September Purchases - Show Us Those Prized Possessions!

A late Tuesday delivery. We will call it a September pickup.

A Cale Makar RPA from 19/20 Chronology. 11/35. Beautiful patch and clean auto.

My favorite card of the "Sultan of Swat". A recent pick up with strong centering.

First off, an explanation:

In 1976-1977, the Russian Hockey All-Stars did a tour of the US, playing exhibition games against various US pro teams. One of the games was in San Diego, against the WHA SD Mariners. This is a ticket stub from that game. But, what makes the game interesting, beyond the 6-3 final score for the Russians, is this:

The (then) KGB Chicken almost caused an international incident before the game even began. The champion Russian hockey team was not amused about the red chicken sporting the letters KGB across his chest, mocking their goalie behind the glass and hexing all their skaters and even mooning them.

When it was time for the game to begin, the Russians refused to leave their dressing room. They sent word that they would only take the ice when “that fowl” was removed from the premises. They had had enough of the insulting Chicken, who they believed was hired for the evening to ridicule them with his “KGB” logo on his vest. "KGB" was the call-letters of the local FM radio station that employed The Chicken.

The game was delayed 20 minutes. A meeting under the grandstands to straighten things out was convened among the coaches, ambassadors, executives, and interpreters. The Russians came to finally understand that it would make bigger news if The Chicken was evicted from the arena and that his KGB insignia had nothing to do with their spy agency. Grudgingly, they relented and The Chicken was allowed to stay. Flustered as they were, the Russians fell behind early in the game before coming back to win it handily.

“I had no idea at the time I was the focus of their ire!,” said Ted Giannoulas, the man inside the chicken suit.

Attendance at the game was 13,029 people.

Steve

Mail day count? My vintage sub just got delivered; wanted to share my lone 9’er with y’all! Pop 17 now, none higher! Only had time to look at the one card before finishing my lunch lol

pack pull today

if this guy is your fantasy QB this season, i think your Sundays are going to be very enjoyable

Here’s a few more highlights from my sub!
There’s definitely a few I’ll probably send in for review, especially the ‘59’s which look phenomenal. Overall on the sub, I had 35/79 that are PSA 8 or better, so Still pretty thrilled!

The guy has HOF numbers. Does he get in?

Got a few additions in

@NGS428 said:
Ahh September.

Starting off with a 5x All-Star, 2x WS Champ, 2x Silver Slugger

Walk-off home run in Game 6 of the 1993 World Series. Who can forget that one?

And who could forget him pretending to auction off teammate Derek Bell's jeep in pregame, as a prank?

https://youtu.be/nI5rs_zdYOg