Diamonds are a Girl's best friend !

Picked up a few Topps cards tonight.

There's a couple of girls back east who just might be interested !!

Jim Abbott Want List

Jim Abbott

1987
Pan Am Team USA #38
1988
Topps Traded Tiffany #1T
1989
Bowman Tiffany #39
Topps Big #322
Topps Heads Up Test #16
Topps Tiffany #573
Topps Traded Tiffany #2T
Upper Deck Sheets 10th NSCC- Chicago #1
1990
Angels Smokey #1
Bazooka #22
Bowman Tiffany # 288
Donruss Aqueous Test #108
Donruss Learning Center Series #44
Fleer Canadian #125
Good Humor Ice Cream Big League Sticks #1
Hottest 50 Rookie Stickers #1
Kenner Starting Lineup Extended Cards #1A
Kenner Starting Lineup Extended Cards #1B RY
MLBPA Baseball Buttons (pins) #95
O-Pee-Chee #675
Pan Am Team USA Red BDK #25
Publications International Stickers #362
Score Rising Stars #5
1991
Red Foley Sticker  #1

Player/Set want lists

JOE CHARBONEAU

1982 TEAM ISSUE B/W PHOTO INDIANS

1982 TOPPS BLACKLESS #630

1988 CHATTANOOGA LEGENDS TEAM ISSUE #15 LOOKOUTS

2006 FLEER GOTG BASE CARD INDIANS

JIM THOME

1992 PINNACLE 13 ROOKIE IDOLS

1992 SCORE 4 ROOKIES

1992 TOPPS 171 DEBUT '91

1992 TOPPS 768 GOLD WINNERS

1992 UPPER DECK 1 GOLD HOLO

1992 UPPER DECK 5 GOLD HOLO

1993 STADIUM CLUB 8 FIRST DAY ISSUE

1993 FLEER / PROCARDS 38 TRIPLE A ALL-STARS

1993 UPPERDECK 45 GOLD HOLO

1994 COLLECTOR'S CHOICE 624 GOLD SIG

1994 PINNACLE 73 ARTIST PROOF

1994 STADIUM CLUB 257 FIRST DAY ISSUE

1994 STADIUM CLUB 257 GOLDEN RAINBOW

1994 STADIUM CLUB 257 MEMBER'S ONLY

1995 COLLECTOR'S CHOICE SE 114 GOLD SIG

1995 COLLECTOR'S CHOICE 268 SILVER SIG

1995 DONRUSS 200 PRESS PROOF

1995 DONRUSS 68 TOP OF THE ORDER

1995 FINEST 37 REFRACTOR

1995 SELECT 32 ARTIST PROOF

1995 SPORTFLIX 85 ARTIST PROOF

1995 STADIUM CLUB 147 FIRST DAY ISSUE

1995 STADIUM CLUB 147 MEMBER'S ONLY

1995 STADIUM CLUB 19 SUPER TEAM MASTER PHOTO

1995 STADIUM CLUB 76 VIRTUAL REALITY MEMBER'S ONLY

1995 UC3 37 ARTIST PROOF

1995 ULTRA 42 GOLD MEDALLION

1995 UPPER DECK 162 SPECIAL EDITION

1995 UPPER DECK 162 SPECIAL EDITION GOLD

1996 BOWMAN 41 FOIL

1996 BOWMAN'S BEST 47 ATOMIC REFRACTOR

1996 BOWMAN'S BEST 47 REFRACTOR

1996 CIRCA 38 RAVE

1996 COLLECTOR'S CHOICE CR13 CRASH THE GAME GOLD 6/27

1996 COLLECTOR'S CHOICE CG13B CRASH THE GAME GOLD 7/4 W

1996 COLLECTOR'S CHOICE CG13C CRASH THE GAME GOLD 9/23

1996 COLLECTOR'S CHOICE CR13 CRASH THE GAME GOLD EXCHANGE

1996 COLLECTOR'S CHOICE 120 GOLD SIG

1996 DONRUSS 371 PRESS PROOF

1996 FINEST B47 REFRACTOR

1996 FLAIR 76

1996 FLEER 102 TIFFANY

1996 LEAF 169 GOLD PRESS PROOF

1996 LEAF LIMITED 55 GOLD

1996 LEAF PREFERRED 57 PRESS PROOF

1996 LEAF SIGNATURE AUTO # 223 GOLD

1996 LEAF SIGNATURE AUTO # 223 SILVER

1996 LEAF SIGNATURE # 71 GOLD PRESS PROOF

STEVE OLIN I HAVE 41/67 KNOWN STEVE OLIN CARDS

1988 GRAND SLAM 30 MIDWEST A/S

1989 PRO CARDS AAA34 AAA ALL-STARS

1990 BOWMAN 326 TIFFANY

1990 FLEER 499 CANADIAN

1990 TEAM ISSUE 31

1990 OPC 433 INDIANS BASE

1990 SCORE 23 YOUNG SUPERSTARS II

1990 TOPPS 433 TIFFANY

1991 OPC 696 INDIANS BASE

1991 SCORE 86 100 RISING STARS

1991 TOPPS 696 DESERT SHIELD BASE

1991 TOPPS 696 TIFFANY

1992 FLEER 120 INDIANS BASE

1992 LEAF 141 BLACK GOLD

1992 TOPPS 559 GOLD

1992 TOPPS 559 GOLD WINNERS

1992 TOPPS 559 MICRO

1992 UPPER DECK 215 GOLD HOLOGRAM

1993 OPC 349 INDIANS BASE

1993 TOPPS 167 INAUGURAL MARLINS

1993 TOPPS 167 INAUGURAL ROCKIES

1993 TOPPS 167 MICRO

1993 UPPER DECK 206 GOLD HOLOGRAM

1997 COLORADO SKYSOX 20 ALL-TIME TEAM

1997 PINNACLE INSIDE BASE CARDS NEEDED :

1,10,13,18,22,23,26,27,31,33,35,37,38,40,41,42,53,54,60,61,64,67,72,73,75,79,81,82,

88,92,93,95,98,101,103,108,109,111,116,114,117,118,122,129,131,132,139,140,145

CLUB EDITIONS I HAVE :

48,49,92,93,147

DIAMOND EDITIONS I HAVE : NONE

DUELING DUG OUT I HAVE : 4

40 SOMTHING I HAVE : NONE

1998 PINNACLE INSIDE BASE CARDS NEEDED :

1,12,13,15,24,36,37,41,52,53,63,108,148

CLUB EDITIONS I HAVE : 45,54,74,76,102,113,138

DIAMOND EDITIONS I HAVE : NONE

BEHIND THE NUMBERS I HAVE : NONE

STAND-UP GUYS I HAVE :

3-CD,4-CD,7-AB,8-AB,9-AB,10-AB,11-CD,12-AB,

15-AB,17-CD, 18-AB, 19-AB,20-AB,20-AC,21-AB,23-AB,25-AB

The mail must go on ! But you have to have a stamp.Trade withTungusta.

A couple days ago I received a letter in the mail with these stamps affixed to the envelope.

You collectors from up north will quickly recognize them !

The two on the right are Canadian issued stamps to honor Ferguson Jenkins. The only Canadian elected to the American Baseball HOF. He is also in the Canadian Baseball HOF and has a Cy Young award to his credit.

Tungusta, from Long Fly Ball to Because.... , had a post about this stamp and I told him I was interested in a copy as I had a collection of baseball stamps. So we worked out a trade.

Inside the envelope was this very interesting note card with a really great Tribe logo .

There was also this game ticket stub ... or is it ?!

Closer inspection reveals that it is a Canadian stamp booklet from the post office !

I salute the Canadian Post Office as this was a super clever idea

using Fergie's stats to make this look very much like a real ticket !!

Upon opening the booklet I found one, perfectly centered, mint condition Fergie stamp.

Sorry, my close-up is kind of fuzzy.I think I have an auto-focus problem.

Thank you Tungusta, very much for the Fergie stamp.

( I sent him a couple stamps also, as you will see later)

Now for some other baseball related stamps.

This mini-sheet was printed by the USPS in 2007 in preparation for the centennial celebration of the writing of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" .

The stamps are self adhesive and printed on the reverse side of the paper backing of each stamp is the rest of the story.

This sheet is my favorite !

Going back to the year 2000, this sheet depicts 20 of the nominees for the

"All Century Team".

Once again, a short bio of each player is printed on the backing.

Baseball Sluggers

From 2005, this sheet shows four of the great sluggers from the past.

I really don't why these particular four players were chosen but they definitely fit the bill !

Again, there is a short bio on the back.

They did come on a neat looking sheet!




Rube Foster

These are the stamps that I sent to Tungusta.

The entire scene was spread over two separate postage stamps in such a way that, side by side, they show a great action image. Yet separately, they are still very attractive stamps.

I hope the USPS continues these baseball themed issues to help preserve and promote our great sport.

This is the entire Rube Foster sheet.
These are still available, at least at some post offices.

A few from the past !

There are many,many more baseball related stamps issued by countries all around the world.

I want to obtain as many as I can to add to my baseball collectibles.

ebay is one place to start !

I hope you have enjoyed my stamp display !

Snowed - In Trade Reports

This is what I woke up to this morning !!

So I decided it's a good time to post a couple trades.

I called off work, but I do have some on line training classes I can take, so that's what I'll be doing when I get done here.

First up, a trade stack from Nachos Grande.

Fan O Reds hinted at the fact that this could be a very rare error card (note the missing foil) so my lightening fast, 60 year old reflexes grabbed it right up ! I was going to put it on ebay and hope to get $2-3,000.00 out of it but .......

Actually I was going to trade it to a certain Twins collector but he already had it !

He sent a very wide variety of Tribe cards.

From many different years and sets.

It's actually kind of exciting, like going through boxes at a card show !

This was nice !
This one will definitely help my Thome collection (Indian uniforms only) !

2008 Topps Moments and Milestones 06/25.

Thanks so much to Nachos Grande

for the great cards !

Next up, cards from Rhubarb_Runner

He would be the aforementioned Twins collector, so if he wants that "rare" Morneau sparkly error card to go with his collection,all he has to do is let me know !

I have some Topps Stadium Club Master Photo cards but I had never these from Toy's R' Us.

Plus he sent these regular sized Tribe cards to go with them.

I loved the 90's with all the odd-ball sets and crazy inserts !

Here's some older Indians.

I love the Ray Fosse.

Moving ahead in time to some 1992-3 Fleer.

Then a little sticker action.

Again, the odd balls.

This is a nice card, just a very bad picture.

(sorry,not sure what happened on these last shots, didn't notice until I started writing)

1996 UD Predictor Kenny Lofton Most Valuable Player

Not sure who's bright idea this set was, but I do want to get all of the Indian games.

I only have about 17 and I need all of these !

Now we're getting up to modern times.
I like the Upper Deck X.

It seems to be one of those sets that you either love or hate.

Now we're going to back-up again.

Yeah, I remember Municipal Stadium. But I wish I had been there to see this ....

It had to end sometime.


One last really great item !!

From 1964, a Jim "Mudcat" Grant Topps Coin.
I'm not sure just how many Indians there are in this set but I now have two.

The other one also came in a blogger trade !

Thanks to you too Rhubarb_ Runner, for the great cards!

And I'm looking forward to more trades also.

From the nest of Night Owl ....do owls have nests ?

As promised, here's the loot that flew over from Night Owl.

He sent quite a pile of Indians !!

These, in no specific order, are some of my favorites.

First a couple of 2011 Indians.

Josh Tomlin,
who pitched very well in in a limited engagement last year.

Michael Brantley,
who also shows promise and is a candidate for an outfield spot this year.


1994 O-Pee-Chee
Manny Ramirez

1995 Score Checklist

The wooden bat background fits right in with my latest blog design.

(I've been experimenting lately, I think I like this one !)


2010 A&G
Matt LaPorta

We defintely need him to pick-up the pace this year.
He shows sporatic power and with experience should come around.



1976 Topps
I like this one !

The Bell boys. Buddy's son, David, also played for the Tribe.


1994 O-Pee-Chee

More Manny as a Hot Prospect.

2009 Topps Chrome

Trevor Crowe rookie.

2009 Upper Deck Spectrum

More shiny !!
Victor Martinez blue
Travis Hafner

2010 Topps

Luis Valbuena
Here's one I missed from last year.


1996 Donruss

Eddie Murray
Yes, he got his 3,000th hit while he was playing for the Tribe !


Yes, he also took the lead in games played at 1st while with the Tribe !

Thank you very much Mr Night Owl !
There are some very nice additions to my collection.