Take this morning, for example. Since I am currently working from home, and the mail arrives around 10:00 AM every day, I like to take a break at 10:30, let the dog out, and stretch my legs while getting the mail. Even when I'm not expecting something, it helps me to loosen up and rest my brain for five minutes.
Today when I opened the box, I was greeted by the weekly newspaper ads, and a small envelope with a return address of the C2Cigars Club.
For those of you who are frequent visitors to the Trading Card Database, you know who C2Cigars is. For those who are not, Chuck is one of the most helpful, generous, and knowledgeable members on the site. My interactions with C2C have been limited to the forums, so finding this envelope in my mailbox was interesting. He must have gotten my address from someone else on the site; no matter, let's see what was inside!
We start off with a Hal Morris card that isn't quite from the "junk wax" era (term used subjectively) but is still a definite part of the overproduction era. But hey, who cares? It's a need!
Side note. I call this a need even though I only have a small portion of my collection with me at this time, hence the lack of a Reds wantlist. However, I've never seen this card before, so I know that when I do someday get everything documented, this will still be my only copy.
These two Barry Larkin cards are welcome additions, especially the blue-bordered Collector's Choice SE. I've always had a soft spot for UDCC, and those SE cards are no different.
This Paul O'Neill card from the 1992 Topps Kids set is another shining example of those goofy, child-like, cartoonish sets from the early 1990s that I want to build, such as Upper Deck Fun Pack and Donruss Triple Play. For now, though, this O'Neill can go into the Reds box.
Completing the quintuplet of 1990s cards in the envelope was this 1993 Pacific Spanish card of Jacob Brumfield. I believe Colbey from Cardboard Collections broke a box of this a few weeks back, but I missed out on the break; at least I didn't miss out on the Brumfield thanks to C2C!
You'll notice I keep referring to the "1990s cards" and "the overproduction era". That's because the package contained oh so much more.
No, that's not a card from last year's Heritage with a no-name Reds minor leaguer on it. That's a bonafide 1968 Topps card of longtime backup catcher Don Pavletich.
But wait! There's more!
Maybe the burlap design isn't your cup of tea...
Then perhaps stepping back a year and basking in this glorious 1967 Topps Jim Maloney is more your speed. What's not to like about this card? The black vest sleeve trim, the fans in the background, the vintageness, if you will. Delightful.
Dare I say "but wait, there's more!" again? Because there is.
A 1966 Chico Ruiz, anyone? Those beautiful uniforms (with black accents that worked, not that ugliness from the early 2000s) and a confident smirk from Mr. Ruiz show us that clearly, C2Cigars is a world-class fella. And just to drive that point home, here's one more fun piece of cardboard that I'll be hoarding for a long time...
This 1961 Topps Jerry Lynch is now the oldest card in my collection. I have to add at this point that all of these cards were in excellent shape. Not so amazing for the cards that are from the 1990s, but for this card to be 57 years old and be in better shape than some cards that fall out of packs today is amazing.
Chuck, thank you so so much for an excellent package. I'm not sure if I can round up anything off of your wantlists, and I doubt it would be anything close to what you sent my way, but I'll give it my best shot. This envelope sure brightened up a dreary rainy day!
One last housekeeping note before I sign off for the evening. On Saturday, I will be moving from Missouri to Indiana. Not a big deal, one UHaul trip and it's over with, but if you're like me and you save addresses for trading purposes, get ahold of me for my new one. Of course, if you have the Michigan address that I used to use, that's my parents and would still work just fine.
Thank you for reading, and have a great Tuesday evening!
Jason
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