Card #103: My Very First Clemente Card

Back in 1987 I began baseball card collecting with my parents.  They would help me organize my cards, learn about the stats on the back, and figure out what cards I needed to complete my set.

It was during this time that I acquired a lot of 1987 Topps.

This is my very first Roberto Clemente card in my collection.  I plucked it from the many that were stuffed inside a 9 pocket page. 

I remember not liking this card as a kid for a couple of reasons. 

The first was that it looked a lot different than the rest of the cards in the set.

The other is that it didn't have stats on the back. 

My dad eventually told me about how great Clemente was and how he was one of the game's best players and how he made it into the Hall of Fame. 

Over time I began to like this card more.

Cards #49 &50: No Longer Lost

I just posted about these on Collecting Cutch, but AJ of The Lost Collector sent me a package that included 2 new Clemente cards.

Kmart!!!!

1982!!!

Gnarly!!!!

Kmart again????!!!!!!

Card #38: Help Me Piece This Together

Earlier in the month I mentioned that I am trying to put the 1986 Donruss Roberto Clemente puzzle together.  In order to do this I will need two copies of each "puzzle card"

When completed the puzzle will look like this beautiful painting by Dick Perez as seen below.

This card represents all the puzzle pieces inserted in the old wax packs.  The back talks about both Clemente and Perez.

Currently I only have this card which contains 3 puzzle pieces.

I do have the completed mini puzzle which as you can see by comparing to the puzzle card above features different pieces.

I am looking to get two of each "puzzle card" so if you come across any PLEASE send them my way.  I want one copy to put the puzzle together and glue it in a frame.  I want the other copy to put in the Clemente binder.

Any and all help would be appreciated especially since these sometimes end up in dime boxes.