I haven't really posted much over the summer. I've been busy with projects around the house, while home in Maine, and a son getting married. Collecting has been a bit slow and kind of took a back seat. With the Orioles going electronic on many items, my collecting options have been limited.
However, August has turned out to be a banner month.
First, I've been able to finish two of my Topps Venezuelan Orioles teams sets, picking up the 1966 Venezuelan Jim Palmer and the 1968 Venezuelan Curt Blefary. I've now been able to to finish the 1964, 1966 and 1968 sets in fairly nice condition. I'm picky about no crease, paper loss and strong corners, so I end up passing on a lot of them. Still need the 1967 Venezuelan Dave McNally to finish up the 1967 set. I'm about half done on the 1960 and 1962 sets, but haven't started the 1959 set yet.
Second, most of you know my love of Orioles programs, especially the odd ones. I some times go months without finding anything new, but August brought me three gems. At least in my mind... Gems.
Early Orioles spring training programs are tough enough, but finding programs from neutral sites just before the regular season starts are near impossible.
1963 Orioles spring training program vs New York Mets in Tidewater, VA (April 6)
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1960 Orioles spring training program vs the Richmond Virginians in Richmond (April 16-17)
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Lastly,
1959 Vancouver Mounties spring training program from Yuma, AZ
Brooks played briefly for Vancouver in 1959, but wasn't on the spring training roster. Plenty of other major leaguers were though.
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Please keep me in mind if anyone comes across any O's odd ball programs. I'll pay top prices for them.