Night Owl Cards

  Another monthly card show has come and gone.   I was surprised it was that time again. I had scrambled the dates and thought it wasn't for another two weeks and didn't realize it was today until yesterday! I had planned on not doing anything today, but I guess I'll get out of bed for a show!   It's a real life of leisure around here, knowing that there's a show to go to every month. I took my time getting there this time. I didn't have a lot of money (it was supposed to be in two weeks!) and there were other things to do.   I showed up with about two hours left in the show, just enough time to visit two of my regular tables, and see what they had.    A couple of 1969 Topps needs crossed off the list. I had been eyeing the Lee May card online for a couple of weeks but gave up after it was swiped from my ebay cart. Good thing though, because I could buy it for less here! It's an off-center beauty, just like '69 Topps should be.   The Gary Wagner is one...

(It's halfway through December and I've managed to add only 16 cards to my collection this month according to TCDB. I haven't added less than 300 cards in any month out of the year. Christmas better come through! Time for Cardboard Appreciation. This is the 346th in a series): This is an error card that doesn't seem to get much attention in the history of error cards. Although I have a feeling if this card came out in the 1980s, everyone would be all about it. 1970s fans know right away what the error is. That is NOT Milt May. Milt May, for the uninitiated, was a fairly good-hitting catcher. He was also a white ball player. The photo is of Lee May, a black slugging first baseman. It's fairly obvious once you examine all the details that this particular card was intended for Milt May and not Lee May. The other tip-offs: The back of the same card, No. 35, contains nothing but Milt May information, all his correct vitals and statistics and, oh yeah, his full name. The ...