 Topps Close Encounters set made.
And this has to be the best card in the set!
That's all I have. Have a great week and remember to keep your kids away from Smocking Guns!! ::eyeroll emoji here::
Four very cool cards here, especially the Close Encounters.
ReplyDeleteI have that Close Encounters card, too!
ReplyDeleteThe Allen off-center card is comical, why are all of the '75 Allens miscut?
I wish the mother ship would just take his Twitter account away.
ReplyDeleteP.S. All 4 of these cards are awesome!
Love that Batman!
ReplyDeleteThose Batman cards are so nostalgic for me. I remember buying some new when I was in 1st grade. And it's always fun when you get a throw in card that you can appreciate.
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