Great moments in "birds on baseball cards"

As the baseball card blog world’s night owl, I feel obligated to keep tabs on things like this.I haven’t come across very many birds on baseball cards. Granted, I haven’t looked through my entire collection. I don’t have time for stuff like that. But y…

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Andre Dawson 8-Card Postcard Set – NICE!!!! I’ve got Andre Dawson on the brain tonight – most nights when I am blogging, actually….  But tonight, I am doing back-to-back Dawson posts. I picked up this custom postcard set featuring Hall of Famer, … Continue reading →

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Andre Dawson 2008 Playoff Prime Cuts Game-Used Jersey Card I have had my eyes on fixed on this very baseball card for quite some time.  And now, I can call it mine. Check it out: From the 2008 Playoff Prime … Continue reading →

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Andre Dawson 2005 Upper Deck ‘Signature Decades’ Certified Autograph – SWEET!!! One of the major collecting goals that I have laid out for myself in 2012 is to get to 1,000 unique Andre Dawson baseball cards.  I have more than … Continue reading →

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A Special Package Is Being Mailed To Andre Dawson This Morning!!! I am expanding a bit with my Andre Dawson autograph collection this year.  I have a few new tricks up my sleeve, and I am ready to get down … Continue reading →

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If You Haven’t Seen The ‘New & Improved Ultimate Dawson’ You Are Missing Out!!! Alright everyone, I have spent a lot of time with my camera and I think that you are going to enjoy the results of those efforts. … Continue reading →

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Andre Dawson MVP Major League Players Collector Pin Set Kind of a neat collectible here if you ask me. Produced in 1990, the set includes a 1990 Score baseball card and a MVP collector’s pin of Andre Dawson. Created by … Continue reading →

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Andre Dawson 2000 Fleer ‘Greats Of The Game’ Certified On-Card Autograph!!! Now this is a baseball card that I have been seeking out for quite some time – and I finally landed one that was in my price range!! The card … Continue reading →

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Andre Dawson 1989 Topps All-Star – Tiffany!
Finally, I can show off my first ‘NEW’ Andre Dawson baseball card of 2012!!!
Ain’t she purty???

You have to love the shiny-goodness that only Topps Tiffany could deliver!!!

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My Andre Dawson Signed Mini-Helmet Collection Is Complete & SWEET!!!! In case you missed it last week, I received my Chicago Cubs mini helmet signed by Andre Dawson. If you did miss that post (shame on you if you did), … Continue reading →

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Andre Dawson 2010 Obak Green #d to 25 Trying to nab some parallel versions of cards in an attempt to add some more heft to my checklist, I found this card from the 2010 Tri-Star Obak set waiting for me. … Continue reading →

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The Evolution Of My Collection – Part 11 It has been roughly 5 months since my last ‘Evolution’ post so I thought I would start 2012 off right by showing you a snapshot of my collection in its entirety. I’ve … Continue reading →

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“STATE OF THE DAWSON” As we end 2011 and head into 2012, I though that this would be a good time to provide a quick update as to the status of my Andre Dawson baseball card collection. 2011 was a … Continue reading →

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Andre Dawson 1955 Upper Deck – Collector’s Choice – GOLD A little old-school here, but hardly vintage.  Still, it is nice to grab another card that I was missing for my Andre Dawson collection. This card is the Gold parallel … Continue reading →

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My Signed Andre Dawson Chicago Cubs Mini Helmet Is Home!!!!  YES!!! You may recall that a few weeks ago, I sent a package to Andre Dawson in hopes of one more autograph to end 2011. Let me backtrack for a second … Continue reading →

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Andre Dawson 2011 Topps Series 2 – Base & Diamond Anniversary Edition I’ve been slowly scooping up Andre’s cards from the many 2011 Topps sets that he was featured in over the course of the year.  If he continues to … Continue reading →

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Andre Dawson 1989 Bowman – Tiffany! Another gorgeous Tiffany baseball card for my Andre Dawson collection. This one comes from the 1989 Bowman set – the return of a legend!!! Just as shiny and nice as all of the other Tiffany … Continue reading →

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Andre Dawson 2011 Topps Update – Blued Diamond #/60 Just another in what seems like a the never-ending parallel versions of Topps cards issued of Andre Dawson by Topps in 2011. For me, this one is just a bit too … Continue reading →

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Andre Dawson 2002 Topps American Pie – American Sluggers – RED I’ve got a small stack of these cards featuring Andre Dawson from the 2002 Topps American Pie set. I already owned the Gold, Silver, and Blue versions. Time to … Continue reading →

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Andre Dawson 1989 Fleer – Autographed Baseball Card!!!! If I were to be meeting Andre Dawson in person, his 1989 Fleer baseball card is not the one I would bring with me in hopes of obtaining an autograph… If I … Continue reading →

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Andre Dawson 2011 Topps Tier One – Numbered To 799 Finally!!!  It took me way more time than anticipated, but I was able to score Andre’s base card from the Topps Tier One set. And when I say base card, … Continue reading →

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This group includes a few of the most hotly debated Hall of Famers in Dawson, Rizzuto, and Santo. Dick Howser, Kansas City Royals The first person honored with a retired number by the Royals, Howser led the team to a championship in 1985. As the manager of the league champion, Howser was named the manager [...]

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An Andre Dawson Inspired Birthday Gift.  To Me, From Me!!! Yes, today is my birthday – the years keep sneaking past me…. And for the first time in my life, I bought myself a ‘birthday present’.  Cleverly tagged as such, … Continue reading →

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Andre Dawson 2011 Topps Triple Threads – Three Card Set I have slowly started to amass the Andre Dawson cards from this year’s Topps Triple Threads set. I am trying to take a new approach with these new releases by … Continue reading →

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Andre Dawson 2011 Topps Update – Base Card I have started racking up Andre’s 2011 issues now that the prices are a lot more affordable.  Cards that we debuting, and selling for $4-$6, can easily be had for the Ebay … Continue reading →

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Andre Dawson 1989 Topps Record Breaker – Tiffany! Just trying to rack up some more cards of Andre as we near the end of 2011. This one is from the 1989 Topps set, and it is his ‘Record Breakers’ card.  … Continue reading →

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Andre Dawson 2004 Donruss Timelines ‘Boys Of Summer’ Game-Used Jersey Card I have always been curious about this set of baseball cards.  And maybe I just don’t know how to get to the best online resources to do my research.  … Continue reading →

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Andre Dawson Certified Autograph RAINBOW!!!  Oh, Yeah!!!! I never thought that this day would come, but I can now proudly boast that I have completed a baseball card parallel rainbow!!! And while the set of cards I have conquered contains … Continue reading →

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Andre Dawson 2011 Topps Update – Kimball Champions mini I nabbed the card of Dawson from Series 1 a few months ago so of course I was going to go after the second one issued in Series 2. Here it … Continue reading →

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Happy Anniversary Andre Dawson!!! On this day in 1977 Andre Dawson won the National League’s Rookie of the Year Award.  In a very close vote, Dawson edged out Steve Henderson by capturing 10 of the 24 votes placed, good for … Continue reading →

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THE UNTHINKABLE – A Pictoral Essay!!!!

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Andre Dawson 2000 Upper Deck Legends “Legendary Signatures” Certified Autograph!!! Yeah Baby!!! This sweet piece of cardboard has been on my radar for quite some time.  And after watching dozens of them zoom by me at prices that I was … Continue reading →

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Happy Anniversary Andre Dawson!!! On this day in 1987, Andre Dawson was awarded with the National League’s MVP award. The headlines across baseball on that day had everything to do with Andre’s incredible year for a terrible team.  Dawson was … Continue reading →

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Andre Dawson 1996 Leaf Signature Series – GOLD!!! My friends, this has been a long journey, a very long journey. I have been after this ‘Gold’ card for quite some time.  Luckily I am patient, and sometimes easily distracted too, … Continue reading →

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What Am I Going To Do About This??? You may recall that last week I excitedly showed you my completed Andre Dawson signed mini-helmet collection. If you happened to have missed that, here is another picture: There they are – … Continue reading →

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