The artistry. The legends. I wouldn’t mind them bringing it back.

Over time, the more I collect the more I look for rare, unique, or interesting items. In fact, the more I collect the less into current shiny cards and the more interest lies in vintage and a Hall of Fame caliber players. This card stuck out for me as it has autographs of two of my favorites, old timers. Yes, they are sticker autos and for me, the grade doesn’t matter as much as the aesthetics, the players, and the bright, bold, clear autographs.

Since I just posted a Wilt Chamberlain signed 8 x 10 it’s only fitting that I post biggest rival, Bill Russell. Bill Russell is a dominant force for the Celtics both offensively and defensive. He won 11 NBA championships with the Celtics and will always be remembered as one of the greatest Celtics, and greatest men, to ever play the game. This is a beautiful black-and-white 8 x 10 with His autograph in blue sharpie, clean. Bold. And bright.

Posting this monster for the Celtics - they need all the luck they can get! This was the pre-SGC company, called SBC. They had the same grading scale that was adopted by SGC. This has some of the best colors and surface of any Russell rookie I’ve ever seen. Outside of the clear centering issues that many of the 1957 Topps set had, this one is super nice. I’d only trade it for a lower grade Russell rookie auto if someone has one to move.

As a Celtic fan, this was super hard to trade away. Being eTopps, it was kind of an oddball in my collection and as I had a few Russell autographs in my collection, it was sacrificed as part of a large trade to get a pack-pulled Wilt auto. Which is somehow poetic that after all these years, they can still be linked together in this way! Celtics in 5.