================= Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2015 07:14:23 -0500 To: OBC Thanks Subject: Thanks to...... From: Joel Freedman Don Rice for a flat of 1964 Topps baseball including, Wally Bunker (not Archie) and Curt Flood. Thanks Don! ================= To: "OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com" Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2015 12:33:16 +0000 Subject: James gives a Hoot! From: Taylor Schock James Moleta sends a '52 Topps SCP in the form of one Walter Arthur "Hoot" Evers card that makes me think I might actually finish the non-high numbersset. Thanks James! ================= Date: 01 Dec 2015 04:40:09 -0800 To: Subject: HIts From Hutch From: directorth@aol.com ================= Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2015 11:17:06 -0500 To: Joel Freedman Subject: Re: [OBC-Thanks] Thanks to...... From: ShoelessWes That curt flood #103 is a real doozie! Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 1, 2015, at 7:14 AM, Joel Freedman jefreedman1@gmail.com [OBC-Thanks] wrote: > Don Rice for a flat of 1964 Topps baseball including, Wally Bunker (not Archie) and Curt Flood. > Thanks Don! > joel ================= Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2015 08:57:52 -0800 To: Thanks OBC Subject: Triple play Tuesday From: Stamper Ken Goetsch sends a pair of 59 Topps. Mark Zentkovich sends a trio of 61 looking UV cards. James Moleta hits it out of the park with an early 70's selection of HOFers. Perez, Aaron, Brock, Gibson, Killebrew, Jackson and Walter Johnson. And of course Perez and Aaron again. Thank you all!!! John Stamper ================= Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2015 12:09:52 -0500 To: OBC Thanks Subject: Two more surprises today! From: Jimi Thayer Huge thanks to MIKE MROZ for sending me a stack of '77T Star Wars cards! Great to connect with you again, Mike, and thanks for the cards! JAMES MOLETA's cards graced my home today as well, as he passes along some well-loved goodies from 1962 and 1959 Topps! Thanks very much for the cards, fellas! Sent from my iPad ================= Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2015 12:11:31 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: flat from James M.. From: RAN912@aol.com Yesterday I received a nice flat from James Moleta. James sent (1) 1970 Kelloggs, (3) 1977 Hostess, and (2) 1972 Topps. All needed and appreciated. Rich Niessen ================= To: OBC Thanks Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2015 13:20:58 -0500 Subject: Twofer Tuesday From: Don Rice Today was one of those days where the generosity of OBCers was on full Two envelopes graced my rain-soaked mailbox. The first was from T.J. VALACAK who returned some fire with a 1967 Topps common and... and... (wait for it) ... a Diamond Star featuring Sam Leslie of the Brooklyn Dodgers. I seldom have pre-war material for sending out, so it always amazes me when after sending some fairly typical 1950s material one of these babies finds its way back to my mailbox. As an added bonus, in lieu of biographical information this particular card has some useful fielding tips on the back side! Better go practice. Thanks TJ! The 2nd envelope comes from JAMES MOLETA who sends a 1955 Red Man featuring Sandy Consuegra. This gets my sets down to just three voids. What marks this card as particularly special (and appreciated) is that James dug into his /own set /to send me something I need. That has to be at least a little bit painful, and I want James to know I recognize and appreciate it. Thanks James! Don Rice ================= To: OBC-Thanks Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2015 10:57:38 -0800 Subject: Late Thanks to James Moleta From: David Fallen I received a couple of great cards from James - a 1956 Harmon Killebrew, and a 1963 Post Julio Gotay. Killebrew was a major player back when, but I can't hear his name without thinking of Joe Shultz of the Seattle Pilots talking about pounding that old Budweiser. I don't know why I remember Julio Gotay, but I do. The reason my thanks is late is because James' envelope was in the middle of a recycle pile and had been there for about 3 weeks. Sure glad I was paranoid enough to check the pile before it hit the recycle bin! THANKS JAMES! Dave Fallen ================= Date: 01 Dec 2015 12:15:13 -0800 To: Subject: six packages in two days From: uthminsta@hotmail.com ================= Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2015 17:05:23 -0500 To: Obc Tx thanks Subject: A whole raft of thanks From: Jake Elwell The envelopes piled up while I was away for Thanksgiving and thanks go out to these great friends -- GREG HENTHORN sendt a '59 chip -- Wally Moon! BRIAN BETZA returned fire with a '54 Pesky, a '55 Topps All American Football, a pair of '59s and Paul Warfield for my dwindling '70 FB list. BRIAN LINDHOLME also returned fire with a trio each from '59 and '62 plus a'64 Pumpsie Green and a FB game card of Gayle Sayers. ED SCHOTT hit me with a 9-pack of '59s including a sweet Tipton Al Kaline. And finally RICK JOHNSON earned his place in my OBC HOF with an unexpected '57 Topps Ted Williams (!!) as well as big hits to '68 and potshots at 51 and 52 Bowman and 1969 Topps. Holy cow. I've had a blast updating my lists from this deluge and will set to work returning fire. Thanks so much for the incredible generosity, gentlemen! --Jake Elwell ================= Date: 01 Dec 2015 16:40:19 -0800 To: Subject: Thanks to Mike Mroz From: jola.media@gmail.com ================= Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2015 1:19:01 +0000 To: OBC Thanks Subject: Thanks to James From: Thanks out to James Moleta, for a pair from the favorite 56 set. Just counting it as an early retirement gift (just 18 more work days and I'm done!). Much appreciated, James! Bill Malson ================= Date: 01 Dec 2015 17:19:35 -0800 To: Subject: Thank you James and Mike From: rjsfgmv@aol.com ================= Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2015 20:54:02 -0600 To: Thanks Subject: Thanks to Don Rice From: Steve Rittenberg Thanks to Don Rice for two 61 Posties, including Kaline, plus a 79 Hostie panel, neatly cut from a box. The dotted lines around each of the three cards are still very visible. Cool! Steve Rittenberg ================= Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2015 03:06:57 +0000 (UTC) To: "OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com" Subject: Quick shout out to Mike Mroz! From: chris tripler Thank you for the excellent welcome package.'67 Banks & Kaat & '60 Bill Fischer (his W-L was 9-11, but did pitch 18 straight innings without giving up a score...so, there was that). Mroz, you rock dude! Chris TriplerOBC 2015 ================= To: OBC Thanks Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2015 03:40:07 +0000 Subject: Set killing and thanks From: Mac Wubben Double set kill today with the 73 and 74 Kelloggs sets going down. These fine gentleman (and other folks ;-) helped along the way: 1973 Kelloggs (b 8/22/14) Thanks: Stamper, Freedman, JSG, Ant 1974 Kelloggs (b 8/22/14) Thanks Morganti, DeJong, Stamper, Yudt, Mark Z, Hutchinson, Freedman, Mackie, Domino, JSG Continuing the theme, John Stamper sends along 6 more 76 Kelloggs. Thanks John! Thanks for all the help! ================= Date: 02 Dec 2015 07:10:51 -0800 To: Subject: Huge Thanks From: mfmroz@prodigy.net ================= Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2015 09:14:31 -0700 To: OBC-Thanks Subject: THANKS TO JAKE ELWELL From: Marshall West JAKE sent me a 3-pak of oldie baseball cards: 2 =E2=9971=E2=99s and a =E2=9963 Cinci team card! Thanks JAKE, and Happy Holidays to all! Marshall West ================= Date: 02 Dec 2015 12:15:14 -0800 To: Subject: Two-fer From: tvalacak@comcast.net ================= Date: 02 Dec 2015 12:27:31 -0800 To: Subject: Thanks goes to Don Rice From: ricktopps@aol.com ================= To: Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2015 13:25:15 -0800 Subject: Thanks to TJ VALACAK From: "George Vrechek" Who helps me out with 9 more OPeeChee baseball cards from the 1973 set, thereby doubling my collection of 1973 OPCs! I am within one OPChee of hitting my 400 card goal for the year. Thanks TJ for going to the trouble of sending the cards directly to me in San Francisco. It is nice to get mail. George Vrechek ================= Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2015 16:25:59 -0600 To: Obc Thanks Subject: James Moleta From: OBC Nick P Thanks go out to JAMES MOLETA for a pit of 1955 bowman hits with Hal Naragon and brothers Bib and Bill Shantz. Thank you JAMES! Nick Pelletier ================= Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2015 17:29:10 -0500 To: Obc Tx thanks Subject: Weds thanks From: Jake Elwell MARK HOLLAND returned fire nicely with a 59 and a pair of 53s -- much appreciated! --Jake Elwell ================= Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2015 19:48:31 -0500 To: yahoogroups Subject: Tripler From: Rob Bessette Chris Tripler sends two very nice 1948 Bowmans for me to cross off my list.From the front they are gorgeous. EXMT. On the back, a little bit of paper loss. Perfect OBC material. Thanks so much! ================= Date: 02 Dec 2015 16:54:43 -0800 To: Subject: Falling behind on my 1978 thanks From: directorth@aol.com ================= Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2015 17:46:25 -0800 To: Thanks OBC , Subject: Big Thanks to Mark H From: Stamper Mark Holland sends a 5 pack of Football with two from 71 and three from 69 with Gabriel, Blanda and Tarkenton. Thanks Mark!! John Stamper ================= Date: Wed, 02 Dec 2015 21:29:17 -0500 To: "OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com" Subject: Re: Thanks to James, TJ and Brian From: Robert Fitts Big thanks to Brian Betza to a nice stack of late 1970s for my Starting nine project; James Moleta for a 1955 Bowman Steve Ridzik, and TJ Valacak for anther stack of 1980 Topps for the Stating Nine ================= Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2015 21:54:17 -0600 To: Thanks Subject: Thanks Jake From: Steve Rittenberg Very overdue thanks to Jake Elwell for a swap that netted me a 1967 Red Sox sticker of Tony C. Further compounding my screw-up, the cards that I sent to Jake never arrived. Steve Rittenberg ================= Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2015 06:42:23 -0500 To: OBC Thanks Subject: Thanks to...... From: Joel Freedman Mike Mroz for our endless trade this time, with a flat of Star Wars. Thanks Mike!! ================= Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2015 12:57:11 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: Thanks James From: Bob Saxton A quartet of the old stuff from James Moleta; 54 Topps Antonelli, 61 Post Bunning, 62 Post Minoso, and 63 Post Mahaffey. Thanks for the hit to those wantlists, James! Much appreciated! ================= Date: 03 Dec 2015 15:14:23 -0800 To: Subject: That 70's show! From: joe8941@aol.com ================= Date: 03 Dec 2015 16:08:52 -0800 To: Subject: Mr. Z sends some 78's From: directorth@aol.com ================= To: Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2015 18:25:08 -0600 Subject: Thanks to Bob D From: "Randy Griffin" Thanks go out to Bob D=E2=99Angelo for a 68 Topps FB Spider Lockhart card. Thanks so much, Bob! Thanks OBC! Randy Griffin ================= Date: 03 Dec 2015 18:21:41 -0800 To: Subject: Thanks, Mark! From: james_moleta@hotmail.com ================= Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2015 19:48:53 -0700 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Moleta attacks Boulder! From: James Silva James (great name!) Moleta hits my =E2=9972 Topps list with three actioncards from the 500s including Ollie Brown. I watched a lot of Padres baseball when I lived in San Diego so I have a weakness for Padre cards. Thanks so much, James, for the great hits to my want list! Jim =E2=9CEl Fuego=E2=9D Silva #25 ================= To: "'OBC Thanks'" Date: Thu, 03 Dec 2015 22:18:21 -0500 Subject: Jake and George From: "Matt Yudt" Thanks out today to different sides of the continent: JAKE ELWELL sends a pair of 62 greenies - Wally Post and the Yankees Hot Corner Guardians (Boyer and Gardner). There's a name you don't see much anymore - 'Cletis'. GEORGE VRECHEK - from his winter retreat in San Fran - sends several mid 60's Phillies for my Phillies dupe set and a rather nice 54 topps of Carl Sawatski - who played for the Phils several years later than this White Sox version of him. Thanks guys! Matt Yudt ================= Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2015 03:18:17 +0000 (UTC) To: "OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com" Subject: Tonight's Double-Header, Thanks are on the mound, Vrechek at bat, From: chris tripler Quick thanks to GEORGE VRECHEK for a hit on '59, six hits on '64, and'65 hit, beauts of cards...and a simple thank you for a couple of UVs thatkilled a set to RICHARD NIESSEN. you guys rock, thanks! Chris TriplerOBC 2015 ================= Date: 03 Dec 2015 20:08:30 -0800 To: Subject: Thanks to Jake! From: uthminsta@hotmail.com ================= Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2015 20:49:47 -0800 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Thanks to Mike Mroz From: Rick Mike sent a bunch of 74 & 77 topps football cards thank you very much they are greatly appreciated. Rick Sent from my iPad ================= Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2015 06:37:17 -0500 To: OBC Thanks Subject: Thanks to...... From: Joel Freedman Guru for a 1965 Topps Embossed frank robinson and a a 1961 Post Lew Burdette. George Vrechek for flat of football, including three Post, Currie, Galimoreand Etcheverry. The flat also had 8 Philidelphia cards including four from 1964 and four from1965. Thanks guys! ================= Date: 04 Dec 2015 04:44:18 -0800 To: Subject: Post Tryptophan Thanks- a couple of weeks worth of Thanksgiving From: JTysver1@msn.com ================= Date: 04 Dec 2015 10:35:30 -0800 To: Subject: Sudden Sal slams Sam's set shut... From: drsam9795@gmail.com ================= Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2015 20:30:09 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: Morganti sends a 52 Reiser "gray" back From: Patrick Prickett Okay, I'm not sure if Ken Morganti send the funniest or cruelest package of all time. I open it up and see my white whale - a 52 Reiser. I flip it over - and it has a GRAY back - a 52 Topps Ted Gray back that is. I guess that's the closest I've ever come to getting a Reiser grey back. But for a few seconds I was thinking - Oh my cardboard return fire will not be enough! And before I forget, there was also one of the final 2 1962s that I need. Great package! Thanks Ken!Patrick ================= Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2015 20:32:50 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: Thanks to James Moleta From: Patrick Prickett Thanks also go out to James Moleta who sends two variations - one from the 1956 set (white sox team card0 and another from the 1958 topps set. Great cards! thank you!Patrick ================= Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2015 18:52:53 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com, OCTraders@yahoogroups.com Subject: friday thanks From: smartalecx@aol.com to BOB D'ANGELO for a great three pose sketch of mr. cub and a photo of gabby hartnett. thanks bob! Gary Mandell P.O. Box 180333 Chicago, IL 60618-0676 Member: OBC, OCT, DT, TB ================= Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2015 00:37:22 +0000 (UTC) To: "" Subject: Zany Quest Thanks! From: familytoad@comcast.net ================= Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2015 19:42:28 -0500 To: OBC Thanks Subject: Hockey hits From: ShoelessWes JIMI THAYER sends a flat of 1970-79 Topps hockey hits, thanks! Sent from my iPhone ================= Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2015 19:54:19 -0500 To: OBC Thanks Subject: Thanks to..... From: Joel Freedman Ken Morganti for a DS transaction. In the box is 1 1964 Topps Mickey Mantle, more than 100 Hostess cards and as a thrown in 14 kellog=92s from 4 years. I think i am real close to finishing my Kellog=92s run. Thanks Ken!! ================= Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2015 00:57:15 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: Thanks to Ant From: Patrick Prickett Thanks go out to Ant Arbeeny for 16 hits to my newly started 1975 OPC set. Great help! Thanks Ant!Patrick ================= Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2015 18:59:43 -0600 To: Thanks Subject: Thanks Ant and Taylor From: Steve Rittenberg Thanks to Ant Arbeeny for a puffy full of N cards. It will be fun to put these oldies but goodies into my 19th century non-sports binder. Thanks to Taylor for a tasty package of 1963 Jello and 1970 Kellogg's football. Thanks to both for the well wishes for my wife. ================= Date: 04 Dec 2015 17:14:06 -0800 To: Subject: MROZ and SCHOTT - Thanks a bunch From: ghenthorn34@gmail.com ================= Date: 04 Dec 2015 19:23:45 -0800 To: Subject: 2 more 1969 thanks - plus a sticker book! From: uthminsta@hotmail.com ================= Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2015 04:18:15 +0000 (UTC) To: "OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com" Subject: Friday night surprise! From: chris tripler OBC, thank you for your unbelievable support and generosity. Tonight, big thanks goes out to BOB D'ANGELO for the terrific '52B #22 hit - this set is in my top 10 (maybe top 5) favorite sets for its vibrant color, sleek lines, and terrific lineup of players; great cards to get. Thank you, Bob. In addition, Bob also sent along a lovely, squeeking into the Tipton class, '53T #112 Ned Garver (of the Detroit Tigers). A great flat (I think I'm using the term right here) of 9 big hits from TAYLOR SCHOCK, six big 1964T's #98, 106 (Jim Nuxhall), 196, 234, 363 (ck'd CL), & 366. Everytime I'm in Cincy, I like going down and hanging out on Nuxall st (or is it Ave or road) and looking up at the statue of Nuxhall. He pitched his first ML game when he was 16! crazy...it's a toss up between him, Grant Jackson, and Gibson as my favorite under-appreciated pitchers. Also received two '66Ts #101B (unch'd, YES! CORR w/ #115 Bill Henry) & #330. and last but not least a gorgeous 67T #341 Dick Dietz RC who hit .347 at Phoenix in 1966. OBC, well done! Chris TriplerOBC 2015 ================= Date: 04 Dec 2015 21:20:59 -0800 To: Subject: Thanks to Joel From: bdangelo@aol.com ================= To: OBC-Thanks Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2015 21:38:11 -0800 Subject: Thanks to James Moleta From: David Fallen Received 4 cards today from James Moleta as part of a trade/dealer scum 34 Diamond Stars -- Ferrel, Waner, Manush 56 Topps Campanella Thanks James. ================= Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2015 12:05:00 +0000 (UTC) To: OBC thanks Subject: thanks to Ron Perry and Greg Miller From: John Dahms belated thanks to Ron for a nice flat of assorted hostess cards for my sets. much appreciated Ron! Greg miller sends over a very nice and appreciated flat of 74 topps football for that quest. thanks very much Greg! thanks to both these fine traders and a very merry christmas and holiday season to all! John Dahms 3260 Kingsbrook Dr. #601 Jackson, MI I collect vintage baseball and football cards. please check out my site. http://jdsvintagesportscards.weebly.com/ ================= To: bb thanks Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2015 13:30:23 -0500 Subject: Suprise Delivery From: jeff sinclair Wow! Package from James Moleta caught me by suprise this week. James sends a dcp from the birthyear set and puts the icing on the cake with an early birthday gift from my top ten wanted list. A 1970 Hank Aaron!! Many thanks James!! "Do you remember the feel of the candy store steps?" ================= Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2015 13:57:42 -0500 To: OBC Thanks Subject: Ice, man. From: ShoelessWes JOEL FREEDMAN sends a flat of 79-80 Topps hockey hits. Thanks! Sent from my iPhone ================= Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2015 21:12:00 -0500 To: OBC Thanks Subject: Thanks to...... From: Joel Freedman Jimi Thayer for 3 1969 Topps Baseball variations, including Rodriquez, Clendeno and Popovich. He also includes two HOFers from the 61 TOpps baseball st, Managers Herzog and Gordon. Jay Tysver hears my plea to help complete my 1970 Topps FB set sending three, Howley, Hillebrand and Dryer. The puffy also contained many hits to 1978 Donruss Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band set. This one is going to be real close to completion. Thanks guys!! ================= Date: 05 Dec 2015 18:34:45 -0800 To: Subject: three more 1969 envelopes today! From: uthminsta@hotmail.com ================= Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2015 23:22:04 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Yogi-ism: "A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore" From: ChicoD1@aol.com But here are some thanks to OBCers who are priceless: Greg Miller sends "some help" in the form of a pair of 54 Bowmans and a nice 74T of Rangers Co-Goalie Gilles Villemure. Had the pleasure of meeting him when I worked in retail a LONG time ago. I remember him looking shorter than he did on TV... (no comments to those who have met me) Next up..OH DOCTOR! Sam Taylor returns fire before he even gets the card I sent with a stunning 50B Roe and my first Felt Blanket. I'm going to break the rule, since I only have one of these, so I've listed the wantlist in the Dodger section. Of course there are variations! Thanks loads gents. Very cool cards all around. With any luck, I keep staring at the 55 Red Man and will post a list soon. (Yes tabs, no tabs because Ken made me insane that way) Sal Domino OBC - 1992 ================= Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2015 23:23:09 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [OBC-Thanks] three more 1969 envelopes today! From: ChicoD1@aol.com Content-Language: en Don't forget...Nettles... Loop/ no loop! Sal Domino OBC - 1992 In a message dated 12/5/2015 9:34:47 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, OBC-Thanks-noreply@yahoogroups.com writes: The help for my 1969 Topps set keeps coming in. Today's heroes: JASON CHRISTOPHERSON sent the Denny McLain, along with a 68 seventh series hit, five 77 Cloth, and ALL FIVE of the cards I was wanting for the early UV Kelloggs set! Thanks, Jason! TAYLOR SCHOCK sent the Nettles RC. Also included was my first Squirt card from that earliest of UV years, showing Mike Schmidt. And a card from ten years ago. That particular set is now down to needing one card. Thanks, JIMI THAYER sent two of the major varieties from the 69 set - the Donn Clendenon Expos variation and the Ellie Rodriguez misspelled Rodriquez. Thanks, Jimi! Thanks OBC ================= Date: 06 Dec 2015 06:28:19 -0800 To: Subject: Quick Silva to the rescue From: JTysver1@msn.com ================= Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2015 11:24:03 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: flat from Rick L. From: RAN912@aol.com Yesterday I received a flat from Rick Lyons. Rick surprises me with (8)1961 Topps stamps and (5)1962 Topps stamps. Much appreciated - thank you Rich Niessen ================= Date: 06 Dec 2015 08:47:51 -0800 To: Subject: The 78's keep flooding in From: directorth@aol.com ================= Date: 06 Dec 2015 09:32:48 -0800 To: Subject: Super 70s Week From: eltoro20122012@yahoo.com ================= Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2015 14:21:58 -0500 To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: This Week in Baseball Cards From: JEdward@aol.com This week's cardboard highlights came in the beginning of the week courtesy of James Moleta. James sent two from '62 then skipped a decade with four more from 1972. Thanks James, they're much appreciated. John McLaughlin ================= Date: 06 Dec 2015 12:00:57 -0800 To: Subject: Cook Elwell Covello thanks!! From: b_betza@yahoo.com ================= Date: 06 Dec 2015 13:33:35 -0800 To: Subject: New guy comes through! From: jehutch75@gmail.com ================= Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2015 00:15:25 +0000 (UTC) To: "OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com" Subject: Big Thanks - Rapidly closing in on the 1965 set From: chris tripler ED SCHOTT comes in with a flat of 1965 #588 and 1966 #s 373, 416, 428, 431,488, 497, 505, 518.Thank you, ED! ================= Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2015 04:58:37 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: thanks to mann and martens From: mark zentkovich thanks to these guys for nice vintage hits recently: Anthony Mann- 68 Alley, 11 from 69 including Mickey Stanley and Ron Swoboda Kevin Martens- 61 Kuenn, Carey, Sauer, 55 Riddle, 58 Wehmeier thank you both for the help obc is great! mark zentkovich ================= Date: 07 Dec 2015 07:52:44 -0800 To: Subject: Henthorn and Tripler hits From: mfmroz@prodigy.net ================= Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2015 10:58:53 -0500 To: Obc Tx thanks Subject: Chris sacks burlap From: Jake Elwell Newbie CHRIS TRIPLER stepped right up to my appeal for help with 68 and 69 finalization, sending two major Burlap hits -- Carlton and Brock -- along with Santo and Holtzman for '69. Thanks so much, Chris, and return fire willbe off to you today. --Jake Elwell ================= Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2015 11:29:33 -0500 To: VCT , Subject: Christmas surprise from Richard! From: Jimi Thayer Thanks to RICHARD LABS for a '69T FB Garrison and 3 '81T FB cards includingHOFer Harry Carson! Thanks so much, buddy! Sent from my iPad ================= Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2015 11:47:57 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Belated Shout Out... From: Kent Belated shout out to Peter Mead for a SP - 1963 Jello #92 Haywood Sullivan. Thanks, Peter as always on the SPs. On another note my mother-in-law passed away right before Thanksgiving. She was 90 years old and had lung cancer which had spread all over mostly the liver, stomach, etc. Bowling season has started for the high school kids. So, I've been busy with that also. I haven't had time for cards much since the National. Mother-in-law was in hospice since the beginning of the year and I've been splitting time with the wife taking care of her. Anyway Happy Holidays to one and all. ================= Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2015 10:48:41 -0800 To: Thanks OBC Subject: A pair of thanks From: Stamper Randy Griffin sends a nice Christmas card containing some UV. Thanks Randy. Ed Hutchinson sends a SCP 58 Topps. Thanks Ed. John Stamper ================= Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2015 19:40:13 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: LABS From: Rob Bessette Richard Labs sends a nice little SCP with a Christmas card that held a 1953Topps Jim Delsing. Another one to cross off the list. Thank you so much for the kind gesture. Really appreciate it. ================= Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2015 15:22:07 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: TJ sends a pair From: KEVINM38@aol.com Hi all , TJ Valacak sends a very loved 1950 Bowman Eddie Robinson (Jackie's Half brother..smile) and a very loved 1952 Topps Allen Zarilla (not many players with their last name starting with Z.) TJ, Thank you so much for the help!! and keep getting better (hope to see you in New Jersey in August) Happy Trading, Kevin Martens ================= Date: 07 Dec 2015 14:15:08 -0800 To: Subject: Thanks to Two OBC'ers From: bskp1@aol.com ================= Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2015 16:52:27 -0600 To: Thanks Subject: Wheaties and Posties, oh my From: Steve Rittenberg Usually I don't go for the funny subject line. But I'll try it out this time. Thanks to Jake Ewell for a half a dozen Lincoln wheat cents. I've opened up quite a few rolls of pennies from the bank and never even find one Wheat penny. So it is even more special than normal to receive several in the mail. Thanks to Richard Labs for 4 cards from the 1961 Post baseball set, securely packed inside a holiday card. OBC is the greatest. Steve Rittenberg Sent from my iPhone ================= To: Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2015 14:55:38 -0800 Subject: Thanks to WES SHEPARD From: "George Vrechek" Who sends me the penalty leaders and Don Lever from the 1975-6 Topps hockey set to get my needs down to about 26 cards. I also get Johnny Olszewski from the 1955 Bowman set Thanks, Wes. George Vrechek ================= To: Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2015 15:06:21 -0800 Subject: and another thought From: "George Vrechek" In my thanks to Wes Shepard, I should have commented on the card featuring penalty minute leaders. Dave Schultz. Schultz set the NHL record which still stands with 472 minutes in the prior year. In recent years the league leaders have been around 200 minutes. 472 minutes is about an entire working day in the penalty box. Hopefully he had some light reading with him. George Vrechek ================= To: "'OBC Thanks'" Date: Mon, 07 Dec 2015 18:20:05 -0500 Subject: Monday trifecta From: "Matt Yudt" 3 packages today from OBC! First one I opened was a traditional flat from TJ VALACAK which was 100% Phillies - besides a bunch of almost vintage stickers from early 80's dominated by Schmidt, he sent 4 vintage OPC's - Bowa from 74 and 3 from 75 including Schmidt! 2nd opening was a puffy from JIMI THAYER thanking me for recent hits with over half dozen 56 topps, a couple 58's, the skin of a 50 bowman (really, I think someone has the back of it almost complete) and nice 51 bowman to topp it off. The 3rd envelope was also traditional - for the holidays and OBC and was a nice Xmas card from RICHARD LABS with a handful of 74 kellogs taped inside. Thank you guys! Matt Yudt ================= Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2015 19:22:09 -0500 To: George Vrechek Subject: Re: [OBC-Thanks] and another thought From: ShoelessWes Lol, oh my! Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 7, 2015, at 6:06 PM, 'George Vrechek' vrechek@ameritech.net [OBC-Thanks] wrote: > In my thanks to Wes Shepard, I should have commented on the card featuring penalty minute leaders. Dave Schultz. Schultz set the NHL record which still stands with 472 minutes in the prior year. In recent years the league leaders have been around 200 minutes. 472 minutes is about an entire workingday in the penalty box. Hopefully he had some light reading with him. > George Vrechek ================= Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2015 20:12:36 -0500 To: OBC Thanks Subject: Thanks to...... From: Joel Freedman Andy Cook for 45 hits to the 1979 Moonraker set! Greg Henthorn sends a long a double flat filled with Hoop, Baseball and Hockey. The feature is Ernie Banks sliding into home in the his 1959 Baseballthrill Thanks guys!!! ================= To: OBC Thanks Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 01:12:37 +0000 Subject: Thanks to Andy and Richard From: Mac Wubben Andy Cook drops the good stuff on me...some DS T216's...including Bender, Donovan and Evers. Threw in a 34 WWG to round things out. I love the T216's...Andy's been the source for about half of mine. Thanks Andy! Richard Labs sends some holiday greeting cards...two 53 Bowmans along with some holiday wishes. Thanks Richard! Thanks guys. ================= Date: 07 Dec 2015 18:11:50 -0800 To: Subject: This Week in OBC From: tvalacak@comcast.net ================= Date: 07 Dec 2015 18:44:48 -0800 To: Subject: Henthorn sends some big FB hits!! From: b_betza@yahoo.com ================= Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2015 22:05:34 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [OBC-Thanks] and another thought From: ChicoD1@aol.com Content-Language: en Actually he spent that time attending to the bruises he got from Clarke Gillies and Garry Howatt! Sal Domino OBC - 1992 In a message dated 12/7/2015 7:22:14 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, OBC-Thanks-noreply@yahoogroups.com writes: Lol, oh my! Sent from my iPhone On Dec 7, 2015, at 6:06 PM, 'George Vrechek' _vrechek@ameritech.net_ (mailto:vrechek@ameritech.net) [OBC-Thanks] <_OBC-Thanks-noreply@yahoogroups.com_ (mailto:OBC-Thanks-noreply@yahoogroups.com) > wrote: In my thanks to Wes Shepard, I should have commented on the card featuring penalty minute leaders. Dave Schultz. Schultz set the NHL record which still stands with 472 minutes in the prior year. In recent years the league leaders have been around 200 minutes. 472 minutes is about an entire working day in the penalty box. Hopefully he had some light reading with him. George Vrechek ================= Date: 07 Dec 2015 19:12:57 -0800 To: Subject: Thanks Dave! From: james_moleta@hotmail.com ================= Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2015 19:45:29 -0800 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Thanks to Richard Labs,Andy Cook,Greg Henthorn and Ken Morganti From: Rick Richard sent a nice Christmas card and 4-68 topps FB,Andy unexpectedly sends a 33 goudey,Greg sent a mix of 17 football,baseball & hockey. Ken sent two 58's with my DS hostess aparicio and fox all star cards. More on the hostess for the person who bought the rest of the hostess. Thank you all for the big Monday they are greatly appreciated. Rick Sent from my iPad ================= Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 03:38:20 +0000 (UTC) To: "OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com" Subject: Like hitting for the cycle... From: chris tripler Monday's mail was stuffed with cards today! So many thank you's to get to... ANDY COOK sends over a couple of fantastic hits in the '55 Bowman Set Cal Bowman #55 & #174 Sherman Lollar. Super Thanks! JOSEPH ADRIANCE hits '65T set with #104 (CL), 380 (someone really had it out for Colavito), 524, 564, and 588 Dave Giusti RC who happened to attend Syracuse U and had a 2-3 record in his debut year in the majors; plus four more gorgeous cards from the '66T set with #s 396, 416, 431, 437. A sea full of thanks, Joe! RANDY WELK comes batting a 1.000 tonight with four hits to the 1960T set #30, 108, 256 (Dick Brown with a bite taken out of him), 313; 1964T #113; andgreat minds think alike (at least Joe and Randy do) and another '65T #104 (CL); also of note 4 UV Cards to kill one set and brings another to the brink of...A mitt of superlative "THANKS!" TJ VALACAK does some damage with hits to 1960T #13 & 39; 1962T including #29 Casey Stengel (did you know as the skipper of the Yanks they won 10 division pennants and 7 World Championships?!? that's ridiculous), #80 Vinson Pinson, #88 Ralph Houk, and #177 Bobby Shantz; along with 1961 Fleer #21; a couple of UV's. I'm humbled, thank you for the wonderful welcome package! batting clean up tonight, the former "new guy"J. TYSVER brings home the 9 hits to the 1960T set, or rather sends to my home...WHOA!!!! #s 80, 117, 182, 205, 217, 224, 232, 236, 241. Giant banner that reads "Thanks, former newguy!" And a big thanks to the dedication of OBC members to make this such a greatand amazing group of collectors! Chris TriplerOBC 2015 ================= Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 04:06:00 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: Henthorn sends football cards From: Thomas Elliott Greg Henthorn has done another great job of killing off my 1980 Topps football want list. He sends another 55 cards, including a few hall of famers and star cards. He also sends five '74 Topps football. Thanks, Greg. OBC is wonderful, Tom Elliott ================= Date: 07 Dec 2015 20:40:36 -0800 To: Subject: Thanks Tripler, Cook, Thayer, and Valacak! From: ghenthorn34@gmail.com ================= Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 05:05:46 +0000 (UTC) To: "" Subject: Three in the box From: familytoad@comcast.net today!

Greg Henthorn has made a Football impression around the group lately...this time digging out a couple 1972  cards and a1970 card! Those from 1972 are gremlin killers from what I once thought was a full set. Thanks Greg, you made a big impression here!

Richard Labs sent a nice Christmas card,. And inside was another pair of football cards, these from my latest quest in 1970 and allows me to mark off my progress ! Thank you Richard for the nice gesture...the first Christmas cards of the season began arriving today, and yours was obviously my favorite !

Rounding out the thanks is a very special gratitude for the uber-talented Jay Tysver.
I don't mean he is a good taxi driver.
I mean he is an unbelievable artist!

Jay responded to my plea to create a fantasy baseballcard of a work buddy's father-in-law.
While former Duluth Dukes catcherDan Pintz may have passed away and cannot see his baseball card...his daughter and son-in-law certainly are going to love this!
Jay created a cardstyled after the 1933 DeLong set, printed on stout stock and mailed me a pair....I cannot wait to hear from my buddy when he sees these! OMG as the kids say...this came out BEAUTIFUL , Jay!
With Jay's permission, I'll post a version on our group page.

What a great post office day gents, as I prepare for another 70 hour work week. The company has loaded a bunch of year end projects up for December, and I am the lucky recipient of the extra workload (getting paid salary sometimes bites:-( )

OBC Forever,
Brian

Sent from XFINITY Connect Mobile App ================= Date: 07 Dec 2015 21:52:27 -0800 To: Subject: Thanks to Labs and Valacak From: uthminsta@hotmail.com ================= To: OBC Thanks Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 07:05:14 -0500 Subject: Thanks Greg From: Don Rice Thanks get shouted out to GREG HENTHORN for a surprise six-pack of 1970 & 1971 Topps Baseball, highlighted by a 1970 Reggie Jackson Sporting News All-Star card. A 1971 Red Sox Rookies card featuring Doug Griffin & Bob Montgomery also kindles some memories. As a teenage catcher during that decade, fighting for playing time vs a more skilled classmate, I always had a soft spot for Montgomery who fought much the same battle through his career. Thanks Greg! ================= Date: 08 Dec 2015 04:27:09 -0800 To: Subject: Thanks to Andy From: directorth@aol.com ================= Date: 08 Dec 2015 05:41:30 -0800 To: Subject: Big Thanks to Richard Labs From: mfmroz@prodigy.net ================= Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 09:54:29 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Merry Christmas Indeed! From: Bob Corvello Many thanks to Richard Labs for a great Santa Claus card with a '51 Bowman and '51 Redback. I really appreciate them Rick, but the sad news is that I already have the Redback Boone. It is #23 and my wantlist indicated that it is #24 that I need. Would you like me to send it back or just pass it on to another OBCer? Thanks again. It is the time of year when it really is the thought that counts - and I really did need the Bowman. Bob Corvello ================= Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 15:18:20 +0000 (UTC) To: OBC thanks Subject: thanks to Thayer From: John Dahms Jimi Thayer was kind enough to send a flat with some post cards, a chip to the 70 topps 2nd set and a nice 52 bowman. thanks Jimi, much appreciated. thanks Jimi and OBC and merry Christmas to all John Dahms 3260 Kingsbrook Dr. #601 Jackson, MI I collect vintage baseball and football cards. please check out my site. http://jdsvintagesportscards.weebly.com/ ================= Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 11:34:47 -0500 To: "" Subject: Thanks From: ShoelessWes ANDY COOK sends a 49 bowman hit, and a 54 power for peace, thanks! RICHARD LABS sends a cheerful double hit to my 55 bowman football set! NICK PELLETIER delivers his part of a trade that nets me some 70-71 topps hockey to include Bobby Orr, a pesky 65 football tallboy, and a few 55 toppsall-americans! Thanks guys! Sent from my iPhone ================= Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 12:22:52 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: flat from Chris T. From: RAN912@aol.com Yesterday I received a nice flat from new member Chris Tripler. Chris sent me (4)1968 Topps. Much appreciated, Chris. Rich Niessen ================= Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 12:25:23 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: first Xmas card From: RAN912@aol.com Yesterday I received my first Christmas card of this season. It was from Richard Labs and he included inside the card (4)1962 Topps cards. Very nice, Richard - thank you. Rich Niessen ================= Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 09:42:00 -0800 To: Thanks OBC Subject: Christmas comes to Oak Park From: Stamper Richard Labs sends a nice Christmas card containing two 51 Bowmans. Included was Brian's favorite Pete Reiser and Gus Bell. Merry Christmas Richard!! John Stamper ================= Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 18:10:33 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: Christmas card From: Bob Saxton Nice Christmas card in the mail from Richard Laabs and inside were two very nice cards: 1961 Fleer Chick Galloway, and 1963 Post Dick Brown.Thanks, Richard, much appreciated!Bob Saxton ================= To: Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 10:25:36 -0800 Subject: The Moleta Trail........... From: "Grant Rainsley" James has been very busy, and his expedition made it to Canada.....a '54 and a '56....of HOF'er Bob Lemon...nice hits James, thank you! ================= Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 14:19:31 -0500 To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Holiday thanks From: Joshua Levine Big thanks to Richard Labs for a nice three pack of Hannukah joy in the form of 1953 Topps including Ted Luszewski! Thanks so much...very cool cards, nice way to start the holiday season here. ================= To: "obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com" Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 14:37:20 -0500 Subject: this week in thanks... From: Shawn Smart ED SCHOTT - sends a flat of 66 hits, including a Woody Held, which is "held" together by tape. JAMES MOLETA - sends some much needed 72's which is the set I am farthest away from completing in that decade. He sneaks a 55 Bowman in that flat as well. CHUCK SALEK - sends some late 60's waiver claims, including a few for my beater ED HUTCHINSON - Ed is on this list every week, sending some late 50's, early 60's waivers! Thanks again fellas - ================= Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 14:48:32 -0500 To: Obc Tx thanks Subject: Sam extracts a pair From: Jake Elwell Doc SAM TAYLOR pulled two big molars from my wantlist using a major RAOK consisting of the '68 Johnny Bench RC and the '69 Reggie Jackson RC. I am relieved and grateful that the toothache-like pain of waiting for these cards (or the prospect of having to pay cash for them) is now over and done -- just amazingly great -- thank you so much, Sam! --Jake Elwell ================= Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 15:44:10 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Firsts for sure From: Anthony Hello all, Andy cook sends a SCP of my fist 52 topps high every. Have not even touchedone until know. Jimi Thayer sends my first hits to the 1980 Burger King with a sutton and Palmer Thank you both Anthony arbeeny Sent from my iPad ================= Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 14:52:45 -0600 To: OBC Thanks Subject: To Richard Labs From: Greg IPad Richard graces my mailbox with a holiday card including a Drysdale 69 toppsand a 75 mini for my set quests. A wonderful gift card. Thank you Richard. Greg Miller. Sent from my iPad ================= Date: 08 Dec 2015 12:54:05 -0800 To: Subject: Thanks to Sam, Mac & Gersh! From: james_moleta@hotmail.com ================= Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 21:52:27 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: Lsbs Test of the wantlist From: nick pelletier Thank you to RICHARD LABS for a santa Christmas card stuffed with a four pack of topps football cards, a 1958 Hugh mcelenny. a pair of 68's and a 1969 Greg Larson.Thank you RICHARD! Nick PelletierNachobcards@yahoo.com ================= Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 16:43:28 -0600 To: Obc Subject: Merry Christmas Richard Labs From: Brandon And thanks for the cards! Richard sent a couple of 69 football and 65 baseballers and a nice Christmas card. Happy to have them Sent from my iPhone ================= Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 18:31:56 -0500 To: OBC Thanks Subject: Thanks to...... From: Joel Freedman Richard Labs for a Christmas card and four hits to my 1979 hostess baseball card set. Happy Holidays! ================= Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 23:32:14 +0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Thanks for Cooking up someting in the Labs From: Sorry, that title was a stretch, but the great envelopes were not. Andy Cook sends what becomes the finest looking card in my 1949 Bowman set--a fantastic looking Bob Dillinger (no lady in red in the background), and Richard's Christmas mailing arrived it Raleigh with a very nice Christmas card, and inside were three 79 Hostess cards, a 75 mini of Skip Lockwood and the coup de grace, a great 63 Postie of Lou Clinton/ Many thanks, and Merry Christmas to all ================= Date: 08 Dec 2015 15:46:15 -0800 To: Subject: Labs Christmas Card and cards From: ghenthorn34@gmail.com ================= Date: 08 Dec 2015 16:22:35 -0800 To: Subject: Two thanks today! From: jehutch75@gmail.com ================= To: Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 18:52:26 -0600 Subject: Thanks to Rich From: "Randy Griffin" Rich Labs also includes me with his lovely Christmas card with three 1967 Topps Thanks so much, Rich. Merry Christmas to you! Thanks, OBC! Randy Griffin ================= Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 20:19:42 -0600 To: Thanks Subject: Thanks to Matt Yudt From: Steve Rittenberg Thanks to Matt Yudt for a stuffed envelope (stuffelope?) full of Post , Hostess and Scratchoffs. I can't wait to cross 'em off and fill up the binders. Steve Rittenberg Sent from my iPhone ================= Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 21:26:16 -0500 To: "james_moleta@hotmail.com" Subject: Re: [OBC-Thanks] Thanks to Sam, Mac & Gersh! From: ShoelessWes Sounds like some sort of Hamburger Helper cuisine! Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 8, 2015, at 3:54 PM, james_moleta@hotmail.com [OBC-Thanks] > Had a trifecta drop on me yesterday thanks to these fine fellows: > SAM TAYLOR channels his OBC inner oddball by tossing a three pack my way:a 78T FB, a 76-77 tallboy, and - in move that made me shift some cobwebs -he knocked my 99% OBC 75T mini set from 7 down to 6, courtesy of the 56 Mick > My old buddy MAC WUBBEN sticks with the variety pack motif, sending 3 RedMan cards, a Kellogg's hit that narrowly errs on the side of UV, and my first pair of 69 OPC. Mac's trying to draw my W/L into international waters by sending me two, but I'm gonna stick with having an extra type card for the moment. :) > Finally, LARRY GERSBACH shares a refreshing six pack containing five moreRed Man cards and a Diamond Star Crowder! > Thanks so much, gents! OBC - you gotta live it! > James ================= Date: 08 Dec 2015 18:28:37 -0800 To: Subject: a Bowman from Cook! From: uthminsta@hotmail.com ================= Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2015 02:30:35 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: Holiday Card & Thanks From: chris tripler A very large THANK YOU to JIM SILVA for the two '54T hits #127 & #157, three '60T hits #80, 85, 102 and five '66T hits #101 (colorfully checked off CL just in time for Xmas! itis pretty!), 284, 289, 307, 436. Again, thank you for welcoming me and hitting the sets hard. andR.A. LARS sends me my first OBC Xmas/Holiday card with four AWESOME '64T #98, 188 (CL mostly unck'd - beautiful), 201, and 228 - the cheers was enough, the gift of cards made my OBC Christmas very bright! Thank you R.A. Chris TriplerOBC 2015 ================= Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2015 02:38:10 +0000 (UTC) To: "OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com" Subject: Re: Holiday Card & Thanks From: chris tripler MAJOR ooops. I meant RICHARD LABS to thank - don't multitask when you write out your thank you's!sorry, Richard. My mistake. Everyone, Happy Holidays to RICHARD LABS - great OBC and very thoughtful human being! Chris TriplerOBC 2015 ================= Date: 08 Dec 2015 19:22:23 -0800 To: Subject: On the first day of Hanukkah From: mikesportsfan@aol.com ================= Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 20:23:17 -0700 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Holiday greetings from Richard From: James Silva What a nice assault Richard Labs has made on our want lists! He hits two ofmy Kelloggs sets with a pair of =E274s, including a pair of Willies - Horton (hears a who - how seasonal!) and Davis. Willie Davis always epitomized =E2=9Ccool=E2=9D in my mind. The =E275s were of Greg Gross and one of my favorite players, Rollie Fingers. As the closer of my A=E2=99s World Series teams as a kid he was certainly a hero. Man, that =E2stache was awesome! Thank you for the thought during the holidays and the four great =E2=9C3-d=E2=9D Jim =E2=9CEl Fuego=E2=9D Silva #25 ================= Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 20:40:46 -0700 To: OBC-Thanks Subject: RICHARD LABS AND 1972 FOOTBALL From: Marshall West I also received an nice Christmas envelope from RICHARD! 3 awesome cards: 1 greeting and 2 football high numbers. I=E2=99ve been working on the =E2=9972 football set since #1 son was born in 1972. I will keep the cards for only a short time before I pass them on to #1 son who now lives in Ohio (he keeps the 1972 football binder). And I=E2=99ll be sure to tell him the cards came from Santa Labs. That will get him thinking=E2=A6. Thank you, and Merry Christmas to you too RICHARD. Have a wonderful holiday my friend! Marshall West ================= Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2015 04:42:45 +0000 (UTC) To: "Thanks (OBC)" Subject: Appreciations From: Geordie Calvert Once again I am tardy with a few thank you's. This is by far our busiest time of year, plus I have out of town for a few trade shows lately. That said, I still need to be more timely with my acknowledgments of the great cards that have been sent my way. Greg Henthorn included me in his mass mailings, hitting my '76, '77 and '78 football lists, plus hits to my team card subsets. Thanks very much, Greg! Peter Mead sent a card from a set I'd never heard of before, the NY Journal-American. Jim Hughes is featured, and after researching I discovered that this set has a pretty extensive checklist, at least as far as Dodgers are concerned. As if any other team exists! I'll be throwing these on my wantlist at some point down the road, probably after I'm done with Red Man. Peter also informed me that a card that is on my Post list had been replaced by a member of the Braves, so I get to scratch a card from my list, plus start another set down the road. Thanks so much, Peter! I hope everyone is well in their corner of the world. ================= Date: 09 Dec 2015 05:52:11 -0800 To: Subject: Multiple Thanks From: mike.galbreath@gmail.com ================= To: Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2015 08:57:02 -0500 Subject: Thanks Nick From: "Bob Donaldson" No, not St. Nick, but our own Nick Pelletier for a puffy of nine 54 Bowman's Thanks Nick Thanks OBC! ================= To: Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2015 09:11:06 -0500 Subject: Another Labs Card From: "Mark Holland" Richard Labs must be Santa Claus. Based on the email from everyone else before me Richard has been a busy boy. He must have made a list and checked it twice.. Along with a nice Christmas card with holiday wishes, Richard sent 2 really nice 71T Tom Seaver & Al Kaline. Very much appreciated, thanks for thinking of me. Mark Holland Vintage List & UV Sets to Trade ================= Date: Wed, 09 Dec 2015 09:17:14 -0500 To: "obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com" Subject: Holiday happenings From: Ken M Hi gang,  Two parcels of note this week. The first is from Richard Labs and bears Season's Greetings and a Hostess Joe Rudi to wish them. THANKS RICHARD!!  The other is from Secret Stan Mark Zentkovich and will be opened in a couple weeks. Just wanted Mark to know that it has arrived and will sit here... every day... every hour... waiting... and waiting... to be opened. It's OK though. I'm not bothered by it at all. Otherwise, I'd say something like it's only 15 days 14 hours and 46 minutes til 12:01 AM on 12/25 - but that's just silly. Thanks Mark... No really, thanks ;-) Ken M Sent from my not so smart phone. ================= To: "obc" Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2015 08:24:25 -0600 Subject: Mid week thanks From: "ken goetsch" Go out to: Richard Labs, whose Santa express hits Watertown, Wi. with a great 4-bagger from 60' Topps baseball, tucked inside a wonderful greeting card......Thanks for all your efforts. Ed Hutchinson, sends scp's from 58' and my very first card from 57' Topps............Thanks very kindly. Ken Goetsch ================= To: "obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com" Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2015 10:09:20 -0600 Subject: Quite overdue thanks! From: Patrick Wattigny Thanks to JAMES MOLETA, who included me in his recent barrage of envelopes,with a six card variety pack of three Posties (yes, James, 173 is fine!), two 1961 Topps and a 1960 Fleer of Grover Cleveland Alexander. Happy Holidays to all, Father Pat Wattigny ================= Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2015 16:35:53 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: Thanks from Glasgow From: Glenn Codere Thanks out today to Richard Labs, not only for a very thoughtful Christmas card, but also for the 2 fine cards contained therein - a pair of 1959 Topps......no less than Whitey Ford and "Bob" Clemente!!!! Very grateful to Richard for these wonderful additions to my collection. GlennGlasgow, Scotland ================= Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2015 11:40:47 -0500 To: Glenn Codere Subject: Re: [OBC-Thanks] Thanks from Glasgow From: chris tripler LABS wins Holiday OBCer of the year! Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 9, 2015, at 11:35 AM, Glenn Codere glenncodere@yahoo.com [OBC-Thanks] wrote: > Thanks out today to Richard Labs, not only for a very thoughtful Christmas card, but also for the 2 fine cards contained therein - a pair of 1959 Topps......no less than Whitey Ford and "Bob" Clemente!!!! > Very grateful to Richard for these wonderful additions to my collection. > Glenn > Glasgow, Scotland ================= Date: 09 Dec 2015 08:44:46 -0800 To: Subject: Thanks Richard and Chris From: rjsfgmv@aol.com ================= Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2015 18:08:51 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: Some holiday cheer! From: Dan Angland Some overdue thanks to some OBC friend's. Jake Elwell for a 62 woodie. Chuck Salek for a high # 67 rookie card. Mike Galbreath for a sixer of 58's. For those friends celebrating this week,Have an OBC Hanukkah!Dan Angland Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ================= To: Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2015 10:29:53 -0800 Subject: Big Thanks to ED PIKE From: "George Vrechek" Ed and I had our own card show in San Francsico - at Ed's house. Thanks for the invite and the plethora of cardboard. Ed got me hooked on Sanella Margerine cards from 1932 Germany. Unless you want some guy named Ruth, the cards are pretty economical and interesting. Ed gave me 48 of the 112 cards to get me going, plus several type cards from his collection of track and field athletes, including Sports Co of America from 1926 and some Finnish or Sweedish? Playing card from 1936ish of high jumper? American Osborne. The biggest observation from looking at Ed's cards, is that there are some beautiful early cards from other sports that many of us haven't seen. George Vrechek ================= Date: 09 Dec 2015 13:47:19 -0800 To: Subject: Thanks to Elwell and Labs From: ricktopps@aol.com ================= Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2015 16:02:42 -0600 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: A tip of the OBC cap From: john harrell goes out from Mungumry to: Richard Labs - who sends early Xmas greetings with a cheery card and with a 61 Topps Drysdale and a 66 Topps nose bleeder RC. Richards sleigh must have hyperdrive, given the speed of his deliveries. Great holiday cardboard!! Thanks Richard. Have an error-free season. ================= Date: 09 Dec 2015 16:06:42 -0800 To: Subject: Thanks to Labs, Thayer and Doctor Sam From: directorth@aol.com ================= Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2015 02:48:36 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups , Subject: Christmas Card With A Bonus From: Mike Mackie Thanks to RICHARD LABS for a Christmas card that included some nice extras.Richard included two 1976 Kelloggs of Palmer and Bench as well as three 1978-79 Hostess cards featuring The Cobra. Very cool and very much appreciated Richard. Mike MackieOBC / VCT ================= Date: 10 Dec 2015 06:55:51 -0800 To: Subject: Thanks to Joel and TJ From: mfmroz@prodigy.net ================= Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2015 12:07:20 -0500 To: OBC Thanks Subject: An oldie and possible newbie! From: Jimi Thayer Thanks to JIM CRAIG for 3 surprise HOFers from his bottomless HOF vault! Yaz, Clemente, and Aaron! Seriously? Wow! Many of you know Jim from othergroups. He's expressed interest to me in joining OBC so I've directed himto the link where he needs to start. I believe I have traded with him more than anyone in my 13 years of online trading. Great guy and he will be avaluable asset to the group! BOB D'ANGELO surprised me with a 1960s press photo of Browns QB Bill Nelson! Sweet addition, buddy! Sent from my iPad ================= To: "OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com" , Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2015 18:30:00 +0000 Subject: Out from the west Texas town of El Paso... From: Taylor Schock Richard Labs sends a Christmas card with 4 great 1963 Topps FB hits embedded within. Thanks Richard! ================= To: "OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com" Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2015 19:32:20 +0000 Subject: Double Vision From: Taylor Schock In the spirit of full disclosure... I received my first ever E90-1 card of Oscar Stanage from Mac Wubben. Thanks I received my first ever E90-1 card of Oscar Stanage from Brian Lindholme. Thanks What's that you say? How did I get 2 of the same cards as my first card from a set on the same day? Well, in a "classic" move on my part, I was looking for someone with an E90that I could buy/trade for as part of a gift exchange for someone else. And rather than try to choose between the 2 offers from each gentleman, I chose both to keep it simple. Since I didn't have anything for Mac in trade, his came via DS with my gratitude. Brian mentioned that in looking for the card for me, I saved him from re-buying some Obaks he had misfiled, so he was providing this gratis as a win-win. However, one of these 2 beauties will be passed on and the otherI will keep as part of my type collection. I hope the DS deal was OK with Mac. I wouldn't feel right if I didn't square up with Brian, so I found a few items I will provide Brian in return. I hope this is acceptable to both Mac and Brian. ================= To: "OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com" Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2015 21:18:38 +0000 Subject: Chris sends my Buddy From: Taylor Schock Chris Tripler sends an nice SCP surprise in the form of one 1948 Bowman A'scatcher, Buddy Rosar. Thanks Chris! ================= Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2015 16:38:35 -0500 To: OBC Thanks Subject: Thanks to..... From: Joel Freedman Mike Mroz for a flat of 68 and 61 Topps Football. John Brodie heads the star list in the package. Bob D=92Angleo sends a flat of Topps Baseball and Football. a 1966 Sandy Kofaux is included. Happy Hanukkah!! Patrick Prickett joins in the Star wars fun and includes 15! Thanks guys!!! ================= To: Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2015 17:13:39 -0500 Subject: Thanks to to Mr. Mroz From: "Mark Holland" Mike Mroz shared a flat that included 7 '71 Topps including Finger, Cepeda and the rest all higher than #550. He added a 61 Post to balance the flat. Much appreciated Mike. Mark Holland Vintage List & UV Sets to Trade ================= Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2015 17:14:19 -0500 To: Obc Tx thanks Subject: James again From: Jake Elwell It seems hardly a week goes by that I'm not thanking JAMES MOLETA for something -- this time around it's for a trade/scummed Diamond Star Dick Ferrellplus a pair of 62s. Great hits as usual and thanks as always, James! --Jake Elwell ================= To: Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2015 17:32:36 -0500 Subject: Secret Santa? From: "Mark Holland" I got a puffy from Bob Saxton with instructions on the outside reading "Please do not open until Dec.25th". Might be Secret Santa or Bob just wanted to torture me for 2 weeks. I'll wait Bob but at 12:01 this baby is getting opened. Mark Holland Vintage List & UV Sets to Trade ================= Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2015 17:46:36 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com, OCTraders@yahoogroups.com, Subject: Bob Changes it up.. From: KEVINM38@aol.com Hi all, Bo D'Angelo has been slamming one of my UV sets. He blinded sided me with 3 1951 Bowmans an a 1952 Bowman Bob, Nice Change up..smile and Thank You!! Kevin Martens ================= To: "OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com" , Mark Holland Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2015 23:40:48 +0000 Subject: Re: [OBC-Thanks] Secret Santa? From: Taylor Schock Wow! What patience! I'd be ripping into mine at 12:00:01. LOL From: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com on behalf of 'Mark Holland' mholland28412@ec.rr.com [OBC-Thanks] Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2015 5:32 PM To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: [OBC-Thanks] Secret Santa? I got a puffy from Bob Saxton with instructions on the outside reading "Please do not open until Dec.25th". Might be Secret Santa or Bob just wanted to torture me for 2 weeks. I'll wait Bob but at 12:01 this baby is getting Mark Holland Vintage List & UV Sets toTrade Vintage Baseball Card Want List - Home Last Updated 12/8/2015 This page has been established to post my vintage baseball card want list. I am fortunate to be a member of OBC, the finest ?online ================= To: Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2015 18:28:05 -0600 Subject: Thanks to Mike From: "Randy Griffin" Thanks to Mike Mroz for an eight pak of 1968 Topps football including Don Maynard. Thanks so much, Mike! Thanks, OBC! Randy Griffin ================= Date: 10 Dec 2015 17:57:27 -0800 To: Subject: Thanks to Joel! May the Force be with us all! From: jehutch75@gmail.com ================= Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2015 02:59:47 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: Starburst in Beverly, MA!!! Thanks, Jake! From: chris tripler First, let me say that after being with OBC for a little over a month that it has been a whirlwind of fun! I could never imagine the blizzard of cardsthat would be coming...not to mention the names I would see. Tonight was one of those amazing nights courtesy of JAKE ELWELL, who absolutely killed it Thank you for the1960T #2 Maris (this card was very well loved), #460Hodges; 1962T #30 Ed Mathews; 1966T #s 132 Cepeda, #220 Colavito/Horton/Oliva LL (especially, loved), #307 Clay Carroll, #349 Cap Peterson, #396 Stephenson, #437 Stanek, #580 Billy Williams SP (wow! a little paper loss, but honestly, it has character now - not to mention, what a fine looking card it is anyways). Jake, you the man! Return fire is necessary... Chris TriplerOBC 2015 ================= Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2015 10:12:35 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: I got a Tattoo From: KEVINM38@aol.com Hi all, I got a 1971 Tommie Agee Tat and a 1974 OPC Don Hahn. Thanks to Rick Lyons I love the Odd Mets stuff. Rick, Thank You so much!! Happy Trading, Kevin Martens ================= Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2015 11:09:05 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: greetings from John S. From: RAN912@aol.com Yesterday I received a nice Christmas card from John Stamper. Inside the card was (1)1961 Post and (1) 1962 Post.. Thank you so much, John - much Rich Niessen ================= To: "'OBC Thanks'" Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2015 11:36:41 -0500 Subject: jake hammers a few lists From: "Matt Yudt" Great envelope from JAKE ELWELL last night - thanking me for cards I'm not sure he even got yet. Took a pair off the Phillies dupe sets list (67 Uecker for one). 6 Fleer from 61 & 62; 5 hits to my shrinking 58 list and then caps it off with entry on to my top 10 hit list by including one of the few remaining commons I have from 57 (Del Crandall)! Great stuffelope Jake! Matt Yudt ================= Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2015 11:39:53 -0500 To: OBC Thanks Subject: More Star Wars today! From: Jimi Thayer Thanks to AARON SHIRLEY for a stack of Star Wars cards, Empire Strikes Back, and a couple of '75T hits! Great stuff as always! Sent from my iPad ================= Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2015 11:52:22 -0500 To: Obc Tx thanks Subject: Thanks to Mike From: Jake Elwell MIKE MROZ sent a sweet variety flat consisting of two amusingly trimmed 53s, a 59, a trio of 62s, a 67 Willie Stargell and a 69 Football. Excellent hits and much appreciated. Thanks! --Jake Elwell ================= Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2015 12:32:16 -0500 To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Friday at Gurus From: LAWRENCE TIPTON I just returned home from 10 days in Vail Colorado (poor me) visiting my oldest son, his beautiful wife, and my newest grand-kid (#8)! It looks like they will be moving to Napa California in January, and I will assist in the move. I=E2=99ve been visiting Vail for over ten years and sure will missthat! Just opened my mail: Joel Freedman sent an original 1969 Donruss Odd Rods card =E2=9CChevy Killer=E2=9D and also two hits 1967 Leaf "Garrisons Gorillas=E2=9D. Thank You Very Much! Taylor Schock gets me started on the 1968 Milton Bradley baseball cards sending two of them, but not exactly sure what makes these "Milton Bradley=E2=9D rather then regular =E2=9CTopps" cards? I think it=E2=99s the back color and also the burlap =E2=9Chatching=E2=9D on the front? Going to take some time later this afternoon to figure that out. Taylor also hits my 1936 "G-Men and Heros of the Law=E2=9D non sports set with a SCP.Thank You Very Much! All week I=E2=99ve been reading about Richard Labs OBC Christmas cards, and lucky me I was included! Along with a great holiday greeting card, Richard sent two BIG hits to my 1972 Topps football set, both high numbers #335Dick LeBeau and #351 Ken Willard In Action. To those of you not putting together the 1972 Topps football set, you don=E2=99t know how tough these high numbers are. Let me put it this way, to complete my 1951-1981 Topps football set run I need just 22 cards. 16 of these 22 are 1972 Topps high numbers. Correction I need just 20 cards to complete my Topps football run, 14of these are 1972 Topps hi numbers LOL! Thank You Very Much and Merry Christmas ================= Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2015 09:34:12 -0800 To: Thanks OBC Subject: A pair of Thanks From: Stamper Mac Wubben sends a six pack of 71 OPC. Highlights being Tolan playoff and AL LL Howard and Boog. Thanks Mac. Bob D'Angelo sends a Reds scorecard featuring the Big Red Machine and some earlier and later Reds. Thanks Bob. John Stamper ================= To: Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2015 11:03:28 -0800 Subject: Thanks to Greg Henthorn From: "George Vrechek" Greg sends 6 early 70s OPChee baseballers to me via our daughter in San Francisco. We are staying nearby. Included are 2 lanceurs, 3 voltigeurs, and 1 troisieme-but!! With Greg's envelope I surpassed my goal of picking up 400 OPC cards in 2015. Practically all of them came via OBCers. Merci. George Vrechek ================= Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2015 13:13:52 -0600 To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Holiday Hack has arrived From: Mark Zentkovich ================= To: Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2015 11:45:30 -0800 Subject: Labs Report... From: "Grant Rainsley" Richard Labs sent along a card within a card.....a Christmas card for starters, and a '54 inside of Stan Jok of the Phabulous Phightin' Phillies....off to research his history now, one my fave activities...thanks Richard, and all the best to you and yours. ================= To: OBC Thanks Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2015 20:16:41 +0000 Subject: Arrivals From: Mac Wubben First off, Matt Yudt answers my plea by sending one of the last 4 63 Saladas that I needed. Thanks Matt! Then Brian Lindholme drops 8 (!) Obaks on me. I go back and forth about starting those gorgeous sets, might have to finally take the plunge. Thanks guys! ================= Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2015 15:53:38 -0500 To: OBC-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Triple From: jdelott@aol.com Today's mail brought a Christmas Card from Rich Labs enclosing three hits to my '62 WL: 2 mid and 1 high series. Thanks much. ================= Date: 11 Dec 2015 13:03:15 -0800 To: Subject: Thanks Richard, Jim, and Mike! From: james_moleta@hotmail.com ================= Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2015 16:05:16 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: this week's thanks From: Robert Fitts A big thanks to Ed Hutchinson for a 1970 Bill Freehan to add to my all starcollection and Richard Labs for a 57 whitey ford and 2 1959 nellie fox- an all star and regular issue THANKS GUYS!!! ================= Date: 11 Dec 2015 13:21:16 -0800 To: Subject: Christmas Lab results... From: drsam9795@gmail.com ================= Date: 11 Dec 2015 13:24:41 -0800 To: Subject: Thanks to Bob Bannon... From: bskp1@aol.com ================= Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2015 16:31:08 -0500 To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Thanks out to Richard and Richard From: biggies@aol.com Mucho thanks out to RICHARD DINGMAN for a '48 Bowman Bruce Edwards and to RICHARD LABS for a '48 Buddy Kerr and a very nice Christmas greeting. Thanks guys, Bob Bannon ================= Date: 11 Dec 2015 13:36:51 -0800 To: Subject: Re: [OBC-Thanks] Friday at Gurus From: mfmroz@prodigy.net ================= Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2015 16:56:20 -0500 To: "" Subject: He force From: ShoelessWes Sam Taylor sends a flat of 1977 Topps star wars! Joel Freedman sends also a flat of 1977 star wars! Matt Yudt goes nuts and delivers a 4 pack of 1950 Bowmans! Thanks guys! Sent from my iPhone ================= Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2015 22:02:25 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: Thank you Ed Hutchinson From: chris tripler Very nice SCP, 1964T #274 Series 4 CL from ED HUTCHINSON. That will look nice in the binder. The '64s are ahead of schedule thanks to you guys! Have awonderful Chris TriplerOBC 2015 ================= Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2015 17:50:16 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Many Thanks this Week From: typecard@aol.com Thanks to Jimi Thayer for a super puffy of 1961 Nu-Card DiMaggio, Baseball Buck O'Toole, Red Back Mel Parnell, Dan Dee Monte Irvin and a 1960 Leaf Clem Labine! Thanks to Anthony Arbeeny for three hits to 1951 Red Back including HOFer Bob Feller, and a 1955 Bowman Mike Garcia! Thanks to Richard Laabs for a holiday greeting filled with six hits my Hostess sets! Thanks to Rookie Chris Tripler for a very sharp 1980-81 Topps Basketball featuring Bob Lanier! What a great week, thanks guys! ================= Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2015 17:56:29 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Fitts From: Rob Bessette Rob Fitts sends a waiver claim of 2 1950 Bowman hits including Vic Wertz. This set is really growing on me. Thanks so much! ================= Date: 11 Dec 2015 16:39:39 -0800 To: Subject: Today's thanks to Patrick Prickett From: jehutch75@gmail.com ================= Date: 11 Dec 2015 16:44:08 -0800 To: Subject: Mroz - strong safety From: ghenthorn34@gmail.com ================= Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2015 19:46:03 -0500 To: OBC Thanks Subject: Labs Report From: BBC Trading Hello to my OBC brothers I was very happily surprised to get a great Christmas card in the mail fromRICHARD LABS. Of course it wasn't just a nice card, Richard stuffed threehits to my 1973 Topps set. Thank you so much Richard!!! Best regards to all, Andy Huntoon Sent from my iPad ================= Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2015 18:54:18 -0600 To: Thanks Subject: Thanks Brian From: Steve Rittenberg Thanks to Brian Betza for an enveloped stuffed with sharp looking HOF hostess cards!! Bench, Murray, Carlton x2, Carter, Stargell, Wow! Thank you very much. Steve Rittenberg ================= To: "obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com" Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2015 19:47:05 -0600 Subject: Income! From: Yaz Ho, ho, ho. My first Christmas card of the year arrived today and it was from Richard Labs who may be going for a complete OBC smackdown. My part of this total annihilation of the OBC directory was the nice Christmas card with six 1975 Topps minis nestled inside. Thanks so much Richard and Merry Christmas! Greg (yaz) ================= Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2015 02:56:59 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: thanks to rich From: mark zentkovich thanks toRich Niessen for: 6 cardinals from 65-72 with Rich Allen and Ted Simmons....also red s some uv as well thank you rich! obc is great! mark zentkovich ================= Date: 11 Dec 2015 19:16:31 -0800 To: Subject: Thanks to RIchard From: bdangelo@aol.com ================= Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2015 00:24:00 -0500 To: OBC Thanks Subject: Thanks to...... From: Joel Freedman Bob Bannon for a 1966 Topps Chicago Cubs Team card. He also included a UV card of his son. Thanks Bob!! ================= Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2015 01:40:55 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Yogi-ism: "Why buy good luggage, you only use it when you travel" From: ChicoD1@aol.com Thanks today go out to a pair of OBCers who sent some Christmas cards along with the ones with pictures of men on them: Bob Bannon sends a sweeeeet SCP 1961 Upper level Checklist! 5 more to reach Richard Labs adds me to his impersonation of Santa with a trio in the 500s from the 62 set! 9 away from goal on that one! Thanks loads gentlemen... less than 2 weeks away, I think I better start Christmas shopping! Sal Domino OBC - 1992 ================= To: "OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com" , LAWRENCE TIPTON Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2015 11:25:01 +0000 Subject: Re: [OBC-Thanks] Friday at Gurus From: Taylor Schock All you need to know is in the article below. Basically, the back color, when in a stack of '68s (or '67 FB) will stand out. It will be yellow or mustard color instead of golden. For '68 baseball, they are ONLY in the first 2series. And as to the fronts, for off-center cards, the '68 baseball will have a white 'stripe' on the top or bottom as it was next to the '67 FB card. And vice-versa for the '67 FB, as it will have a burlap 'stripe' on the top or bottom. http://www.sportscollectorsdigest.com/featured/a-tale-of-the-yellow-back-1968-milton-bradley-set Interestingly enough, the person who wrote the above article lives in Durham and has his practice only about 2 miles from my house. One of these days I will try to meet up with him. From: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com on behalf of LAWRENCE TIPTON larrytipton@windstream.net [OBC-Thanks] Sent: Friday, December 11, 2015 12:32 PM To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: [OBC-Thanks] Friday at Gurus I just returned home from 10 days in Vail Colorado (poor me) visiting my oldest son, his beautiful wife, and my newest grand-kid (#8)! It looks like they will be moving to Napa California in January, and I will assist in the move. I've been visiting Vail for over ten years and sure will miss that! Just opened my mail: Joel Freedman sent an original 1969 Donruss Odd Rods card "Chevy Killer" and also two hits 1967 Leaf "Garrisons Gorillas". Thank You Very Much! Taylor Schock gets me started on the 1968 Milton Bradley baseball cards sending two of them, but not exactly sure what makes these "Milton Bradley" rather then regular "Topps" cards? I think it's the back color and also the burlap "hatching" on the front? Going to take some time later this afternoonto figure that out. Taylor also hits my 1936 "G-Men and Heros of the Law" non sports set with a SCP. Thank You Very Much! All week I've been reading about Richard Labs OBC Christmas cards, and lucky me I was included! Along with a great holiday greeting card, Richard senttwo BIG hits to my 1972 Topps football set, both high numbers #335 Dick LeBeau and #351 Ken Willard In Action. To those of you not putting together the 1972 Topps football set, you don't know how tough these high numbers are. Let me put it this way, to complete my 1951-1981 Topps football set run Ineed just 22 cards. 16 of these 22 are 1972 Topps high numbers. CorrectionI need just 20 cards to complete my Topps football run, 14 of these are 1972 Topps hi numbers LOL! Thank You Very Much and Merry Christmas Richard! ================= Date: 12 Dec 2015 03:40:38 -0800 To: Subject: Weekend Thanks From: jola.media@gmail.com ================= Date: 12 Dec 2015 04:41:32 -0800 To: Subject: Thanks abound From: JTysver1@msn.com ================= Date: 12 Dec 2015 06:02:29 -0800 To: Subject: December Pickups From: eltoro20122012@yahoo.com ================= Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2015 09:14:18 -0500 To: Taylor Schock Subject: Re: [OBC-Thanks] Friday at Gurus From: Jimi Thayer Holy crap! Great article, Taylor. Ugh! Does this mean I need to go separate my Topps ones from my MB ones now? =81 Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 12, 2015, at 6:25 AM, Taylor Schock taylor_schock@hotmail.com [OBC-Thanks] wrote: > All you need to know is in the article below. Basically, the back color, when in a stack of '68s (or '67 FB) will stand out. It will be yellow or mustard color instead of golden. For '68 baseball, they are ONLY in the first2 series. And as to the fronts, for off-center cards, the '68 baseball will have a white 'stripe' on the top or bottom as it was next to the '67 FB card. And vice-versa for the '67 FB, as it will have a burlap 'stripe' on the top or bottom. > http://www.sportscollectorsdigest.com/featured/a-tale-of-the-yellow-back-1968-milton-bradley-set > Interestingly enough, the person who wrote the above article lives in Durham and has his practice only about 2 miles from my house. One of these days I will try to meet up with him. > Regards, > Taylor > From: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com on behalf of LAWRENCE TIPTON larrytipton@windstream.net [OBC-Thanks] > Sent: Friday, December 11, 2015 12:32 PM > To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [OBC-Thanks] Friday at Gurus > I just returned home from 10 days in Vail Colorado (poor me) visiting my oldest son, his beautiful wife, and my newest grand-kid (#8)! It looks likethey will be moving to Napa California in January, and I will assist in the move. I=E2=99ve been visiting Vail for over ten years and sure will miss > Just opened my mail: > Joel Freedman sent an original 1969 Donruss Odd Rods card =E2=9CChevy Killer=E2=9D and also two hits 1967 Leaf "Garrisons Gorillas=E2=9D. Thank You Very Much! > Taylor Schock gets me started on the 1968 Milton Bradley baseball cards sending two of them, but not exactly sure what makes these "Milton Bradley=E2=9D rather then regular =E2=9CTopps" cards? I think it=E2=99s the back color and also the burlap =E2=9Chatching=E2=9D on the front? Going to take some time later this afternoon to figure that out. Taylor also hits my 1936 "G-Men and Heros of the Law=E2=9D non sports set with a SCP. Thank You Very Much! > All week I=E2=99ve been reading about Richard Labs OBC Christmas cards, and lucky me I was included! Along with a great holiday greeting card, Richard sent two BIG hits to my 1972 Topps football set, both high numbers #335 Dick LeBeau and #351 Ken Willard In Action. To those of you not putting together the 1972 Topps football set, you don=E2=99t know how tough these high numbers are. Let me put it this way, to complete my 1951-1981 Topps football set run I need just 22 cards. 16 of these 22 are 1972 Topps high numbers. Correction I need just 20 cards to complete my Topps football run, 14 of these are 1972 Topps hi numbers LOL! Thank You Very Much and Merry Christmas > Guru ================= Date: 12 Dec 2015 08:49:40 -0800 To: Subject: Thanks Rich From: mp1067@Hotmail.com ================= Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2015 14:39:04 -0500 To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: This Week in Baseball Cards From: JEdward@aol.com Just like most everyone else in OBC I got a Christmas greeting from Richard Labs. Richard included four very nice Topps cards from 1963. Thanks Richard, for both the thought and the cards. Bob D'Angelo sent something completely different. Bob sent a drawing of one of my all-time favorite Tigers: Al Kaline. I'm going to frame this picture and add it to my Kaline shrine. Thanks Bob. John McLaughlin ================= Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2015 14:56:13 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Thanks to Rick and Chuck From: Andy Thanks to Rick Lyons for a great condition 1962 Venezuelan Chico Fernandez! Thanks to Chuck Salek for really sharp 55 Bowman Mike Garcia and 56 Topps FB Mike McCormack! Sent from my iPad ================= Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2015 15:25:54 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Yogi-ism: "When you come to a fork in the road, take it" From: ChicoD1@aol.com Another thanks in order as Bob D'Angelo sends over 3 wayyyy cool Mets photos. A pair of Tom Terrifics and and AWESOME shot of Seaver and Koosman pouring champagne on each other after clinching their first playoff birth against the Red Birds. That is one great UPI photo! Thanks loads Bob, I'm loving the memory! Sal Domino OBC - 1992 ================= Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2015 20:26:36 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups , Subject: Something Old Something New From: Mike Mackie Saturday thanks go to BOB BANNON for a two-pack of cards separated by nearly 60 years. Bob sends a 1952 Bowman as well as a 2011 Panini card of his son Shane. Thanks Bob!! Mike MackieOBC/VCT/DT ================= Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2015 15:38:07 -0500 To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Saturday at Gurus From: LAWRENCE TIPTON John Stamper sent me what appeared to be a Christmas card. Before opening Iwanted to confirm if he was/was not my Secret Santa so I emailed him. Johnsaid he was not my Secret Santa, so I ripped it right open. John sent a great Christmas card and note, and also stuffed in two hits 1961 Post =E2=9Calmost-all=E2=9D OBC set Joe Cunningham and Ernie Banks! Thank You Very ================= To: bb thanks Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2015 15:38:13 -0500 Subject: Incoming From: jeff sinclair This weeks thanks to Richard Labs for a nice 4 pack of 63 Topps including aWorld Series card. Thanks Richard! "Do you remember the feel of the candy store steps?" ================= Date: 12 Dec 2015 12:43:44 -0800 To: Subject: thanks to From: rlabs1@elp.rr.com ================= Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2015 15:57:50 -0500 To: VCT , Subject: '65T Embossed set hit again! From: Jimi Thayer Thanks to ANTHONY ARBEENY for a '65T Embossed Boyer! That set, after not being hit for months, was hit twice this week! Sent from my iPad ================= Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2015 15:50:30 -0600 To: OBC Thanks Subject: To Bob Bannon From: Greg IPad Bob sends a nice holiday greeting card along with a 1969 Willie Horton and my first ever 2011 Panini Gridiron rookie football card of none other than his own son, Shane Bannon. How cool is that!!! Gotta admit it took me a minute to figure it out. Bob wrote "tossing in one of my son's cards" and Iam thinking his youngster at home wanted to do what his dad was doing and send out a card so he put something in with his dad. Then I realized the player had the same last name and I thought that is neat. Then I figured it out, Bob's son is the player. Sometimes the aging process dims the lights ha. Anyway, thank you Bob for the cards. Greg Miller Sent from my iPad ================= Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2015 21:53:42 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups , Jim Craig <233_23555@msn.com> Subject: Thanks to future member? From: Patrick Prickett Thanks go out to Jim Craig for a ROAK in the form of two1950 Bowman football cards, including Leo Nomelini. If Jim wants to join - he has my vote! Thanks Jim!Patrick ================= Date: 12 Dec 2015 14:03:09 -0800 To: Subject: Thanks to Mark From: directorth@aol.com ================= Date: 12 Dec 2015 14:49:30 -0800 To: Subject: Hi-ho Silva! From: bdangelo@aol.com ================= Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2015 18:35:55 -0500 To: OBC Thanks Subject: Thanks to...... From: Joel Freedman Jim Silva for a package that contains a 1964 Topps Giant Wickersham, 2 1954Topps 5 1966 baseball, and 6 1961=92s. thanks Jim!! John Stamper sends along a Christmas card and two 1953 Topps. Thanks guys! Happy Holidays. ================= To: "OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com" Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2015 23:46:22 +0000 Subject: Thanks to AS from TS From: Taylor Schock Aaron Shirley sends me an SCP hit to my Star Wars set with a Luke Skywalker. Amazing that it's been almost 40 years since the original movie. Thanks Aaron! ================= To: "OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com" , Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2015 23:57:39 +0000 Subject: A pair of rookie cards From: Taylor Schock Bob Bannon sends a Christmas card with a pair of RCs. One is '57 Casey Wiseof the Chicago Cubs and the other is 'some guy' name Shane Bannon from theKC Chiefs. Was he ever referred to as the Bannon Cannon?. Great card and thanks ================= Date: 12 Dec 2015 16:26:54 -0800 To: Subject: Shane Bannon's Dad... From: uthminsta@hotmail.com ================= To: Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2015 19:32:38 -0500 Subject: Raleigh show From: "Mark Holland" Met up with Taylor Schock again today at the Raleigh show. We visited with several OBC dealers including Uncle Dick, Kurt Toudot, Chandy and Jack Zerby. Steve Brandenburg was there but he said that he hasn't been added to the OBC list yet. Not sure where that stands but he definitely gets my vote. I remember Guru took his picture when we met at the Raleigh show earlier in the year thinking he was going to be added. Uncle Dick told me he met up with some of my OBC brothers in Philly last weekend. He said "who is the lanky OBC guy that was born with a smile on his face"? I said "Uncle Dick, everyone in OBC has a smile on their face at a card show, that doesn't narrow it down much." We had a good laugh over that... The OBC handshake with Taylor netted me 2 Ted Williams manager cards from 70&71 along with a 70T high number. Kurt did some serious damage to my 55 Bowman set (along with serious damage to my wallet). Plus I picked up 15 of the 57T mid series. Someone needs to share the reason for the scarcity of the mid series vs. the high numbers in that set. Where they short printed? Issued out of sequence? I also picked up some 62 Post SPs that I needed along with a few 59s. All in all it was a great day...just spent too much Thanks Taylor, let's do it again in January. Mark Holland Vintage List & UV Sets to Trade ================= Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2015 19:58:56 -0500 To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: a 4-bagger of thanks From: Sean McGowan James Moleta sends 2 '52 bowmans Richard Labs adds a '53 Bowman B+W Wilhelm(!!!) to a really nice christmas Matt Yudt sends along 3 '50 Bowmans and a '52 as SUPERBOWL winnings! I love it when the winnings are spread out... the joy lasts longer :) great work Matt! Robert Bannon knocks one of my World Series card list with a Cincy celebration from the '77 topps set. He also includes a card of Shane Bannon in a KC Chiefs uniform! I didn't realize we had such genes in OBC! Thanks to the four of you for making it a great week! Go OBC! ================= Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2015 18:01:45 -0700 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Tripler with a quadrupler (can you smell the desperation?) From: James Silva Yep - I imagine with all the cards Chris has sent out recently that others are faced with bad pun choices and choke under the pressure like I most assuredly did. Nevertheless, Mister Tripler hit two lists today. He starts with a 1980 Topps Phillies team card to knock that list to one card - #9 (Steve Braun), and then after a gremlins check I find that it is actually 3 cards (Including 484 -checklist, and 606 - Red=E2=99s Team card)!!! How doesthat happen? I think I started that set the year I went to San Diego for college and went into a Sam=E2=99s club for the first time where you could actually buy an entire box of packs! I believe I nearly passed out at thesight. Anyway, one card, uh three cards away=E2=A6 Chris also sent along some great cards from the =E2=9970 Topps includingtwo high numbers and Fergie Jenkins! I have heard a couple interviews withhim recently and he seems like a really interesting guy. For a while the Cubs had him, Joe Neikro, Bill Hands, and Ken Holtzman with Hands being the old man at 28 (in 1968) - the other guys in the rotation were 25 and under.Then they put Selma in the rotation - a 25 year old - and finished second in the NL East with all four starting pitchers posting ERA+ of over 100. That=E2=99s pretty great. Their rotation was arguably better the next yearwhen they won fewer games, and in =E2=9971 the same story except Holtzman had a subpar season so they trade him to the A=E2=99s for Rick Monday. Holtzman rights the ship and wins three WS in a row. Poor Cubbies - kept getting so close and had a good, deep, young rotation led by Fergie, but kept finishing 2nd or 3rd every year. Yep - turned into a ramble - my point being, thanks Chris - great cards! Jim =E2=9CEl Fuego=E2=9D Silva #25 ================= Date: 12 Dec 2015 17:20:54 -0800 To: Subject: MLB Showdown countdown... From: drsam9795@gmail.com ================= To: Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2015 20:21:48 -0500 Subject: Another Bannon tackle From: "Mark Holland" Bob Bannon sent an OBC Christmas card that included a hit my 69T set. I thought that would be an easy set to knock out but Bob's hit leaves it at 229 needed. Thanks for the nudge Bob, I need to work on that set a little more. Mark Holland Vintage List & UV Sets to Trade ================= To: "OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com" , Date: Sun, 13 Dec 2015 01:39:50 +0000 Subject: Raleigh meet up From: Taylor Schock Met up with Mark Holland today at the Raleigh card show, albeit briefly as I was toting around a 4 month old future card collector, but still long enough to chat for a few minutes and for a great handshake. Mark passed along a pair of '67 Topps FBers I knew in the form of Pete Beathard and Houston Antwine, and he tops off the triple play with a great '72 Kelloggs Roberto Clemente. Thanks Mark! ================= To: "OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com" Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2015 21:14:42 -0500 Subject: Catch-up thanks to From: richard dingman RA LABS for a nice Christmas card containing a 1950 Bowman 'no copyright line' variation, a rarely hit subset. ANDY COOK for 2 envelopes, containing a Davy Crockett waiver and a '33 Goudey JIM CRAIG for a nice Christmas card and 3 unusually pristine Davy Crockett cards. Thanks much guys and have a great and safe holiday season everyone! Richard D ================= Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2015 22:14:31 -0500 To: "" Subject: Incoming From: ShoelessWes Bob Bannon sends an SCP by way of a 54 bowman hit! Rob Fitts sends an SCP too, a 1950 bowman (low) number! George Vrechek sends a groovy flat, 72-75 Topps basketball hits, thanks guys! Sent from my iPhone ================= To: Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2015 22:36:45 -0600 Subject: Thanks to Bob and John From: "Randy Griffin" Thanks go out to Bob Bannon who sends a Christmas card with a 69 Topps Lefebvre and a Shane Bannon card. Thanks, Bob! John Stamper sends a Happy Holidays card with a couple of 55 Bowmans tuckedinside (Kell and Pierce). Thanks so much, John and Karyn! Thanks, OBC! Randy Griffin ================= To: "obc" Date: Sun, 13 Dec 2015 05:12:16 -0600 Subject: Sunday Thanks From: "ken goetsch" Go out to: Mike Mroz, for a 4- bagger from 58' and a couple of unmentionables...........Thanks very much, Mike. Ken Goetsch ================= Date: Sun, 13 Dec 2015 09:59:37 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: nice card(s) from Bob B. From: RAN912@aol.com Yesterday's mail brought a very nice Christmas card from Bob Bannon. Inside was a 1965 Topps card and a football card of son Shane. Much appreciated, Bob. Rich Niessen ================= Date: Sun, 13 Dec 2015 10:01:41 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: flat from George V.. From: RAN912@aol.com Yesterday I received a nice flat from George Vrechek. George sent me (6)1958 Topps, (1)1959 Topps, and (2)1960 Topps. Great additions, George. Thank you very much. Rich Niessen ================= Date: Sun, 13 Dec 2015 12:07:55 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [OBC-Thanks] Friday at Gurus From: ChicoD1@aol.com Content-Language: en Here's the checklist I put together one night. I am attaching the spreadsheet also, in case anyone wants to sort out by sport. There seem to be a few available. Been finding some as I thumb through boxes of 68s at shows. I have yet to see one of the hot rod cards... Milton Bradley 1967/68 - 132 1 Hot Rod Super Marauder 2 Football Parilli 2 Hot Rod New Breed TV Car 5 Hot Rod T Plus 11 6 Hot Rod Cabriolet 7 Baseball NL ERA Ldrs 7 Hot Rod Rodster 8 Baseball AL ERA Ldrs Hot Rod The Tangerine 10 Baseball AL PITCH Ldrs 10 Hot Rod Li'L Beauty 11 Hot Rod Twister "T" 12 Football Graham 12 Hot Rod XPAK 400 13 Football Buoniconti 13 Baseball Hartstein 13 Hot Rod XMSC 210 16 Baseball Indian Rookies 16 Hot Rod The Pumpkin 17 Baseball Hall 17 Hot Rod Mustang 18 Football Barber 18 Baseball Herschberger 18 Hot Rod X-TURA 19 Baseball Pizzaro 20 Baseball B. Robinson 20 Hot Rod 57 Thunderbird 22 Football Hudson 22 Hot Rod Surf Woody 24 Baseball Locke 24 Hot Rod Turbo-Sonic 26 Baseball Brandon 26 Hot Rod Flaky "T" 28 Football Shaw 28 Hot Rod Ruby "T" 29 Hot Rod Bimini Wagon 30 Football Wilson 31 Football McCormick 31 Hot Rod Emperor 32 Football Mirich 32 Hot Rod Cosma Ray 33 Hot Rod Lemans Cadillac 34 Baseball Ferrara 36 Baseball Pirate Rookies 38 Baseball Pierce 43 Baseball Bell 44 Baseball Kostro 45 Baseball Seaver 48 Football Burrell 48 Baseball Davidson 49 Football Elkins 49 Baseball Brinkman 51 Football Blanks 53 Baseball Alley 57 Baseball Schneider 58 Football Ladd 58 Baseball Mathews 60 Football Beathard 60 Baseball Holtzman 61 Baseball Smith 62 Baseball Dobson 64 Baseball Merritt 66 Baseball Cox 67 Football Mays 68 Football Tyrer 68 Baseball Willis 71 Football Buchanan 72 Baseball John 74 Baseball Pappas 77 Baseball Wilson 78 Baseball Northrup 80 Baseball Carew 81 Baseball Jackson 84 Football Neighbors 85 Baseball Perry 86 Football Nomina 87 Football Zecher 88 Football Kocurek 89 Baseball Gibbs92 Football DeLuca 94 Baseball Maye 95 Football Hill 98 Football Namath 98 Baseball Sutherland 99 Baseball Colavito 100 Baseball Gibson 103 Football Lamonica 105 Baseball Downing 106 Football Biletnikof 106 Baseball Jones 107 Baseball Checklist 110-196 Brown Fine Mesh 107 Baseball Checklist 110-196 Tan Wide Mesh 108 Baseball Pavletich 110 Football Daniels 110 Baseball Aaron 112 Baseball Fryman 113 Baseball Tigers Rookies 116 Football Davidson 117 Football Day 117 Baseball Jaster 118 Baseball Belanger 119 Baseball Savage 120 Baseball Stottlemyre 121 Football Lowe 121 Baseball Hall 124 Football MacKinnon 124 Baseball Oliver 125 Football Mix 127 Baseball Lindblad 128 Baseball Astros Rookies 129 Baseball Stanley 130 Football Buncom 136 Baseball Hundley 139 Baseball Short 143 Baseball Cimino 146 Baseball Bando 149 Baseball Saverine 155 Baseball WS Game 5 156 BaseballWS Game 6 165 Baseball Oliva 168 Baseball Dodgers Team 172 Baseball Williams 175 Baseball Wills 176 Baseball Allen 177 Baseball Mets Rookies179 Baseball Stoneman 180 Baseball Flood 185 Baseball Haller 189 Baseball Landis 191 Baseball Frisella 193 Baseball Hamilton 195 Baseball Pepitone Sal Domino OBC - 1992 In a message dated 12/12/2015 9:14:23 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, OBC-Thanks-noreply@yahoogroups.com writes: Holy crap! Great article, Taylor. Ugh! Does this mean I need to go separate my Topps ones from my MB ones now? =81 Sent from my iPhone On Dec 12, 2015, at 6:25 AM, Taylor Schock _taylor_schock@hotmail.com_ (mailto:taylor_schock@hotmail.com) [OBC-Thanks] <_OBC-Thanks-noreply@yahoogroups.com_ (mailto:OBC-Thanks-noreply@yahoogroups.com) > wrote: All you need to know is in the article below. Basically, the back color, when in a stack of '68s (or '67 FB) will stand out. It will be yellow or mustard color instead of golden. For '68 baseball, they are ONLY in the first 2 series. And as to the fronts, for off-center cards, the '68 baseball will have a white 'stripe' on the top or bottom as it was next to the '67 FB card. And vice-versa for the '67 FB, as it will have a burlap 'stripe' on the top or bottom. http://www.sportscollectorsdigest.com/featured/a-tale-of-the-yellow-back-196 Interestingly enough, the person who wrote the above article lives in Durham and has his practice only about 2 miles from my house. One of thesedays I will try to meet up with him. From: _OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com_ (mailto:OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com) <_OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com_ (mailto:OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com) > on behalf of LAWRENCE TIPTON _larrytipton@windstream.net_ (mailto:larrytipton@windstream.net) [OBC-Thanks] <_OBC-Thanks-noreply@yahoogroups.com_ (mailto:OBC-Thanks-noreply@yahoogroups.com) > Sent: Friday, December 11, 2015 12:32 PM To: _obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com_ (mailto:obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com) Subject: [OBC-Thanks] Friday at Gurus I just returned home from 10 days in Vail Colorado (poor me) visiting my oldest son, his beautiful wife, and my newest grand-kid (#8)! It looks like they will be moving to Napa California in January, and I will assist in the move. I=E2=99ve been visiting Vail for over ten years and sure will missthat! Just opened my mail: Joel Freedman sent an original 1969 Donruss Odd Rods card =E2=9CChevy Killer=E2=9D and also two hits 1967 Leaf "Garrisons Gorillas=E2=9D. Thank You Very Much! Taylor Schock gets me started on the 1968 Milton Bradley baseball cards sending two of them, but not exactly sure what makes these "Milton Bradley=E2=9D rather then regular =E2=9CTopps" cards? I think it=E2=99s the back color and also the burlap =E2=9Chatching=E2=9D on the front? Going to take some time later afternoon to figure that out. Taylor also hits my 1936 "G-Men and Heros ofthe =E2=9D non sports set with a SCP. Thank You Very Much! All week I=E2=99ve been reading about Richard Labs OBC Christmas cards,and lucky me I was included! Along with a great holiday greeting card, Richard sent two BIG hits to my 1972 Topps football set, both high numbers #335 Dick LeBeau and #351 Ken Willard In Action. To those of you not putting together the 1972 Topps football set, you don=E2=99t know how tough these high numbers are. Let me put it this way, to complete my 1951-1981 Topps football set run I need just 22 cards. 16 of these 22 are 1972 Topps high numbers. Correction I need just 20 cards to complete my Topps football run, 14 of these 1972 Topps hi numbers LOL! Thank You Very Much and Merry Christmas Richard! ================= To: Date: Sun, 13 Dec 2015 09:23:47 -0800 Subject: Thanks again to ED PIKE From: "George Vrechek" We save on mailing by swapping in person. I just had to walk up the hill to Ed's house, not an easy task. I came away with more track, Olympic, and/or German type cards (which I'm still translating) of various sizes and shapes, a T218 Tolstoi back, some T218 back variations, and 4 C-52s which turn my have list into a want list. When I finish Ed's book of Aaron to Zipfel, I need to hand it to another OBCer. Thanks Ed. George Vrechek ================= Date: 13 Dec 2015 10:42:44 -0800 To: Subject: Thanks from yesterday From: jehutch75@gmail.com ================= Date: Sun, 13 Dec 2015 21:17:00 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: My "Buddy" Andy spends Christmas Cheer From: Patrick Prickett Thanks go out to Andy Cook for sending a very nice 1951 Playball "Buddy" Lewis. Great card! Thanks so much for thinking of me!Patrick ================= Date: Sun, 13 Dec 2015 21:31:10 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: Lazy Sunday catch up thank you session From: chris tripler A triple(r) play of thank you(s)! First, to AARON SHIRLEY for the magnificent magenta OBC collector's shirt -have to post a picture to the website when I catch up with my dad next week! He's going to love it!!! Aaron also included a 1967 Topps #253 Indians' Rookie Stars of Bill Davis (who played for Portland) and Gus Gil (a native of Caracas Venezuela, but you'd swear with a name like that he'd be amid-western boy). HUGE thanks, Aaron!!! Second, ED SCHOTT sends me over a '63T Stengel/Woodling Mngers card in justgreat condition!, a '66T #419 Mike Ryan also in remarkable condition!!! Then, to top it all off, Ed sends along 7 '68T #s 80 Rod Carew, 94 Lee Maye, 160 Earl Wilson, 232 Denis Menke, 234 Bill Monbouquette, 379 SN AS Gary Peters, and #500 Frank Robinson!!! Amazing hits, and just digging how great the cards are that are coming in, just unbelievable! Thank you, ED!!! This isEd's second hit in as many weeks...the return fire will be furious! and FATHER PAT WITTINGNY sends over a couple of absolute blazers of '62T hits #371 Earl Battey, 449 Jerry Adair, #501 Claude Osteen, and half of #312 Warren Spahn - that will look great in the book...looking for the other half! Thank You very much, FATHER PAT!!!! It may have been overlooked, but a thank you to BOB D'ANGELO for the autographed card of OBC's own #13 Bob D'Angelo, who appears to be playing for theYankees channeling his best Don Mattingly, mustache and all...Also, I did thank an OBCer for their package the other day for the vintage, but there was an unmentionable wrestling UV that must be acknowledged...so, thank you for that. .. Thank you OBC. Chris TriplerOBC 2015 ================= Date: Sun, 13 Dec 2015 21:51:44 +0000 To: OBC Thanks Subject: Thanks to Richard L. From: The Richard Labs Christmas train stopped in North Canton, and left a great present - a 1962 woodie Stan Musial. Thanks, Richard, "The Man" will fit in well. Bill Malson ================= Date: Sun, 13 Dec 2015 21:53:19 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: cardboard received From: Bob Saxton Thanks to George Vrechek for a hit to the '54 Topps list, Leroy Wheat. Old Wheatie has some glue inflicted paper loss on the back that makes him right at home with many others in that binder. Thanks to Bob Bannon for a very pristine '60 Topps Larry Jackson, and an NFL Rookie card for Shane Bannon of the Kansas City Chiefs. Sure gotta be proud of that boy! Thanks, guys, and Merry Christmas! Bob Saxton ================= Date: Sun, 13 Dec 2015 23:00:51 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: More OBC Christmas cards From: Thomas Elliott Got a pair of Christmas cards over the weekend. One was from Bob Bannon, who includes a 1967T Kenny Holtzman. Thanks, Bob. And, Merry Christmas! I also got a Christmas card from Richard Laabs, who includes a pair of '59s and a pair of '68s including Phil Niekro. Both are sets I'm working on. thanks, Richard. And Merry Christmas! OBC is wonderful, Tom Elliott ================= To: Date: Sun, 13 Dec 2015 18:16:20 -0500 Subject: Christmas Card Thanks From: "Bob Donaldson" Received two Christmas cards from OBC members, both with some extras Richard Labs add a couple of 63s Bob Bannon add a 57 Topps BB Thanks guys! Thanks OBC!! ================= Date: Sun, 13 Dec 2015 23:39:08 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: A couple overdue thanks From: Patrick Prickett Thanks go out to: Richard Labs who sends a couple of 1972 FB high numbers! Love gettingthese. I really need to put more effort into this set. Thank you for theinspiration! John Stamper for apair of 1975 Topps Minis of Killebrew and McCovey. Down to the final 7! Thanks John! Thanks for the great hits!Patrick ================= To: "obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com" Date: Sun, 13 Dec 2015 18:58:57 -0500 Subject: this week in thanks... From: Shawn Smart ROBERT FITTS - sends two waiver claims from 55 :) RICHARD LABS - sends a nice holiday card and includes 4 cards from 69 Topps! BOB BANNON - sends a nice holiday card - and a comment apologizing for the condition of the card included, a comment which does not compute with me. Bob hits my 79 Topps set and includes a card of his son, who apparently is in the NFL?! Who knew! ANDY COOK - sends two sweet looking 55 Bowmans! Thanks all!! ================= Date: 13 Dec 2015 17:34:23 -0800 To: Subject: Thanks to Bob Bannon From: mfmroz@prodigy.net ================= Date: Sun, 13 Dec 2015 18:26:12 -0800 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Thanks to Bob Bannon From: Rick Bob sent a nice Christmas card plus a 69 topps and a Shane Bannon card. Thank you very much they are greatly appreciated. Rick Sent from my iPad ================= Date: 13 Dec 2015 18:37:38 -0800 To: Subject: Very Late Thanks. From: kenpillion@windstream.net ================= Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2015 05:04:30 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: thanks to greg h From: mark zentkovich Greg Henthorn sends a nice vintage package containing: 8 footballers from 70s including HOF Alworth, Buoniconti, Upshaw, Dawson. Greg has contributed the most to my new fb hof collection, thanks! 69 baseball Gibson and Santo 68 Gene Alley and Tommy John 59 Cardinals Harrell and Cimoli thank you greg for the cool vintage package you sent, much appreciated! mark zentkovich ================= To: OBC Thanks Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2015 13:29:46 +0000 Subject: Arrivals From: Mac Wubben Three arrivals to report: Greg Henthorn drops three hits to the 76 Kelloggs list and thows a 79 in aswell. Thanks Greg! John Stamper sends three from the elusive 77 Cloth puzzle set. Now I just have to figure out which ones they are. Thanks John! Finally, TJ Valacak returns the much traveled note and card protector...with a 70-71 OPC hockey hit and a tough 48-49 Leaf hit. Thanks TJ! Thanks for all the hits...long time since I received 3 in a day. ================= Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2015 12:20:36 -0500 To: OBC Thanks Subject: 6 in one day! From: Jimi Thayer I haven't had one of these kind of days in awhile!! OBC Applicant, NATE MACK, sent me 3 '57T and a couple of '55Bs! I've traded with him for years, and he'll be a great asset to the group for sure! ED PIKE passed along a couple of 1972-73 hockey beauties!!MIKE MACKIE surprised me as well with a couple of '61T cards and a '61F McGraw! Love those early '60s Fleer cards! Old trading buddy and fellow Ohioan, ED HUTCHINSON, sent me a couple of '56s, 3 '59s, and a 55B! Appreciate the hits, buddy! PATRICK PRICKETT, another long-time trading partner, sent several Star Warscards my way. I love this stuff, man! And, DANG! Time to pony up to JAY TYSVER!!! :) He sent along a 1962 Topps wrapper from my plea last week.....AND finished my 1970 Topps Scratch-Offs set with Aaron and Marichal! I'll get some stuff sent your way, buddy! Sent from my iPad ================= Date: 14 Dec 2015 10:54:59 -0800 To: Subject: OBC Thanx From: larrygers@aol.com ================= Date: 14 Dec 2015 11:44:28 -0800 To: Subject: More OBC Thanx From: larrygers@aol.com ================= Date: 14 Dec 2015 13:01:20 -0800 To: Subject: Two today From: jschris@triwest.net ================= Date: 14 Dec 2015 13:48:59 -0800 To: Subject: Never been a day like this before From: rlabs1@elp.rr.com ================= Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2015 16:52:24 -0500 To: Obc Tx thanks Subject: Thanks and 71 RIP From: Jake Elwell Big weekend at the ole mailbox -- RICHARD LABS gifted me a sweet pair of 51Bowmans and BOB BANNON did likewise with a '59 chip and a UV card featuring his ex-KC Chief son (wow!). And then MATT YUDT claimed his rightful spot in my cardboard pantheon by killing off my 1970 set with a high number Maury Wills. A trio of '62s came along for the ride. 1970s were the very first baseball cards I ever owned pack-fresh and it's wonderful to know I now have 'em all, 45 years later. Thanks very much to Matt and to all at OBC for this important set completion! --Jake Elwell ================= Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2015 16:05:32 -0600 To: Thanks Subject: Thanks Jay! From: Steve Rittenberg Thanks to Jay Tysver for a huge package of cards. There's one thing not clear about. Please help me complete the expression: one is a type set, twothen I'm collecting the set and 35 means what? Jay sent me 35 of the 1977 Twinkies panels. Wow. I saw names in there like Roae and Bench. I wona pile of these in an auction a couple of years ago and only kept the Red Sox. I guess now I'm going full hog. Question - these are all full size, uncut. Do people mix in cards if they are trimmed down to the border? Jay wasn't done there. He added in several his to my 1961 Post set as wellas my 1979 Hostess set. Truly an amazing package from an amazing guy. Thank you Jay. Steve Rittenberg Sent from my iPhone ================= Date: 14 Dec 2015 15:02:24 -0800 To: Subject: Big thanks to Ray Luurs From: directorth@aol.com ================= Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2015 15:12:00 -0800 To: Steve Rittenberg Subject: Re: [OBC-Thanks] Thanks Jay! From: Stamper Nice haul! If you are doing the one card Twinkie panels, you should only include the full panels. I've been collecting these for a number of years nowand am still 16 away. I do have a bunch of dupes. John Stamper On Dec 14, 2015, at 2:05 PM, "Steve Rittenberg srittenberg@gmail.com [OBC-Thanks]" wrote: > Thanks to Jay Tysver for a huge package of cards. There's one thing not clear about. Please help me complete the expression: one is a type set, two then I'm collecting the set and 35 means what? Jay sent me 35 of the 1977 Twinkies panels. Wow. I saw names in there like Roae and Bench. I won a pile of these in an auction a couple of years ago and only kept the Red Sox. Iguess now I'm going full hog. Question - these are all full size, uncut. Do people mix in cards if they are trimmed down to the border? > Jay wasn't done there. He added in several his to my 1961 Post set as well as my 1979 Hostess set. > Truly an amazing package from an amazing guy. Thank you Jay. > Steve Rittenberg > Sent from my iPhone ================= Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2015 17:11:04 -0700 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Bannon with a Bannon From: James Silva Bob Bannon passes on two cards in a wonderful holiday card! Along for the ride with his son=E2=99s rookie card with the Chiefs, he includes a =E2=9970 Topps of Andy Kosco. Kosco was a beast in his last two full seasons in the minors but seemed unable to put it together at the major league level. At 6=E2=993, 210 there were probably some pretty high expectations heaped upon him. As for that Bannon kid, well, he looks like the goods! Thanks for the great cards and the greeting card and thoughts as well. Jim =E2=9CEl Fuego=E2=9D Silva #25 ================= Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2015 16:19:08 -0800 To: Thanks OBC Subject: A trio of thanks From: Stamper Mark Macrae starts it off with a nice Christmas card. I am looking forward to seeing you in February. Bob Donaldson sends some DS 71 coins. Bob Bannon also sends a nice Christmas card and hits the 4th set of 73's with a Fisk. And of course the guns are out on the rookie Bannon card. Thank you all and Happy Holidays!! John Stamper ================= To: OBC-Thanks Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2015 19:49:12 -0500 Subject: This evening thanks to From: Joe Isaac Andy Cook for an SCP from '52T Richard Labs for a Christmas card with a '61 Koufax, didn't expect that one. Thank you gentlemen, Joe Isaac This email has been sent from a virus-free computer protected by Avast. www.avast.com ================= Date: 14 Dec 2015 17:57:31 -0800 To: Subject: Mack attacks my (red) backs From: bdangelo@aol.com ================= Date: 14 Dec 2015 18:12:11 -0800 To: Subject: Henthorn Hits Hard From: mfmroz@prodigy.net ================= Date: 14 Dec 2015 18:45:22 -0800 To: Subject: Henthorn, Labs, Bannon, Mead and Craig thanks! From: b_betza@yahoo.com ================= To: OBC-Thanks Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2015 19:12:41 -0800 Subject: Thanks to Richard Labs From: David Fallen Richard surprised me with a Christmas card and a '56 Willie Mays! Thanks Richard, and the best of the season to you and yours! Dave Fallen ================= To: "'OBC Thanks'" Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2015 22:41:46 -0500 Subject: today on Zorro Ct in translvania!! (i mean pennsyltuckie) From: "Matt Yudt" From ROB FITTS - 2 1950 bowman obc gems. One a Phillie player (Eddie Waitkus) and the other a philly native, Ed Stanky, in a Giants uniform. Stanky famous of course for his role and being portrayed in the movie "42" opposing the Phillies manager Ben Chapman for his racists outbursts as a member of the Brooklyn dodgers. A jolly penguins holiday card from BOB BANNON contained a nice hit to my 58 set - tiger Frank Bolling. Finally, form MIKE GALBREATH - 4 hits to my 58 set taking me under 100 needed! Mike also sends a Zorro! Card. How did you know I had a secret collection of these? Hmmm?? Great stuff gentlemen. Thank you Matt Yudt ================= Date: 14 Dec 2015 19:41:07 -0800 To: Subject: Tripled From: mikesportsfan@aol.com ================= Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 04:43:53 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: Ed Pike sends cards From: Thomas Elliott Ed Pike put a couple of '76-77 basketball cards on a waiver wire that I requested. Ed sent them, but he made sure it was a lot bigger haul than that. There was a grreat assortment of cards, including four '72-73 Topps hockey (including Gil Perreault #120), four '60T baseball including a sharp Andy Carey (#196), seven '64T baseball including a nice Billy Wialliams (#175) and Zoilo Versalles (#15) and a '92 Classic Carl Lewis, Wow. Thanks, Ed. OBC is wonderful, Tom Elliott ================= Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 00:49:36 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [OBC-Thanks] Thanks and 71 RIP From: ChicoD1@aol.com Content-Language: en WTG Jake! Don't forget about these extras you may need :-).. 1970 Topps 128 2nd Ser Checklist #226 is R Perranoski #226 is R. Perranoski 1970 Topps 244 3rd Ser Checklist Red Bat on Front Brown Bat on Front 1970 Topps 343 4th Ser Checklist Red Bat on Front Brown Bat on Front 1970 Topps 432 5th Ser Checklist "Baseball" on Front is Yellow "Baseball" on Front is White 1970 Topps 542 6th Ser Checklist Gray Bat on Front Brown Bat on Front 1970 Topps 588 7th Ser Checklist #666 is Adolpho Phillips #666 is Adolfo Phillips Sal Domino OBC - 1992 PS- Those are easy ones to find In a message dated 12/14/2015 4:52:26 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, OBC-Thanks-noreply@yahoogroups.com writes: Big weekend at the ole mailbox -- RICHARD LABS gifted me a sweet pair of 51 Bowmans and BOB BANNON did likewise with a '59 chip and a UV card featuring his ex-KC Chief son (wow!). And then MATT YUDT claimed his rightful in my cardboard pantheon by killing off my 1970 set with a high number Maury Wills. A trio of '62s came along for the ride. 1970s were the very first baseball cards I ever owned pack-fresh and it's wonderful to know I now have 'em all, 45 years later. Thanks very much to Matt and to all at OBC for this important set completion! --Jake Elwell ================= Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 06:33:05 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: tripple threat monday From: Nick Pelletier Thanks go out to three OBC'ers for hits in todays mail. Thank you BOB BANNON for a 1952 Bowman Monte Kennedy and a Paninni Shane Bannon. Thanks to WES SHEPARD for his end of a trade sending three 1968 Topps hockey hits-Esposito, Hull, and Mikita.....two 1958 football-Groza and ClevelandTC, a 59 Groza, plus single hits to 1960, 62, and 1963 football. WESalso sends the Iceland FOTW hit. Thanks to RICHARD LABS for making me wait ten days to find out what he sent.....His package clearly says not to open until December 24. Let the mental agony begin. Thank you RICHARD, WES, and BOB. much appreciated. This bundle takes me to fewer than 1000 to reach the Chuck Barker level. WOW! Amazing....Thank you! Nick PelletierNachobcards@yahoo.com ================= Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 02:01:12 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Yogi-ism: "Always go to other people's funerals otherwise they won't cometoyours From: ChicoD1@aol.com The way I've been working the past 6 weeks, I may barely make it to my own funeral (although it feels like I'm trying to get there)! I have cards to send out, just haven't had time to sit at the comp and wrap them up. I do have thanks to give-- Joel Freedman has vowed to never let me catch up by sending over a cool assortment including a Beatles color, a 72 nose bleeder Red Sox and a Star card Hernandez and a trio of nice Topps card depicting the 1952 WS. I think I need to find the rest of those! Thanks loads Joel, great assortment! Sal Domino OBC - 1992 ================= Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 00:15:57 -0800 To: Thanks Subject: Some great cards and cards with cards...!! From: Peter Iversen Happy Holidays to you all..here are some overdue THANKS and some that are closer to being on-time...I hope you all are enjoying these days of celebration...I know that I have been feeling it lately with the wonderful baseball cards that have been coming over my doorstep... TJ VALACAK - sends me a couple more Dodgers! of the OPC variety - these from 73...Steve Yeager (Denice's favorite) and Jim Brewer...a couple of fellows who provided many good moments back in the 70ies... JAMES MOLETA - finds a couple off my specialty lists that he can get behind and support - a really lovely St. Louis Brown...Marlin Stuart...from the 53 Bowman (birthyear) set...and a back variation of "Minnie" Minoso (gray back) from the 56 Topps set! Wow. A couple of fine cards that I shall enjoy and cherish... RICHARD LABS - sends a card within a card...Christmas greetings and a really thoughtful card/gift that touches another quirky list (horizontal cards)..he sends a 51 Bowman of Cincinnati Red Bobby Adams...this is a very cool card!...I really do love collecting these horizontal cards... JOHN STAMPER - who lives just down the road...hits me with another card within a card sending Happy Holidays and Andy Messersmith on a baseball disc that bears his image and "LA Dodgers"...it looks like John had to go a long way from the San Fernando Valley to find this card as the back is stamped - "CAROUSEL SNACK BARS, INC. #357...302 Northgate Mall, Chattanooga, TN 37415" ...and I have even been to Chattanooga, TN in the 70ies! but I did not visit the Carousel Snack Bar...so I never found Dodgers to add to the binder... So thankful to the four of you...hope to find something fitting for you in the weeks to come...during this season and all through the year I am grateful to te community that is OBC...! marcpeter / Peter ================= Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 12:00:26 +0000 (UTC) To: "" Subject: A Stamped Horn and Chief From: familytoad@comcast.net ================= Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 08:58:33 -0500 To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Thanks to Richard! From: Doug Richard Labs sends a nice Christmas card with a pair of 59 Topps hits! Great stuff and much appreciated. Doug DeJong Sent from my iPad ================= Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 08:56:15 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: George hits From: Anthony Hello all George Vrechek sends along four hits to the 1962 fb post set with brown, marched ti, Karan's and bednarik. Nice hits Anthony arbeeny Sent from my iPad ================= To: Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 11:00:45 -0500 Subject: Rich from Vegas From: "Mark Holland" No, I didn't win in Vegas ... but our resident Vegas buddy sent a Christmas card with another 51 Topps Blue Back in it. Rich has almost single handedly built that set for me over the years. Ironically this set has not been hit since one year ago today by Mr. Niessen in last year's Christmas card. This year he sent a Chico Carrasquel. Down to needing just 3 more At this pace we will be done by Christmas 2018 :-). Here are the 3 remaining 51 Blue Backs needed .. 5 Johnny Pesky, 35 Tommy Byrne, 38 Irv Noren Rich, maybe we can get out there next year. Couldn't make it happen in 2015. Tell Deb hello for us!!!!!! Mark Holland Vintage List & UV Sets to Trade ================= To: Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 11:24:34 -0500 Subject: Thanks Jason From: "Bob Donaldson" Thanks to Jason Christopherson for a trio of Topps Cards: 2 54s and a 57 Thanks Jason Thanks OBC! ================= Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 16:42:29 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups , Subject: Incoming thanks to Richard Labs! From: Jerry Coker Big thank you out to Richard Labs who sent me a Christmas card with a four 72T's enclosed (Ted Williams, Gil Hodges, 1971 NL SO Leaders and1971 NL RBI Leaders!). Thank you for the Christmas card and bubblegum cards Richard. Always a treat. I hope you have a great Christmas and Happy New Year! PS: Just wanted to say how much I appreciate and admire gentlemen like Richard who take the time to send Christmas cards to OBC'ers. We are all so busy this time of year and this effort does not go unnoticed by me. And I'm sure all OBC'ers feel the same as I do. I hope everyone in OBC land has a wonderful Christmas and New Year. Filled with much happiness and good health. Thanks OBC!!!Jerry Coker ================= To: Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 11:49:24 -0500 Subject: Just my type .... From: "Mark Holland" Randy Welk sent a RAOK for my type card collection as he shared a 1954 Red Man of Rip Repulski. It looked so much like the '55 in my type card that I had to research the difference. That is always interesting, green writing vs. red. These are nice looking cards. Maybe someday I will venture into this endeavor too. But for now it remains in my type card collection. Thanks Randy. Mark Holland Vintage List & UV Sets to Trade ================= Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 12:28:05 -0500 To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: OBC Secret Santa THANKS From: LAWRENCE TIPTON My OBC Secret Santa arrived today. Clearly marked do not open until Dec 25th. It appears to be a Christmas greeting card but it=E2=99s kind of thick. Snoopy Christmas stamps too. It will be hard to wait, but I promise I will:) Thank You Ver Much Santa! ================= Date: 15 Dec 2015 10:51:03 -0800 To: Subject: Thanks Mike From: jschris@triwest.net ================= Date: 15 Dec 2015 12:04:15 -0800 To: Subject: Posties from Peter Mead From: uthminsta@hotmail.com ================= Date: 15 Dec 2015 12:45:01 -0800 To: Subject: OBC Homecoming! From: joe8941@aol.com ================= Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 20:58:40 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: Single up the middle wins the day... From: chris tripler Big Thanks toMIKE MACKIE for a terrific welcome pack today of a couple of '62T #s349 Paul Foytack, who won 15 games as a pitcher for the Tigers in '56 and '58 (and who has to have one of the more unique names in baseball); a sharp '63T #30 Harvey Kuenn; and two '64's #102 CL (mk'd) and 309 Paul Toth (pitcher for the Cubbies). Great Day! Thank you, Mike! Chris TriplerOBC 2015 ================= Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 21:16:24 +0000 (UTC) To: OBC thanks Subject: a weeks worth of thanks From: John Dahms Rick Lyons for a nice sized flat of 78 hostess cards. thanks very much Rick and my apologies as yours have not been sent yet. will get them out tomorrow. Richard Labs for some cards in a card. a chip for the 66 philly, 68 and 74topps in a nice christmas card. thanks for the christmas cheer Richard! Peter Mead for a waiver wire claim of a 77 cloth of bobby murcer and for including 3 very trimmed 52 topps.....they fit in very nicely. thanks Peter! thanks to these fine traders and thanks to OBC Merry Christmas to all! John Dahms 3260 Kingsbrook Dr. #601 Jackson, MI I collect vintage baseball and football cards. please check out my site. http://jdsvintagesportscards.weebly.com/ ================= Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 16:52:03 -0500 To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: thanks Chuck From: biggies@aol.com Thanks out to CHUCK SALEK for a '58 Topps Aparicio. Thanks Chuck and Merry Christmas! Bob Bannon ================= Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 17:07:46 -0500 To: "" Subject: The Force surrounds us, it penetrates us From: ShoelessWes Aaron Shirley sends a stuffed flat of series 1 1977 star ward hits! Jim "El Fuego" Silva sends a few 1948 and 55 Bowman hits, plus a UV game used Allen-Ginter of joey votto for Nolan! Thanks guys! Sent from my iPhone ================= To: Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 15:26:51 -0800 Subject: Thanks Bob! From: "Grant Rainsley" Not only a Christmas card, a '57 of Dusty Rhodes (great baseball name, right up there with Matt Batts) and a RC of Shane Bannon..thanks Bob, and all the best to you and yours! ================= Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 17:01:32 -0700 To: OBC-Thanks Subject: THANKS TO BOB BANNON From: Marshall West I received a =E2=9971 high number from BOB BANNON today. And also his son=E2=99s Panini football card!! Wow=E2=A6I didn=E2=99t know about BOB, I have rooted for the Kansas City Chiefs since they were the Super Chiefs and Super Bowl winners WAY back when I was in high school. I=E2=99ve rooted for the Chiefs ever since, and still rooting for another Super Bowl win (oh how I miss Lenny Dawson). So my Shane Bannon card is truly a keeper for me. Thanks so very much, and Happy Holidays to all. Marshall West ================= To: Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 19:16:26 -0500 Subject: Thanks Mike From: "Bob Donaldson" Mike Mackie hits the 57, 62 and 64 lists two times each Thanks Mike! Thanks OBC!! ================= Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 19:25:27 -0500 To: OBC Thanks Subject: Thanks to....... From: Joel Freedman Rick Lyons for a flat of 1978 Hostess and 2 UV football cards. The hostess were courtesy of Ken Morganti and his DS activity. TJ sends along a trimmed 1958 Topps Walt Dropo and i see he found my uv topps want list. Peter Mead for four 1970/71 scratch offs2, 1960 Topps, 2 1961 Topps and a few UV cracker jacks. Thanks guys!! ================= Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 20:33:18 -0500 To: OCTraders@yahoogroups.com, vct@lists.vintagecardtraders.com, Subject: Getting in the Christmas Spirit From: KEVINM38@aol.com Hi all, Bob Bannon helps me get in the Christmas Spirit by sending me a Christmas Card with a 1970 Topps card inside the card as the present. Bob, Thank you so much for the Christmas card and the present. Much Appreciated Happy Trading Kevin Martens ================= To: OBC-Thanks Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 17:58:31 -0800 Subject: It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! From: David Fallen Second hit in two days. This time James Moleta sends one for my (19)44 collection - a 1963 Post #44 Juan Pizarro. Thanks James, great card! ================= Date: 15 Dec 2015 18:40:40 -0800 To: Subject: The Force is Strong with Shirley From: jehutch75@gmail.com ================= Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 19:45:58 -0800 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Thanks to Sam Taylor,Joel Freedman,Ed Pike and Matt Yudt From: Rick Sam,Joel and Matt hit the hostess sets hard, Ed was the odd man out but a basketball hit plus a 58 topps makes him alright with me. Thanks for the bighits they are greatly appreciated. Rick Sent from my iPad ================= Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2015 04:05:15 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups , Subject: Belated TCP Thanks From: Mike Mackie Belated thanks go to JAMES MOLETA for a pair of 1960 Leaf cards plus a 1952Bowman along for the ride. Thanks a bunch!! Mike Mackie ================= To: Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 22:06:54 -0600 Subject: Thanks to Jimi From: "Randy Griffin" Jimi Thayer sends a stuffed puffy which hits several sets. Included were some Fleer WS cards, 70=E2=99s Hostess, a 70 Kelloggs, a couple of 70=E2=99s basketball cards, two 69 Topps, a trio of 63 Post cards and only the second Topps Double-Header card for my collection. He also completes a newer FB set for me. Thanks so much, Jimi! I also received four 69 Topps cards tucked inside a Christmas card from OBCCandidate, Nate Mack. Thanks, OBC! Randy Griffin ================= To: "obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com" Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 23:16:52 -0600 Subject: Three to Thank Tuesday! From: Patrick Wattigny Thanks tonight to the following fine OBC folks: BOB BANNON, for a nice Christmas card, with one of his son's cards, and a neat 1949 Bowman Dale Mitchell; CHRIS TRIPLER, for a very interesting SCP of 1948 Bowman Sid Gordon, slabbed no less! Wow, thanks, Chris! and RICHARD LABS, for a Kellogg's Christmas card, with four Kellogg's from 1974 and 1979. Father Pat Wattigny ================= To: Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 22:10:52 -0800 Subject: GURU Thanks From: "George Vrechek" A BIG thanks to Larry Tipton for continuing to hit my 1965 Topps football tall boys list. I have 123 cards from the set and Guru has provided at least 50 of them! George Vrechek ================= Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2015 07:30:14 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Thanks to Joel Freedman From: typecard@aol.com Thanks to Joel for an SCP 1952 Topps Joe Hatten! This is one of my favorite sets. ================= Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2015 10:14:21 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com, vct@lists.vintagecardtraders.com Subject: Jay hits the hoops From: Anthony Jay Tyvser sends along a well packed lot of hoops including 8 hits to the grey back harm globe trotter set, 77 issel hoops strike,71 Baylor hoops hit and 13 more hits to the Harlems second set. Anthony arbeeny Sent from my iPad ================= To: OBC Thanks Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2015 10:20:24 -0500 Subject: Holiday Cheer From: Don Rice Two OBC envelopes graced my mailbox today, each spreading some holiday RICHARD LABS send a Christmas card (well, actually five cards!) that included four hits to my OBC sets... one 68T, two 69T, a 58T Football. Ho, ho, ho... Merry Christmas! JOEL FREEDMAN also expresses well wishes for Happy Holidays and sends a 1956T President and a 1973 Rookie Card of Richie Zisk. The President card features Ike, and I Like Ike because I tend to remind my younger colleagues that I was born in the Eisenhower administration! Happy Holidays Joel! Thanks, and best wishes to all. Don Rice ================= Date: 16 Dec 2015 07:45:48 -0800 To: Subject: OBC Thanx From: larrygers@aol.com ================= Date: 16 Dec 2015 09:08:52 -0800 To: Subject: Eight Packages, Seven to thank From: ghenthorn34@gmail.com ================= Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2015 17:47:23 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: Thanks From: Nick Covello Thanks go out to Mike Galbreath 24 1958 Baseball hits, George Vrechek for the lot of Baseball and Football hits, Bob Bannon for the 58 Topps hit, Richard Labs for the 3 1959 Topps hits and Jim Craig for the 48 Bowman Fb hit. Thanks so much guysNick Covello ================= To: Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2015 16:05:33 -0500 Subject: Taylor Christmas Card From: "Mark Holland" Taylor Schock sent an OBC Christmas card that included a 68T Willie Mays. Much appreciated Taylor. See you soon. Mark Holland Vintage List & UV Sets to Trade ================= Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2015 22:11:05 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: Going into the late innings... From: chris tripler Thank You to ANDY HUNTOON for hitting a couple of '54 sets; '54T #240 Sam Mele (who interestingly enough has a first real name of Sabath, which I havenever heard nor read...so, there's that) & '54B #9 Dave Williams. Thank you Andy! Thank you OBC! Chris TriplerOBC 2015 ================= Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2015 17:23:08 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com, vct@lists.vintagecardtraders.com, Subject: Santa relocate toTennessee? From: KEVINM38@aol.com Hi all, I received a real Nice 1954 Topps Roy Face from Santa but his post office stamp states Indianapolis, TN? Has Santa moved to a warmer climate? Santa, Thank you so much , but I had the 1952 Topps Mantle on my Christmas list I sent You? Merry Christmas, Kevin Martens ================= Date: 16 Dec 2015 14:30:57 -0800 To: Subject: Mid-week thanks From: james_moleta@hotmail.com ================= Date: 16 Dec 2015 15:49:26 -0800 To: Subject: Mid-Week Thanks From: jola.media@gmail.com ================= Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2015 23:55:48 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups , Subject: Wow, He's A Purkey Juan From: Mike Mackie Thanks to PETER MEAD for a waiver wire claim involving two post cards - a 1963 Bob Purkey and a 1961 Juan Pizarro. Thanks a bunch Peter! Mike MackieOBC / VCT ================= Date: 16 Dec 2015 18:05:34 -0800 To: Subject: Midweek Thanks From: mfmroz@prodigy.net ================= Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2015 21:22:17 -0500 To: tradingbases@yahoogroups.com, vct@lists.vintagecardtraders.com, Subject: It;s beginning to look like Christmas.. From: KEVINM38@aol.com Hi all, Richard Labs helps me get in the Christmas Mood by sending a Christmas Card with 4 presents inside. 1 1961 Post and 3 1963 Post Richard, Thank You so much for the Christmas Cheer Ho Ho Ho Kevin Martens ================= Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2015 02:27:12 +0000 (UTC) To: "" Subject: More of the Tan From: familytoad@comcast.net ================= Date: 16 Dec 2015 18:48:38 -0800 To: Subject: The Dr is in the house From: mikesportsfan@aol.com ================= Date: 16 Dec 2015 19:40:20 -0800 To: Subject: Tiz the season of thanks From: tvalacak@comcast.net ================= Date: 17 Dec 2015 04:29:51 -0800 To: Subject: Couple days of Bounty From: JTysver1@msn.com ================= Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2015 12:37:56 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: Holiday Thanks.. From: Dan Angland Three wonderful envelopes from three great OBC'rs. With technology moving forward its rare I even get a "true" card any longer, but of course this is OBC. Richard Labs for a card within a card. He sends Holiday Greetings along with three major stars from the 1966 set, Brooks Robinson, Joe Morgan and Pete Rose! An amazing trifecta. Wow. A truly beautiful card within a card came from Bob Bannon with a very funnypoint. He sends a 65 checklist stating how disappointed we were as kids to get a checklist in a pack and how excited we are to get them now. :)So true Bob..so true.. Thanks. Aaron "I don't know how he finds the time" Shirley sends some Star Wars cards my way. Good stuff! Have an OBC Holiday!Dan Angland P.S. My Santa package has arrived. ================= Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2015 11:27:12 -0500 To: OBC Thanks Subject: Nate and Taylor! From: Jimi Thayer OBC hopeful, NATE MACK, sends along a much needed 1975 Topps wrapper my wayinside a Christmas card! I'll get my wrapper needs re-posted here shortly. TAYLOR SCHOCK passes along a few '61T cards, all nicely above OBC-grade! Great Sent from my iPad ================= Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2015 09:16:40 -0800 To: Thanks OBC , Subject: Thanks go out to Patrick From: Stamper Patrick Prickett sends a five pack of mid 70's. Starring F Robinson, Yount,Carew, Egan and the 74 Big Red Machine checklist. Thanks Patrick John Stamper ================= Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2015 13:52:39 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: weekly thanks From: Robert Fitts A bunch of thank yous owed this week! Bob Bannon sends along a 1980 pete rose and a really cool card of his son (I had no idea Bob, a pro football player from Yale- awesome!) Chris Tripler sends a 66 Maricak, 63 Bertell and 1970 Pirates high nuber. Cool! Mike Mackie gives up a Herb Pennock from the Fleer greats set and Matt Yudts send a 52 Topps Andy Hansen and a stack of 79 dodgers and 81phials for the starting 9 collection thanks to all!!! ================= Date: 17 Dec 2015 11:27:06 -0800 To: Subject: Thanks to John Stamper From: bskp1@aol.com ================= Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2015 16:01:48 -0500 To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com, vct@yahoogroups.com, Subject: Absolutely shocked with a fresh face! From: biggies@aol.com Thanks out to TAYLOR SCHOCK for a lovely Christmas card which sported a very nice 1963 Roy Face upgrade. Thanks Taylor, Bob Bannon ================= Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2015 21:00:57 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: Back to the '50s... From: chris tripler Huge Thanks to a very generous MAC WUBBEN, who is today's star coming in with hits to several '50s sets including | 1951B #120 Joe Coleman; 1955T #205 "Whitey" Lockman; 1957T #4 Johnny Logan, 167 Vic Power; 1959T #27 Andy Pafko, 57 Al Cicotte; 1961F #42 Harry Heilmann, 68 Mel Ott | as tough as it is...I found some nice return fire... Thanks again, Mac! and thank you OBC! Chris TriplerOBC 2015 ================= Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2015 16:38:28 -0500 To: OCTraders@yahoogroups.com, vct@lists.vintagecardtraders.com, Subject: The Christmas Post From: KEVINM38@aol.com Hi all, Thanks go out to Randy Griffin for a Christmas Card and 2 Presents inside the Christmas Card a 1961 Post Frank Malzone and a 1963 Post Ty Cline Randy, Thank You for the Christmas Card , the 2 Presents and asking how I was doing - I am doing well, most days are good days, and I am very Thankful for that!! Merry Christmas, Kevin Martens ================= Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2015 13:38:49 -0800 To: OBC-Thanks , Subject: Thanks to Galbreath, Bannon, Stamper and Labs From: Gary Beard Mike Galbreath sends 6 nice '58 Topps in a Christmas card. Bob Bannon sends a '66 Topps Dave Roberts in a Christmas card. John Stamper finishes off my '84 Topps set with the last two, including the Nolan Ryan...also in a Christmas card. And Richard Labs sends a Christmas card filled with '72 Milton Bradleys. Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all my OBC family, Gary Beard 1014 Liada Way Oxnard, CA 93030 ================= Date: 17 Dec 2015 13:57:17 -0800 To: Subject: Thanks John, Taylor & TJ! From: james_moleta@hotmail.com ================= Date: 17 Dec 2015 14:50:11 -0800 To: Subject: May the FORSCH be with you. From: uthminsta@hotmail.com ================= To: "obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com" Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2015 17:25:46 -0600 Subject: Income! From: Yaz Christmas cards today! Both bearing extra cardboard inserts as is best, of course. Randy Griffin sent a large envelope that had some modern Ted Williams stuff in it like a complete box bottom set and a limited edition 8 1/2 x 11 inch numbered photo of Ted commemorating the 50th anniversary of his first triple crown. Pretty neat stuff for a lifetime Red Sox fan! Anthony Mann sent a more traditional OBC surprise of three 1970 Kellogg's cards, Dean Chance, Glenn Beckert and Rod Carew, plus a 1953 Bowman Black & White Billy Hoeft. Thank you Randy and Anthony, for the great pre Christmas gifts! Greg (yaz) ================= Date: 17 Dec 2015 15:26:39 -0800 To: Subject: Thanks to Joel From: mfmroz@prodigy.net ================= To: "OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com" Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2015 20:03:11 -0500 Subject: Thanks to From: richard dingman AARON SHIRLEY for 5 nice miscuts! ANDY HUNTOON for a classic 1969 miscut. Perfect! Richard D ================= To: OBC-Thanks Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2015 20:09:10 -0500 Subject: Thanks Rich From: Joe Isaac Richard Niessen sends a Christmas card with an SCP from '52T. thanks Richard, Joe Isaac ================= Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2015 02:15:57 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: Moleta "teamed" me From: Carl Mura Mr. Moleta has included me in his 2015 card "reallocation" project. He was kind enough to send me a 1958 Topps Team card of the Washington Senators who I believe ultimately ended up here in MN themselves. Well maybe not all of them but I believe Camilo Pascual did; who is listed. Thanks for the card and note: Much Appreciated. Carl Mura ================= Date: 17 Dec 2015 20:37:23 -0800 To: Subject: Thanks to Tripler and Bannon From: ricktopps@aol.com ================= Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2015 06:27:13 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: New guy's '59s are fine From: Thomas Elliott Alvin Jackson sends an envelope to my remote outpost and it contains five 1959s, including the legendary Granny Hamner. Hamner's a grizzled old veteran by 1959. Was he a Granny in his youth? Thanks, Alvin. OBC is wonderful, Tom Elliott ================= Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2015 07:15:46 -0500 To: OBC Thanks Subject: Thanks to..... From: Joel Freedman Anthony Mann for 9 1961 Topps including HOFer Nellie Fox and a 1960 Topps. ================= To: OBC Thanks Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2015 09:40:27 -0500 Subject: Thanks JSG! From: Don Rice Thanks to JOHN SCOTT GRAY I am today the honored recipient of an "honest" SCP in the form of the rare colorized version of a 1941 Double Play featuring #50 Bill Nagel, expertly cut from the original card, technically making it a Single Play. This card fits perfectly in my collection! Loving this set. Thanks JSG! Don Rice ================= Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2015 11:10:48 -0500 To: OBC Thanks Subject: Yudt better check this out! From: Jimi Thayer MATT YUDT blasts my newly posted 1974 Topps Red Team Checklist Variations Set with 9 hits! The rumor on the street is that Sal is sending 5 more, so I think I'm already down to needing 6! Cha-ching! Thanks, brother! Sent from my iPad ================= Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2015 13:00:00 -0500 To: Obc Tx thanks Subject: Friday thanks From: Jake Elwell Thankful for a pair of OBC flats recently received -- a 70 Football game card in a nice Christmas card from RANDY GRIFFIN and a foursome of 71 Footballs from CHRIS TRIPLER, the first salvo toward repairing my set that the Gremlins took a big bite out of. Also thankful for a positive end to a crazy week in which we had our first major injury in 12 years (and three boys) playing youth sports. Little Rex (13) dislocated and fractured his right elbow in a routine collision with 20 seconds to go in a hockey game on Sunday. Surgery happened yesterday and went well. Only downside is his hockey season is over -- but he has many many seasons ahead of him so we do not complain, not a whit. (Parenthetically, my apologies if I've dropped the ball on returning fire or giving thanks to OBC brethren this week.) Best wishes, Jake Elwell ================= To: "OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com" , VCT group Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2015 14:04:30 -0500 Subject: Thanks to From: richard dingman JAKE ELWELL for a fat envelope with 10 miscuts! Thanks Jake! Richard D ================= Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2015 19:34:42 +0000 (UTC) To: OBC thanks Subject: Tripler sends me my first ever From: John Dahms opened a small puffy and out pops a graded 1953 topps gus bell. 4.5 grade. I have never received a graded card while being a member of OBC. I thank you very much my freind. Merry Christmas to you! John Dahms 3260 Kingsbrook Dr. #601 Jackson, MI I collect vintage baseball and football cards. please check out my site. http://jdsvintagesportscards.weebly.com/ ================= Date: 18 Dec 2015 13:06:13 -0800 To: Subject: 3 Thanks today! From: jehutch75@gmail.com ================= Date: 18 Dec 2015 13:27:56 -0800 To: Subject: Friday Triple Thanks From: jola.media@gmail.com ================= Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2015 20:01:03 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Thanks to Patrick From: typecard@aol.com Thanks to Patrick Prickett for a sharp 1936 Goudey Buck Newsom! This is a great set for variation collectors because you can get a seemingly infinite number of front and back combinations. ================= Date: 18 Dec 2015 19:02:00 -0800 To: Subject: Thanks to the the teacher and the Stamper From: directorth@aol.com ================= To: "'OBC Thanks'" Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2015 22:11:00 -0500 Subject: OBCer just KILLED my 66 Topps set!!! From: "Matt Yudt" That's right - JOHN SCOTT GRAY in fact, sent #567, Dick Howser, to end the first 60's set I started working on - somewhere around 2006 or 2007, about a year after starting the hobby again since I was a kid. Funny story - he sent me a note a month or so ago when I posted something about getting down to the last 2 or 3 for 1966, I told him what I needed and he said "let me know if you get down to the Howser, I may have an extra in my Howser binder." Well, to show you how 'OBCized' my brain is, it actually took a few minutes to think - wait! "Howser binder"? really? But indeed: I picked up the Cardinals rookie from Uncle Dick a couple weekends ago at the Philly Show and promptly emailed John for the chance of a kill - and he comes through!! 1966 is put to bed. As you know, John signs his notes 'Be Happy'. Yup! (on a side note - John sent me a Steve Carlton rookie earlier this year, making this the second time he nabs my #1 most wanted card this year) Thanks John, I don't know how I can repay you. Actually, you have an on-line list, so I do! :-) Matt Yudt ================= Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2015 22:13:12 -0500 To: "obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com" Subject: Closing in/out From: Ken M Hi gang,  MAC WUBBEN looks to close out the year by sending me four hits to my Hostess sets including Niekro and Winfield. A couple of those hits were from panels I had none of the three in the binder already. The package also put me over the 100 mark for both 1975 and 1976 Hostess. I think I now stand at roughly 2/3 completed for all five sets. THANKS MAC!! TAYL, Ken M Sent from my not so smart phone. ================= To: "'OBC Thanks'" Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2015 22:17:13 -0500 Subject: one down another started, so OBC! From: "Matt Yudt" Sorry for the dual posts but I was so excited about the 66 kill. I got to the rest of the mail and had an envelope from MAC WUBBEN - return fire for a Salada coin I found for him at the Philly Show. Now Mac knew, because I told him, I didn't have any, so he couldn't send only one, you know, a type card (or coin in this case). No, Mac sends 2 of them, so now I am collecting the set, per OBC statute. Oh, and not just any two Willie Mays and Don Drysdale! Awesome. One set down, another started. Great day! Thanks Mac Matt Yudt ================= Date: 18 Dec 2015 20:12:56 -0800 To: Subject: A pair of surprise envelopes From: mikesportsfan@aol.com ================= Date: 18 Dec 2015 20:16:04 -0800 To: Subject: 2 days of thanks From: rlabs1@elp.rr.com ================= Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2015 01:46:58 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [OBC-Thanks] OBCer just KILLED my 66 Topps set!!! From: ChicoD1@aol.com Content-Language: en WTG Matt, I'm down to the last 20, so I know how daunting this set can be. I'll let you know when I get down to Choo Choo Coleman! Sal Domino OBC - 1992 In a message dated 12/18/2015 10:11:05 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, OBC-Thanks-noreply@yahoogroups.com writes: That=E2=99s right - JOHN SCOTT GRAY in fact, sent #567, Dick Howser, toend first 60=E2=99s set I started working on - somewhere around 2006 or 2007, a year after starting the hobby again since I was a kid. Funny story - he sent me a note a month or so ago when I posted something about getting down to the last 2 or 3 for 1966, I told him what I needed and he said =E2=9Clet me know if you get down to the Howser, I may havean in my Howser binder.=E2=9D Well, to show you how =E2 Weized=E2=99 my brain is, it actually took a few minutes to think - wait! =E2=9CHowser binder=E2=9D? really? But indeed: I picked up the Cardinals rookie from Uncle Dick a couple weekends ago at the Philly Show and promptly emailed John for the chance of a kill - and he comes through!! 1966 is put to bed. As you know, John signs his notes =E2Be Happy=E2=99. Yup! (on a side note - John sent me a Steve Carlton rookie earlier this year, making this the second time he nabs my #1 most wanted card this year) Thanks John, I don=E2=99t know how I can repay you. Actually, you havean on-line list, so I do! J Matt Yudt ================= Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2015 23:23:33 -0800 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Thanks to John Stamper From: Rick I put in for some post cards and got three hostess,a Kellogg's and a 58 topps also. Thanks for the hits they are greatly appreciated. Rick Sent from my iPad ================= Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2015 01:11:23 -0800 To: "ChicoD1@aol.com" Subject: Re: [OBC-Thanks] OBCer just KILLED my 66 Topps set!!! From: Stamper Choo Choo was my last card for the 66 set. Patience!!! John Stamper On Dec 18, 2015, at 10:46 PM, "ChicoD1@aol.com [OBC-Thanks]" > WTG Matt, > I'm down to the last 20, so I know how daunting this set can be. I'll letyou know when I get down to Choo Choo Coleman! > Sal Domino > OBC - 1992 > In a message dated 12/18/2015 10:11:05 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, OBC-Thanks-noreply@yahoogroups.com > That=E2=99s right - JOHN SCOTT GRAY in fact, sent #567, Dick Howser, to end the first 60=E2=99s set I started working on - somewhere around 2006 or 2007, about a year after starting the hobby again since I was a kid. > Funny story - he sent me a note a month or so ago when I posted somethingabout getting down to the last 2 or 3 for 1966, I told him what I needed and he said =E2=9Clet me know if you get down to the Howser, I may have an extra in my Howser binder.=E2=9D Well, to show you how =E2OBCized=E2=99 my brain is, it actually took a few minutes to think - wait! =E2=9CHowser binder=E2=9D? really? But indeed: I picked up the Cardinals rookie from Uncle Dick a couple weekends ago at the Philly Show and promptly emailed John for the chance of a kill - and he comes through!! 1966 is put to bed. As you know, John signs his notes =E2Be Happy=E2=99. > (on a side note - John sent me a Steve Carlton rookie earlier this year, making this the second time he nabs my #1 most wanted card this year) > Thanks John, I don=E2=99t know how I can repay you. Actually, you have an on-line list, so I do! J > Cheers, > Matt Yudt ================= Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2015 07:15:20 -0500 To: OBC Thanks Subject: Thanks to....... From: Joel Freedman two endless traders. Matt Yudt sends a flat of 59, 61 and 62 Topps baseball. John Stamper sends a flat of 4 1961 Post and a bunch of Non sport cards. Thanks guys, my turn! ================= Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2015 08:39:53 -0500 To: "" Subject: Gersh goes Berserk From: ShoelessWes Larry Gersbach sends an amazing package, over 35 hits to 49-55 bowman including a 51 Berra! Also was a starter set of the 1939 Reds team issue, thanksLarry! Sent from my iPhone ================= To: Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2015 09:03:26 -0500 Subject: Randy & his merry Red Men From: "Mark Holland" Randy Welk sent his second RAOK my way this week. He seems destined to compensate me for some UV I shared with him a few months ago. Randy sent a '53 Red Man card for my type collection to go along with the 54 that he sent earlier in the week. I really like these sets. Maybe someday they will become a want list instead of a "type card". Thanks again for the thinking of me. Mark Holland Vintage List & UV Sets to Trade ================= Date: 19 Dec 2015 06:33:21 -0800 To: Subject: One for the Road! From: JTysver1@msn.com ================= To: "obc" Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2015 09:03:18 -0600 Subject: Saturday Thanks From: "ken goetsch" Go out to: Bob Bannon sends a scp from 60' Topps baseball....and the star of the package my very first Shane Bannon rookie card.....how cool is that!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks very much, Bob John Stamper, sends a tcp from 58' and scp from 59' and a dcp from 87' Fleer baseball, leaving only the Bonds #604 as the last card needed for that set..Thanks very much, John. Peter Mead sedsna 5-bagger from 61' Post cereal.....Thnaks very much for your kindness, Peter. Nate Mack, prosective new member, sends a holiday card and a 59' scp.........of Musial's 3000 hit card....Thanks Nate. Ken Goetsch ================= Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2015 09:31:45 -0600 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: A tip of the OBC cap From: john harrell goes out from Mungumry to Bob Bannon - who turns his turbocharged sleigh toward Biscuitland to deliver a nice 52 Bowman "Oisk" to the Southern League inside a Holidays card.. Carl was one of the mainstays of the Early 50's Brooklyn staff and a favorite of da Bums fans. Thanks for the Ebbets memories, Bob. Have an error-free season. ================= Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2015 16:07:06 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups , Subject: Incoming thanks! From: Jerry Coker Thanks to Al Edwards for a flat of (5) 59T's including a Johnny Blanchard Yankee RC and former Yankee Gene Woodling. Blanchard hit .455 in the 1960 WSand .400 in the 1961 WS ... and ended his career .345 in the fall classic ... and Woodling .318. Didn't know that! Thanks for the great cards Al!! Thanks OBC!!!Jerry Coker ================= Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2015 11:20:21 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: cards in a card from Mark H. From: RAN912@aol.com Yesterday I received a Christmas card from Mark & Cathy Holland. Inside was a stack of 6 1958 Topps cards. Great surprise, Mark - thanks a bunch. Rich Niessen ================= To: "OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com" , Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2015 16:22:41 +0000 Subject: A Holland-day Brock From: Taylor Schock Mark Holland sends a Christmas card with some much appreciated sentiments (and back attcha') that wrapped around a nice '72 Lou Brock Kelloggs. ThanksMark! ================= To: "OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com" , Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2015 16:27:48 +0000 Subject: That Wacky Jake! From: Taylor Schock Jake Elwell sends a nice surprise envelope with a 3 pack of Wacky Packages.A Jerkens Wild Soap, a Rice-A-Phoni, and a Truant Erase-Tipped Cigarettes card, which would not make it passed the PC police today. Thanks Jake! ================= Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2015 12:55:26 -0500 To: OBC Thanks Subject: 3-pack Saturday! From: Jimi Thayer CHRIS TRIPLER sends his first ever group of cards my way by way of a Christmas card. Inside were hits to my '59T, '60T, and '64T sets! Thanks for the kind gesture! JOE ADRIANCE surprises me with very nice '59T cards including Ray Narleski.I always thought he had a gnarly name! ;) SAL DOMINO kept his promise!! 5 great variations from the '74T Red Team Checklists arrived today. Down to 6! Want list to come shortly! Sent from my iPad ================= Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2015 18:13:13 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: Pelletier sends some pigskin cards From: Thomas Elliott Three neatly trimmed 1955 Bowman football cards made their way to my mailbox, traveling about 100 miles from Lakeville, Minnesota, to my place in Central Minnesota. Included are Fran Rogel, Don Stonesifer and my favorite, Norman E. "Wild Man" Willey. Thanks Nick Pelletier for the cards! OBC is wonderful, Tom Elliott ================= Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2015 13:21:41 -0500 To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Saturday at Gurus From: LAWRENCE TIPTON Chris Tripler sent a hit 1933 Goudey baseball #101 Dick Coffman. Traded a few times between Washington and St Louis, this card shows him as a Cardinal. And the back says he is a =E2=9Celongated young man=E2=9D at 6 ft 11/2 inches=E2=A6LOL Thank You Very Much! Jay Tysver sends a Christmas Greeting card, and Inside a replacement 1968 Topps #149 Bob Saverine for my set. Thumbing through my cards last week, I pulled this card from my set because it was a Milton Bradley. Thanks for the replacement Jay! ================= To: Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2015 12:28:58 -0600 Subject: Thanks to Taylor From: "Randy Griffin" Taylor Schock sends an eight pak of 70=E2=99s Giants cards from my recent Giant team sets page. These were tucked inside a very unique Christmascard from the St. Labre Indian School in Montana. Thanks so much, Taylor! Thanks, OBC! Randy Griffin ================= Date: 19 Dec 2015 10:46:11 -0800 To: Subject: Holiday Cheers From: mike.galbreath@gmail.com ================= To: "obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com" Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2015 14:22:37 -0500 Subject: this week in thanks... From: Shawn Smart AARON SHIRLEY - Aaron sends a huge puffy to hit my not yet listed 1980 Topps set and also sends another puffy full of 1981 Topps Scratchoffs. I also got my Secret Holiday thingy and it seems to have similar handwriting to these two puffys... JIMI THAYER - sends me 5 hits to the 59 set claimed off the waiver wire! JOHN SCOTT GRAY - sends some surprise hits to the 54 Topps and 56 Topps set!! JOHN STAMPER - hits my 67 Topps set and 9 to the 78 set! Almost killed that Thanks all! ================= Date: 19 Dec 2015 11:27:57 -0800 To: Subject: Thanks Stamper From: mp1067@Hotmail.com ================= Date: 19 Dec 2015 11:29:43 -0800 To: Subject: Thanks Tripler From: mp1067@Hotmail.com ================= Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2015 13:40:43 -0700 To: "OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com" Subject: Joel and Chris visit my mailbox! From: James Silva (It=E2=99s actually a mail SLOT) Thanks go out to Mr. Freedman and Mr. Henthorn for envelopes today. Joel sends a trio of =E2=9955 Bowman cards including Davey Williams, theNY Giants second baseman who made the All Star game in 1953 but only lasted two more seasons and was done at age 27. Sounds like an interesting storythere. Anyone know it? The Bowman cards will fit right in with their otherTV set brethren - thanks, Joel! Chris sends me a =E2=9960 Topps Nellie Fox MVP card with a bionic ear! In Chris=E2=99 note, he pointed me in the direction of the left ear of Mr. Fox and sure enough - it looks glued on and see-through. I=E2=99m pretty sure someone would have said something about Nellie=E2=99s fascinating ear procedure unless of course, Topps did the surgery. I wonder why though??? Anyway, cool card, Chris - thanks! Jim =E2=9CEl Fuego=E2=9D Silva #25 ================= Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2015 13:42:35 -0700 To: "OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com" Subject: Oops! Greg Henthorn! From: James Silva Sorry, Greg - the ear threw me for a loop! Creepy! > On Dec 19, 2015, at 1:40 PM, James Silva wrote: > (It=E2=99s actually a mail SLOT) > Thanks go out to Mr. Freedman and Mr. Henthorn for envelopes today. > Joel sends a trio of =E2=9955 Bowman cards including Davey Williams, the NY Giants second baseman who made the All Star game in 1953 but only lasted two more seasons and was done at age 27. Sounds like an interesting story there. Anyone know it? The Bowman cards will fit right in with their other TV set brethren - thanks, Joel! > Chris sends me a =E2=9960 Topps Nellie Fox MVP card with a bionic ear!In Chris=E2=99 note, he pointed me in the direction of the left ear of Mr. Fox and sure enough - it looks glued on and see-through. I=E2=99m pretty sure someone would have said something about Nellie=E2=99s fascinating ear procedure unless of course, Topps did the surgery. I wonder why though??? Anyway, cool card, Chris - thanks! > Jim =E2=9CEl Fuego=E2=9D Silva #25 ================= Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2015 20:42:45 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: Four Bagger Saturday... From: chris tripler An absolutely gorgeous late fall day in New England...in the mail box an equally nice day... I never get tired of thanking you guys, the binders are really starting to fill up - First, a huge Christmas tree of thanks for a great OBC trade with JOE DENNING, who sent along*2 hits to '76T set #s 512 & 526 leaving that set exactlyone card to go! #500 Reggie Jackson here you come!*1 hit to '67T #582 Jim Owens, HI #,. Yes, please!*1 hit to '66T #104 2nd Series CL, properly marked*3 hits to '64T #s 102 2nd Series Cl mk'd, 114, 362 5th Series CL mk'd (barely)*2 hits to '63T set #s 486 & 494*18 hits to '60T set #s 4, 8, 21, 68, 105, 123,144, 171, 181, 191, 193, 194, 202, 207, 211, 229, 238, 254 Arnie Portocarrero (born in Independence, MO; which also gave us Albert Pujols, Ginger Rogers & Harry S. Truman, the 33rd President of the U.S., and our own venerable ALVIN EDWARDS; you could say Independence has given more than their fair share)*18 hits to '59T #s 24, 81, 154, 162, 194, 198, 216 (white back),285, 296, 308, 310 (Aparicio), 312 (Newcombe), 324, 386 (white back), 435 (F. Robinson, rough front/great back & white back), 497, 501, 503*22 hits to '58T #s 15, 37, 81, 82, 108, 110, 156, 167, 171, 189, 194, 208, 234, 243, 247, 252, 318, 355, 404, 406, 426, 455HUGE, HUGE Thanks, Joe! Then,speaking of Independence, Missouri along comes a couple of fine hits to the '59 set (its like you guys have a personal vendetta against this particular want list, you guys hit it HARD!) from Mr. ALVIN EDWARDS, #s 273 & 396. Thank you, Alvin. followed by a repeat mailer, GREG HENTHORN getting after the 1959 set #s 26, 76, 97, 105, 175, 233, 283, 314, 353, 354, 396, 565 Wes Covington, who hit one of the Braves 3 homeruns in the '58 World Series (won by the Yanks). Greg, buddy, thanks - time to finish off your '68 set... ED HUTCHINSON hits my want list for a 3rd time in our fledgling membership,this time he gets in a hit to '63 with #294, and 3 hits to the "nearly allOBC group 1964 set" #s 26, 76 1st Series CL mk'd properly, & 115. Thanks again, Well played my friends, humblest thanks, OBC! Chris TriplerOBC 2015 ================= Date: 19 Dec 2015 12:52:53 -0800 To: Subject: Thanks to JSG From: bdangelo@aol.com ================= Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2015 16:09:09 -0500 To: "" Subject: Bowman run From: ShoelessWes Joe Adriance sends three 1954 Bowman hits, thanks! Sent from my iPhone ================= Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2015 14:47:07 -0700 To: James Silva Subject: Re: [OBC-Thanks] Oops! Greg Henthorn! From: James Silva Ok - next time I am going to count to 10 before I hit send. The card that GREG Henthorn sent me was a =E2=9961 Topps of course. Jeez. Now I=E2=99m afraid to hit send! Sorry all for the email box carpet bombing. Jim =E2=9Cnot so very en Fuego=E2=9D Silva > On Dec 19, 2015, at 1:42 PM, James Silva jfsilva25@comcast.net [OBC-Thanks] wrote: > Sorry, Greg - the ear threw me for a loop! Creepy! >> On Dec 19, 2015, at 1:40 PM, James Silva > >> (It=E2=99s actually a mail SLOT) >> Thanks go out to Mr. Freedman and Mr. Henthorn for envelopes today. >> Joel sends a trio of =E2=9955 Bowman cards including Davey Williams, the NY Giants second baseman who made the All Star game in 1953 but only lasted two more seasons and was done at age 27. Sounds like an interesting story there. Anyone know it? The Bowman cards will fit right in with their other TV set brethren - thanks, Joel! >> Chris sends me a =E2=9960 Topps Nellie Fox MVP card with a bionic ear! In Chris=E2=99 note, he pointed me in the direction of the left ear ofMr. Fox and sure enough - it looks glued on and see-through. I=E2=99m pretty sure someone would have said something about Nellie=E2=99s fascinating ear procedure unless of course, Topps did the surgery. I wonder why though??? Anyway, cool card, Chris - thanks! >> Jim =E2=9CEl Fuego=E2=9D Silva #25 ================= To: "OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com" Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2015 21:53:25 +0000 Subject: Santa Bama From: Taylor Schock Just a quick thanks for my Santa Bama package, which arrived today. Thanks Santa! ================= Date: 19 Dec 2015 16:30:06 -0800 To: Subject: Thanks to Chris Mike Bob Rich and the do not open til dec 25 guy From: rjsfgmv@aol.com ================= To: Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2015 20:11:29 -0500 Subject: JSG thanks From: "Mark Holland" JSG (John Scott Gray) sent a 63T Koufax card today. Let me get the quote right ... "I hope this is close enough to a complete hit to count". So the bottom of the card is missing, everybody knows that Koufax was a pitcher. It's going in the binder. Thanks JSG. Appreciate you thinking of me when you sent this out. Mark Holland Vintage List & UV Sets to Trade ================= Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2015 20:43:00 -0500 To: "OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com" Subject: Tripler shoots back From: Andy Huntoon Hello All, CHRIS TRIPLER shot some return fire my way super fast! Wow! Chris sent 5 1973 Topps for my set. Nice cards too, no Tiptons here. Thank you so much Chris and welcome to OBC my friend! Andy Huntoon OBC Rules!!! ================= Date: 19 Dec 2015 18:38:08 -0800 To: Subject: OOPS! I did it again and and again and new thank yous From: rlabs1@elp.rr.com ================= Date: 19 Dec 2015 19:08:12 -0800 To: Subject: Thanks John & Jake! From: james_moleta@hotmail.com ================= Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2015 03:57:12 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: thanks x3 From: mark zentkovich thanks to: John Scott Gray- 12 from 69 including Campaneris and Wes Parker Bob Bannon- Christmas card and 68 Don Wilson Richard Labs- Christmas card and 68 Don Wilson and Ron Willis, and cardinals postcard Herzog, Ricketts, and Nick Layva thank you all for this nice hits, and Christmas wishes same to you and your families. mark zentkovich ================= Date: 19 Dec 2015 20:23:40 -0800 To: Subject: Big thanks today From: jehutch75@gmail.com ================= Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2015 21:45:01 -0700 To: OBC-Thanks Subject: THANKS TO JOHN STAMPER From: Marshall West Long time OBC friend JOHN STAMPER sends a great 5-pak of 1967 cards=E2=A6.including Joe Torre and a rookie card of Bud Harrelson! Thanks so muchJOHN, and have a wonderful holiday season. Marshall West ================= Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2015 16:57:11 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: Holiday thanks to Bob Bannon (and son) and Richard Labs From: Jeffrey Whitworth Thanks to Bob for a Christmas card containing a '69 Jim Weaver and a nice UV rookie football card from his son. Thanks to Richard for another nice Christmas card containing four '64 cards including a Cincy Red, Joe Nuxhall. Merry Christmas from London, Jeff W. ================= Date: 20 Dec 2015 14:45:32 -0800 To: Subject: 5 to thank From: uthminsta@hotmail.com ================= Date: 20 Dec 2015 14:51:48 -0800 To: Subject: Super 70s Part 2 From: eltoro20122012@yahoo.com ================= Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2015 00:46:46 +0000 (UTC) To: "" Subject: More Big Thanks From: familytoad@comcast.net almost all-OBC 1970 Topps FB list mailing me another stack. I think that's the third envelope or fourth from John in the past couple weeks.
Thankyou John !!

Taylor really schocked me with a very nice offering. Infact I am shocked since I went to a tiny card show in Portland, found about a dozen hits to my dwindling Topps Baseball run... And when I got home , the envelope from Taylor hit even more, without duplicating any I had founda couple hours before. 1963 Uecker and a pair of 52 Topps were the highlight hits. Awesome !
Thank you Taylor!

This has been a really good month for my collection. It really helps since the stress level at work is sky high! I cannot thank my OBC brothers enough for making my email and snail mail boxes the relief I need!

OBC Forever,
Brian

Sent from XFINITY Connect Mobile App ================= Date: 20 Dec 2015 17:35:50 -0800 To: Subject: Thank you Greg From: tvalacak@comcast.net ================= To: "OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com" Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2015 02:16:54 +0000 Subject: Bannon and Labs hit Hitz From: "Hitzeman, Steven A." Holiday thanks to Bob for a Christmas card containing a 1957 Topps Hank Foiles and a nice UV rookie football card from his son. Also a big thanks to Richard for another nice Christmas card containing four 1966 Topps cards including a Ernie Banks and Pete Rose in classic OBC condition!!. Thanks Guys and thanks OBC Merry Christmas , ================= To: "OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com" Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2015 02:28:43 +0000 Subject: Galbreath, Henthorne and Pelletier hit Hitz From: "Hitzeman, Steven A." Greetings from Hoosierland GREG HENTHORN Hitz me with a three pack of 1969 Topps including Bob Allison . He also Hitz my 58 Topps set with 2 OBC condition adds for my Binder. Thank you Greg! NICK PELLETIER Hitz me with a three pack of beautifully trimmed Topps Football Cards. Thank you Nick! MIKE GALBREATH Hitz me with a six pack of 1958 Topps including Jerry Lynch. Thank you Mike! Thanks Guys and Thanks OBC Merry Christmas ================= Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2015 23:22:34 -0500 To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: This Week in Baseball Cards From: JEdward@aol.com Bob Bannon included me in his OBC holiday greetings. Tucked away inside a Christmas card was a 1963 Topps card of Earl Wilson and Bob threw in his son's rookie card from the KC Chiefs. Thanks Bob. John McLaughlim ================= Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2015 11:29:54 -0500 To: OBC Thanks Subject: Sal and Sam! From: Jimi Thayer Two surprises today! SAL DOMINO sent a follow up package today from last week's '74T Red Team CLbashing, with a few '59T cards! Great hits!!! SAM TAYLOR....seriously?!?!? How about this?.....a '73T variation, 2 '74T Red Team CL variations, a few '70T Story Booklets....AND SIX....YUP....SIX '73T Blue Team CL cards, narrowing that list down to needing only two cardsnow!!! (Of course, until I add the variations....LOL) Incredible stuff today, guys! Sent from my iPad ================= Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2015 08:42:21 -0800 To: Thanks OBC Subject: A pair of Thanks From: Stamper Andy Cook sent over a 70 Poster and a DS Greatest Moments. Ken Morganti sends a DS pair of Mantles. Thank you both. John Stamper ================= Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2015 08:47:52 -0800 To: Thanks OBC Subject: Two more thanks From: Stamper Joe Adriance sends a 59 Williams and a pair of 59 Topps. Joel Freedman sends a mix with some Hockey Glossy cards, some Star Trek andsome Thank you both. John Stamper ================= Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2015 09:10:55 -0800 To: "obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com" Subject: Thank you Richard From: "Erik & Leticia Greenwood" I would like to thank Richard Labs for a timely, well-wishing card. Thank you Richard, I really appreciate it. Erik Greenwood ================= Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2015 19:12:28 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: Quick Monday Thanks to Chuck Salek From: chris tripler CHUCK SALEK comes in with a nice flat of 2 hits to Dad and I's '66T set with # 70 Carl Yastremzski and 283 Jim Perry. I think that Yastremzski guy had himself a nice little career. And four more hits to the '63 set that we aren't even working on but continues to shrink every week #s 175, 184, 186, 273 in fairly decent shape. Thank you, Chuck!!! Chris TriplerOBC 2015 ================= Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2015 21:02:05 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: Slightly Delayed Thanks to Peter Mead and the breakfast cards... From: chris tripler SUPER thanks out to PETER MEAD, who sent out three Post Cereal cards one from each of '61, '62, & '63 - I told him we hadn't seen one before, which was a fib, because we had one from Life Magazine, that we had slabbed...Mantle, no less. Thank you again, Peter! very much appreciated. Chris TriplerOBC 2015 ================= To: Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2015 13:14:48 -0800 Subject: Thanks TJ!! From: "Grant Rainsley" TJ hit me with a really nice '57 Philadelphia team card, with five '67's riding shotgun alongside the Phightin' Phils........all nice fits in the binders TJ, especially the Joe Morgan...........all the best to you and yours for a great Christmas! ================= Date: 21 Dec 2015 14:07:07 -0800 To: Subject: Double Thanks From: tvalacak@comcast.net ================= Date: 21 Dec 2015 15:25:25 -0800 To: Subject: PWE From Nick From: mike.galbreath@gmail.com ================= Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2015 18:36:35 -0500 To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com, obc-thanks-noreply@yahoogroups.com Subject: thanks John, From: biggies@aol.com Thanks out to JOHN STAMPER for a beautiful Christmas card and 2 type card Thanks, John, Bob Bannon ================= To: Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2015 17:48:31 -0600 Subject: Thanks to Yaz From: "Randy Griffin" Christmas greetings arrived today from neighbor and mentor, Greg Conway. Yaz sends a trio of 53 Topps my way tucked inside a Christmas card. Thanks so much, Yaz! Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think back in the mid 90=E2=99s when I contacted Greg that my collection would have grown like it has. So glad I sent that blind email! Merry Christmas to you and your family, Greg! Thanks, OBC! Randy Griffin ================= To: "obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com" Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2015 18:11:53 -0600 Subject: Income! From: Yaz A Christmas card bearing a pair of 75 Topps mini's, one being the 'Goose', arrived today, coming from Jimmy Thayer. Thanks so much for the Christmas cheer, Jimmy! Also, for a possibly concerned Secret Santa, my OBC Christmas Care Package arrived today. Oh, Boy! Can't wait to open it. I'm sending out an advanced thanks to OBC Santa, who is unknown so far. Greg (yaz) ================= Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2015 19:53:13 -0500 To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Monday at Gurus From: LAWRENCE TIPTON Jake Ewell sends a nice starter lot 1973 Fleer =E2=9CCrazy Magazine Covers=E2=9D. I need to do some research on these, but will be glad to go after some more of these. =E2=9CJerk and Jill=E2=9D =E2=9CThe New Forker=E2=9D =E2=9CTV Died=E2=9D LOL you get the idea! Thank You Very Two envelopes from George Vrechek. One included four NM hits 1968 Milton Bradley baseball cards with LA Dodger Al Ferrara. I=E2=99m just getting mywantlist together on these, but looking forward to the chase! George also gets me started on the non-sport T218 from 1910 features champions of various sports. So I need to do some more research but I like the thought of buying cards from 1910 for a buck or two each! Geoge sends seven track stars and one swimmer. I already had five boxers, so I=E2=99m on my way! Thank You Very Much! ================= Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2015 02:49:31 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: John Scott Gray sends '59s From: Thomas Elliott A six-card envelope of 1959 Topps baseball made its way to my mailbox from John Scott Gray. Included is Ernie Johnson, who I remember well as part of the Atlanta Braves television team in the 1980s and 1990s when almost all their games used to be on TBS, which was (and still is) a part of my cable TV package. I miss him and Skip Caray and the gang. Thanks, John. OBC is wonderful, Tom Elliott ================= Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2015 18:59:10 -0800 To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Christmas Card & cards into Coupeville From: Mike Diamanti Greetings Cardboard Lovers, Eggnog Lovers, and Sports Lovers: Richard Labs from down El Paso way graces my desk and dining room table with two '57 Topps FB players, and an absolutely lovely Christmas card. But I must confess -- at first I thought I had messed up by opening my OBC Xmas card early, by mistake.... but no, I had checked Richard's envelope and there was no OBC Christmas written on it -- then a few days later my actual OBC Xmas present arrived from a Secret Santa in Connecticut.... Therefore, after this critical reasoning episode(!) and deductive detective work, I owe Mr. Labs a thank you. Thanks Richard! Quite thoughtful of you and a boost to my Holiday Season. Regards to all my OBC Brethren this 2016 Holiday Season, Mike Diamanti Coupeville, WA ================= Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2015 21:59:27 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: thanks to Sal From: Robert Fitts A big thanks to Sal Domino who sends along a 62 norm cash and a 65 vada pinion for my starting nine collection ================= Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2015 22:10:05 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com, vct@lists.vintagecardtraders.com Subject: Joel surprises me with.. From: KEVINM38@aol.com Hi all, Joel Freedman surprises me with 3 upgrades to my 1963 Topps set and an upgrade to my 1964 Topps set as well as 5 Mets cards Joel, Thank you so much for the surprise Happy Holidays, Kevin Martens ================= Date: 21 Dec 2015 20:39:25 -0800 To: Subject: bunch of vintage thanks From: ghenthorn34@gmail.com ================= Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2015 04:44:48 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: OPC Thanks From: nick pelletier Thanks to JAKE ELWELL for a nice card pack of 1969-70 OPC hockey including Gary Doak and Hometown hero JP Parise. Very Much appreciated. Thank yiou JAKE! Tipton Mint is always appreciated. Nick Pelletiernachobcards@yahoo.com ================= Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2015 09:35:05 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com, DugoutTraders@yahoogroups.com Subject: Thanks for the ice From: Anthony Hello all Joel Freedman sends along another six pack of hits to the 75-76 hockey set. Anthony arbeeny Sent from my iPad ================= Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2015 10:05:59 -0500 To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Tuesday at Gurus From: LAWRENCE TIPTON TJ Valacak sent a Christmas card with pictures of his beautiful family, andalso a 1968 MB MB. 1968 Milton Bradley Mark Belanger that is:) Thank You Very ================= Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2015 17:38:42 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: Thanks, TJ Valacak for 4 serious hits. From: chris tripler Expecting a slow day at the mailbox, TJ VALACAK comes through with a spectacular 4 hit flat withan absolute '55T blazer Mr. Thomas Qualters (signed right out of high school by the phillies), then another very fine hit to the '61 Fleer set (now officially collecting thanks to OBC, :) ), and two '67 stunners in #284 Johnny Podres, one of dad's favorites (when hewas the Dodgers, not so much with the Tigers), and #551 high number Doug Camilli. Thank you so much TJ for picking up a save for the day! Chris TriplerOBC 2015 ================= Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2015 13:55:40 -0500 To: yahoogroups , Subject: Incoming thanks to Guru! From: Jerry Coker Puffy arrived in Vermont yesterday from Florida as Guru sends along five 65T FBI tall boys. Every timeI hold one of these in my hand it looks and feels so familiar yet I didn't find any in my bubble card collection in the 1980's when I went home to get all my childhood stuff that my Mom wanted me to get ... Or else toss . Anyway ... I guess I may have bought a few packs of these in 1965 and proceeded to trade them ... Or lost them. ThanksGuru for these great cards. You've sent me quite a few the last couple years and I really appreciate it! Thanks OBC!!! Hope everyone has a great Christmas! Sent from my iPhone ================= Date: 22 Dec 2015 13:59:19 -0800 To: Subject: Tuesday Thanks From: jola.media@gmail.com ================= Date: 22 Dec 2015 16:58:51 -0800 To: Subject: more thank yous From: rlabs1@elp.rr.com ================= Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2015 20:32:27 -0500 To: OBC Thanks Subject: Thanks to...... From: Joel Freedman Nick P for a flat of trimmed 1955 Bowman Football. Nobody that i recognize, but they will fit nicely in the binder. Jimi T sends two UV error cards Thanks guys!! ================= Date: 22 Dec 2015 19:14:59 -0800 To: Subject: Thayer and Pelletier thanks! From: b_betza@yahoo.com ================= Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2015 22:57:10 -0500 To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Thanks to Jimmy Thayer From: Doug I got a nice Christmas card and a trio of 63 Topps hits in the mail today from Mr Thayer......all much appreciated! Sent from my iPad ================= Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2015 21:26:07 -0800 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Thanks to Sam Taylor and Nick Pelletier From: Rick Sam sent two 51 bowmans both tigers outfielders in pristine condition and Nick sent fifteen 55 bowman fb. Thank you both for the cards they are greatly appreciated. Rick Sent from my iPad ================= Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2015 03:16:58 -0500 To: "" Subject: Top Ten From: ShoelessWes Got some top ten hits today! NICK PELLETIER hits me up in a trade of sorts, netting me a stack of 1955 bowman football hits, including the Tom Landry! Chris Tripler continues to fit right in, with a beautiful 1948 bowman hit, lucky Ed Pike chimes in Big, with the 76-77 Topps basketball, a DCP! Sal Domino sends a Northrup! (1971 Topps #265). Also a 65 topps football (tallboy) and a couple razor sharp 1950 bowmans (may have to downgrade). Thanks Happy Holidays OBC! Sent from my iPhone ================= Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2015 09:44:53 -0500 To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Thank you From: Bob Corvello A big thank you to Jimmy Thayer for three great OPC's from the '80s - all star cards. 1985 Steve Garvey 1985 Mark Langston 1986 Don Mattingly Much appreciated on the great additions and a Merry Christmas to you too, Jimmy! Bob Corvello ================= Date: 23 Dec 2015 06:56:14 -0800 To: Subject: Big Thanks on Christmas Eve Eve From: mfmroz@prodigy.net ================= Date: 23 Dec 2015 07:24:41 -0800 To: Subject: Seasons Greetings Arrive From Jimi From: mike.galbreath@gmail.com ================= Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2015 11:43:59 -0500 To: OBC Thanks Subject: You guys are too kind! From: Jimi Thayer Lots of thanks today!!! KEN MORGANTI, resident prankster, played the best prank on me today!! Ken let me know earlier he'd be sending 4 of the final few '74T Red Team Checklists I need for my master set, but lo-and-behold, Ken pranks me by ALSO finishing my '73T BLUE Team Checklist base set, too!!! Thanks to Sam Taylor'ssurprise a couple days ago with some other Blue Checklists, I am now goingto be going for the variations as well. Checklists pending (pun intended.) Fresh off the Waiver wire from ED HUTCHINSON, was a nice looking '71T Milt Ramirez high #! Much needed of course! Thanks, buddy! JOEL FREEDMAN reminds me that I need to get off my high horse and get some cards sent out to him soon (in a VERY kind way though!) Joel sends along some Star Wars cards and a handful of vintage Indians. However, the best stuff in the box will be shared on the UV server. Thanks, man!! Sent from my iPad ================= Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2015 16:51:36 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: Fw: Holiday thanks to BOB BANNON (and son) and RICHARD LABS From: Jeffrey Whitworth Thanks to Bob for a Christmas card containing a '69 Jim Weaver and a nice UV rookie football card from his son. Thanks to Richard for another nice Christmas card containing four '64 cards including a Cincy Red, Joe Nuxhall. Merry Christmas from London, Jeff W. ================= Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2015 09:05:09 -0800 To: Thanks OBC Subject: A four bagger From: Stamper Chris Tripler sends a stack of UV Yankees for Raleigh. She always enjoys Yankees TJ Valacak sends a nice family Christmas card and a 55 Bowman Rizzuto. Joel Freedman does a little Kung Fu Fighting with 3 from the Kung Fu set and some Superman cards to finish it off. Chuck Salek sends some 74's for the dwindling 9 card project. Billy, Rollie, Catfish, Frank, Tony and Mike. Thank you all and Happy Holidays!! John Stamper ================= To: "'OBC Thanks'" Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2015 13:12:01 -0500 Subject: Jo-el, Jo-el... tis the season From: "Matt Yudt" Joel Freedman strikes back with a pair of 54 Bowmans and 9 Hostess covering all 5 years of them with names like Rod Carew, JR Richard, Gary Matthews and (one of my top HOM'er candidates) Greg Luzinski! Thanks Joel Matt Yudt ================= Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2015 13:08:45 -0600 To: Obc Subject: Thanks st nick! From: Brandon Nick Pelletier sent some 55 bowman footballers to me last week. Very happy to have them. Merry Christmas everybody! B wax Sent from my iPhone ================= To: "OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com" Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2015 15:38:37 -0500 Subject: Thanks to From: richard dingman STEVE RITTENBERG for 2 very nice 1949 Bowmans by way of Jack Zerby. Thanks Steve, hope all is going well with you and Gina this season. Richard D ================= To: "'Jimi Thayer'" , Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2015 16:04:20 -0500 Subject: RE: [OBC-Ramblings] Christmas cards that I sent out.... From: "Bob Donaldson" I am so glad that my names begins with "D". Thanks to Jim for a nice Christmas card and a trio of woodies Thanks Jim! Thanks OBC!!! From: OBC-Ramblings@yahoogroups.com [mailto:OBC-Ramblings@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jimi Thayer jimivintage@yahoo.com [OBC-Ramblings] Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2015 11:58 AM To: OBC-Ramblings@yahoogroups.com; VCT ; OCT ; Dugout Traders ; Tradingbases@yahoogroups.com Subject: [OBC-Ramblings] Christmas cards that I sent out.... Hey guys, Well, I tried to get Christmas cards sent out to everybody's lists that I could hit in all my groups, and basically ran out of time. I've sent out about 100 so far, but since it's too late to send out before Christmas and still get them in time, I plan on sending more out after the weekend. We will call them New Year's cards instead? :) I've had a lot of fun going through everyone's lists! I started with last names starting with "A" and worked my way almost through "M". Much more to go through, but since I belong to 5 groups (YIKES!), it's taking a very long time! Have a great weekend you all! :) Sent from my iPad ================= Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2015 14:54:47 -0800 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Thanks to Joel Freedman From: Rick Wasn't going to start the hockey sets since I have plenty of other sports sets on my list. I found a stack of hockey in a box so picked the mid to late 70's out and put them on my lists. Joel has found the lists and sent 10-75/76 topps thank you very much they are greatly appreciated. Rick Sent from my iPad ================= To: Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2015 18:01:34 -0800 Subject: Thanks much to FREEDMAN, LABS and PELLETIER and address reminder From: "George Vrechek" 4 envelopes of cards all made it to me today in San Francisco from JOEL FREEDMAN (15 OPChees), RICHARD LABS (2 1972 T FB high numbers), and NICK PELLETIER (7 1971-2 OPC Hockeys). Thanks guys for hitting my list. In some cases, the mail took awhile to get here since it was forwarded from Chicago. Starting now through March 15, you can send anything to me addressed as Sea View Inn at the Beach Attn: George Vrechek 3400 Highland Ave. Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 You can also send it to our permanent address in Chicago and it will get forwarded but take a little longer. George Vrechek ================= Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2015 02:07:01 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: Inbounds Thanks From: Ron Perry Hi OBC, Thanks are in order to following: Richard Labs sends a 48 Bowman of Lucky Lohrke Peter Mead chips in a 65 Old London coin of Tommy Davis and a 75-76 card of Paul Silas James Moleta sends a 54 Bowman of Dale Mitchell Larry Tipton sends five 65 Tall Boys football including Curly Johnson Ant Arbeeny chips in two 61 Topps Magic Ruboffs including Joe "Flash" Gordon. Return packages are mostly put together and will go out first of next week. Ron Perry ================= Date: 23 Dec 2015 18:10:34 -0800 To: Subject: A Smart pair From: jehutch75@gmail.com ================= Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2015 09:24:19 -0500 To: larrytipton@windstream.net, obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [OBC-Thanks] Monday at Gurus From: mikesportsfan@aol.com As a sport set purist, who does not indulge you non-sport heathens, I take umbrage at referring to one of the great sets as a non-sport set. T-218s are all sports. I bow to Mark Talbot, George and others for their pursuit of all the variations in this set, as I am limiting mine to 2 variations, a base T-218 that is now complete (although could use numerous upgrades) and the Canadian version, C-52 without advertising on the back. Mike Rich -----Original Message----- From: LAWRENCE TIPTON larrytipton@windstream.net [OBC-Thanks] To: obc-thanks Sent: Mon, Dec 21, 2015 7:53 pm Subject: [OBC-Thanks] Monday at Gurus Jake Ewell sends a nice starter lot 1973 Fleer =E2=9CCrazy Magazine Covers=E2=9D. I need to do some research on these, but will be glad to go after some more of these. =E2=9CJerk and Jill=E2=9D =E2=9CThe New Forker=E2=9D =E2=9CTV Died=E2=9D LOL you get the idea! Thank You Very Two envelopes from George Vrechek. One included four NM hits 1968 Milton Bradley baseball cards with LA Dodger Al Ferrara. I=E2=99m just getting mywantlist together on these, but looking forward to the chase! George also gets me started on the non-sport T218 from 1910 features champions of various sports. So I need to do some more research but I like the thought of buying cards from 1910 for a buck or two each! Geoge sends seven track stars and one swimmer. I already had five boxers, so I=E2=99m on my way! Thank You Very Much! ================= Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2015 15:59:49 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: Thanks Jimi From: Dan Angland Great Christmas card from Jimi Thayer that included three cards, a 62of Don Larsen, a 59 Bob Lillis rookie and 65 Jimi Thayer rookie, autographed! Have an OBC Christmas EveDan Angland ================= Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2015 12:09:48 -0500 To: OCT , Subject: Christmas Eve thanks! From: Jimi Thayer Much thanks today to these fine gentlemen! JIM CRAIG (as always!) passes along a '63T LL w/ Drysdale/Koufax/Gibson on it, a '59T ChiSox Team card, '60T Aparicio, '64T Giants Cepeda, and a vintage presidents card! Hoping you've finally sent your application into OBC, buddy....we're all waiting!! RICHARD DINGMAN blesses my mailbox with a '74T Red Team CL Braves variation! RANDY GRIFFIN passed along a '69-70T Havlicek, '52T Elliott, a UV Aaron, a couple of '58s including Aparicio, come '81T FB, a '61T Alston and Howard, a '60T RC, a shiny Vizquel and vintage Adcock TCMA for my Indians collection, and a '56T strikeout machine Bob Turley! Whew! All greatly appreciated, boys!! Sent from my iPad ================= Date: 24 Dec 2015 11:19:15 -0800 To: Subject: Thanks to Chris Tripler... From: bskp1@aol.com ================= Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2015 12:18:20 -0800 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Thanks to Gord Ellis From: Rick Gord sent 8-50 bowmans thank you very much they are greatly appreciated. Rick Sent from my iPad ================= Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2015 15:20:00 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Yogi-ism: "Baseball is 90% mental and the other half is physical" From: ChicoD1@aol.com I physical envelope came my way blew me away mentally. Bob Donaldson pops over an exhibit of Jackie Robinson for the Dodger list... Thanks loads Bob and Merry Christmas to all. Report on my Secret Stan (Hack) we be coming later tonight! Sal Domino OBC - 1992 ================= Date: 24 Dec 2015 13:19:33 -0800 To: Subject: Christmas Eve Thanks to Jimi From: directorth@aol.com ================= Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2015 18:40:08 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Santa arrives From: Anthony Hello all, Santa sends along a nice looking 53 topps feller and for the ride was an auto of feller on a uv card. Thanks so much Happy Holidays to all Anthony Arbeeny Sent from my iPad ================= Date: 24 Dec 2015 19:37:51 -0800 To: Subject: Griffin Greetings From: b_betza@yahoo.com ================= To: "obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com" Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2015 22:45:59 -0600 Subject: Income! From: Yaz Chris Tripler asked me for my address a couple of days ago and then said he hoped to get something to me before Christmas. On my way back home from taking my grandson home tonight, two hours before Christmas, I checked the mailbox on the way in and lo and behold, Chris's package beat his desired deadline. The nice Christmas card was accompanied by a 2004, Boston Globe, Special Commemorative Book, celebrating the 2004 Red Sox Championship. Very big, very cool book, full of great photos and articles. This being OBC, of course there is cardboard involved too. This cardboard happened to be a 1948 Bowman, Johnny Sain, which appears to be my first ever 1948 Bowman card. It is also PSA slabbed which makes it my only slabbed card with the exception of a couple of gifts from Guru's Sewer Find that went through the Tipton Grading Service. Now, I've purchased a couple of slabbed cards before and always liberated them after getting them home, but when they come as a gift, they will always happily, stay as given. Thanks so much for this generous gift Chris. Merry Christmas! Greg (yaz) ================= Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2015 00:41:47 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: many thank From: Ed Pike Thanks to Peter Mead for a great pair. This first is a rare, perhaps 1 of 1, 1954 Bowman mini of Ralph Kiner. This guy led or tied the NL in HRs for seven years, pretty impressive! I am now reconsidering whether to covert all of my handfull of 1954 Bowmans to minis :). He also knocked off a 1967 nose-bleed high number Thanks to Rick Lyons for a pair, 1960 Lollar and 1953 Schoendienst. Not the most famous guys, but very interesting careers. Thanks Rick! And the following were delayed due to an emailing glitch, sorry guys! Thanks to George Vrecheck for visiting and dropping some goodies as well. First was a 53 Topps Gene Conely, the two sport star. Then today George gave me a half dozen local football heroes like Jim Otto, Kermit Alexander, and J.A. Title. He also doubled my 71 OPC collection to two! Thanks to Richard Labs for an amazing OBC Christmas card - stuffed with 54 Bowmans! Someday I am going to get serious about this set, likely after the mortgage is paid and my daughter is through colleague :) In the meanwhile, my collection has significantly increased with four beautiful 54 Bowmans including Gus Zernial "who can hit the ball a country mile" and won home run and RBI championships in 51. Thanks to James Moleta sent a 1955 Topps Jim Owens, from another of my favorite sets. Just two left to go! Ed Pike ================= Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2015 01:01:51 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Secret Stan isn't so secret any more... From: ChicoD1@aol.com Midnight came and I carefully opened the large manilla envelope from Santa Stan. I had no idea he lived in Sagamore, OH. Seems the jolly guy enlisted the help of Ed Hutchinson to deliver the goodies. And what goodies! A Dave Kingman Buchmans disk for the Mets collection, a 3 pack of 57s including Nellie Fox, a 63T traded version of Jim Bunning who was noted of his trade from the Tigers to the Phillies and one of my white whales, a 1973 OPC Hockey Ring of the Islanders! Real tough one for me to find Ed.. um I mean Secret Thanks so much for the most excellent Christmas Present! Sal Domino OBC - 1992 ================= Date: 24 Dec 2015 23:59:13 -0800 To: Subject: Santa has Domino effect From: bdangelo@aol.com ================= Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2015 02:08:33 -0600 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Secret Santa Stan to Slidell! From: Patrick Wattigny RANDY WELK was my secret Santa this year, and he was a very kind Santa! A T206 of Jimmy Dygert, 1934 Goudey Blondy Ryan, and hits for my 1959, 1961, 1964 Topps sets, a 1954 Bowman Puddin Head Jones, and Kellogg's of Rick Monday and Davey Lopes! Thank you, Randy! A peaceful, blessed Christmas/Hanukkah/holiday to you all! Father Pat Wattigny ================= Date: 25 Dec 2015 04:09:18 -0800 To: Subject: Holiday Hacked by Noel Send-a-card From: JTysver1@msn.com ================= Date: 25 Dec 2015 04:11:46 -0800 To: Subject: Secret Stan and more From: joe8941@aol.com ================= To: "OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com" Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2015 13:17:01 +0000 Subject: Not so Secret Santa Bama From: Taylor Schock Santa Bama sends a nice eclectic mix of cards within a nice holiday card. Inside was a Conlon Hippo Vaughn from the 13th National along with some '30snon sports cards. I can only imagine being a boy in the '30s and getting these. A Jungle Gum Hooded Cobra (an animal every boy thought was 'keen'), aGovernment Agents vs Public Enemies card (the stories that boys listened to on the radio), and a "I'm Going To Be" - A Locomotive Engineer (which many boys really wanted to be). These along with a card of 'Santa' himself made for a great gift. Thanks Santa! ================= Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2015 09:03:16 -0500 To: OBC Thanks Subject: Secret Santa From: Joel Freedman wow, don't know what to say, Santa left me five mantle's and one is headed by GGS. How about a thank you for each mantle. Thank you for the 63 mantle Thank you for the 62 mantle Thank you for the 62 graded mantle Thank you for the 62 mantle Thank you for the 59 mantle. Thank you guru!! ================= Date: 25 Dec 2015 06:03:29 -0800 To: Subject: Secret Santa Thanks From: mfmroz@prodigy.net ================= Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2015 14:30:21 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups , Subject: Santa comes to Colorado! From: Geno Wagner Fellas -- My Secret Santa this year was Indiana's acclaimed Steve Hitzeman. I told Steve I always feel sorry for the person who gets me, since my list is not very easy to hit. Steve went another direction this year, sendinga group of stamps issued by the Post Office over the years featuring baseball and baseball players. They will look nice on my baseball wall in the office! He also included a traveling scorebook that will easily fit into my backpack. I love keeping score at games, and as an airlinepilot, I get around to a few different places in the summer to watch. This little book will accompany me on my travels next summer. Thanks, Steve...and Merry Christmas to everybody in OBC!! Take Care,Geno ================= Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2015 14:36:57 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: Santa Schock From: Rob Bessette Taylor Schock was my secret Santa and nailed 7 cards off my list... Jim Gentile and Jim Piersall from 63 Topps 2 hits to 1957 from the scarce series (these have been super tough for me, so these are huge hits!) 1953 Sammy White and two 1952 Topps one which is nicely trimmed. No bringing my 1952 set to a massive total of 23! Whoo hoo! Thanks so much to Taylor and everyone in OBC for all the camaraderie and support. You guys are the best! Happy holidays, ================= Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2015 09:54:57 -0500 To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Secret Santa From: LAWRENCE TIPTON I=E2=99ve been looking at this envelope for a couple weeks now, and ripped it open first thing Christmas morning! My Secret Santa remains anonymous, the return address of Rogers City MI postmarked Grand Rapids MI. Just to many Michigan OBCers after a cross check of the Directory:) Inside a nice holiday greeting and some cards! Santa sent a 1960 Bell Brand Jim Gilliam, a set I remember as a kid growingup in Southern California. I haven=E2=99t had this set on my wantlist for very long. Next up a 1952 Red Man hit Warren Spahn with the tab attached. This is another =E2=9Calmost all OBC set=E2=9D, yet I=E2=99m closing in on all four sets:) This is a nice hit! Finally a three pack 1961 Golden Press Jimmy Foxx, Chief Bender, and Frankie Frisch. Nice hits Santa! Thank You Very Much! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year OBC! ================= Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2015 09:29:52 -0600 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Secret Santa thanks From: john harrell from Mungumry to Bob D'Angelo who slices 3 pieces off the Bowman pie. His TCP includes a 51 Bowman Andy Seminick and 2, 52 Bowmans, Billy Hitchcock and Granny Hamner. Ho Ho Ho. Thanks Santa Bob for the Xmas pleasure. Have an error-free season. ================= Date: 25 Dec 2015 07:34:40 -0800 To: Subject: OBC Secret Santa Thanx From: larrygers@aol.com ================= Date: 25 Dec 2015 07:37:27 -0800 To: Subject: Holiday Hacked! From: james_moleta@hotmail.com ================= To: "obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com" Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2015 10:07:50 -0600 Subject: Santa's Income! From: Yaz The Priority Mail box has been patiently waiting for 4 or 5 days now and after feeding my dogs and letting them out, I headed downstairs to tear it open. My cat followed me down because she is always interested in any box opening going on. She likes to climb into any box she can fit into or worry any paper or packing to pieces. She got all that and more with the box from my Secret Santa, who turns out to be Andy Houtoon. Andy's box contained seven separately wrapped presents and packing material which was 1986 Topps baseball cards. This was fairly ingenious since they easily fill the spaces and there is no weight limit on priority mail. As I would scoop out a handful of the '86 cards and stack them on the desk, my cat would bat them off the table as I scooped out another handful. I soon figured out I would never get the box empty if I stopped to pick up the cards knocked to the floor and so continued to empty the box of packages and cards while the cat continued to smackdown the cards. Box finally empty, I removed the cat, picked up and stacked up the packing cards and started opening the presents. Now I can already see that this is turning into a Morganti-ish ramble but the details must be addressed. The previously mentioned cat, while playing with the priority mail box, brought my attention to the back of the box, which had a card taped to it. It was a 2015 Allen-Ginter Mythological Menaces card of the Monkey King, telling me not to open until Christmas. It would have been redistributed in some future Christmas gift if I could have saved it. Alas, the tape peeled off the Monkey King from the cardboard and it is no more. Now to the presents: First opened was a large sleeve containing one of those Kahn's Kielbasa Singles featuring Yaz. This sent me back to the Priority box to look at the return address. The Yaz Kielbasas were sold in New England and I was just wondering if Andy was a Yaz collector, a Red Sox collector or just happened upon the Yaz item. Well Andy apparently is Secret Stan not Secret Santa and he's sending mail out from New Jersey which is close to New England. The second package gave me a clearer picture, maybe. It was a Boston Globe newspaper special section from September 30, 1983 commemorating the pending retirement of Yaz! So frickin' cool, Andy! I opened a little box next and inside of it was a 1980 Starting Lineup, Wade Boggs. I wasn't sure what it was at first so I had to go wake up the expert who was still asleep. Wade, (my son for those who don't know), told me it was an older Starting Lineup. He should know because he's got hundreds of them, even if he was half asleep. The next present also featured Wade Boggs, on the front of a rack pack of some large cards that are an 80's Donruss issue. The Red Sox just recently decided to retire Boggs's number so these last two gifts are timely for a Bosox fan like myself. I next tackled a card sized block that turned out to be just that. A block of cards. They turned out to be mostly Red Sox cards from the 50's through the present. The older cards I mostly have though I always check for upgrades or variations but the newer cards I mostly have none of and I'm happy to get cards of my favorite guys, Ortiz, Pedroia, Betts and more. Tucked in the middle of the stack were the 4 cards that weren't Red Sox cards. They were hits from my 1977 Kellogg's set. Fydrich, Fingers, Lezcano and Al Oliver. That set is now down to eight The sixth present was a large slabbed item. It turned out to be another unique Yaz item, a 1980 matchbook featuring Yaz. It wasn't on my master Yaz list so I'll need to research it some. It's #6 in a Liberty Collectors Club (Melrose, Mass) and the SGC states "Red". It has a photo of Yaz and describes milestones he reached in 1979. Great stuff! The last present I opened looked like it would be a couple of sleeved cards and it was, three of them, all hits to my lists. First was another Yaz find. A 1982 Coke Yaz. It also has Baigahms up in the top left corner which I don't know about. The photo looks like another coke issue I have but there is no Baigahms in the corner of it and this one is on my list. A little research is needed here. Next was a hit from my 1957 Topps set, Bob Wilson. Set now down to 108. Last card in this massive Christmas gift is a 1959 Topps Baseball Thrills Mickey Mantle. Any hit to that list is significant, but a Mantle is huge. The '59 set is down to 9 cards now. Thanks so much for the wonderful Christmas gifts, Andy. I had a great time opening them and will have a lot more fun going through them later, too. Hope you have a great holiday season and I wish the same for your family and all the rest of the OBC families. Oh, and sorry for the loong post. Was feeling a little chatty this morning, I guess. Greg (yaz) ================= To: Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2015 10:46:12 -0600 Subject: Santa wows me! From: "Randy Griffin" As a yearly tradition, the first Christmas packaged opened is the OBC Santagift. This year, my wife decided to hide the OBC package when it arrived.So, I kept waiting for the mail to deliver it. It mysteriously appeared on the tree last night! I get a =E2=9Cwow=E2=9D package from time to time from OBC=E2=99ers...this was one of those! Santa, Sam Taylor, sends a group of eight 67 Topps including Team Cards of the Mets and Tigers plus the Gil Hodges card.Back in the American Legion baseball days, I had the pleasure of playingon the Gil Hodges field here in nearby Princeton, IN. Wish I had as muchenergy now as I did then! Brings back a lot of competitive memories.... Tucked under a Merry Christmas from OBC note was a 1958 #1 Ted Williams card! Thanks so much for this great card, Sam! What a great birthday present, as well! Thanks, OBC! Wishing everyone a safe Christmas and New Years. Randy Griffin ================= Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2015 16:57:58 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: Santa Dan hits a home run! From: Bob Saxton Big thanks to secret Santa Dan Angland! He gifts me with a pair of '73 Topps, Boston Red Sox and Rookie Catchers, as well as a 55 Topps FootballAll American Geroge Cafego of Tennesee. And then a very very nice 1953 Black and White Bowman, Bob Lemon.Dan hits a home run with that one, because 1953 was the first year I started collecting baseball cards, and the first year I was old enough to become a rabid fan of the Cleveland Indians with Bob Lemon.Great thanks Dan, and to all in OBC land I hope you are having a wonderful holiday, and best wishes for 2016Bob Saxton ================= Date: 25 Dec 2015 09:46:19 -0800 To: Subject: Holiday Hack From: rlabs1@elp.rr.com ================= Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2015 18:29:27 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: OBC Forever Santa Thanks From: Dan Angland Santa Brian Lindholme sends a great package of baseball cards covering the 50's and 60's 1953 2x1956 1x1958 16x including Ryan Duren and All Stars of Nellie Fox anda nice Jackie Jensen1959 3x1960 1x Dallas Green1961 2x MVP Al Rosen1962 2xincluding Ralph Houk and a high number Stan Williams1963 12x McCarver, Game 7 WS card, Tartabull, Blanchard and two high numbers1964 1x1965 3x with Bill Freehan and a high number1967 2x including a good looking card of Lou Brock That's 45 more cards off the run! Wow!Have an OBC Christmas!Dan Angland ================= Date: 25 Dec 2015 10:34:48 -0800 To: Subject: Santa Fuego - baseball history package From: ghenthorn34@gmail.com ================= Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2015 18:38:30 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: First BW Bowmanf from Chris Trip From: Dan Angland My very first BW 48 Bowman came this week from Chris Tripler in the form of Tommy Henrich. What a great surprise! Can't wait till the Topps run is done so I can start some Bowman sets.Have an OBC Christmas.Dan Angland ================= Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2015 13:46:23 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Holiday Hack! From: Ed Pike Many thanks to Geno Wagner. Geno sends me the 1980 Sport Americana price guide, which was the first that I ever owned. I flipped through that book so much when I was a kid that it literally fell into pieces! Now I have one that is all in one piece. When my time machine is up and running I am definitely picking up a T205 set in decent shape for $500. Geno also filled the pages with another blast from the past in the form of 52 Topps! He sent me five hits, include a couple of the little known blue border variation. They look pretty good with the borders colored in, if I didn't know better I would color in the rest of my 1952s to match :). A few are quite a bit nicer that the rest of my 52 T. Ed Pike ================= Date: 25 Dec 2015 11:50:45 -0800 To: Subject: Thanks to Peter Mead From: ricktopps@aol.com ================= Date: 25 Dec 2015 13:12:07 -0800 To: Subject: Thanks for my Secret Santa package. From: rjsfgmv@aol.com ================= Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2015 15:33:10 -0600 To: Obc Subject: Thanks Santa Tom Housley From: Brandon Tom sent almost 50 hits for my Obc secret Santa! Covering 4 different sets.Thanks Tom, I appreciate the time looking through my lists! Merry Christmas everybody! Brandon wax Sent from my iPhone ================= To: Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2015 16:41:24 -0500 Subject: Santa Saxton From: "Mark Holland" Sorry I am late to the Thanks Parade but I had other family obligations. After having a good time with my family I got a chance to open my OBC gift. Santa Bob Saxton sent some light reading in the form of Big League Puzzles by Dom Forker. This will be good reading between my issues of SCD, (George..love the '53 article). Santa Bob also scattered 3 1952T cards along with a '69T McCormick in various pages of the book. Wow, 3 '52T in one day. Awesome. Thanks Santa Saxton. Hope everyone has had a safe day. Mark Holland Vintage List & UV Sets to Trade ================= Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2015 14:36:02 -0800 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Santa came! Santa came! From: James Silva =E2=A6in the form of an envelope from John Scott Gray! Santa was amazingly generous hitting 8 different want lists. Wow! Go Santa!So in chronological order (I thought about going by weight)=E2=A6 A 1950 Bowman of Dick Sisler resplendent in his Phils uniform. A 1954 Topps of Hoyt Wilhelm who brought back memories for my wife=E2=99s uncle who saw him pitch for the Giants. By the way, Uncle Tom got a ride from Willie Mays after a game - he just asked and Willie said, sure! Mays was driving a pink =E2=9957 Thunderbird and took Tom to his little leaguegame in Castro Valley. 9 =E2=9955 Bowman cards including Bobby Shantz. When I was a kid hiking around Big Sur I found a Bobby Shantz model glove under a log. It was pretty flat and soft, but I used it for years. A 1960 Topps of Luis Aparicio who I always thought was pretty much the goldstandard for shortstops. A 1961 Topps of Al Kaline. Wow - amazing card! A pair of 1970 Topps including Sonny Seibert. Siberia threw a no-hitter in 1960. A 1971 Topps high number! And last, but by no means least, a 1972 Topps of Boomer, George Scott. Such a great package, and it is such a welcome distraction - I was in the ER on the night of the 20th with severe abdominal pain. Turns out I have a 2cm. gallstone blocking the neck of my gall bladder. I was going to cancel my Christmas trip to California and have surgery, but I couldn=E2=99t get my wife to go without me. So, we delayed our trip by one day but are now in Socal surrounded by my wife=E2=99s family. I have been surviving on fat free liquids since then in an attempt to stay out of the ER - surgery isthe only option anyone has even mentioned to this point, but I want to make it to January if possible. I took the envelope with me and opened it before I crashed last night. I am wiped/weak but pain free and enjoying my wife=E2=99s Thank you so much for your thoughtfulness, JSG Santa! Jim =E2=9CEl Fuego=E2=9D Silva #25 ================= To: "OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com" Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2015 22:43:09 +0000 Subject: Santa Moleta hits Hitz From: "Hitzeman, Steven A." OBC Secret Santa Thanks go out to: Santa James Moleta who Hitz my stocking and binders with 5 - 58 Topps Baseball cards including Roy Face, and a 1960 Topps baseball card of Duke Snider. Great Christmas package and much appreciated !! Thanks James and Thanks OBC! ================= Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2015 23:10:48 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: thanks update From: Bob Saxton In my earlier thanks I neglected to mention that the 73 Topps cards that secret Santa Dan Angland sent were two of the last three needed to complete that set. The only one missing now is #615 Rookie Third Basemen with Mike Schmidt.Thanks, Dan!Bob Saxton ================= To: Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2015 18:23:09 -0500 Subject: Thanks Santa Peter From: "Bob Donaldson" Peter Mead was my OBC Santa, and he did not disappoint - a 51 Bowman hi number, two 61 Topps hits including a high number, and a 64 Topps Giants of Carl Yastrzemski! Thanks Peter! Thanks OBC!! ================= Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2015 23:39:37 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: Two Santas to Thank From: nick pelletier Thank you to SANTA LABS for seven hits to my 1952 Bowman set including Elmer Valo and Irv Norren. Thank you SANTA Richard. Thank you to SANTA BESSETTE for a three pack of 1955 Bowman Umpires- Pinelli Runge, and Rommel. SANTA BESSETTE also sends a note reminding me about SANTA's good memory. Thank you SANTA ROB! Happy Holidays to all. Nick PelletierNachobcards@yahoo.com ================= To: Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2015 15:41:38 -0800 Subject: Thanks to Santa JAKE ELWELL From: "George Vrechek" Jake hit the corners of my wantlist with some great old cards including postcards of stadiums, a comic baseball postcard from 1910, hockey cards including a 1979 Bossy, 2 1977 glossies, a 1953 Blackhawk Parkhurst, and a Red Man Mays. The comic postcard from 1910 is complete with a romantic note by the sender in 1910. Other old postcards included Wrigley Field, Comiskey Park, Yankee Stadium, the Polo Grounds, and Atlanta Stadium, all wrapped up in a baseball article. Thanks for such very useful Christmas presents. George Vrechek ================= Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2015 00:27:19 +0000 (UTC) To: "" Subject: Santa George From: familytoad@comcast.net ================= Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2015 20:10:24 -0500 To: OBC Thanks Subject: Two great packages recently From: BBC Trading Hey guys, I received two nice packages just before Christmas. First, ED SCHOTT sent me return fire that was awesome. Ed sent me 2 1959 Topps (Berra and Snider), 3 1960 Topps (Bob Gibson, and the Yankees and Dodgers team cards), a 1965 Topps HR Leaders including Kellebrew, Powell and Mantle, a 1969 Topps Clemente, a 1970 Topps Reggie Jackson and a 1971 Topps Thurman Munson! I'm trying to come up with my Top Ten list to post on my site and the Munson was going to be on that list. So I'm very happy to have gotten it from Ed. Thank you so much Ed!!! You didn't have to send me back anything man. Second, JIMI THAYER sent me a very nice Christmas card that included 6 hits. 5 UV that will be mentioned elsewhere and a 1974 Topps Traded Jim Wynn with the now famous "Target" variation. Thank you so much Jimi!! And Thank You to OBC! You guys are the best!! Andy Huntoon Sent from my iPad ================= Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2015 20:33:02 -0500 To: OBC Thanks Subject: Secret Stan From: BBC Trading My Secret Stan envelope has been nestled in the branches on our Christmas Tree for a little while now and I finally got a chance to tear into it. My Secret Stan is non other than Carl Mura. Carl Clause sent over 15 hits total which included 9 1961 Topps hits, 4 1954 Bowman hits (I love this set sohits to this one are always a pleasure) and two prewar boxing cards. Carlnoticed that I am working on the W529 boxing strip set and he informs me that he too collects some boxing cards. The first one is a 1910 T218 Battling Nelson with a Hassan back. The other is a 1909 e75 American Caramel of Jimmy Britt. Carl, I am totally into prewar boxing cards even though I havevery few of them. My favorite sets that I will pick up cards from now andthen are the 1910 t225 Khedivial set, 1910 t220 Champions and any e seriescaramels. So thank you so much for these!!! OBC Rules!!! Andy Huntoon Sent from my iPad ================= Date: 25 Dec 2015 18:06:02 -0800 To: Subject: Holiday Holland Hack From: uthminsta@hotmail.com ================= Date: 25 Dec 2015 18:13:33 -0800 To: Subject: Thank you Santa From: tvalacak@comcast.net ================= Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2015 21:23:37 -0500 To: obc thanks Subject: Merry Christmas and OBC thanks From: Matthew Glidden Big thanks to OBC Santa RICH NIESSEN, who sent a 9-pocket sized package to include two key pieces: 1. 1958 Topps upgrades! These sharp-cornered beauties will move a bunch of spots into EX territory. Includes some of that classic 1958 cropping, where photos pasted over solid bright backgrounds made it seem like some had lost an arm or (to quote the Great American Baseball Card Flipping Book on Bob Cerv), were wearing a gravy boat on their head. Excerpt on Cerv quoted here, if you don't have the book: http://bjarkmanlatinobaseball.mlblogs.com/2012/03/27/and-speaking-of-the-worst-ever-baseball-card-images/ 2. 2016 Vegas calendar! Have already penciled in the National in early August. Not sure host Atlantic City can measure up to Vegas itself, though, unless we discover nearby eateries with 10-cent appetizers. Thanks Rich and my best holiday wishes to all during that season when everyone gets into the OBC spirit! ================= To: "obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com" , Anthony Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2015 22:21:08 -0500 Subject: Christmas Thanks. From: Bob Reed Anthony Arbeeny had my name for the gift exchange and (S)Ant A. did not disappoint. The package arrived about a month ago so I had to resist tearing into it until today. Inside was a 1955 Bowman football card of "one of the best lineman in football", Ernie Stautner leaving only six more to go. At 6'1", 230 he'd be smaller than most of the quarterbacks now. Next up were three hits to the 1969 Decal set; Dick Allen, Jim Fregosi and Rick Monday. I'm surprised that so many of these decals have survived for almost 50 years. The final card was a birth year Jello card of Roger Maris from 1963. I wonder how many cards of his from after 1961 did not mention his 61 home runs. Thanks Anthony, hope you and your family had an enjoyable holiday. -Bob R=09=09=09=09=09 ================= Date: 25 Dec 2015 19:28:56 -0800 To: Subject: Some mini thanks to JSG! From: b_betza@yahoo.com ================= Date: 25 Dec 2015 20:16:45 -0800 To: Subject: Secret Hack Update From: tvalacak@comcast.net ================= Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2015 22:15:29 -0800 To: OBC-Thanks Subject: Secret Santa Thanks From: Gary Beard Thanks to my secret Santa for 4 1955 Topps hits, 9 '78 Topps football hits (including names like Walter Payton x2, O.J. Simpson, John Riggins, Art Shell, Fran Tarkenton and Ahmad Rashad). He also included the last 2 cards I needed to complete a 1984 Topps baseball set (including Nolan Ryan). He didn't stop there...in the box was a '67 Topps Ed Mathews, and 4 '60 Topps including Clem Labine, a Dodgers team checklist, a Masters & Mentor card with Mays and Rigney and the American League Kings card of Fox and Kuenn. Thanks Santa, and thanks OBC, Gary Beard 1014 Liada Way Oxnard, CA 93030 ================= Date: 25 Dec 2015 22:15:56 -0800 To: Subject: OBC Santa! From: jehutch75@gmail.com ================= To: "'OBC Thanks'" Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2015 12:44:05 -0500 Subject: Secret Santa from Louisiana From: "Matt Yudt" My OBC Secret Stan-ta package arrived from Slidell Louisiana on Christmas Eve - just a few hours before we left for our annual track to the Lehigh Valley for the night and yesterday. Arrived home late and tired last night but that quickly changed when I saw the large puffy on my desk - the gift I couldn't wait to open. Inside, with a nice card from Father Pat Wattigny, were 11 individually wrapped 2.5X3.5X1/16th gifts . hmmmm, what could they be??? That was fun - 11 presents in one! A couple contained more than 1 card - 79 OPC pair, a 76 OPC pair inc Sparky Lyle. Father Pat, I mean secret santa, hit about 9 sets in all - 53 bowman, a couple 54 topps, a 61 post Harvey Haddix, 62 topps, an OBC gem 50 Bowman, but the prize in the pack was the 1958 Topps Don Drysdale! In great shape too, certainly relative to the rest of my 58 set. wow! Thank you Father Pat, I hope you have a blessed New Year Matt Yudt ================= Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2015 13:03:04 -0500 To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: OBC Holiday Hack thanks From: Joshua Levine Big thanks today (yesterday) to longtime trading partner Mac Wubben for sending along some un-American cards. Mac Sent along a duo of '71 OPC semi-high numbers and cuarto '64 Venezuelan Phillies. Love the '64 Venezualans because instead of the ugly peach back on normal '64s, Topps used black ink to print the backs of the South American cards...very cool looking and very tough to find. All are a welcome gift this Christmas. Thanks so much Mac. Happy Holidays everyone! ================= Date: 26 Dec 2015 10:33:52 -0800 To: Subject: Secret Santa (TJ) was a killer! From: drsam9795@gmail.com ================= Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2015 13:52:13 -0500 To: yahoogroups Subject: Dillon hits new set - 65 Embossed From: Rob Bessette Mike Dillon hits my post Christmas mailbox with a waiver wire claim. 1965 Embossed Chuck Hinton. I just started this set, don=E2=99t have it up on my WL page yet, so this makes about only the 10th card I have. Much appreciated! ================= Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2015 14:11:57 -0500 To: "" Subject: Secret Stan, Bob Reed From: ShoelessWes My Secret Stan was non other than Bob Reed, sending a flat full of Bowman cheer, hitting my 49-55 sets! Included was a 55 bowman Billy "Santa" Klaus. Merry Christmas Sent from my iPhone ================= Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2015 14:18:15 -0500 To: "" Subject: T.J.'s #1 From: ShoelessWes TJ Valacak sends a flat with 72 Topps football card #1, with a 50 bowman hit and handful of 77 topps Star Wars hits, thanks! Sent from my iPhone ================= To: "obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com" Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2015 14:25:40 -0500 Subject: RE: this week in thanks...Santa edition From: Shawn Smart SECRET SANTA - sent an awesome double flat hitting the following sets - Topps Deckle, Topps Game, 61 Topps, 64 Topps, 68 Topps, 69 Topps, 70 Topps, 72Topps, 73 Topps, 75 Topps, 76 Topps, 78 Topps and 79 Topps. A nice mix ofbeaters and gems and the Topps Deckle hits included 4 HOF's. Thanks Santa! DOUG DEJONG - sends 3 50's hits off of the waiver wire. MIKE DILLON - sends a 64 Topps hit from the waiver wire. Thanks all! From: shawnsmart@hotmail.com To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: this week in thanks... Date: Sun, 13 Dec 2015 18:58:57 -0500 ROBERT FITTS - sends two waiver claims from 55 :) RICHARD LABS - sends a nice holiday card and includes 4 cards from 69 Topps! BOB BANNON - sends a nice holiday card - and a comment apologizing for the condition of the card included, a comment which does not compute with me. Bob hits my 79 Topps set and includes a card of his son, who apparently is in the NFL?! Who knew! ANDY COOK - sends two sweet looking 55 Bowmans! Thanks all!! ================= Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2015 11:28:36 -0800 To: Thanks OBC Subject: A Rich Christmas From: Stamper Rich Niessen sent a nice Christmas card on Christmas Eve. The card contained a pair of UV. Thanks Rich John Stamper ================= Date: 26 Dec 2015 11:39:04 -0800 To: Subject: A thanks I dont want to forget From: jehutch75@gmail.com ================= Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2015 12:16:45 -0800 To: Thanks OBC Subject: Santa Yaz Crushes a Grandslam!! From: Stamper Wow!!! What a great Santa! It's been crazy at our house this Christmas. Some of the Grandkids were here in the morning. We had 20 people slept over last night. And it hasn't slowed down yet. I slipped away while they are making Tamales. Greg Conway was my Secret Santa. A grandslam of set kills. Four sets were laid to rest with three of them Vintage. Each group or individual card was wrapped with a trivia ? On the label. 1st set was the 70 Rold Gold featuringCy Young. The trivia read something like. He never won a Cy Young award but probably deserved a few. The next set killed was the 1970 Fleer featuringthe Cards and Browns. The trivia was about a showdown in the showme state.Next we have the 65 Embossed and the trivia was about the cheeks and nose wearing first. Last was a Ted Williams UV set featuring Jim Grant. Wow! Andthere more. A stack of Skeds, UV Football, a 53 Topps, a John Player and Sons tobacco card and a pair of UV Fleer. Ad that to what the wife did (in another message) and this is by far the best Baseball Christmas ever!! Thank you Yaz and OBC!!! John Stamper ================= Date: 26 Dec 2015 13:02:05 -0800 To: Subject: Two thanks today! From: jehutch75@gmail.com ================= Date: 26 Dec 2015 14:21:17 -0800 To: Subject: TWIBC thanks From: tvalacak@comcast.net ================= Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2015 18:16:38 -0500 To: OBC Thanks Subject: Mandell and Dillon From: Jimi Thayer Thanks to GARY MANDELL, who elected to help me try and complete my '74T RedTeam Checklist Master Set, sent the much needed Yankees (2 asterisks) variation my way! Very kind gesture indeed! I'm still trying to complete a couple trades to wrap up this set, so hopefully it's done shortly! Thanks again, Thanks also to MICHAEL DILLON for 6 '61T hits, a '62T, and a well-loved '64T Daley! Nice surprise! Sent from my iPad ================= Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2015 20:46:13 -0500 To: OBC Thanks Subject: Thanks to...... From: Joel Freedman Kevin Martens for a flat of woodies. Thanks Kevin! ================= Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2015 19:09:30 -0800 To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Secret Santa? From: Mike Diamanti Well Cardboard Lovers: Opened my Secret Santa envelope yesterday and discovered a wonderful card with animals (penguin, rabbit, reindeer, polar bear, wolf) playing baseball on a diamond in the snow (the rabbit is up to bat). Inside the card were some 57 Topps FB gems -- a set that I am getting close to finishing, thanks to these beauties. But --- Santa failed to reveal his identity -- all I have to go on is a Connecticut adress, so clue me in, Santa! Coffeedude Diamanti in Coupeville ================= Date: 26 Dec 2015 20:24:57 -0800 To: Subject: Thank you Jimi! From: tvalacak@comcast.net ================= To: "obc" Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2015 05:12:43 -0600 Subject: Sunday Thanks From: "ken goetsch" Go out to: Mike Mroz, who sends a 6-pack from 60' Topps football, and a dcp from 61' Topps football.......thanks so very much for the wonderful package Mike. Ken Goetsch ================= Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2015 10:24:17 -0500 To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: post-Xmas thanks From: Joshua Levine Big thanks to TJ V. this morning for sending along a trio of UV Josh Gibsons (none of which I have!) and a '71 OPC...that set has been taking some hits this week!! Thanks TJ, much appreciated. ================= Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2015 11:39:14 -0500 To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Sunday at Gurus From: LAWRENCE TIPTON uhh Guru, they don=E2=99t deliver mail on Sunday! Well true but I keep track of my eBay purchases by leaving feedback. After a card arrives, I leave feedback. If I don=E2=99t leave feedback, the card has not arrived. A very complicated system:) Anyway I was checking eBay purchases this Sunday morning, and one tracked eBay purchase said it was delivered Saturday to mymailbox. I didn=E2=99t think the USPO delivered mail the day after Christmas! So I walked out to my mailbox, and it was stuffed with eBay items, and also some OBC packages! TJ Valacak sent three hits to my latest SPORTS set (see that Mike Rich LOL)1910 T218 Champions including boxer Abe Attel who was charged in the 1919 Black Sox scandal. Thank You Very Much! Mark Zentkovich sent a 1968 Topps baseball #112 Woody Fryman to replace theMilton Bradley card I pulled from my set. Thank You Very Much! My =E2=9CSecret Santa=E2=9D =E2=9CHoliday Hacked=E2=9D me with an added present that missed the initial sleigh ride. Santa sent four 1960 Golden Press "President" cards (like Golden Press baseball) including Abraham Lincoln. Thank You Very Much Santa! ================= To: Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2015 13:01:34 -0500 Subject: Post Christmas thanks and pre-Panthers game time From: "Mark Holland" Doug DeJong hit my list again as he shared two '57s including Hodges and a 56 Topps trimmed to fit in regular sheets. Jimi Thayer shared a Christmas card with some UV help (named Griffey Jr.). Rich Niessen answered my recent call for UV help and killed 3 UV sets that suffered gremlin losses. John Stamper also answered my recent call for UV help and killed 2 other UV sets that suffered gremlin losses. Much appreciated guys. Got to go watch the Panthers run it to 15-0. Mark Holland Vintage List & UV Sets to Trade ================= Date: 27 Dec 2015 10:55:43 -0800 To: Subject: Double Thanks From: mp1067@Hotmail.com ================= Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2015 15:14:55 -0500 To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: This Week in Baseball Cards From: JEdward@aol.com Jimi Thayer adds to the OBC Christmas sprit with Christmas greetings along with three from the '62 Topps set; Jim Kaat, Don Blasingame and Dean Chance. Thanks Jimi. All the best to you and yours! John McLaughlin ================= Date: 27 Dec 2015 12:53:11 -0800 To: Subject: Christmas Thanks Richard & Jimi From: wmcashton@aol.com ================= Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2015 22:43:36 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: Nice surprise from Jimi Thayer From: Thomas Elliott Jimi Thayer's Christmas card had three cards tucked in it, a '79-80 Topps basketball Bob McAdoo and two '77-78 Topps hockey cards, including North Star Alex Pirus. Thanks, Jimi. OBC is wonderful, Tom Elliott ================= Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2015 03:14:35 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: Santa Pike From: Carl Mura I was lucky to have Ed "Santa" Pike as my Secret Santa this year. Eddecided to give me some serioushelp on the 1958 Topps set with a bonus card of Carl Lewis World Class Athlete from 1992. The 58's included team cards Senators and Cubs, HOF Kaline and Ashburn, Rival Hurlers, Ken Boyer and Harry Simpson. All in great shape . Thanks "Santa". Hope everyone enjoyed their holiday and I would like to wish everyone a Happy Healthy 2016, especially the Tiger fans amongst us (HA). Carl Mura ================= Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2015 11:11:23 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: Post-Christmas thanks for so many things... From: chris tripler Huge Thanks to OBC and Happy Holidays (with a little ramble...).Christmas was great for the Tripler collectors. We hit on a fairly large (& relatively cheap) CL attic find just before the holidays, and we had fun sorting through over 1600 vintage ('56 to '69) with close to 200 stars (includinga couple Mantles)...we will be spreading the dupe wealth along very shortly... Very Large Thank you to MATT YUDT for wonderful welcome to OBC, and the fantastic flat of '60s which included #s 8, 32, 69, 78, 105, 123, 181, 182, 186 - cards look amazing with just a hint of some sweet glue smell. Super nice to be having this set worked on even as Dad and I don't have it as one ofour focus sets. and MARK ZENTKOVICH also hits the 1960 set with a #117 Tom Borland (anotherplayer who served in the military during WWII, tough hombres), a Boston pitcher with a 25-18 record up to that point. & #252 Ray Herbert. Mark also sent up a very nice looking '66T #131 Angels TC. Included with the cards wasa sports trivia card with a nice baseball question "Who was the first relief pitcher to win the Cy Young award?" first right answer gets a flat from the newly (yet not catalogued) uncovered attic find (if you don't have a very extensive want list from '56 to '69,give a couple of update cards in those dates and we might have it since there are some beauts in this lot).... THANK YOU for making us a part of your community OBC! Dad loved the notes (I brought them all along) from the envelopes! He couldn't be more pleased! Have a Happy New Year!!! Chris TriplerOBC 2015 ================= To: OBC Thanks Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2015 13:47:56 +0000 Subject: Late Secret Santo Thanks From: Mac Wubben Back from the holiday travels...Thanks out to Secret Santo Mike Diamanti for a wonderful package...including 3 of the last 4 59 Fleer Ted Williams cards that I needed and one of the last 11 49B's that I need...a very nice Trinkle high number. Thanks Coffee Dude! ================= To: OBC Thanks Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2015 13:52:15 +0000 Subject: Arrivals From: Mac Wubben OBC Rookie from MA Chris Tripler sends along a slabbed 48-49 Leaf...it's even a 3...better that all my other leafs for sure. Thanks Chris! OBC Veteran from MA Bob Donaldson sends along an OBC special 48-49 Leaf...along with a couple interesting reprints (Ruth and J.Jax). Thanks Bob! Thanks guys! ================= Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2015 13:37:05 -0500 To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [OBC-Thanks] Post-Christmas thanks for so many things... From: ChicoD1@aol.com Content-Language: en 90 was his third highest total of games pitched. Mike hit 92 in 1973 and a whopping 106 in 1974. He holds the mark for both leagues (the 90 came with the Twins). He's a Doc and was on MLB channel during a round table about pitchers and Tommy John surgeries. http://www.drmikemarshall.com/ Sal Domino OBC - 1992 In a message dated 12/28/2015 7:15:45 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, OBC-Thanks-noreply@yahoogroups.com writes: Doug DeJong got the answer right! Mike "Iron Mike" Marshall was the first reliever to win the Cy Young award in 1974 while pitching for the Dodgers, pitching 208 innings of relief. He went on to later set the record for # of games pitched (90) in 1979. Congratulations to Doug for getting it right! The flat should go out some time today or tomorrow... On Monday, December 28, 2015 6:14 AM, "chris tripler cetripler@yahoo.com [OBC-Thanks]" wrote: Huge Thanks to OBC and Happy Holidays (with a little ramble...). Christmas was great for the Tripler collectors. We hit on a fairly large (& relatively cheap) CL attic find just before the holidays, and we had fun sorting through over 1600 vintage ('56 to '69) with close to 200 stars (including a couple Mantles)...we will be spreading the dupe wealth along very Very Large Thank you to MATT YUDT for wonderful welcome to OBC, and the fantastic flat of '60s which included #s 8, 32, 69, 78, 105, 123, 181, 182, 186 - cards lo ok amazing with just a hint of some sweet glue smell. Super nice to be having this set worked on even as Dad and I don't have it as one of our focus sets. and MARK ZENTKOVICH also hits the 1960 set with a #117 Tom Borland (another player who served in the military during WWII, tough hombres), a Boston pitcher with a 25-18 record up to that point. & #252 Ray Herbert. Mark also sent up a very nice looking '66T #131 Angels TC. Included with the cards was a sports trivia card with a nice baseball question "Who was the first relief pitcher to win the Cy Young award?" first right answer gets a flat from the newly (yet not catalogued) uncovered attic find (if you don' t have a very extensive want list from '56 '69, give a couple of update cards in those dates and we might have it since there are some beauts in this lot).... THANK YOU for making us a part of your community OBC! Dad loved the notes (I brought them all along) from the envelopes! He couldn't be more pleased! Have a Happy New Year!!! Chris Tripler OBC 2015 ================= Date: 28 Dec 2015 13:56:40 -0800 To: Subject: Thank you Rick From: tvalacak@comcast.net ================= Date: 28 Dec 2015 16:12:35 -0800 To: Subject: Holidays Haul From: JTysver1@msn.com ================= Date: 28 Dec 2015 17:16:00 -0800 To: Subject: Best pack of cards I've ever opened! From: joe8941@aol.com ================= Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2015 21:35:48 -0500 To: yahoogroups Subject: DeJong From: Rob Bessette Doug DeJong hits my 1957 Topps list with a nice Don Zimmer card. Thanks somuch Doug! Putting it in the binder as we speak. Looks good with his other ================= To: "'OBC Thanks'" Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2015 21:41:05 -0500 Subject: Betza sends some helpers From: "Matt Yudt" Got a nice DCP from BRIAN BETZA today. A semi-high 63 topps and one of my last 22 (and few remaining commons) from 57 topps! Thanks Brian!! Matt Yudt ================= Date: 28 Dec 2015 19:47:13 -0800 To: Subject: Thanks to Doug DeJong From: jehutch75@gmail.com ================= Date: 28 Dec 2015 20:28:02 -0800 To: Subject: thanks to From: rlabs1@elp.rr.com ================= Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2015 05:13:23 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: Thanks Bob From: nick pelletier Thanks to BOB DONALDSON for a great 1933 Nap Lajoie....repop. Looks great in the book where an empty slot was never to be filled. Thank you BOB! nick PelletierNachobcards@yahoo.com ================= Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2015 10:25:17 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com, vct@lists.vintagecardtraders.com Subject: Thanks to Jake From: Anthony Jake Elwell sends along a killer 53 feller my way. Anthony arbeeny Sent from my iPad ================= Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2015 10:28:36 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Chris hits From: Anthony Hello all, Chris Tripler sends along a nice hit to the 68 set which is now down to 13. Return is next. Anthony arbeeny Sent from my iPad ================= Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2015 10:51:41 -0500 To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Tuesday at Gurus From: LAWRENCE TIPTON Ron Perry sends a =E2=9961 Golden Press Jimmy (Double XX) Foxx, a =E2=9963 Jello Camilo Pascual, and two hits 1963 Post Hank Aguirre and Yankee John Blanchard. Thank You Very Much! ================= Date: 29 Dec 2015 10:01:39 -0800 To: Subject: Thanks for more good hits From: ghenthorn34@gmail.com ================= To: Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2015 10:27:38 -0800 Subject: Jake's Pleasant Surprise........... From: "Grant Rainsley" Jake Elwell got very inventive....used a Canada Day First Day Cover, with U.S. stamps, to send along a great package...couple of '70-'71 OPC hockey, and upgrades of a '61 Checklist, as well as Mr. Gil Hodges.....thanks Jake, lots of appreciation at this end...... ================= Date: 29 Dec 2015 11:42:16 -0800 To: Subject: Thanks from my nephew From: JTysver1@msn.com ================= Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2015 22:23:59 -0500 To: OBC Thanks Subject: How about one of the best packages ever? From: Jimi Thayer Thanks to GREG HENTHORN for sending me an amazing huge box of starter sets for all 4 major sports and non-sports! Huge starters from 1974 Topps, 1972Topps, 1971 Topps baseball, and 1979 FB. Plenty of star power in it.....even included a '72T Fisk RC! There are something like 40 different startersets in here and it's going to take some time to get these all posted, butplease be on the look out as I begin Topps runs in all 4 major sports shortly! Sent from my iPad ================= Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2015 04:01:52 +0000 (UTC) To: OBC thanks Subject: christmas thanks From: John Dahms thanks goes out to my secret santa Joshua Levine for sending me a 59 kalinea 56 topps Johnny Obrien, a 61 fleer evers and the 62 aparicio card. thanks so very much Joshua, John Dahms 3260 Kingsbrook Dr. #601 Jackson, MI I collect vintage baseball and football cards. please check out my site. http://jdsvintagesportscards.weebly.com/ ================= Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2015 12:35:40 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: Catching Up...and the hits keep coming...Beaucoup THANKS! From: chris tripler You guys are great! Talk to dad on the phone nearly every day, and the flurry of cards has really invigorated the collecting! Thank you OBC!!! Need to catch up on a couple of thank you(s) for some nice welcome packages... Yesterday, I received a flat from BRIAN BETZA which included some really nice conditioned cards:'62T #161 Frank Baumann, '63T #s 185 Chuck Hiller, 187Willie Kirkland, '60T #s 60 Frank Malzone (who played for the local Sox), 188 (super nice unchecked series 3 CL), 322 George Brunet, and a couple of great high numbers from '65T #524 Dave Giusti & 530 Jim Maloney...THANK YOU, On Monday, I received a nice flat of '57T's from the warm climes of North Carolina as DOUG DEJONG comes in with a triple of #151, 357, and 374! Thank you DD!!! Doug was also the trivia winner of "who was the first relief pitcher to win the Cy Young award?"...and of course, we all knew it was Mike Marshall. Sal correctly pointed out that my factoid was missing a qualifier...Mike actually owns the most games pitched in both leagues with a high of 106 (w/ the Dodgers in 1974, WS banner year) in the National and 90 in the American (w/ the Twins in 1979), and the most innings pitched in a season 209 (for a reliever). More about Mike in this great ESPN Schoenfield article40 years ago: Mike Marshall wins Cy Young | | | | | | | | | | | 40 years ago: Mike Marshall wins Cy YoungThis past postseason, we all marveled at the dominance of that Kansas City relief trio of Kelvin Herrera, Wade Davis and Greg Holland. During the regular season, th... | | | | View on espn.go.com | Preview by Yahoo | | | | | Thank you, gentlemen! Return fire in the mail... Chris "no longer the new guy" TriplerOBC 2015 ================= To: "OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com" Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2015 14:04:52 +0000 Subject: Getting freaky From: Taylor Schock Ed Pike sends a 3-pike of 'freaks' that include a '64 Shannon/Fanok Cardinals RC with some nice offset on the yellow during the printing. I've been really digging on these groovy printing freaks lately. Thanks Ed! ================= Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2015 14:56:13 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Ron hit the short list From: Anthony Hello all Ron perry sends a 66 rub off roll my way leaving three left. Thanks so much Anthony arbeeny Sent from my iPad ================= Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2015 15:06:28 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Steve hits t set From: Anthony Hello all, Steve Rittenberg surfs a garrisons Garillas strike and a wonderful starter set of the tobacco set actors from between the acts little cigars from 1911- t25. In fact he sent half the set. Wow Anthony arbeeny Sent from my iPad ================= Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2015 05:44:33 +0000 (UTC) To: "Thanks (OBC)" Subject: Christmas appreciations From: Geordie Calvert Hi, all. I have been reading the various Secret Stan posts and have enjoyed them all. I am just now sitting down to open a few envelopes that arrived over the past couple of weeks. I was away from the house until yesterday because I was house-sitting for my daughter and her husband while they were away, and this morning had the tough task of taking my beloved chocolate Lab, Angie, to the vet to be put down. She had a stroke sometime between the night of Christmas Eve and Christmas morning. It's never easy to say goodbye to a family member - this time it has been particularly hard. This year's Santa was Kevin Martens, and he sent three really nice-looking hits to my '53 Bowman Color list. I love, love, love this set, and am very thankful to be able to whittle the list down. Thanks so much, Kevin! Richard Labs surprised me with a very nice Christmas card and four hits to a list that hasn't seen any action in probably years: 1972 Topps football. #210 Fred Biletnikoff has been crossed off the lower part of the list, but Richard blows me away with three hits to the nosebleeds! Wow! I thought the baseball high numbers were ridiculous for 1972, but hits to the football high numbers are even harder to come by. Thanks very much, Richard! Rich Niessen also checked in with a Christmas card, and included a "card" I didn't know existed, also from 1972, a Topps cloth sticker of Ron Klimkowski. * 1972 Topps Cloth Sticker is an extremely rare 33-card "test issue" that was never formally released to the public. The set is, essentially, a 33-card partial-parallel of the 1972 Topps set. The backs of each sticker are blank and the set is not sequentially numbered. It is believed that the only cloth stickers that made it out of the Topps factory were in un-cut sheet form, with four 33-card sets per sheet.Some single stickers to exist, and some have been slabbed by the professional grading houses. PSA has noted on each '72 Topps Cloth Sticker that they havebeen graded, and that the sticker was "hand cut". Thanks for the unique and unheard-of additional to the '72 set. I can hear Rainsley and Codere now... "your '72 set isn't complete any more." Thanks, Rich! ================= Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2015 12:21:37 -0500 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: cards from Mark Z. From: RAN912@aol.com Yesterday I received a great mix of cards from Mark Zentkovich. Mark sent me a nice looking 1960 Topps card and a stack of UV to be mentioned on another server. Very nice cards and much appreciated, Mark. Rich Niessen ================= Date: 31 Dec 2015 10:52:13 -0800 To: Subject: 2015 Thanks... From: drsam9795@gmail.com ================= Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2015 20:19:21 +0000 (UTC) To: yahoogroups Subject: Rounding the bases toward 2016...Last Thanks of 2015. From: chris tripler Didn't even know whether we were going to get mail today, but thankfully, more goodies to open and many thanks to give... First, my local collecting buddy, ROB BESSETTE sends over a nice SCP '54B #62 Enos Slaughter - a very unexpected and very much appreciated card for the Then, JAKE ELWELL adds to today's haul with a hit to the '58T set #28Jim Busby (who hit 2 grand slams hrs in consecutive games in 1956, awesome!); a triple to the '60T set #s 8 Bud Daley, 60 Gus Triandos (I may start asubset of cards of all players named Bart, Gus, or Chris after my dad, son, and I), and 105 Larry Sherry; a four-bagger to the '63T set #s 48 Birdie Tebbetts MG, who was a .270 life-time hitter, 96 Lou Clinton, 146 Game 5 WScard, & 146 Jack Lamabe, 251; and a double to the '64 set #s 228 Felix Mantilla (red sox inf/out), and rounding out the great pack of cards #337 Dodgers Rookies Stars Al Ferrara & Jeff Torborg. Lastly, I received 3 cards from '63T, but the address is from Rahway, NJ. Don't know if its an OBCer, but the address is not on the directory, but I didn't want to miss a thank you, in case someone sent it from there. If I'm just receiving random cards from the universe...well, that's pretty awesome, and I'll go over to the Ramblings page and say thank you there... Anyways,I just wanted to thank OBC again for welcoming my dad and I into the group so quickly and so generously. I am spending the better part of the next two weeks waiting for a new baby to be born into the family...so, if I'm a little late on the thank you's - I thought you should know. HAPPY NEW YEAR, OBC! THANK YOU FOR A GREAT YEAR! Chris TriplerOBC 2015 ================= Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2015 15:28:19 -0500 To: OBC Thanks Subject: The last two packages in 2015! From: Jimi Thayer Thanks to KEN PILLION for a few '61T cards including the Mays MVP and Killebrew! What?! :) Also included were two '60T hits! So very thoughtful! Another surprise was GREG MILLER who passed along 3 '54 Bowman cards! Lovethat set!! Thank you! Sent from my iPad ================= Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2015 17:09:15 -0800 To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: End of Year Thanks From: Erik Greenwood I would like to that Guru for the last hit of 2015 - 35 Goudey. Thanks for the sharp card LARRY! Erik Greenwood ================= Date: 31 Dec 2015 18:22:52 -0800 To: Subject: Year end thanks From: mikesportsfan@aol.com ================= Date: 31 Dec 2015 19:43:34 -0800 To: Subject: End of Year Thanks From: tvalacak@comcast.net ================= Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2015 19:57:56 -0800 To: Thanks OBC Subject: New Years Thanks From: Stamper Rick Lyons sends a mix of 70-78. OPC, Hostess and some 74's for the 9 card quest. Thanks Rick. Frank Thomas sends a nice Christmas card featuring a young Frank on front. Awesome! Happy New Year OBC!!! John Stamper