Some cards from the 60s. This is part of my run trying to get a baseball card (loosely defined, ie. 1914 B-18 Blankets and team photo packs in the 40s) from every year going back to 1900. It’s been fun and a great way to learn about how many interesting sets are out there.

Happy Heavenly Birthday to Roberto Clemente. A giant on and off the field. I don’t have many Clemente cards (yet), but I do have these 4 as part of my Hank career run. They’ll all be upgraded at some point, but these cards won’t go anywhere.

It took me about 41 years to finish my Hank run. I picked up this SGC A this spring with a big assist from my friend, Matt Felumlee at Cardhound Vintage. He’s now here on Mantl…give him a follow. I once won a free spot in a Burl’s Break in a Cardhound contest and landed a 52 Bowman Yogi! Matt has also helped me land some of my favorite Cuban cards, including the Lucas Boada I posted here. He’s a good dude. Cardhound is a cool site! Check it! @Cardhound

Manuel “Cocaina” Garcia pitched in the Negro Leagues in the 20s and 30s and is a member of the Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame. He was most known for his pitching but was a heck of a hitter. This is a 1945-46 Carmelo Deportivo. These cards are paper thin and were usually glued into albums by collectors. Martin Dihigo, Ray Brown, Minnie Miñoso (his true rookie card), and many other greats are in this set, along with the 1946-47 Carmelo Deportivo set. I’m lucky enough to have a few cards from the set.

It was a nice mail week for the PC.