1980's Cal Ripken Postcard help

[rhettyeakley]

I have the following early Cal Ripken Jr Team Issue PC and don't know what year it is from. He has slightly longer hair and he looks pretty young, measures 3-1/2 x 5-1/4 which I think dates it somewhere between 1981 and 1985 or so, anyone know which year it is?

[Nugen]

Rhett, that is the 1981 Ripken postcard. I have one graded by PSA.

[rhettyeakley]

Thanks, I was hoping it was a 1981, obviously. I appreciate the heads up

[BaltOrioles]

Rhett,

The Orioles tended to use the same photo on their postcards over a period of years. The Ripken photo on the postcard you have was issued in 1981 and 1982, but your postcard is definitely from 1981. The 1982 version has a slight cropping difference on the Orioles of his uniform. The best part is it's his autograph from early in his career.

It's been a long time. Hope all is well with you.

[rhettyeakley]

Holy Crap, is this an Alan Strout sighting!!!

It has been a LONG time, you are one of the people that really helped both Rhys and I get excited about early sports cards. We obviously got the collecting bug from our dad but you made quite an impression on two youngsters from your church ward and I will forever be grateful for it. I seem to remember you bringing Rhys and I to one of the Augusta Super Shows in Maine back the day, we were probably 12-13 years old or so at the time.

I had no idea that you were a member of Net54!

[captainfitz]

Resurrecting this old post hoping for some similar help. The original photo from Rhett on this thread isn't showing anymore so I can't compare it with mine. Here's mine from a collection a friend and I picked up recently. Which year would this be?

Also, PSA says "(No Longer Grade/Authentic)" for the '81 set. Does this mean they won't grade or authentic these anymore? Thanks!

[Cliff Bowman]

Originally Posted by captainfitz

Resurrecting this old post hoping for some similar help. The original photo from Rhett on this thread isn't showing anymore so I can't compare it with mine. Here's mine from a collection a friend and I picked up recently. Which year would this be?

Also, PSA says "(No Longer Grade/Authentic)" for the '81 set. Does this mean they won't grade or authentic these anymore? Thanks!

You're right that it doesn't show up on my desktop computer but it does on my phone, yours looks identical to his with the cropping of the ORIOLES at the bottom of the photo.

[captainfitz]

Originally Posted by Cliff Bowman

You're right that it doesn't show up on my desktop computer but it does on my phone, yours looks identical to his with the cropping of the ORIOLES at the bottom of the photo.

It's odd, I can't see it on my phone either. Thanks for the info, though! Helps to know what year I'm working with.