TOP THIRTY CARDS FROM NIGHT OWL'S JUNK DUMP GIVEAWAY BOX - #10-1

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WHOOPS WHAT HAPPENED THERE. LET'S JUST JUMP RIGHT IN AND SPEAK OF THIS NO MORE

#10 - 2018 STADIUM CLUB BO JACKSON

I KNOW UNLIKE THE REST OF THE UNIVERSE I'M NOT REALLY A BIG FAN OF STADIUM CLUB BUT DAAAAAAAAAMN THIS CARD LOOKS GOOD. I SHOULD MAYBE QUIT THINKING ABOUT STADIUM CLUB IN SET BUILDING TERMS AND MAYBE TO A FRANKENSET OR EVEN JUST A SINGLE PAGE PER YEAR OF SUPER COOL CARDS LIKE THIS

#9 1986 TOPPS TRADED TOM SEAVER

1986 TOPPS I AM ABSOLUTELY A BIG FAN OF. ALSO TOM SEAVER. RED SOX? MAYBE NOT. BUT AIRBRUSHING? HELL YES. I HAVE LIKE FOUR OTHER COPIES OF THIS CARD AND I DON'T CARE, IT'S GREAT

#8 - 1992 SPACE SHOTS SERIES 3 RUSSELL "RUSTY" SCHWEICKART

SO I WAS GOOGLING AROUND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT YEAR THIS CARD WAS FROM AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A BIG SCANDAL WHERE SCHOLARSHIP MONEY FROM A CONTEST AND PROMISED DONATIONS TO THE ASTRONAUT MEMORIAL FUND FROM THIS SET'S PROFITS WERE NEVER PAID. SHADY SHIT HAPPENING DURING A COLLECTIBLES BOOM? SHOCKING. THE SET IS STILL PRETTY DOPE AND I WISH I COULD FIND A BUNCH CHEAP

#7 - 1980 KELLOGG'S PETE ROSE

FOR JUST ABOUT EVERY VINTAGE SET I TRY TO COLLECT, PETE ROSE IS ONE OF THE LAST FIVE CARDS I NEED. INCLUDING THE 1979 KELLOGG'S SET. IT'S SO DAMN NICE TO GET ONE OF THEM EARLY ON IN THE SET BUILDING PROCESS

#6 - 1965 DONRUSS FREDDIE AND THE DREAMERS

IN A WEIRD BIT OF SYNCHRONICITY, RIGHT BEFORE I GOT THESE CARDS I SAW A HERO HABIT YOUTUBE VIDEO ON THIS SET AND THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A NEAT CARD TO TRY TO FIND. THEN THIS ONE ARRIVED. THIS PICTURE HERE IS ONE OF THE MOST BRITISH THINGS I'VE EVER SEEN

#5 2021 DIAMOND KINGS WILLIAM CONTRERAS

AWW YEAH! WILD BILL ROOKIE CARD! PLAY THEM TRUMPETS!

IN MILWAUKEE NOW, BUT PLAY THEM TRUMPETS

#4 1959 TOPPS ROCKY COLAVITO BASEBALL THRILLS

JUNK BOXES SHOULD NOT CONTAIN GREAT LOOKING 1959 TOPPS CARDS, BUT THIS ONE DID. AND EVEN BETTER, I DIDN'T ALREADY HAVE THIS CARD! THIS WOULD EASILY BE THE #1 CARD ON ANYONE ELSE'S LIST BUT I AM A WEIRDO WHO LOVES STUPID STUFF

#3 - 2020 TOPPS BIG LEAGUE RONALD ACUñA JR STAR CARICATURE

I'M NOT CRAZY ABOUT BIG LEAGUE, AND THIS IS CHARITABLY AN ODD LOOKING CARD BUT IT'S AN ACUñA INSERT I DID NOT HAVE AND HAD NOT SEEN BEFORE, SO YOU BET I'M SUPER HAPPY TO GET IT

#2 1980 TOPPS YOU'LL DIE LAUGHING STUDIO 54

I ABSOLUTELY ADORE TRADING CARDS OF OLD MONSTER MOVIES BUT HAD NEVER STUMBLED ACROSS ANY FROM THIS PARTICULAR SET BEFORE. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE TOPICAL NATURE OF THIS JOKE, YOU'RE NOT SEEING A STUDIO 54 GAG ON A MONSTER CARD AT ANY OTHER TIME BESIDES 1980. THIS PHOTO IS FROM THE FILM "MONSTER ON THE CAMPUS" WHICH I'M PRETTY SURE I HAVE SEEN BEFORE BUT CAN REMEMBER NOTHING ABOUT

#1 - OLD-ASS THING I CAN'T REMEMBER CLAIRE WINDSOR

AT ONE POINT I FIGURED OUT WHAT SET THIS WAS FROM BUT I FORGOT ALREADY AND DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH ALL THAT SEARCHING AGAIN. CLAIRE WINDSOR (ORIGINALLY NAMED OLA CRONK) WAS A POPULAR SILENT FILM ACTRESS IN THE 20S KNOWN FOR GLAMOROUS ROLES. THE MOVIE MENTIONED ON THE CARD IS FROM 1922 AND IS PARTLY LOST, THE LAST TWO REELS ARE NOW MISSING. BUT HUNDRED YEAR OLD CARDS DON'T DROP FROM THE SKY VERY OFTEN AND EVEN THOUGH I DON'T KNOW THE SET, THE ACTOR OR EVEN WHERE TO WATCH THE FILM THIS LAST LITTLE BIT OF EPHEMERA LETTING US KNOW IT ALL EXISTED IS PRETTY FANTASTIC

BIG THANKS AGAIN TO NIGHT OWL FOR CLEANING ALL THE CRAP OUT OF HIS CARD ROOM!

Purposely and Maliciously Tormenting Night Owl at 3:00AM

Because I know you're awake....

Oh lookie here... BROOKLYN

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Piedmont... The Cigarette of Quality.

'53 Nights

We all know Night Owl really likes Night Cards. Last night he posted his favorite night card, a 1972 Topps Stan Williams. In the post he wonders if that is in fact the first night card ever made. the answer is no. Wrigley Wax found this 1969 Topps Del Unser with the lights on. So is that the first one? Not even close. Check out this wonderful beater:

1953 Topps Dick Brodowski. Pitch black, lights-a-blazin' with a funky halo effect around Dick's head. Now, technically this isn't a photo, but it is most definitely a night card. Most of the paintings were based on photos from what I've heard so it's very possible that the original photo was taken under the lights. Night games weren't all that uncommon by 1953, every team had played under the lights at their home park except the Cubs by 1947. It's one thing to play a game under the lights, it's quite another to take decent photography at night. Is this the first night card? I'm not sure. I'll bet if I looked hard enough I could find another one, but this is the oldest one I know about.

In 2002 Topps Heritage created a night variation short print for ten cards in the set. They listed the backgrond from Dick's card and put it behind 10 players' cards. Here's Dodger fink Rafael Furcal posing with a night background as black as his soul:

The full set of night variation cards are as follows:

10 Randy Johnson
25 Rafael Furcal
63 Jeff Cirillo
69 John Olerud
92 Johnny Damon
99 Ben Sheets
100 Preston Wilson
104 Jorge Posada
184 Adrian Gonzalez
205 Pokey Reese

There's actually one other card in the set that might be a night card as well:

No light standards in the background, but it's awfully dark. It can't hold the title of first night card (assuming that Brodowski is the one) because Dick is from series one and Wayne is from series two. Still a pretty nifty couple of cards.

Can anyone else find an older night card? There have been baseball games using artificial light in the majors since 1935 and in baseball since the 1880s, there's bound to be one out there somewhere.

Guest Post from Night Owl Cards

On Saturday a package from Night Owl arrived. I'm guessing by Owl post? Anyway, Night Owl not only sent me a package of incredible swag, but also wrote this post for me through the liberal use of sticky notes! (My commentary in italics)

You'll enjoy this more than me -

2007 Sweet Spot Casey Kotchman auto. Oh yess, I'll enjoy this - if I'm not mistaken this card has traveled through some other blogs already...

Set Building Stuff (If I read your want lists right)


I didn't have the '07 U&H list updated properly, but you read the lists right!

Miscut - but it's a '75!

It's not miscut, it's avant garde.

A couple of Frenchys


Blue back on the mini.

I don't think anyone collects these - just something to look at


1992 Baseball Cards Magazine inserts
1993 Baseball cards Magazine inserts. I'd collect them if I knew where to find 'em!

Hudson Finest (By way of heartbreaking cards)

A couple of Kelly's (You probably have the Chrome already. It's in every pack I buy)

I don't think I have the Chrome. I really hope that Heroes parallel isn't Kelly green.

Shiny!

And pink!

Braves Doo-Dads ~



SportFlics inserts

'83 Topps sticker and I think an '83 Fleer stamp

82 Topps stickers. Love the doo-dads!

I know you like the A&G Flags of World. Do you collect these? I think they're from 1956.




I have one of these cards already of Tibet. This is a really neat set and I'd collect 'em if I could find 'em anywhere but eBay.

Thanks Night Owl! I always liked you best other than Rorschach!