2009 Upper Deck Goudey

2009 Upper Deck Goudey is a great set to collect. Upper Deck had a good idea in its 3 year run of Goudey products it’s an inexpensive way to put together a great set which includes many inserts and subsets. Cubs had a big draw this year with many Short Prints (SP) and many Inserts. Unfortunately the 2010 Upper Deck Deck agreed not to release any future baseball card products so the Goudey line ended there. Here is the base set:

Chicago Cubs Checklist

Number	Player
37	Derrek Lee
38	Kosuke Fukudome
39	Aramis Ramirez
40	Alfonso Soriano
41	Kerry Wood
42	Carlos Zambrano
43	Rich Harden
44	Geovany Soto

I know woody shouldn’t be in here he was on the Indians team at the time, but with the Cubs uniform and my favorite player can’t blame me for tossing him in.

Tomorrow we will check into the SPs and some of the inserts so stay tuned and good luck on Doomsday!!!

1935 Goudey Baseball otherwise known as 4-in-1's (R321)

The 1935 Goudey Baseball  were essentially just color reproductions of images taken from the 1933 Goudey. The backs of these cards are designed as small pieces in 9 different puzzle combinations. The various puzzles depicted Mickey Cochrane, Tiger Team, Frankie Frisch, Joe Cronin, Chuck Klein, Indians Team, Al Simmons, Senators Team, and Jimmie Foxx.

Cubbies had only one card but some of the all time greats were included Grimes, Kiki, Klien, and English.
























The back of this card  was one of nine pieces that made up a Frankie Frisch puzzle picture.

The other 8 pieces made up this photo

2012 Topps Tier One Clear Rookie Reprint Autographs

When I first saw these cards it was a must have and I finally got the pair. Clear Rookie Reprint Autographs use classic rookie cards and step it up a few notches. Printed on clear acetate, a window is left for the autograph, which can be seen on both sides of the card. Card backs come with an original design that includes a short bio. Unfortunately they are number to 25 and make it hard to collect.

 

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2012 Topps Tier One Clear Rookie Reprint Autographs #EB Ernie Banks
2012 Topps Tier One Clear Rookie Reprint Autographs #RS Ryne Sandberg

12-12-12 a Look into the Future

Today is 12-12-12, the last major numerical date for almost another century.

Let's go back a century and see what the Cubs were up to.

The Cubs finished the season in 3rd place but surpass 90 wins posting a record of 91-59.

This black-and-white panoramic postcard shows the entire 1912 West Side Grounds Chicago Cubs Baseball Park. A caption near the top left corner reads, "Chicago National League Baseball Park - 'Cubs'," and another near the other end panel's top right reads, "Copyright & Publishing 1912 By Max Rigot. 37 S. Wabash Ave. - Chicago."

Lets look at the games played on the 12th from last century to the next century.


Date                           Opponent              win-loss
4/12/1912                 at Cincinnati Reds      L
6/12/1912                 at New York Giants    L
7/12/1912                 vs Boston Braves       W
8/12/1912                 at Boston Braves       W
9/12/1912                  at Boston Braves       L
9/12/1912                 at Boston Braves        L

Date                           Opponent                 win-loss
4/12/2012                vs Milwaukee Brewers   W
5/12/2012                at Milwaukee Brewers     L
6/12/2012                 vs Detroit Tigers            W
8/12/2012                 vs Cincinnati Reds          L
9/12/2012                 at Houston Astros          W

from the effects of the polar shift in 2052 there is no east coast or west coast teams left but the game has a world wide influence

Date                        Opponent                      win-loss
1/12/2112                 vs Hubli Creepers            L
2/12/2112                 at Milwaukee Brewers     W
3/12/2112                 vs Cincinnati Reds          W
4/12/2112                  at Houston Astros           L
5/12/2112                 vs St. Louis Cardinals     W
6/12/2112                  at Chengdu  Dragons     W

With global warming games start much earler in the season and of course the Cubs win!!!

1907 G. F. Grignon Chicago Cubs postcard

These 1907 "Grignon" photographic postcards set measures 3 1/2" by 5 1/2", was issued in 1907 and features a Chicago Cub player in a circle in the upper right corner of the front of the card. These cards have green backgrounds featuring a teddy bear in different poses. Be careful about the Counterfeiters they are becoming more sophisticated in their technologies.

Chicago Cubs Checklist

Mordecai Brown
Frank Chance
John Evers
Arthur Hofman
John Kling
Carl Lundgren
Pat Moran
Orvie Overall
Jack Pfeister
Ed Reulbach
Frank Schulte
James Sheckard
James Slagle
Harry Steinfeldt
Jack Taylor
Joe Tinker

1909 Briggs E97 Chicago cubs

In 1909, the C.A. Briggs Company Lozenge Makers of Boston Mass. released a 30 subject baseball card set to promote their brand. Regarded as one of the rarest “E” card issues ever produced, only three Hall of Famers are included. One of the best parts of this set are the exceedingly rare black and white versions of these cards called "proofs" which have a significantly higher price tag than their standard 30 player checklist regular issue counterparts.

Chicago Cubs Checklist

Rube Kroh
Harry Steinfeld - name incorrect
Harry Steinfeldt - name correct

2013 Topps Heritage Baseball Chicago Cubs

2013 Topps Heritage will be representing the 1964 Topps design .
Release Date: Wed, Mar 06 2013.

Here are the basics:

Base Cards (425 Subjects)
Veterans & Rookies in the 1964 Topps Design.
High-Numbered Short-Printed cards (75) (1:3)

Base Card Variations
Error Short-Prints - Cards reproducing errors from the 1964 set. Limited.

Action Image Variations
Features new action images of star players.

Color Variations
Color change variations of star players.

Parallels in 2013 Heritage set
Venezuelan Parallels, (the card back color will change from orange to black)
Mini parallels.
Chrome parallels.
Black border parallel /64
Gold bordered parallels /5

Inserts in 2013 Heritage set
New Age Performers
Top current players whose performances have eclipsed the giants of the past.

Memorable Moments
Top moments from the 2012 season.

Then and Now
Statistical comparison of a 1964 player vs. a 2012 player who were the leaders in statistical categories.

Baseball Flashbacks
Flashback highlights from the 1964 season.

News Flashbacks
World news moments from 1964.

1964 Topps Complete Set Redemption - NEW!
A redemption card for a complete set from 1964.

1964 Topps Tattoos Buybacks - NEW!
These original tattoos from 1964 will be framed.

1964 Bazooka Stamps Buybacks - NEW!
These original stamps will be framed.
Autograph in 2013 Heritage set





















Retired and active players. Subjects will include players that appeared for the last time on a Topps card in 1964. Real One Special Edition - hand #'d to 64.

Real One Dual Autographs
Up to 10 cards signed by a retired and active player. Hand-numbered to 25 or less.

Real One TRIPLE Autographs
Up to 5 cards signed by retired and active players. Hand-numbered to 5.

1964 Cut Signatures
Featuring players from the 1964 Topps set. All 1/1.

Clubhouse Collection Autograph Relics
Uniform or bat relic cards, autographed by active and retired players. Hand-numbered to 25 or less.

Clubhouse Collection Dual Autograph Relics
A retired and an active player, each featuring a relic piece and an on-card autograph. Hand-numbered to 10.

Flashbacks Autographed Relics
Retired subjects featuring a highlight from their 1964 season. Numbered to 25 or less.

Among the retired players listed on the preliminary autograph checklist are
Ernie Banks, Andre Dawson, Billy Williams.

Relic -in 2013 Heritage set

Clubhouse Collection Dual Relic
Dual uniform or bat relic cards featuring a retired star matched with a current player. Hand-numbered to 64.

Esteemed Heritage Book Cards - NEW!
Includes a patch, bat knob or bat plate in a book card. #'d 1 of 1.

'64 Mint
Relic cards featuring retired stars from 1964 and today's stars, along with a coin minted in that year. HOBBY ONLY
- Nickel - #'d to 15
- Dime - #'d to 10
- Quarter - #'d to 5
- JFK Silver Half Dollars - #'d to 1 of 1

1964 Topps Coin Relics - NEW!
Actual 1964 Topps player coins, embedded as a relic. #'d to 5 or less.

1964 U.S. Postage Stamp Relics - NEW!
Includes a photo of an event or player matched with a stamp from 1964. Sequentially #'d.

Clubhouse Collection
Single uniform or bat relic cards of active stars. Clubhouse Collection Gold Parallel - #'d to 99
Players listed here on the preliminary checklist include Ernie Banks

1964 Topps Chicago Cubs