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Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 09-07-2025, 09:11 AM
Replies: 87
Views: 29,270
Posted By GeoPoto
Daniel R. "Dan" Bankhead. Pitcher with the...

Daniel R. "Dan" Bankhead. Pitcher with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 and 1950-1951. 9 wins and 4 saves in 3 MLB seasons. He was the first African American to pitch in MLB. Before signing with...
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 08-16-2025, 05:54 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 375
Posted By GeoPoto
I had never heard of Grading Rainbows or...

I had never heard of Grading Rainbows or considered such a thing before seeing the article. In fact, I don't pay any attention to post-1975 cards, which is apparently where the phenomenon has taken...
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 08-14-2025, 05:51 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 375
Posted By GeoPoto
Grading Rainbows

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6549780/2025/08/13/grading-rainbow-griffey-sanders-psa/

Is anybody putting together a "Grading Rainbow"?
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 08-09-2025, 05:26 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,847
Posted By GeoPoto
I was just trying to spruce up the thread a bit,...

I was just trying to spruce up the thread a bit, but yes, the back is probably a little nicer than the front:
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 08-08-2025, 06:01 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,847
Posted By GeoPoto
Dean/Zach: Thanks for the feedback. At one time...

Dean/Zach: Thanks for the feedback. At one time I had a PSA 5 and an SGC 5.5, but neither of them could compete with this one, in my judgement. I was very happy when I was able to "upgrade" to this...
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 07-22-2025, 03:58 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,847
Posted By GeoPoto
This thread needs cards. I suppose this is a...

This thread needs cards. I suppose this is a bright yellow example. I like the centering and borders but can't say I thought much about the color. Here's mine:
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 07-15-2025, 05:09 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 10,373
Posted By GeoPoto
Some final comments: < I agree too bad...

Some final comments:

< I agree too bad for Kahn's collectors that Robinson was traded, but okay with Orioles fans;

< Nuxhall with 10 (including 1955) is very impressive. Thanks for...
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 07-10-2025, 02:00 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,260
Posted By GeoPoto
Outstanding stuff, Richard. Thanks for posting. ...

Outstanding stuff, Richard. Thanks for posting. I can't add anything except a...
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 07-10-2025, 05:47 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 10,373
Posted By GeoPoto
1956-65 Kahn's Wieners Frank Robinson

A quick search didn't produce much beyond some good info on the 1958 set (including that they are hard to find, except for Frank Robinson), so I am starting this thread. I recently filled the last...
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 06-09-2025, 07:15 AM
Replies: 161
Views: 27,796
Posted By GeoPoto
Very cool, Val. Is that Hondo's earliest card? ...

Very cool, Val. Is that Hondo's earliest card? I believe PSA has also graded a Frank Howard, but I don't know whether the tab is still attached. My guess would be that PSA graded my card without...
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 06-08-2025, 05:13 AM
Replies: 161
Views: 27,796
Posted By GeoPoto
1960 Darigold Farms #6 Curt Roberts Spokane Indians

Curtis B. "Curt" Roberts. Second baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1954-1956. First black player in Pittsburgh Pirates history. 128 hits and 1 home run over 3 MLB seasons. Also played for the...
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 05-29-2025, 06:14 AM
Replies: 161
Views: 27,796
Posted By GeoPoto
Elston Howard

Here's a couple of Elston Howard items that are unusual, I think:
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 05-08-2025, 04:03 AM
Replies: 161
Views: 27,796
Posted By GeoPoto
Mascot Dog Food is pretty rare and Val explained...

Mascot Dog Food is pretty rare and Val explained the Gunther Beer:
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 02-02-2025, 03:33 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,010
Posted By GeoPoto
Fay Vincent -- RIP

Fay's favorite player. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20250202/d35d8e9c58e9871d5b627481aff17980.jpg

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Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 11-10-2024, 11:08 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,443
Posted By GeoPoto
Ozzie Virgil skips 60, 63, and 64. Sent from...

Ozzie Virgil skips 60, 63, and 64.

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Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 09-17-2024, 01:35 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,188
Posted By GeoPoto
Carlos Paula

. . . After the Senators hired Charlie Dressen as their new manager, off-season reports indicated that team brass was warming to the idea of Paula becoming a starter for 1955. Clark Griffith...
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 09-16-2024, 03:06 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,188
Posted By GeoPoto
Carlos Paula

. . . (In) The Sporting News, news of Angel Scull leaving the team surfaced. Ossie Bluege, Washington farm club director, had been told by an official in Winter Garden, Florida, where the Senators’...
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 09-15-2024, 07:01 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,188
Posted By GeoPoto
Carlos Paula -- First Black Washington Senator

We have previously highlighted some of the lives and baseball cards of the players who became the first black men to play for one of the 16 MLB franchises. Several of these men have been inducted...
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 09-08-2024, 05:25 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,286
Posted By GeoPoto
Dan Bankhead

. . . Dodgers scouts George Sisler and Wid Matthews were aware (of Bankhead's success in the 1947 East-West All-Star Game), and they alerted their boss, Branch Rickey. Brooklyn was short on pitching...
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 09-07-2024, 04:16 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,286
Posted By GeoPoto
Dan Bankhead

We have previously highlighted some of the lives and baseball cards of the players who became the first black men to play for one of the 16 MLB franchises. Several of these men have been inducted...
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 08-31-2024, 05:44 AM
Replies: 117
Views: 15,797
Posted By GeoPoto
I don't think we have a Jackie yet. A little high...

I don't think we have a Jackie yet. A little high right, but not bad.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240831/e0d6a35192857a357aeb9ee992f944c2.jpg

Sent from my motorola edge 5G UW (2021)...
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 08-20-2024, 07:36 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,930
Posted By GeoPoto
That's a great item, Chris, thanks for posting. ...

That's a great item, Chris, thanks for posting.

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Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 08-18-2024, 04:01 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,930
Posted By GeoPoto
Tom Alston

Alston appeared in four games in the first weeks of the 1957 season, but his behavior had become too erratic to ignore. “I felt people were looking at me funny,” he said later. He had lost 15...
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 08-17-2024, 05:06 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,930
Posted By GeoPoto
Tom Alston

We have previously highlighted the lives and baseball cards of the men who became the first black men to play for one of the 16 MLB franchises. Several of these men have been inducted into the MLB...
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 08-16-2024, 05:22 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,308
Posted By GeoPoto
Here's one from 1941:

Here's one from 1941:
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