I absolutely love this card. 1952 Bowman in general is fantastic, and add in that it's a fantastic shot of Roy, the card has still retained its full color, and it has a distinctly Spring Training feel to it, and things get even better. Also, it books high for $250 large. Yes, there's a large horizontal crease exactly across the middle of the card, but still. It's another sweet vintage addition to my Roy collection, which has a post of its own coming down the road fairly soonish.
That crease is what we call character and love. Two things that are severely lacking nowadays amongst us non-card human beings.
niiiiiice. I got my '53 Topps Campy for 25 bucks shipped ... http://picturecardsandbubblegum.tumblr.com/post/10524234312/1953-topps-roy-campanella-i-was-going-to-save
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That '53 is sweet Ben! I'm lucky enough to have one myself. Not in as good of condition as yours but I grabbed it for about half the price, so it evens out haha.
ReplyDeleteCharacter is where it's at and that card is loaded with it. I'd rather have a card like that one where I can feel the history than some shiny rookie prospect.
ReplyDeleteWell-said Brian, well-said.
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