Richard who runs the blog
Toronto Blue Jays Collection recently approached me about having a few Pirate cards to send my way. What I didn't expect was how these cards would blow my mind.
I'm getting a bit spoiled with this blog thing. I think this marks the 4th time I've received a tobacco card via trade. Talk about making an impact. Thanks so much Richard!
George Gibson hits close to both Richard and I. Gibson has a pretty illustrious career as a player and a manager. So much so he is in the Canadian Hall of Fame. Gibson both played and coached the Pirates.
I won't get too wordy here, but Gibson is an absolutely fascinating guy. He also had the Pirates first hit in Forbes Field. Here is a link to his
SABR page.
This card had me stumped. I admit I'm pretty terrible at recognizing some oddballs. Thanks to Richard he was able help me to understand the card after a few emails back and forth. This is a 68-69 SCFC of Honus Wagner.
Here is what Richard sent about the card....
The set is referred to as 1968-69 SCFC, even though the copyright dates
range from 1968 to 1970. It stands for Sports Cards for Collectors; for
some reason you'll sometimes see them referred to as SCFS.
It's an 82-card set, 78 cards and 4 checklist.
Last but not least is the legend. Richard said this is his only Walk card. Must be nice to ship off $10000000 cards like they are nothing. This will put my kid through college! In all seriousness I really enjoy getting all the Walk cards out there. My goal is to someday get the legend to mention me during a Pirate broadcast.
Thanks so much for the cards Richard. It was so much learning about George Gibson and the oddball Wagner card. I look forward to hitting you back shortly. Maybe I can find a cool Joe Carter.
Thanks for reading.
