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Just picked up an awesome piece...

scmavlscmavl Posts: 1,409 ✭✭✭
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Being a Harmon Killebrew collector, this piece I just got really makes me happy. It's the original 1960 handpainted Flexichrome from Topps that was used to make a dual card of Harmon and Rocky Colavito. For whatever reason (either due to Rocky being traded or the fact that he had another dual card in the '60 set) the card was never produced. In person, the piece is gorgeous, the colors are very vibrant. I love the expression on Harmon's face too.

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Bob Lemke (whom I bought this from) made a custom card of what it could've looked like, had the card been produced.

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2.5 is pretty much my speed.

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  • captainthreeputtcaptainthreeputt Posts: 1,235 ✭✭
    Very cool. Thanks for sharing

    Brian
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  • YogiBerraFanYogiBerraFan Posts: 2,390 ✭✭
    Nice!
  • Tedw9Tedw9 Posts: 1,424 ✭✭
    Awesome piece!


    And the card Bob made is amazing! I would have no idea that wasn't part of the regular set.


    Congrats on the pickup!
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  • thenavarrothenavarro Posts: 7,497 ✭✭✭
    Cool pickup and nice custom card as well.

    Mike
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  • vladguerrerovladguerrero Posts: 4,077 ✭✭✭
    You guys are a bunch of lemmings... and that's a sweet piece.
  • swartz1swartz1 Posts: 4,912 ✭✭✭


    << <i>You guys are a bunch of lemmings... and that's a sweet piece. >>




    comedy...

    made me laugh...



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  • TonyCTonyC Posts: 1,399 ✭✭✭
    Very nice piece! I assume that originally came from the Topps Vault?
    Collecting Tony Conigliaro
  • MBMiller25MBMiller25 Posts: 6,057 ✭✭
    Heck of piece, Congrats
  • divecchiadivecchia Posts: 6,688 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice looking piece...image

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  • DialjDialj Posts: 1,636 ✭✭
    That is an awesome piece; thanks for sharing!!
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  • scmavlscmavl Posts: 1,409 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Very nice piece! I assume that originally came from the Topps Vault? >>



    Actually, the piece was owned by the guy I bought it from for over 25 years. So from somewhere in their vaults, yes. Just not like the ones you get now on ebay with a COA.
    2.5 is pretty much my speed.
  • relaxedrelaxed Posts: 569 ✭
    Thanks for sharing.
    Collecting 1955 Topps BB
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,438 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very cool piece - nice pickup.

    Mike
  • OAKESY25OAKESY25 Posts: 4,726 ✭✭✭
    that is a super cool piece..image
  • 1acid1acid Posts: 268
    very nice!!!

    peace
    image
  • abkindcabkindc Posts: 34
    That is awesome, congratulations.

    As to the handpainting, as a collector of the 1960 set I've wondered how Topps decided which cards to paint. I still have no clue, but this piece gives an interesting perspective on it.
  • scmavlscmavl Posts: 1,409 ✭✭✭


    << <i>That is awesome, congratulations.

    As to the handpainting, as a collector of the 1960 set I've wondered how Topps decided which cards to paint. I still have no clue, but this piece gives an interesting perspective on it. >>



    Thanks. I've always been curious how long this went on as I know some '61 (and maybe a few '62?) cards, especially rookies, were painted. Is it because they only had a B&W photo of these players?

    Example:
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    2.5 is pretty much my speed.
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