The Curious Case of the 1970 Brewers Prototype Jersey

Thanks to the fact that a number of different archives of newswire photos are currently being auctioned on ebay, there are a number of fascinating images which are showing up for sale.One of those images is a great shot showing the transition from the …

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It seems like we can now find just about any piece of information that we want by searching the internet. However, I was surprised to find out that there was one area of information that until now was nowhere to be found – the list of NFL games that w…

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I recently saw this negative of Brooks and Frank Robinson for auction on ebay from The Topps Vault:Looking at the picture, I wondered where I had seen this shot before. After thinking about it for awhile, it hit me:Topps used this picture for its 2005…

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In case you didn’t see Jim’s post on The Phillies Room previewing the Brewers v. Phillies series, I have only one word to describe this custom Fleer sticker:AWESOME!In discussing my appreciation for the great work he is doing with his custom Fleer sti…

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The 2nd Series of Wacky Packages Old School is out now:The set is based around package designs from the 1970′s – hence the “Old School” name. Just like with the 1st series which was released last year, this set does a great job capturing the packagin…

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Earlier this month I came across a post that caught my eye and brought a big smile to my face – new custom Fleer Baseball stickers!Jim, from the fantastic blog The Phillies Room, has created custom Fleer Baseball stickers to highlight his posts where h…

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Earlier this month I came across a post that caught my eye and brought a big smile to my face – new custom Fleer Baseball stickers!Jim, from the fantastic blog The Phillies Room, has created custom Fleer Baseball stickers to highlight his posts where h…

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To finish up my look back at some vintage baseball programs that feature team logos, I’m going to review one of my favorite program covers – the 1970 All Star Game program:This is the only program cover that I’ve come across that features all of the te…

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It seems that for a while from 1969 to at least 1970, the familiar Major League Baseball logo included the notation “Professional” instead of “Major League” Baseball:I first spotted this logo on a 1969 Padres program last weekand have now found another…

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Two of the four 1969 expansion teams utilized designs on their scorecards that featured team logos. The Kansas City Royals scorebook featured the 12 AL teams surrounding the American League logo:Just in case anyone didn’t recognize the logos, the prog…

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In addition to the program that showed the American League West Division alignment, the Angels had another scorecard in 1969 that included all the American League team logos that looks somewhat similar to something I’ve covered in considerable detail …

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This 1963 Los Angeles Angels Scorebook shows the geographic disadvantage that the Angels had in their early years as the only American League team on the West Coast:Unlike the Dodgers and Giants who played each other in the NL, the Angels were by thems…

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In looking for programs that utilize team logos in the design, I came across this great cover of a 1963 Cleveland Indians Scorecard:I like how Chief Wahoo is using one of his special baseball bat arrows to take aim at the opposing teams. I’m not sure …

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During the two seasons that the National League added expansion teams in the 1960s, the Chicago Cubs reflected the changes on the covers of their programs.In 1962, with the addition of the New York Mets and the Houston Colt .45s to the National League,…

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Following up my previous post on the 1951 American League programs which featured team logos, there were also at least 2 National League teams whose programs also featured logos from all the teams in the league:Just like the AL was celebrating its anni…

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As I’ve covered just about every Fleer, Topps, and other card / sticker release featuring team logos over the past 3 years on the blog, I’m going to switch gears a bit and start reviewing some vintage programs, media guides, and books that feature base…

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Following up last month’s posts on the Orioles all orange and vest uniforms, I’ve come across a few more pictures to add to the collection:Here we have an odd picture of Brooks Robinson, Paul Blair, and a young girl’s head on Andy Etchebarren’s body. …

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Stale Gum’s Blog Bat Around topic of Fixing Topps Baseball is the perfect excuse for me to rant for a minute about my one pet peeve regarding the Topps flagship brand – namely the fact that I can’t read the names on the cards because they are done in f…

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I’d like to say Thanks to Steve from The Cowboys Guide for passing along a picture of a great NFL sticker item he recently picked up:This is an NFL sticker sheet that was produced by Hallmark from 1974. The football helmet stickers are referred to as …

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In taking a look at the new 2011 Topps cards, I was glad to see that there is a card with Reggie Jackson appearing in an Orioles uniform:At first, I thought this was a new photo of Reggie as an Oriole as the picture didn’t look familiar. However, I we…

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For Christmas this year, the kids got NFL logo versions of the popular kids fad Silly Bandz:The elastic bracelets are not actually produced by the Silly Bandz company, but by Forever Collectibles. There are separate packages of AFC and NFC teams:The N…

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In researching the last few posts on the Orioles All Orange and Vest uniforms on Getty Images, imagine my surprise when I found this picture of Eddie Murray from the 1983 ALCS:This is the same picture that was used in the 2010 Topps Short Printed Legen…

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After MP34 recently pointed me to Getty Images to find some more pictures of the Orioles all orange uniforms, I came across this amazing picture:This is the first picture I’d ever seen of Brooks Robinson in the rarely seen 1968-1969 Orioles vest. In f…

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After my recent post about the Orioles 1971 -1972 Orange Uniforms, ESPN writer / Uni Watch blogger / clothing label aficionado Paul Lukas sent me this amazing picture of the tag that would have been found on those uniforms :I love the Orioles original …

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As 2010 winds down to its final hours, I want to wish everyone a safe and Happy New Year in 2011, and thank everyone for their support of The Fleer Sticker Project over the past 3 years.The blog reached 2 milestones this month:This month marks the 3rd …

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Thanks to this photo on ebay, we have another picture to add to the small group of shots of the Orioles in their infamous all orange uniforms from 1971:If you take a close look at the picture, you can see that this isn’t the Orioles usual uniform from …

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The Topps Vault continues to deliver some great photos. Currently up for auction is a picture of Dr. J in an Atlanta Hawks uniform:After playing for the Virgina Squires in the ABA in 1971, Julius Erving was eligible for the NBA draft in 1972 (as that …

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In looking through the negatives that The Topps Vault currently has up for auction, I came across a number of great one of a kind Orioles items, including the negative for Cal Ripken’s Topps Traded Rookie card:This is a great photograph which looks so …

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In 1968 Topps issued a fantastic test set which featured a colorful team cloth patchand an oversize (2 1/2″ x 4 11/16″) B & W team photo cardwhich featured a listing of all the players pictured on the card.Thanks to The Topps Vault, I have a pictur…

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Topps’ insert for their 1965 Football card packs was a set of 36 AFL and college team emblem decals which were called Magic Rub-Offs as seen on this 1965 Topps Football wrapper:The emblems could be transferred by rubbing the back of the rub-off with a …

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In 1964, Topps included a sticker insert in their packs of 1964 Football cards featuring team pennants:Since Topps only had a license to produce AFL cards (Philadelphia Gum had the rights to the NFL from 1964 – 1967), the only professional teams in the…

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Just as they had done in 1960, Topps once again included team sticker inserts in their packs of 1961 Football cards. This time instead of being metallic, the stickers were cloth, and are referred to as “flocked” stickers because of the texture of the…

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In 1960 Topps issued Football Tattoos which were sold separately from their regular football card release.The tattoo was included on the inside of the wrapper which also contained a piece of gum:Here is a better look at the front of the wrapper without…

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Topps’ first Football insert set debuted 50 years ago back in 1960 with a set of 33 stickers featuring the 13 NFL teams in the league at the time along with 20 college teams.The stickers are metallic which make the images really shine.Considering these…

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Kellogg’s had one other NFL promotion in 1983 besides the team stickers we previously reviewed – a mail in offer for an NFL team ring:The NFL ring offer was available on boxes of Kellogg’s Sugar Corn Pops:According to the order form, the rings were ava…

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