Unusual cache of vintage baseball collectibles scarce old cards, uncut sheets, prints, and signs

Baseball Digest, Nov, 2004

1980s All-Time Greats Baseball Greats, 50-card set full of Hall of Famers. Included are Aaron, Banks, Berra, Campanella, Clemente, Cobb, DiMaggio, Feller, Ford, Foxx, Gehrig, Greenberg, Hornsby, Mantle, Mathewson, Mays, Musial, Ott, Brooks Robinson, Jackie Robinson, Babe Ruth, Duke Snider, and Ted Williams. Near Mint. All 80 for only $19.95

Babe Ruth Fro-Joy Ice Cream Uncut Sheet. A 20 years old reprint of the original 1928 sheet. Beautiful colors. 6 different cards of the Babe explaining baseball with the reverse advertising Fro-Joy ice cream. 8 x 11". Mint. Only $9.95

1987 M&M 24 card Superstar Set (12 two-card panels). One two-card panel with a perforated center was included in with giant M&M's. Included are Boggs, Brett, Carter, Clemens, Gwynn, Mattingly, Puckett, Ripken, Ryan, Sandberg, Schmidt, and Ozzie Smith. This full set is available in the scarce two-card panel size in pure Mint condition. Only $9.95

1992 Hall of Fame Players Uncut Sheet. 7 x 7". Produced by Front Row. Features Tom Seaver, Hank Aaron, Stan Musial, Brooks Robinson, Roy Campanella, and Al Kaline. Produced in limited quantity to promote upcoming sets of these players. Mint. $9.95

1994 Atlantic Sunoco Gasoline 25 Card Superstar Set. This is a hard set to obtain for a number of reasons: (1) Distribution for only two months; (2) Only in Eastern U.S; (3) Only 5 cards available with a perchase. Players included are Alomar, Bagwell, Bonds, Clemens, Gonzalez, Ken Griffay Jr., Maddux, Mattingly, Piazza, Puckett, and Frank Thomas. The full limited distribution set in Mint for only $14.95.

1995 Hall of Fame 9-card Player Set. Eagle Snack Peanuts set available by mail only with proof of purchase. Because of this, there was a very limited distribution. Sepia photo fronts with career highlights on the reverse. The nine players are Ford, Gibson, Raggie Jackson, Kaline, Killebrew, Nolan Ryan, Seaver, Stargell, and Ted Williams. Mint. $9.95

1996 Coca-Cola-Danny's 28 card "Full Motion Hologram" Instant Replay Set. 3.5 seconds of action when cord is maneuvered. (Example: Ozzie Smith full forward summersault). One card was 490 when you purchased a meal. If you got a different card in 28 different visits, the cards alone would be $14. However, you never knew who you were getting, This set was next to impossible to complete. Some of the players are Bagwell, Boggs, Bonds, Gwynn, Larkin, Maddux, McGwire, Puckett, Ripken, Ivan Rodriguez, Sandberg, Sheffield, and Frank Thomas. Mint, complete set. $19.95

Historic Prints. Large 16 x 12" prints by Christopher Paluso: (1) Babe Ruth (2) Lau Gehrig (3) Jackie Robinson (4) Roberto Clemente (5) Baseball Centennial 1839 - 1939 (6) 100th Anniversary Stamp of Professional Baseball, 1969, with the art depicting Alexander Cartwright and the Hall of Fame. Each print also illustrates the USA postage stamp that commemorates that player or event. This is an extremely collectible set. Mint condition. Available for $15 per print or Special Pricing of only $59.95 per set

Homerun Derby (1999 Fenway Park All-Star Break). Yes, this is the actual 19 x 13" sign from the night Mark McGwire was hitting memorable mammoth shots! Mint $15

Shipping and handling $6.00 for the first Item, $2.00 for each additional Item. To order, please send payment: to Baseball Digest, Mail Order Dept., 990 Grove Street, Evanston, IL 60201. 4-6 weeks for shipping. Check, MO, MC, Visa, AMEX, and Discover accepted. IL residents please add 8.75% salon tax. Canadian residents add 7% GST and $14 shipping. No other foreign orders please.

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