My Hank Aaron run

[jason.1969]

Great choices for the display case! Really well done.

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[TheNightmanCometh]

Always impressed with your collection. Thanks for sharing and I can't wait for the next update.

[geosluggo]

Here's my Aaron collection, mostly in low- to mid-grade. Can't afford his rookie but otherwise I think I have every Topps card he appeared on as a player, plus some others. My favorite player after Clemente.

[jason.1969]

Beautiful to see them all together like that.

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[mrmopar]

I assume you have one of these? I don't think they are too hard to find. Unless i missed it, I didn't see it pictured.

[geosluggo]

I really admire your collection. Forgive me if it's been answered here and I missed it, but do you know why Aaron isn't included in the 1963 Fleer set or any of the Kellogg's 3-D sets? And why didn't Topps make a deckle-edge card of him in 1969? This is the kind of stuff I've wondered about for a long time.

[RobertC]

Originally Posted by mrmopar

I assume you have one of these? I don't think they are too hard to find. Unless i missed it, I didn't see it pictured.

I've got one. I have several tubs of newer cards, etc., in storage. My office is only 12 x 12, so I'm limited on space. I am redoing one wall now with the main part of my display. As soon as I get in some more nameplates I will finish it up and post some pictures.

[RobertC]

Originally Posted by geosluggo

I really admire your collection. Forgive me if it's been answered here and I missed it, but do you know why Aaron isn't included in the 1963 Fleer set or any of the Kellogg's 3-D sets? And why didn't Topps make a deckle-edge card of him in 1969? This is the kind of stuff I've wondered about for a long time.

I've wondered about this, too. I don't really know why Aaron wasn't included. You have a nice display. I was really lucky to get my Aaron basic Topps cards before they started rising in price. I really like low to mid grades too. I buy the card, not the grade. The worst thing I can see in an ad for a graded card is "highest graded" or "only one graded higher."

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by geosluggo

I really admire your collection. Forgive me if it's been answered here and I missed it, but do you know why Aaron isn't included in the 1963 Fleer set or any of the Kellogg's 3-D sets? And why didn't Topps make a deckle-edge card of him in 1969? This is the kind of stuff I've wondered about for a long time.

The 1963 Fleer set (as we know it) was really just the start of the set, the first series or what not, before it went kaput. That's why it only contains 66 or 67 cards. Hammerin' Hank would've been included in the set if it reached fruition with all series eventually released.

[RobertC]

Finished up one section of wall above my desk. Not cards, but signed balls from players, etc. at important times in Aaron's career. Some were easy, some were really tough. The research was a lot of fun, though. There are still a few I'd like to get.

[mrmopar]

Do you have this bad boy?

I didn't realize that I had actually gotten a scan from the owner. Garvey is the only cataloged Gafline microfilm that I was aware of. Then a guy reached out to me and said he had Aaron and Jim Hunter. He had sent me the Aaron photo, but I had forgotten. He never sent a scan of Hunter unfortunately and now I have lost track of him.

[62corvette]

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Here is a reasonably tough 55 Aaron:

[quitcrab]

Never seen that before... What a cool card.. I am guessing the base is formed into a circle to stand upright. Wow! Love the oddball issues. Scott