1971 Topps #306 Jim Nash

Got my next to last variation in the 1971 Topps Baseball Card Set.

This is the card of Atlanta Braves pitcher Jim Nash.  The card on the left has a "black blob" on the left side while the card on the right has the blob airbrushed away.

As you may recall, the same type of variation occurred in the Jim Nothrup card of the same set which I discussed previously.

One more variation in the 1971 set to go!

The BIG Lot

Growing up in Dunellen, New Jersey we had a car lot on main street called "The Big Lot".  As I would walk by delivering newspapers weekly in the mid 1960's, I would always check out the cars.

Before it was the Big Lot, it was called "Garden State Auto".  I found this picture on ebay of the car lot from the late 1950's or early 1960's, and won it.

It looks great with my cars.  While the car lot is long since gone, all the houses and buildings are still there and look just about the same today as they did 50 years ago.

New Matchbox Variation

Just picked this up recently.  It's not a rare one but just was hard for me to find at a reasonable price.  It is the one in front.

Notice the difference?  The one in front has "open" stps (uder the door), while the one in back has "closed" steps.

1971 Topps #515 - Carl Morton

Just picked up another variation from the 1971 Topps Baseball Card Set.  Just need 2 more!

This one is of Carl Morton, a pitcher for the Montreal Expos.  He was the National League Rookie of the Year in 1970. 

The card on the left has a small black line above his head.  This is from a hair being on the printing plate.  The card on the right is after the hair was removed.

Carl pitched in the major leagues from 1969 to 1976.  Carl passed away on April 12, 1983. from a massive heart attack in the driveway of his parents home, in Tulsa Oklahoma after jogging with his son.  He was only 39 years old.

1970 proved to be the most unlucky in the history of the Rookie of the Year Award in the majors.  1970 American League Rookie of the Year Thurman Munson died in a private jet crash in 1979.  It is the only time in baseball history that the rookies of the year from the same year would come to early deaths.

1970 Topps Baseball Card #588 - 7th Series Checklist

Here is another baseball card variation.

These are the two versions of the 7th Series Checklist from the 1970 Topps baseball card set.

The card on the left lists #666 as "Adolfo" Phillips while the card on the right has "Adolpho" Phillips.

1971 Topps Baseball Card #127 - Danny Thompson

Here are two 1971 Topps Baseball Cards of #127, Danny Thompson. 

The card on the right is missing the black ink on the reverse.  It is not a variation but just a printing error.

Danny played in the major leagues from 1970 to 1976.  He was diagnosed with leukemia in 1973.  He passed away in 1976 less than 10 weeks after playing his last game.  He was 29 years old and left behind a wife and two children.

1971 Topps Baseball Card #42 Boots Day

Here is another 1971 Topps Baseball Card variation I recently added to my collection.  This is card #42 of Montreal Expos outfielder Boots Day. 

The card on the left shoes the top of a light tower behing his right ear.  The card on the right has the light tower airbrushed away.