Card of the Day: Honus Wagner 1992 St. Vincent Baseball Hall Of Fame Heroes Stamps #11

Card of the Day: Naomi Osaka 2019 Topps International Tennis Hall of Fame #50

Card of the Day: Jesse Owens 1991 Impel U.S. Olympic Hall Of Fame #1

Card of the Day: Pete Sampras 2019 Topps International Tennis Hall Of Fame #15

Card of the Day: Dick Clark 1991 Starline Hollywood Walk of Fame #31

Card of the Day: Chevy Chase 2017 Leaf Pop Century Walk Of Fame Auto

39th Ephrata Lions Club’s Sports Card Show To Feature Hall Of Fame Infielder Tony Perez

I haven’t attended the Ephrata Lions Club Sports Card Show since 2015.  Not because I couldn’t, but because their autograph guests were people I already had signatures from – Jim Palmer and Brooks Robinson.  Their next show is scheduled for March 24, 2018 and will feature Baseball Hall Of Famer Tony Perez.  I don’t have Perez on any of my bats, so I’ve put the show on my schedule.  If you’re in the area, I highly recommend checking it out.  Dealer tables usually take up a couple of basketball courts.  Lots of Phillies, Eagles, and Steelers items.  For more information, please check out their website.

This show has been around for 39 years.  Not many have been able to continue for that long.  I might even take some Sports Card Info pins to hand out.

Card of the Day: Dan Rooney 2000 Topps Hall of Fame Class of 2000 #4

Card of the Day: John Madden 2006 Topps Hall of Fame Class of 2006

“Pin-Up” of the Week: 2016 National Baseball Hall Of Fame Induction Press Pin

The National Baseball Hall Of Fame welcomed two new members to it’s exclusive club – Mike Piazza and Ken Griffey, Jr.  Who would’ve thought card #1 in the first product released by Upper Deck would end up being the rookie of a future Hall Of Famer.  The odds of that happening are next to nothing.  Making Ken Griffey, Jr. #1 in the 1989 Upper Deck Baseball set was an excellent decision.  Its one of the most iconic cards in the industry.  Rookie cards of Mike Piazza from 1992 Fleer Update and 1992 Bowman have their place too.  Both guys have rookies from a time when everything was being overproduced.

Members of the press were greeted with the above pin for induction weekend.  Just like a lot of press pins, various retail outlets sell a version that looks darn close to the real thing.  They’re fully licensed and not counterfeit, but an unfamiliar collector could easily mistake a retail pin for one made for the press.  There are four major differences between the press and retail pins.  Press pins are serial numbered out of 5,350 on the back, contain gold coloring, have two baseball bats crossing in the background, and the “INDUCTION” banner is straight.  Retail pins have none of that.  The press pins are worth around $100, whereas the retail ones sell for $8.