i appreciate the inset photo of dodger stadium with the palm trees and the sunset. unfortunately, the 'dodgers' script seems to be a bit off. oh well, this is still a great insert set chock full of dodger greats. obviously.
speaking of dodger greats, here is clayton kershaw on a 2012 bowman draft picks and prospects insert.
here's a 2011 bowman platinum matt kemp ruby parallel
another dodger who lost time to injury in 2013, and of whom i received multiple parallels, is andre ethier. this is his 2013 topps heritage chrome parallel
see the difference?
the diamond king sent a couple of double play cards along to keep the dodgers company, which was nice. here's a 1995 score gold rush parallel of roberto alomar
the most unusual (and unexpected) item in the package was a 8x10 giveaway sheet commemorating the 1972 oldtimers day at dodger stadium.
that was the day that the dodgers retired the jerseys of jackie robinson, roy campanella, and sandy koufax. it also marked, i believe, the last time jackie appeared in public, or at least at dodger stadium. he passed away in october of 1972, about four months after the ceremonies.
thanks for the trade!
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That Old TImer's Day piece is fantastic.
First time I ran into that old timers piece was when someone was offering an "un-cataloged" card of Newcombe, signed. Someone had cut the photo into a square and had it signed. I bit, and bought the "card", probably for much more than it was worth as just a Newcombe signature piece. I later found another full piece with several signatures (Reese and maybe Koufax, can't remember now) as well as a clean copy. I have a different year piece as well, so they did then for at least 2 different years.
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