i picked this 1958 topps don zimmer card up at a card show a while back in the 50 cent bin.
there's some scuffing and rounded corners, but 50 cents? deal. it wasn't until i got home and was looking at things more closely that i noticed it was missing something. the border in the lower right corner had been removed. it's an interesting flaw. just a portion is missing, not the whole thing. i wonder why this came to be. anyway, i decided to hold out for a better copy of the card for my 1950's dodger binder and instead went ahead and sent the card to zimmer for him to sign. a short time later, the card was returned.
now i hardly notice the missing part of the card! i also sent a 2009 topps ring of honor card which zimmer also signedzim is in his 62nd year in professional baseball, still active as a coach and advisor for the rays. that is awesome.
thanks zim!
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I had never seen either of these cards. It's strange to see him as a younger man.
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