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Originally Posted by deweyinthehall
Not sure if it's related, but years ago (1982 or 1983) Renata Galasso's catalog advertised Topps' photos - specifically, I can still recall the image used for Jim Essian's 1982 card because the photo up for offer included a number of players behind him who for some reason were airbrushed out of the image when it was placed on the card - to my 14 year old self it looked like pure wizardry.
Perhaps this person acquired these from Galasso?
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I agree about the early 80's. I have similar Topps photos possibly to use for baseball cards. Unsure if I purchased these cards from Renata Galasso or Topps through their wrapper advertisement. But it was a random grouping of cards for one price and the cards I received are;
1980’s Topps unused photo for baseball cards – 10 (3½ x 5) – Winfield, D. LaRoche, T. Pena, G. Alexander, K. Hickey, R. Dotson, B. Clark, R. Baumgarten, G. Zahn (2 different)