Baltimore boosters take flight with this interesting mix of odd issue Orioles baseball sets and near sets. This vintage compilation includes some tough and popular series, highlighted by (2) inaugural Baltimore season partial 1954 photo packs, (2) hard to come by Dexter Press complete sets and the 1973 Johnny Pro set. The complete list of included items is as follows:
1954 Picture Pack near set of (25/33) average (VG-EX to EX-MT) with: Neil Berry, Vern Bickford, Gil Coan, Joe Coleman, Chuck Diering, Jim Dykes, Howie Fox, Jim Fridley, Jay Heard, Bill Hunter, Darrell Johnson, Dick Kokos, Lou Kretlow, Dick Kryhoski, Don Larsen, Don Lenhardt, Dick Littlefield, Sam Mele, Les Moss, Duane Pilette, Vern Stephens, Marlin Stuart, Bob Turley, Vic Wertz, Bob Young; absent are: Cal Abrams, Jim Brideweser, Bob Chakales, Clint Courtney, Jim Fridley, Ray Murray, Billy O’Dell, Eddie Waitkus
1954 Picture Pack near set of (23/33) average (VG-EX to EX-MT) and original envelope (GD-VG) with: Berry, Bickford, Coan, Coleman, Diering, Dykes, Fox, Fridley, Heard, Hunter, Kokos, Kretlow, Kryhoski, Larsen, Lenhardt, Littlefield, Mele, Moss, Pilette, Stephens, Stuart, Young; absent are: Abrams, Chakales, Courtney, Fridley, Johnson, Murray, O’Dell, Turley, Waitkus, Wertz
1967 Dexter Press complete set of (12) average (EX to EX-MT) with: Luis Aparicio, Curt Blefary, Wally Bunker, Andy Etchebarren, Eddie Fisher, Dave Johnson, Dave McNally, Jim Palmer, Boog Powell, Brooks Robinson (darkened), Frank Robinson, Russ Snyder
1968 Dexter Press complete set of (12) average (EX to EX-MT, (2) lesser) with: Mark Belanger, Paul Blair, Curt Blefary, Don Buford, Mor Drabowsky, Andy Etchebarren, Dave Johnson, Dave McNally, Tom Phoebus, Boog Powell (GD, minor surface loss), Brooks Robinson, Frank Robinson (FR, tear/surface loss); also included is (1) duplicate Brooks Robinson (FR, darkened with surface loss)
1960s Picture Pack complete set of (12) in sealed original envelope, Brooks Robinson is visible on top, envelope presents (VG) with deference to one small tear
1971 Universal Match matchbook cover near set of (24/25) average (NM to NM-MT+) all complete and intact with: Mark Belanger, Paul Blair,, Don Buford, Mike Cuellar, Clay Dalrymple, Andy Etchebarren, Bob Floyd, Dick Hall, Jim Hardin, Elrod Hendricks, Dave Johnson, Dave Leonhard, Dave McNally, Curt Motton, Jim Palmer, Tom Pheobus, Boog Powell, Merv Rettenmund, Pete Richert, Brooks Robinson, Frank Robinson, Chico Salmon, Eddie Watt, Earl Weaver; absent is the championship pennant book
1973 Johnny Pro complete set of (28) average (VG to EX-MT) with: Doyle Alexander, Frank Baker, Don Baylor, Mark Belanger, Paul Blair, Larry Brown, Al Bumbry, Rich Coggins, Terry Crowley, Mike Cuellar, Tommy Davis, Andy Etchebarren, Booby Grich batting, Bobby Grich fielding, Elrod Hendricks, Grant Jackson, Dave McNally, Jim Palmer striding, Jim Palmer following through, Orlando Pena, Boog Powell, Merv Rettenmund, Bob Reynolds, Brooks Robinson batting, Brooks Robinson fielding, Eddie Watt, Earl Weaver, Earl Williams; also present are (3) duplicates with Bobby Grich batting and (2) Earl Weaver
1975 TCMA “1961 Rochester Red Wings” complete set of (11) average (EX-MT to NM+) with: Jim Finigan (mc), Frank House, Bob Johnson, Ron Kabbes, John Kucks, Boog Powell, Art Quirk (mc), Ron Sanford, Barry Shetrone (mc), Bob Trowbridge, Fred Valentine