Spencer For Hire

Basketball card featuring Spencer Haywood of the Sonics from 1968.

Found in "A Midwife's Tale" by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich. Published by Vintage, 1990.

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For The Birds

Trading card, number 18 from the Arm and Hammer "New Series of Birds," the Virginia Rail. Copyright 1908.

Found in "Jack Harkaway's Adventures in America and Cuba"by Bracebridge Hemyng. Published by Allison, no date listed.

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A Blast Of Activities

 Five "UPS ATAP Athletes" cards from 1996.

Found in "Star Trek Color and Activity Book" published by Merrigold Press, 1979.

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The Spice Must Flow

Alas, no giveaway today. In fact, I will be pretty busy the next week, with orders to ship out and shopping of my own to do. That said, I will post when I can. You may even see a surprise or two. On to today's bookmark:

"Dune" trading card.

Found in "Orbital Decay" by Allen Steele. Published by Ace, 1989.

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Athletic

1991 Upper Deck Jose Canseco baseball card.

Found in "Red Branch" by Morgan Llywelyn. Published by Ivy Books, 1989.


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I've Got A Bad Feeling About This

Trading card from "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi." This is number 96, Imperial Biker Scout.

Found in "The Origin of Species" by Charles Darwin. Published by Collier, 1962.


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Wild Card

1974 Topps football card featuring Ken Willard of the San Francisco 49ers.

Based on the fold patterns, it looks like someone made this into a little paper airplane.

Found in "The Real Book about Benjamin Franklin" by Samuel Epstein and Beryl Williams. Published by Garden City Books, 1952.

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Flashing Knives

Daniel Boone trading card from 1956.

Found in "The Lone Ranger at the Haunted Gulch" (of course) by Fran Striker. Published by Grosset and Dunlap, 1941.

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Nostalgia, Part II

I know you remember collecting these as a kid.

Six Garbage Pail Kids cards from the 9th series, circa 1987.

Found in "Tell Me Why" by Arkady Leokum. Published by Grosset and Dunlap, 1974.

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