I pulled the few memorabilia cards which were in the cards Jeff Scott bestowed upon me and frankly, I am a sucker for anything MEM or AU or SN or any of those snazzy combinations thereto, so these are in a nice new happy home.
I don't care if it is all white, or a mini, this is still awesome. Good job on the retro look for the C55 design, and about the only thing I wish they would do a bit better with the minis is maybe design up the plastic surrounding instead of just a blanket colour like this grey.
Although I dislike generally the Playoff Contenders sets for their design, this is an on card auto, and a very beautiful signature at that. Wish I could mark my "x" that nicely. Also wish tey would at least use a different picture for the back, but alas.
Zenith is done generally better by Panini. If you are going to get a single colour swatch, a nice bright orange is a great way to ho, stands out well, and accompanies the design nicely.
I think this may be my very first card from any The Cup series. On that alone, I would want to keep it as these do not cross by me, so gotta catch 'em all....well, at least the one here.
We finish today with a Pinnacle Threads Mason. Again, may just be a white swatch, but serial numbered to 499, and again Panini using the same picture on the back as the front...okay, was done on The Cup card too I guess.
I don't have many memorabilia or auto cards, but do enjoy them - pretty much any player, any team, just at the NHL level though - so a big thank you to Jeff for passing these my way.
Tomorrow I'll share some more of the serial numbered cards. Not too many, but very nice nonetheless.
Before I finish - now to the cracking part. Julie invited me to pick some pockets on her blog. so I obliged and that package arrived with a bit of everything.
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I picked up a couple cards which are making a temporary stop at my place before moving on to another baseball card home - which is just down the road a bit to the other side of Toronto.
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A handful of inserts including a sleepy looking Kirby, my first Topps rediscovered card, and a beautiful A&G insert.
Oh, and any snazzy crackling diamond card will find a home here.
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Of course, I picked out anything Blue Jays for the collection as well, just so happened to include some Chrome highlights to the bunch.
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Though he scanned a bit crooked, the only Jay in this Leaf Power Brokers insert set, and finally...
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This card scanned really nicely showing the Army Camo border. Looks nice in hand, but even better here. My first such bordered card, and a great Fickey.
Many thanks for the picks Julie, much appreciated!
Before I finish - now to the cracking part. Julie invited me to pick some pockets on her blog. so I obliged and that package arrived with a bit of everything.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-kIv3SiDnrnnv9E0S3rqIEpEkQe-shzYH62c1AqX6QqEbNB7C05V47PGRqJaKd_agHSpLtv1sEk_qGOq5GXMaN2QX6YOCB386_Jlp7CastnNyV-DWPZbUXZWG6lbRtysr0rc-h7Kte3ff/s400/20002.jpg)
I picked up a couple cards which are making a temporary stop at my place before moving on to another baseball card home - which is just down the road a bit to the other side of Toronto.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh04T-xx2eedHDyuod7K8eaqFzHVUjqykb8bU6oq1E4rm3LVqDQqeYdTAldcQllka7TLudC1Azh2J6rTe2QyBlqnlYArxiD4nUEtgUDvdJGlCc7yTrMByYYRMkTphRBakt2YXLPmta-yol1/s400/20001.jpg)
A handful of inserts including a sleepy looking Kirby, my first Topps rediscovered card, and a beautiful A&G insert.
Oh, and any snazzy crackling diamond card will find a home here.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ITY_wQ48GMcjWXWbFS-I8p4sFhYyaz2f8uepuC8i4OYgF4BKQvBCG3-CPPp0gbFrucabGJTql-iam8XBiwxMrNKmmYB4PDVImcIeL7aKVbBcwrfs_RjQ4uDfoHJaFcghWxbH0U00MbZk/s640/10001.jpg)
Of course, I picked out anything Blue Jays for the collection as well, just so happened to include some Chrome highlights to the bunch.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinKHro3gRGR8PETXfKoRiYd3AIWmm-vhytB6MvWTxB5662FvoRqWcLoec7xOC_WeZtcRyDEm4hyphenhyphen4SeBKsk26cSwm95pytMX_5FrvlNQRRoULZL0soE1VsrGkH8bN9ApOEX5eICrW6QRiiq/s400/10003.jpg)
Though he scanned a bit crooked, the only Jay in this Leaf Power Brokers insert set, and finally...
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This card scanned really nicely showing the Army Camo border. Looks nice in hand, but even better here. My first such bordered card, and a great Fickey.
Many thanks for the picks Julie, much appreciated!
Voting for the Steve Mason. About a decade in the NHL and a winning record. You can do a lot worse for a swatch card.
ReplyDeleteThat Aurora Borealis card is awesome! Julie sure does add some sweet cards to her pick pockets.
ReplyDeleteThe Zenith Warriors card is sharp! I like the shape of that swatch! Glad you enjoyed the cards. Every time I look at that Ginter Borealis card, I SWEAR I see a chili dog with mustard. I almost kept it with my hot dog cards but that would be crazy. Right?
ReplyDeleteMmmmmm....chili dog....
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