Love Me Some Jackie Robinson

[brian1961]

Originally Posted by 71buc

This Type I 1947 World Series photo is one of my favorites

Mike, I love your action photo, period. Scooter Rizzuto really got "the heave ho" the clean, hard way!

My contribution to this worthy thread is an image made by our esteemed member, Chris De Bono. He snapped a photo of the four fantasy 1954 Wilson Franks cards that I crafted in conjunction with my book on immediate postwar regional-food issues, NEVER CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN. Probably not worth mentioning, but the pesky white dot above Jack's eyebrow in his pinkish-lavender Wilson is a dust speck, as Chris assured me!

Among the sets I love are the '54 Wilsons. At only twenty cards, most players are not included; it was simply an all-star starting line-up from each league, with a manager. I decided to add Jackie Robinson and Mickey Mantle to his respective squad, with two versions of each. Had lots of fun creating them, backsides and all!

Hope you feel they were worth a nice glance. To be sure, very few Jackie Robinson cards were produced during his short, but mighty career.

Thanks all for your own postings. Keep 'em coming!

Happy New Year to you all. ----Brian Powell

[midmo]

Can't go wrong with Jackie. Here's some of mine...

[irv]

Originally Posted by midmo

Can't go wrong with Jackie. Here's some of mine...

Very nice!

[CharleyBrown]

Originally Posted by brian1961

Mike, I love your action photo, period. Scooter Rizzuto really got "the heave ho" the clean, hard way!

My contribution to this worthy thread is an image made by our esteemed member, Chris De Bono. He snapped a photo of the four fantasy 1954 Wilson Franks cards that I crafted in conjunction with my book on immediate postwar regional-food issues, NEVER CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN.

Among the sets I love is the '54 Wilsons. At only twenty cards, most players are not included; it was simply an all-star starting line-up from each league, with a manager. I decided to add Jackie Robinson and Mickey Mantle to his respective squad, with two versions of each. Had lots of fun creating them, backsides and all!

Hope you feel they were worth a nice glance. To be sure, very few Jackie Robinson cards were produced during his short, but mighty career.

Thanks all for your own postings. Keep 'em coming!

Happy New Year to you all. ----Brian Powell

Love em!

[invest]

Here is my only Jackie Robinson. Its one of my centerpieces. Love it

Troy

[invest]

I can't believe I forgot about my Tim Carroll art. Love this original I bought from Tim.

Troy

[guy3050]

IMG_0548 (1) by Guy Bourque, on Flickr

[brian1961]

Justin, your array of the great warrior is very, very moving. I love them. I had never seen the QUICK magazine JR cover before. Would you mind telling me what month/year it's from? Again, superb variety, which I find intensely appealing.

Guy, I love your display. The JR check, with the letter of authenticity from dear Rachel Robinson herself is priceless. Well done, my friend.

Troy, your 48/49 Leaf Gum specimen is dazzling. That is not my favorite card of Jack, but when it looks as good as yours, with its extra crisp focused picture, and near centered image, well, the card really sparkles. A centerpiece? You better believe it, mate! Thanks for taking the time to load it up and share with us.

---Brian Powell

[midmo]

Originally Posted by brian1961

Justin, your array of the great warrior is very, very moving. I love them. I had never seen the QUICK magazine JR cover before. Would you mind telling me what month/year it's from? Again, superb variety, which I find intensely appealing.

Thanks Brian. The Quick magazine is from October 6th, 1952. It's pretty common and can be found cheap on ebay. I love the cover and small size so I think it's a nice pickup.