Do you remember your first card?
I do.
I mentioned it once before on this blog, many blog entries ago, but it was a Topps Glossy All-Star card of Ryne Sandberg on top of a 1988 cello rack pack.
Since then those glossy All-Star cards have always had a sweet spot in my collection. There's not much to the backs, but the fronts contain everything I like about baseball cards.
Let's take this 1984 Topps Glossy All-Star card of Andre Dawson for instance.
Here's a quick list of everything I love about this card:- Glossy = Shiny. And, I love me some shiny.
- White borders and a clean design with an All-American color scheme.
- How about that Expos hat? Pure awesomeness!
- The Hawk's smile.
- Dawson's knuckles are lined up properly like all good hitter do.
- The bleacher railing, chain link fence and tree in the background just screams spring training.
The Topps Glossy All-Stars take me back to my early collecting days. It was a simpler time in the hobby when Topps tried to bait you to buy a pack of cards with one awesome insert card on top of a rack pack. Good times.
Thanks for stopping by today and Happy Opening Day!
Great card! I think my favorite comment of yours is the knuckles. The coach in you comes out!
ReplyDeleteHaha agreed!
DeleteI wish I could remember my first card(s), but unfortunately I don't.
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