Night Owl Cards

  OK, I have some more time now to write about the goodies that landed on my porch last Monday.   The Orel Hershiser auto from the previous post was one of the highlights, but it wasn't the only highlight. I received envelopes from four different people. Besides Gavin's "thanks for reading" prize, I received another envelope from the great state of Oregon, from The Diamond King . Upon reflection, he said he wasn't too enthusiastic over a few of his card show dime box pick ups, but I sure was. I am an admitted mark for colored border parallels, even Panini ones, so yes I am quite happy about these cards showing Kershaw in his milkman delivery uniform. These three cards happen to be Nos. 894, 895 and 896 in my Kershaw collection. That No. 900 post is on the horizon! A needed Jackie mini from 2019 also appeared in the envelope. Another parallel that I love more than I should. The next Monday envelope arrived from the Card Stacks Blog , which has perked back up again...

(This is just a reminder that I have not forgotten about those collectors who signed up for a stack of my Dodgers extras. I also haven't forgotten about the collectors who I had planned to send cards to before I even started this Dodgers giveaway project. But while I've banned myself from the post office until around New Year's, my January will be filled with distributions. In 2022, I shall be the Night Owl Fulfillment Center! But now it's time for Cardboard Appreciation. This is the 310th in a series): Well, lookee here. This is quite the occasion. This is not only the first Morrell Meats card in my collection but the first time I've even cast eyes on a Morrell Meats card. Morrell Meats was a regional food-issue set of just Dodgers players issued between 1959-61 with 12 cards the first two years and six in the final year. This Don Drysdale is from the middle year, 1960. This is what the online sellers would call a "tough regional issue" and a Drysdale car...