tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-514426675566670499.post8523271519485222447..comments2022-06-08T00:21:39.991-04:00Comments on 1968 Topps Baseball: 1969 Baseball Stamps - All the RestJim from Downingtownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01537007940455183397noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-514426675566670499.post-87514331939288930612013-08-17T10:27:54.978-04:002013-08-17T10:27:54.978-04:00Wow, I just noticed that the photo of Dave Duncan ...Wow, I just noticed that the photo of Dave Duncan is so old, that he's wearing a pre-1964 black-and-white Athletics' uniform!Jim from Downingtownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537007940455183397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-514426675566670499.post-74430880590347258412011-09-16T09:25:01.771-04:002011-09-16T09:25:01.771-04:00Regarding Northrup - I took some photos of Jim Nor...Regarding Northrup - I took some photos of Jim Northrup field at Alma College in Alma, MI, while at a tournament shortly after his death. Just seconds after taking my first photo of Jim Northrup scoreboard there was a massive lightening strike. On the scramble back to the car I ran into a guy that was a close friend and former college teammate and had a long conversation. Photos are here <a href="http://midwestcoder.blogspot.com/2011/07/16u-usssa-tournament-at-alma.html" rel="nofollow">16u tournament at Alma</a>Country Fellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06225348829913772885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-514426675566670499.post-78760491773305061372011-06-11T19:50:44.645-04:002011-06-11T19:50:44.645-04:00I remember collecting these in '69 as a 9 year...I remember collecting these in '69 as a 9 year old....there was a booklet you could get that had places for the stickers.jmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02910297446008947784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-514426675566670499.post-21930635439248850522011-06-10T21:35:25.335-04:002011-06-10T21:35:25.335-04:00I didn't realize Northrup had passed away unti...I didn't realize Northrup had passed away until about an hour after I posted the above comment. I also saw that Jose Pagan died the day before Northrup.<br /><br />This seems like as good a time as any to mention that about 2 weeks ago, I added a gallery of departed 1960s stars on the sidebar of my <a href="http://mlb1960s.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">1960s baseball blog</a>.Jim from Downingtownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537007940455183397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-514426675566670499.post-31804409194045793402011-06-10T14:31:52.166-04:002011-06-10T14:31:52.166-04:00Thanks for the update, and RIP Jim Northrup...and ...Thanks for the update, and RIP Jim Northrup...and in a weird bit of irony, the verification word that came up for this comment was "coffen"Wrigley Waxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04609243184562074109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-514426675566670499.post-21604817203882188082011-06-09T22:14:58.672-04:002011-06-09T22:14:58.672-04:00WW,
Besides the Cubs that you mentioned, Topps re...WW,<br /><br />Besides the Cubs that you mentioned, Topps reused the 1967 card photos of Willie Stargell, Ron Swoboda, Bob Allison, and John Odom.<br /><br />The stamp photos of Art Shamsky, Dennis Higins, Hal Lanier, Zoilo Versailles, and Cesar Tovar also look familiar. Maybe they were their '68 or '69 card photos.<br /><br />Notice that Jim Northrup's name is misspelled.Jim from Downingtownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537007940455183397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-514426675566670499.post-39256091768738619202011-06-09T21:53:11.687-04:002011-06-09T21:53:11.687-04:00That's a nice looking collection of stamps. I...That's a nice looking collection of stamps. I see that Topps recycled some of the Cubs photos from the '67 and '68 base set; Banks, Beckert, and Phillips are all reused. Any idea if that is true with many others?<br /><br />Also, look closely at the Billy Williams stamp. He's batting right-handed. At first I thought the negative was flipped, but the C on his hat is correct. So was Billy playing games with the photographer?Wrigley Waxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04609243184562074109noreply@blogger.com