(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 ...
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