I really should start an official Wally Moon player collection, but I haven't got to that point yet. Mr. Moon and I both share a distinctive facial feature, commonly referred to as a unibrow. When I saw that he had a Fan Favorites Autograph in 2017 Topps Archives, I resolved to track down a copy of it.
I actually now have two different version of his signature from the set, but this Peach parallel was the first one I acquired. One cool thing about the Fan Favorites autos is that they are on-card, a nice departure from the sticker signatures that seem to dominate the hobby these days. Wally Moon's autograph is on a 1960 Topps card design.
He was in baseball in 1960, and had a card that year. Topps changed the photo selection and color scheme from his 'real' 1960 card for this 2017 set, though. I don't know much about 1960 Topps (my parents weren't even born yet in 1960), so there are probably differences that I don't pick up on outside of the obvious. This parallel is numbered # 106 /150. I got it on eBay, but they were a 1:73 pack pull if you were busting wax.
I have this on my list of must buys-great card and for once a legible autograph
ReplyDeleteThe Archives Fan Favorites autographs are some of the best cards each year. They get a wide variety of players to sign them, and they are on-card with a good mix of card designs from Topps' history.
DeleteGreat addition. I don't know anything about Wally Moon, but I'd be able to recognize him on cardboard every time!
ReplyDeleteThat 'brow really sets him apart!
DeleteI picked up the regular border version of this to put in the back of my 1960 set binder. Things like this and the Bob Lemke specials make for nice 'add-ons' to my vintage sets. I wish Topps had more guys from the 1960 set included in the Archives autos. Apparently Moon is the only one.
ReplyDeleteI got the regular version as well, but I haven't showed it off yet. Gary Cohen (Mets play-by-play guy) has a 1960 card design autograph in 2017 Archives, but it doesn't look as nice as the Moon card.
DeleteNice. I love, love, love Archives for their Fan Favorite autographs. Moon was the first one I picked up this year... and outside of Lasorda was the most expensive. I really should have waited, but at the time I was super excited to plop down my $10.
ReplyDeleteI get excited about cards from new products, too. There are a couple of autographs from 2017 Allen & Ginter that I have paid too much for or that I am about to pay too much for. It's hard to wait.
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