A Trek Through the Land of Listia - volume 3

Once again, it is time to share with you all some of the treasures I've unearthed in the Land of Listia. The more I explore it, the more I realize it is quite the odd(ball) place! In recent weeks, I've added several new treasures to the collection.

First up is another vintage Post cereal card, this time from 1962. I'm not in love with it as much as the '61 Whitey Ford I found a while back, but I'm still pretty thrilled to own this one.

Next up is my first card from the 1965 Topps Embossed set. This is the second vintage insert set of which my first card has been Joe Torre. What can I say? I've got a soft spot for the former Yankee manager.

How about some vintage Hostess? I've read so much about these, but had never actually held one until securing this gem. Now I can definitely see what the hype is about. I love these! I'll have to keep my eyes open when there is finally a card show in my area again.

Here's one that satisfies my love of baseball history and of oddball issues all in one. This Mother's Cookies Nolan Ryan celebrates his surpassing 5000 career strikeouts. I really dig this simple posed shot of the Ryan Express.

I found two more Donnie Baseball cards. I didn't realize until lining these scans up next to each other that the photos are very similar.

We'll close out this trek through the Land of Listia with two more awesome Kellogg's Yankees. I really like the Munson. The border reminds me of a neon sign for some reason and it's a great pic of the former Yankee captain.

I must admit that when I took my first adventure through this place, I found to largely be a barren wasteland where junk wax singles and unopened packs ran rampant. However, the more I search, the more I find that with patience and perseverance, there are great treasures to be found. I wish you safe travels should you choose to explore this land and until our next trek...happy collecting!

A Trek Through the Land of Listia: volume 2

It is true that it has not been long since my last post that chronicled a voyage to the Land of Listia. Alas, the new addition that resulted from a recent search there was too exciting for me hold off on sharing. 

I have been exploring more of the vintage aspect of our great hobby since my post about winning that Joe Torre that I wrote about in my first Listia post. Let's just say that I arrived fashionably late to the vintage party, but I say better late than never. I've decided that I am going to dance with the one that brought me here: vintage oddball. Without further delay, here is my newest addition from the Land of Listia.

It's a 1961 Post Edward Charles 'Whitey' Ford! I love everything about his card and can't believe it is really in my collection now. Once again, patience has paid off. Hopefully(for my wallet's sake) this win will not lead to a decision to put together this set. That's quite an ambitious undertaking, even if I only focus on the Yankees in the set(#'s 1-18). Nope! I am perfectly happy with having Mr. Ford in the collection... well, it couldn't hurt to try and add just one more!