Larry Fritsch

We’re dedicating the 2009 Standard Catalog to Larry Fritsch, and I wanted to make a note of it here.
The hobby lost one of its Mount Rushmore figures last December, a guy who also dropped a lot of knowledge on our book and assisted founding editor Bob Lemke whenever he could. It’s safe to say [...]

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1941 Play Ball wrong backs

Reader Steven Lambert asks if we should include a DiMaggio card with a Cooney back in the listings for 1941 Play Ball. Great question, one I took to Bob Lemke himself.
He writes:
While wrong-backs seem more plentiful among Play Balls than typical for
pre-war sets, I don’t think they merit any special mention in the
description or [...]

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More Cameo Pepsins

Robert Edward Auctions, says old friend Al Simeone, has 7 uncatalogued Cameo Pepsins in its upcoming auction:
Hi Don,
Well, hot off the press there will be 7 more to add to the Cameo Pepsin
listings. Brooklyn: Canavan, Grim, Payne; Chicago: Everett, Terry; Cincinnati:
Dwyer; and Indianapolis: Hogreiver.
Here are some pics [featuring some of] of them.

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Cubs Photo Pack-esque find

Anyone have a definitive date and title for the following set currently being hashed in this Forum 54 thread? The main thing we want to know is what to call it, what to date it, and what to value it.
Thanks Alan Elefson for the scans and of course the heads up.
It came in this envelope:

Here’s [...]

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What’s this? Fleer or otherwise?

Hey kids, gather round the blog and see if you can give reader Walt Meder Jr. any help on what this card is.
He writes:
Enclosed are copies of “Baseball Fact” card. Card is 2-1/2 inches by 4 inches
and has a blank back. I believe these cards were inserts in early 1970’s Fleer Baseball packs. Please let [...]

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Seaver Collector gives us one for 2009 book—need more ‘67-68 Coke Bottle checklist names

Here’s a new Seaver item that an enterprising collector gave me via my MySpace, which I use as a sort of home base for my music writing—and I don’t check the messaged too often (so sorry for missing this for two months!) and as always, thank you for your kind words. He seems to think [...]

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