Kissed By The Cardboard Gods

Enrique "Kiki" Hernadez is a mortal man. One who plays baseball, and plays it well. He's not a superstar, and not likely to ever join their ranks. He's never been an All-Star, nor contended for a major award. However Kiki, above all others, has been blessed by the cardboard gods. 

Early in his Topps portfolio, his cards were solid - not a bad one in the bunch, although nothing memorable. The powers that be clearly had their eyes on him, to see if he was truly worthy of cardboard greatness.

2015 Topps Update #US117

2016 Topps #435

2017 Topps #685

2018 Topps #680

He was indeed worthy. In 2019 we began to see a run of sports card beauty that has been unmatched in the annals of the hobby:

 

2019 Topps #117

2020 Topps #135

2021 Topps #465

 

Even a team subset card of his proved to be fun and memorable!

2021 Topps Update #US287

The cardboard gods have shown their favor to Mr. Hernandez yet again this year:

2022 Topps #90

 

Wow.  Just wow. This is the best one yet.

I ask you, has any player received such a stretch of great cards? Not even the venerated Kirt Manwaring can hold a candle to Enrique Hernandez!

Trapped In Time: Remnants Of The 14th Trade

 

Welcome to what I'm planning on being a new monthly installment to my Time Travel Trading project! As I mentioned last month, the trade stack is getting long, and I decided the time has come to cull some of the more tenured cards from the trade stack. If no one has claimed them in the 4 years they've been here, then the chances of them ever being traded are slim. 

I keep a pretty detailed record of the trades I've done for this project. In fact, I have a whole unpublished page on this blog listing every card ever added and traded away. In going through these records, I found two cards that have been in my trade box the longest. Let's revisit this trade, look at these cards, and give them one last shot at being wanted before I decide what I want to do with them. If no one offers a trade before next's month's Time Travel Trade update, I'll retire them...maybe...more on that in a bit.

Trade #14 Gary (TCDB)
Traded 04/07/18: 

•  2008 Upper Deck First Edition - Starburst Common #SQ-42 Derek Jeter

Received 04/16/18:

• 1973-74 O-Pee-Chee (hockey) #53 Richard Lemieux (See Trade #85)
• 1970 Topps #103 Frank Reberger (See Trade #39)
• 1969 Topps #453 Mike Cueller (See Trade #24)
• 1969 Topps - Deckle Edge #13 Mel Stottlemyre (See Trade #45)
• 1969 Topps (football) #154 Sam Baker (See Trade #76)
• 1967 Philadelphia (football) #109 New York Giants (TC) (See Trade #76)
• 1966 Topps #444b Checklist 430-506 (CL) (See Trade #18)
• 1965 Philadelphia (football) #193 John Paluck (See Trade #85)
• 1964 Philadelphia (football) #172 Ken Gray (RC) (See Trade #89)
• 1962 Topps #278 Ken Johnson (See Trade #28)
• 1959 Topps (football) #80 Joe Perry (See Trade #87)
  
• 1956 Topps Flags of the World (non-sport) #70 Jordan
• 1952 Bowman #57 Clyde Vollmer

This trade was straight up generosity. In exchange for one card, I got 13 back, all vintage. When a card gets traded away, I italicize it and notate the trade number. As you can see, 11 of these cards are in the appreciative hands of other collectors. However, two cards have remained. It stands to reason that the older the card, the less likely someone out there reading my blog not only wants the card, but has an older card they're willing to give up. This is especially true with cards I have from the 50's and older. It's tough to match up on a trade, especially if the other collector has preferences with the card's condition. 

1952 Bowman #57 Clyde Vollmer

 

 

Prime example #1 - Not many people have a card older than 1952 hanging around in their doubles box. Fortunately, Mr. Vollmer's fate will be a positive one regardless. As a Red Sox fan, I will happily add him to my personal collection, where he will immediately become the oldest Red Sox card I possess. (Not to dissuade anyone from making a claim for him - I've traded away many great Red Sox cards for this project!)

1956 Topps Flags Of The World (non-sport) #70 Jordan

 

 

When I first got this card, I thought it was pretty cool. I especially liked how the back taught you how to say a few words in the country's language. I though someone might want it, but here it has remained. It's hard enough trading away cards from the 50's, but it adds an extra layer of difficulty when the card isn't a traditional sports card.That's what makes this card's fate a complex one. I'm still not quite sure what to do with it. I hopped on the TCDB and found a few people with this card on their want list, but the members either were not active or did not have anything older on their For Trade list. In fact, the only real option was a collector who had another card from the exact same set available to trade - the move wouldn't really do anything for the project. I could add this card to my collection as well, but to be honest, it doesn't fit. It would get stored away and forgotten - a cardboard equivalent of the Ark Of The Covenant. So what should I do? That's where you come in - I'm opening this up for a vote. Here's what I believe are the options:

1. Someone trades for it - Obviously this is the preferred option and not really a voting choice.
2. I try to make that unilateral trade on TCDB for another card from the set - If nothing else, I scratch a card off someone's want list and make them happy.
3. I add the card to my collection - Again, it doesn't really fit though!
4. I keep it in the trade stack - When I first came up with the idea of highlighting cards, I thought that maybe I'd spare cards from the 50's or older and they would remain in the stack. Besides, part of the allure of this project is the variety of cards it has!
5. Giveaway! - Maybe a trade partner gets a bonus card in their PWE, maybe I save it for some future giveaway.
6. "Cycle it out" - I also weighed the idea of removing it from the trade stack, but keeping it around and maybe adding it back in down the road. Maybe a card in the stack catches my eye, and I can use this card to make a personal swap. Maybe I just hold onto it for a year and see if there's any renewed interest. I don't know.

So bottom line, this could be your last chance to acquire these cards! If nothing else, let me know in the comments what you think I should do with that Flags Of The World card!

Repack Haiku #243 (Matt Strahm)

 

"Strahm's Stadium Pulls"

His YouTube channel where he

Opens packs of cards

 

2017 Bowman  #64 Matt Strahm (RC)

 

Matt Strahm launched his YouTube channel in 2020. Not only does he do box breaks, but he does them at the stadiums he's visited! He currently a free agent, so hopefully once this lockout ends he'll sign on with a team and keep posting!

 

Time Travel Trading Update #62

 

I was hoping to squeeze in a pack of this year's new base set, but my local Wally World didn't have any in stock when I checked, so that will unfortunately have to wait until next month's update.

Last time, I mentioned how I wanted to start whittling down some of the cards in the stack to keep it from getting too out of hand. My targets are the cards that have been sitting in the stack for the longest. I started this project in 2018, and there are still a lot of cards I received that year that have been sitting around unclaimed. Going through my records, I found the most tenured card was a 1986 Topps Fernando Valenzuela Turn Back The Clock. I hopped onto the TCDB, and was able to find someone with this card on his want list! I managed to propose a trade with Cody, and sent a handful of cards from the stack in exchange for these:

Now, since I'm trying to keep the amount of cards manageable, I sent him more cards than I received. However, I feel I got some bigger names added - a quality over quantity trade as it were.

 

Our next trade comes from Bo (Baseball Cards Come To Life!) Bo picked up a few cards, including some colorfully-named former Red Sox and returned fire with a nice quartet:

Jeff (Wax Pack Wonders) has been making monthly trades and shooting up the leaderboard among my most frequent trade partners. This time he's offered up a nice mix of baseball and football cards:

Brendan (The View From The Third Floor) always sends great cards, and this time was no exception! Every so often, I notice certain players show up in the return packages multiple times. The great Joe Montana makes his second appearance in this update:

Long time blog reader Derek contacted me on the TCDB and made his first of hopefully many Time Travel Trades. I sent a bunch of cards to Canada, and if you're going to trade with a Canadian, the two things you hope to see are hockey and O-Pee-Chee! Derek doesn't disappoint and sent such a fantastic variety of cards:

Just for clarity sake, the Humpty Dumpty Troy Murray and Frito-Lay Cam Neely are still in their cellophane wrappers.

Other than one last return I'm waiting on, that's all for now! I'll have a bonus post later this week to help clear out some more of theses long-forgotten cards. I'm hoping my highlighting them one last time I can generate some interest! Stayed tuned!

 

As always, these cards are all available in exchange for an older card! You can claim your cards below, or through the TCDB (Kep75). Let's make some trades!

The Time Travel Trade Stack:

2019 Topps
#313 Robinson Cano

2019 Topps Opening Day
#93 J.D. Martinez
#197 Felipe Vazquez  

 

2017-1018 Pocket Schedule
Carolina Hurricanes

2017 Bowman
#12 Trea Turner

 

2015-16 Upper Deck (hockey)
#185 Alex Ovechkin

 

2013 Panini USA Champions
#56 Randal Grichuck

  

2010 Bowman - Prospects Black
#BP51 Chase D'Arnaud
#BP56 Rolando Gomez

2010 Bowman Chrome
#13 Brian Roberts

2010 Bowman Chrome - Prospects
#BCP178 Nathan Adcock
#BCP186 Jhan Marinez

 

2010 Bowman Platinum - Prospects
#PP38 Brian Johnson  

 

2010 Topps - Draft 75th Anniversary (football)
#75DA-1 Joe Montana

2010 Topps - Gold (football)
#157 Earl Thomas (RC, SN2010)

 

2009 Bowman - Chrome WBC Prospects
#BCW18 Tao Bu   

 

2008 SPx - Rookie Signatures Gold
#141 Bill White (AU)

 

2004 Topps
#203 Bo Hart (ASR)

2004 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites
#52 Clete Boyer

2002 Fleer Greats Of The Game
#64 Frank Howard

 

2001 Fleer Greats Of The Game
#77 Lester Lockett 

 

2000-01 Be A Player Signature Series - Autographs (hockey)
#88 Lyle Odelein (AU)

 

1998 Team Best
#15 Troy Glaus  

 

1997-98 Zebra Pen New Jersey Devils (hockey)
#NNO Lyle Odelein

 

1996 Fleer Update
#U238 Tim Salmon (ENC) 

 

1995 Topps
#215 Mike Greenwell 

 

1994 Stadium Club
#448 Erik Pappas 

1993 Leaf
#271 Jay Buhner

 

1993 Ted Williams
#101 Marlin Carter (NLB)  

1993 Playoff - Playoff Club
#PC-1 Joe Montana

1993 Classic Draft Picks (basketball)
#33 Will Flemons
#67 Bennie Seltzer

 

1992-93 Humpty Dumpty I (hockey)
#NNO Troy Murray

 

1992 Nabisco
#33 Steve Rogers 

 

1992 Score - 90's Impact Players
#65 Ron Gant

 

1992 Triple Play - Gallery Of Stars
#GS-1 Bobby Bonilla  

 

1991-92 Upper Deck McDonald's All-Stars - Holograms (hockey)
#McH-02 Chris Chelios

1991 Leaf
#174 Roger Clemens (CL)

 

1991 Stadium Club

#327 Terry Pendleton

 

1991 Topps Desert Storm (non-sport)
#147 Working Together 

  

1990 Donruss
#437 Dan Quisenberry (UER, VAR: Pack border, no dot after INC)

#712 Wade Boggs (AS, COR, VAR)

1990 Fleer
#125 Jim Abbott

#271 Roger Clemens

 

1990 Score
#3 Dwight Evans

 

1990 Upper Deck
#626 Frank Viola

1990 Pro Set - Theme Art (football)
#10 Super Bowl X Pittsburgh Steelers / Dallas Cowboys

 

1989 San Diego Padres
#19 Garry Templeton

 

1989 Score
#495 Larry Parrish

 

1989 Sportflics
#157 Harold Baines  

 

1988-89 Frito-Lay Stickers (hockey)
#NNO Cam Neely

1988-89 ProCards Sherbrooke Canadiens AHL (hockey)
#NNO Mario Roberge

 

1988 Score
#657 Mike Schmidt (HL) 

 

1988 Topps (football)
#233 Eagles Team Leaders - Randall Cunningham (TL)

#363 Christian Okoye (RC)

1987 Topps
#313 Roberto Clemente (TBTC)

 

1986 Sportflics
#30 Jose Cruz 

 

1986 Topps - Glossy All-Stars

#9 Carlton Fisk

#13 Steve Garvey

 

1986 Topps (football)
#229 1985 NFL Interception Leaders (Daniel/Lewis/Walls)

 

1985 O-Pee-Chee
#105 Ron Kittle
#176 Buddy Bell

#366 Ron Cey 

 

1985 Topps
#7 Nolan Ryan (RB)

 

1985 Topps - Glossy All-Stars
#18 Chet Lemon
#22 Hank Greenberg (CAPT) 

1985 Topps (football)
#281 Raiders Team Leaders (TL)

 

1984 Donruss

#376 Charlie Lea

1984 Fleer

#482 Bill Scherrer (RC)

 

1984 Fleer - Team Stickers
#NNO Minnesota Twins Cap  

 

1983 Stuart Bakery Montreal Expos
#18 Warren Cromartie

 

1983 Topps (football)

#82 Mark Lee

#109 George Rogers (TL)

#186 John Riggins (TL)

#264 Rich Karlis (RC) 

#337 Mark Van Eeghen

1983 Topps The A-Team (non-sport)
#20 Pretty as a Picture!
#49 Heavy Traffic!
#50 Crashing the Gates!

1982 Donruss
#239 Dwayne Murphy

#NNO Checklist 545-653

 

1982 O-Pee-Chee E.T. The Extraterrestrial (non-sport)
#15 Among Elliott's Toys

1982 Topps

#237 Rusty Kuntz 

#303 Bill Caudill
#399 Pat Zachry  
#462 Dave Chalk
#754 Joe Morgan

 

1982 Topps Kmart 20th Anniversary
#43 Hank Aaron (HL) 

 

1982 Topps (football) 

#82 Craig Morton (IA) 

1981 Donruss  

#215 Jerry Remy

#374 John Candelaria
#383 Jose Cruz

#386 Doc Medich 
#409 Carney Lansford
#420 Tommy Lasorda (MGR)
#421 Charlie Leibrandt (RC)
#427 Leon Durham (RC)
#496 Mickey Rivers
#531 Jerry Koosman
#565 Ken Landreaux

1981 Topps

#82 Astros Future Stars (RC)
#98 Clint Hurdle
#121 Larry Harlow
#151 Claudell Washington
#182 Bob Grich
#194 Rod Scurry 

#323 Jim Morrison 
#350 J.R. Richard

#354 Mario Soto
#365 Graig Nettles

#374 Tom Hutton 
#402 NL Championships
#414 John Pacella  
#465 Bill Russell
#477 Luis Gomez
#494 Bob Walk 
#569 Al Williams
#632 Alan Bannister

#645 Rick Reuschel 
#695 Kent Tekulve
#726 Rick Monday

 

1981 Topps (football)
#18 Frank Lewis 

 

1980 Topps 
#90 Manny Trillo
#143 Bruce Bochte
#145 Darrell Evans
#157 Willie Wilson

#271 Dick Drago 
#325 Dan Driessen  
#406 Paul Molitor

#516 Hector Cruz 
#572 Jerry Morales

#595 Don Money 
#642 Ken Forsch
#655 Tug McGraw

 

1980 Topps (football)
#132 Eagles Team Leaders (CL, TL)

 

1979-80 O-Pee-Chee (hockey)
#3 1978-79 Scoring Leaders (Bryan Trottier/Marcel Dionne/Guy Lafleur) (LL, UER)
#93 Glen Sharpley
#145 Carol Vadnais
#238 Terry O'Reilly

1979 Topps  
#214 Boston Red Sox (TC)
#465 Reggie Smith

#558 Jay Johnstone  

#670 Jim Hunter

1978-79 Topps (basketball)
#12 E.C. Coleman
#18 Steve Mix
#19 Marvin Webster

#21 Steve Hawes

#37 Mike Gale
#46 John Shumate

#53 John Mengelt

#55 George Johnson
#62 Anthony Roberts

#64 Leon Douglas (RC) 
#66 Lonnie Shelton
#76 Brian Winters

#93 Ricky Sobers 

#105 Jim Chones 

#118 Kevin Porter 
#129 Ray Williams (RC)

 

1978-79 O-Pee-Chee (hockey)
#13 Doug Jarvis
#42 Gary McAdam
#193 Boston Bruins (CL, TC)
#205 St. Louis Blues (CL, TC) 

1978 Topps  

#148 Andre Thorton
#373 Jim Willoughby
#385 Tito Fuentes
#424 Boston Red Sox (TC)
#482 Rick Miller

#601 Gene Mauch (MGR)

#631 Danny Ozark (MGR)
#706 Rookie 1st Baseman (Cage/Cox/Putnam/Revering)

 

1978 Topps (football)
#521 Eagles Team Leaders (CL, TL) 

 

1977-78 Topps - White Backs (basketball)
#78 Richard Washington (RC)

 

1977 Topps

#67 Joaquin Andujar (RC)

#164 Tug McGraw

#362 Tommy Davis 
#535 Cesar Geronimo

#565 Mickey Lolich 

#607 Larry Demery

#648 Jim Spencer 

 

1977 Topps (football)
#350 Bill Bergey (AP)

 

1976 Funky Sales Corp Funky Facts Baseball
#2 In A Trance
#3 Fans Vs Players
#5 Baseballeese

 

1976 SSPC
#7 Elias Sosa 

1976 Topps

#70 Roy Smalley/Roy Smalley Jr. (FS)

#101 Pete LaCock 
#196 1975 AL RBI Leaders (Scott/Mayberry/Lynn)

#567 George Stone  

 

1976 Topps - Traded
#380T Bobby Bonds

1975 Topps
#41 Cesar Geronimo

#66 Willie Horton 

#79 Gary Matthews 
#310 '74 Victory Leaders
#378 Derrel Thomas
#402 Bob Tolan

#445 Felix Milan 

 

1974 Topps  
#67 Tommy Helms 
#107 Alex Johnson  
#158 Jack Billingham
#158 Jack Billingham
#227 Mike Lum
#248 Tom Hall

#305 Tito Fuentes 
#349 John Vukovich

#461 John Odom
#506 Ed Farmer

#512 Joe Lahoud
#519 Bill Sharp (RC) 
#534 Eddie Watt

#572 Enzo Hernandez

#583 Marty Pattin
#638 Ken Sanders
#660 Larry Dierker

1974 Topps - Team Checklists (1 Star)
#NNO Montreal Expos

 

1974 Topps - Team Checklists (2 Stars)
#NNO Los Angeles Dodgers
#NNO Pittsburg Pirates 

1974 Topps - Traded
#43T Jim Wynn

#270T Ron Santo
#458T Jim Ray

#485T Felipe Alou 
#496T Tom Murphy

 

1974 Topps (football)
#63 Gene Washington
#513 Bill Lueck (RC)

 

1973 Topps
#4 John Milner

#14 Sonny Siebert

#102 Rudy May  

#563 Larry Haney

 

1972 Topps  

#12 Jose Cardinal
#24 Ted Ford

#33 Billy Martin (MGR)

#36 Jerry Johnson (IA) 

#40 Bob Barton (IA)

#44 Rick Wise (IA)
#48 John Ellis (IA)  

#52 Harmon Killebrew (IA)

#54 Bud Harrelson (IA)

#54 Bud Harrelson (IA)
#55 Clyde Wright  

#56 Rich Chiles (RC)
#57 Bob Oliver

#58 Ernie McAnally

#83 Dalton Jones

#94 1971 AL Pitching Leaders
#96 1971 AL Strikeout Leaders

#99 Ross Grimsley (ASR, RC)

#109 Jerry May

#113 Rogelio Moret 

#137 Dick Williams (MGR)  

#138 Mike Kekich

#174 Clay Kirby (IA)

#192 Chicago Cubs (TC)

#196 Mel Queen 
#197 Johnny Briggs
#225 World Series Game 3 - Manny Sanguillen
#231 Casey Cox
#239 Tom Timmermann

#262 San Diego Padres (TC)
#266 Bobby Bolin

#276 Gene Mauch (MGR)
#289 Syd O'Brien 

#312 Clay Carroll (IA)

#334 Rangers Rookies - Bill Fahey / Jim Mason / Tom Ragland (RS, RC) 

#344 Dave McNally (BP)
#363 Ron Klimkowski
#373 John Mayberry

1971 Topps
#16 Ken Singleton (RC)
#63 AL 1970 RBI Leaders (Howard/Conigliaro/Powell)
#71 AL 1970 Strikeout Leaders (McDowell/Lolich/Johnson)
#80 Bill Melton  
#105 Tony Conigliaro
#123 2nd Series Checklist #133-263 (CL, VAR)

#141 Frank Quilici 
#146 Ralph Houk (MGR)
#195 AL Playoffs Game 1 - Powell Muscles Twins!

#237 Cesar Cedeno (RC) 

#491 Jim Hardin 

1970 Brooke Bond North American Wildlife In Danger (non-sport)
#32 Polar Bear

1970 Topps
#3 Darrell Chaney

#12 John Hiller

#12 John Hiller

#16 Charlie Metro (MGR)
#18 Carlos May
#18 Carlos May

#31 Marty Pattin 
#38 Mack Jones

#39 Mike Nagy (ASR, RC)

#39 Mike Nagy (ASR, RC) 
#47 Bob Miller

#59 Dick Ellsworth 

#81 Dave May

#93 Rick Renick 

#115 Alex Johnson 

#123 Don Gutteridge (MGR)

#125 Deron Johnson
#206 Clete Boyer

#222 Jim Rooker 
#238 Jose Laboy (ASR)

#252 Lowell Palmer (RC)

#287 Fred Talbot  

#324 Tony Taylor

#390 Willie Davis  

#445 Vada Pinson

#457 Rico Petrocelli (AS)

 

1969 Globe Imports Playing Cards Gas Station Issue
#6Spades Tommy John 

1969 Topps
#66 Orioles Rookies

#72 Ron Taylor   
#80 Norm Cash  
#182 Bill Rigney (MGR)

#317 Bruce Look (RC) 
#484 Joe Gordon (MGR)

#516 Earl Weaver (MGR) 

1969 Topps - Deckle Edge
#13 Mel Stottlemyer

 

1968 Topps

#15 Ron Hunt

#202 Adolfo Phillips 
#208 Willie Davis

#217 Turk Farrell 
#309 Ken Henderson
#449 Gene Oliver
#519 Jerry Stephenson

1967 Topps
#1 The Champs (F. Robinson/Bauer/B. Robinson)

#7 Don McMahon 

#18 Gene Oliver

#27 Bob Saverine

#60 Luis Aparicio 

#116 Herman Franks (MGR)

#118 Bernie Allen  

#119 Wade Blasingame

#192 Fred Gladding

#206 Dennis Bennett

#214 Tom Kelley 

#227 Paul Lindblad 

#272 Dick Lines (RC)

#281 Bob Rodgers

#399 Al Worthington 

1966 Topps
#46 Howie Koplitz

#47 J.C. Martin 

#56 Sandy Valdespino  

#76 Red Schoendienst (MGR)
#104 Alex Johnson
#154 Chuck Hiller

#189 John Roseboro  

 

1965 Topps
#17 Johnny Romano
#27 Dick Bertell
#86 Les Narum  

#92 Dick Howser
#108 Don Mincher
#111 Lee Thomas

#149 Wayne Schurr 
#178 Dalton Jones
#307 Barry Latman

1964 Topps 

#5 NL Strikeout Leaders (LL)

#95 George Altman

#255 Lee Thomas

#421 Camilo Carreon 

1962 Topps

#19 Ray Washburn (RC, RS)

#79 Ed Hobaugh

#364 Ken Hunt 

1961 Topps

#38 Bob Lillis
#83 Bob Bruce
#96 Billy O'Dell
#98 2nd Series Checklist 89-176 (CL, VAR)
#111 Jack Meyer

#212 Haywood Sullivan

#258 Jack Sanford
#399 Cliff Cook (RC)

 

1960 Topps

#61 Eddie Kasko  

 

1960 Topps (football)
#28 Jim Ray Smith 

1959 Topps
#245 Ned Garver (VAR; grey/darker back)
#251 Cletis Boyer (VAR: grey/darker back)

#424 Ken Aspromonte

1958 Topps

#6 George Zuverink
#23 Bill Tuttle (VAR)
#36 Ted Kazanski

#59 Dave Sisler

#65 Von McDaniel (RC)

#73 Pete Daley

#124 Bobby Usher 

#147 Don McMahon (RC)

#208 Cal McLish 

#273 Hal Smith

#274 Rocky Bridges 

#290 Dick Donovan

#336 Bert Hamric 

#380 Charley Maxwell

#447 Ray Monzant
#473 Bill Renna (UER)
#474 Roman Semproch (RC)   

1958 Topps Zorro (non-sport)
#83 Rude Awakening

1957 Topps
#68 Ray Crone

 

1956 Topps (football)
#42 Tom Fears
#51 Ted Marchibroda

 
1956 Topps Flags of the World (non-sport)
#70 Jordan

 

1955 Topps
#45 Hank Sauer

 

1955 Bowman (football)
#9 Don Stonesifer
#29 Bucko Kilroy

1955 Topps All-American (football)
#46 Arnie Lassman

 

1954 Topps

#124 Marion Fricano 

#215 Ed McGhee
#222 Bill Wilson (RC)

#238 Al Aber

1954 Bowman
#73 Don Mueller

1954 Bowman Power For Peace (non-sport)
#91 USS Coral Sea (CVB43)

1953 Topps

#101 Ted Wilks (VAR)

#213 Ray Scarborough

1952 Bowman
#57 Clyde Vollmer

1938 Church & Dwight Useful Birds Of America Tenth Series (J9-6) (non-sport)
#2 Black-throated Green Warbler

1937-38  Diamond Matchbooks Tan 6 (hockey)
#NNO Glenn Brydson

 

1935 Church & Dwight Useful Birds of America Eighth Series (J9-4) (non-sport)
#10 California Jay

1933 Church & Dwight Useful Birds of America Fifth Series (J9-1) (non-sport)
#5 Indigo Bunting 

1922 Church & Dwight Useful Birds Of America Third Series (J7) (non-sport)
#7 Prothonotary Warbler

1915 Church & Dwight Useful Birds Of America First Series (J5) (non-sport)
#1 Quail

 

1890 N245 Sweet Caporal Actors & Actresses (non-sport)

#NNO Frankie Raymond

The Time Travel Trading Project is simple in concept. I started out with a random pack of 2018 Topps Series 1 baseball cards. My aim was to trade every card in that pack for something older. Each card I receive in turn is then made available for trade, with the goal to get the oldest card I can get.

Number of trades completed: 144 (1 pending)
Unique trading partners: 57

Number of cards mailed out: 576
Year of oldest card mailed out: 1910-11

Number of cards received: 897
Year of oldest card received: 1890