New FB Acquisitions

[effe]

I also scanned the rest of the set and uploaded them to my website (linked in my signature).

[jefferyepayne]

Originally Posted by effe

I also scanned the rest of the set and uploaded them to my website (linked in my signature).

Whoa. Congrats! This set is extremely hard to complete if I'm not mistaken.

jeff

[IndyDave]

Another set finished. Paid a bit more than I wanted but seems the price kept creeping up

Making an effort to finish off a handful of football sets where I don’t need to spend stupid money.

This is the third set I’ve completed since the start of the National. 1964 and 1965 Topps next. 1963 Fleer will be harder since I need Len Dawson there along with a few others

[jefferyepayne]

Originally Posted by IndyDave

Another set finished. Paid a bit more than I wanted but seems the price kept creeping up

Making an effort to finish off a handful of football sets where I don’t need to spend stupid money.

This is the third set I’ve completed since the start of the National. 1964 and 1965 Topps next. 1963 Fleer will be harder since I need Len Dawson there along with a few others

Congrats, Dave! That's a nice looking Lilly. Good luck on your other sets.

jeff

[IndyDave]

Originally Posted by effe

I also scanned the rest of the set and uploaded them to my website (linked in my signature).

I have a couple of Browns team issue cards from that era. I rarely see them, but then again I'm never really looking for them.

Congratulations on completing the set.

[psychosem17]

Picked this up over the weekend.

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[mr2686]

Picked up a couple of signed Goal Line Art Cards for my collection. Other than Namath, they are my main collecting focus for Football. These are Charley Trippi and Dante Lavelli.

[jefferyepayne]

Those are great cards, Mike. Congrats!

jeff

[LuckyLarry]

Recent pick up now have 24 of the 36 cards in the set HOF rookie card Ken Strong. This one is hole punched AND date stamped FEB 2 1936. I wonder if there was some kind of candy store promotion going on?

[andybecker]

Originally Posted by LuckyLarry

Recent pick up now have 24 of the 36 cards in the set HOF rookie card Ken Strong. This one is hole punched AND date stamped FEB 2 1936. I wonder if there was some kind of candy store promotion going on?

i was told by an older collector that the date stamp on the back was for theatre admission. i have no evidence to support that, but i have seen numerous chicles over the years with similar date stamps.
i believe the hole is a hole. LOL

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by mr2686

Picked up a couple of signed Goal Line Art Cards for my collection. Other than Namath, they are my main collecting focus for Football. These are Charley Trippi and Dante Lavelli.

Looking at Trippi's uniform one has to wonder why his face is clean and his nose isn't broken.

As for Lavelli, are "Gluefingers" the football equivalent of the spitball?

[mr2686]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

Looking at Trippi's uniform one has to wonder why his face is clean and his nose isn't broken.

As for Lavelli, are "Gluefingers" the football equivalent of the spitball?

reverse spitball. LOL For those too young to remember, glue was allowed (well, not banned) on receivers hands. I used to watch Fred Biletnikoff use a ton of glue for each game. Pretty sure they had to throw out the ball after each catch.

[andybecker]

Originally Posted by mr2686

reverse spitball. LOL For those too young to remember, glue was allowed (well, not banned) on receivers hands. I used to watch Fred Biletnikoff use a ton of glue for each game. Pretty sure they had to throw out the ball after each catch.

true. Fred kept a reserve stash of stickum on his socks. Jack Tatum was covered in it. Tatum could catch a ball without using his hands