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I forgot about this one!

Nice addition Doc! I can't recall if I've seen it or not.

So almost everyone is familiar with the 1972 Daily Juice Fan club card - probably the most common inexpensive card from Roberto's playing days!

Less people are familiar with the Harmony Dairy variation - same front photo and different back printing and much tougher to find

Well, feast your eyes on this! The only one I have ever seen - mislabeled by PSA as Daily Juice in fact it is "N.Y. Friends of Roberto Clemente"

If the card above is blank back...is it a Pirates team issue ?

If it is the same size.....

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Originally Posted by quitcrab (Post 1945841)

If the card above is blank back...is it a Pirates team issue ?

about 2 1/2 x 3 7/8 it is likely an unfinished/proof fan club card.

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Originally Posted by hcv123 (Post 1945836)

Think this is cool. Looks like the common card, but it's a different backing. Love it Howard...

Great card Howard! Have never seen that version and didn’t even know it existed.

62 Post AlphaBit Individual serving box with Clemente card

Guess I should have posted my latest trade acquisition here rather than in January Pick ups!

[QUOTE=docpatlv;1803689]Day 227

I have no idea where this next item was distributed, but I believe it is definitely period from 1973. It is on heavy paper stock and measures roughly 9 x 12.

1973 Memorial Sheet...

Mike, I picked up one of these from the Clemente Family Collection during the National. I recently came across a seller who was disassembling a scrapbook originating from Puerto Rico. I purchased the spanish version from him. The lot included newspaper clippings which served to illuminate this items origin. Apparently they were given out to attendees of the public memorial at Hiram Bithorn Stadium for Clemente and the others who lost thier lives on that mission of mercy. The Arch Bishop of San Juan said that Clemente was destined to die on a mission of love and that the life of Clemente had become a bonfire for Puerto Ricans. He claimed the ocean is the best grave for such a beloved universal figure.

Awesome story Mike!

I have the English version. I've not seen the Spanish version before. Super cool and even cooler to know the origin! Thanks for sharing

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Originally Posted by whiteymet (Post 1946101)

Guess I should have posted my latest trade acquisition here rather than in January Pick ups!

Fred,

That is a great item! Congrats on that rare pickup.

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Originally Posted by docpatlv (Post 1803689)

Day 227

I have no idea where this next item was distributed, but I believe it is definitely period from 1973. It is on heavy paper stock and measures roughly 9 x 12.

1973 Memorial Sheet...

Mike, I picked up one of these from the Clemente Family Collection during the National. I recently came across a seller who was disassembling a scrapbook originating from Puerto Rico. I purchased the spanish version from him. The lot included newspaper clippings which served to illuminate this items origin. Apparently they were given out to attendees of the public memorial at Hiram Bithorn Stadium for Clemente and the others who lost thier lives on that mission of mercy. The Arch Bishop of San Juan said that Clemente was destined to die on a mission of love and that the life of Clemente had become a bonfire for Puerto Ricans. He claimed the ocean is the best grave for such a beloved universal figure.

Mike,

That Spanish version is great! Like Howard, another I’ve never seen before. It’s great that there are items we’ve never seen before still popping up in this thread.

Was it from SS collectors?