I like relic cards as much as the next collector but I don't often like a set well enough to try and collect it. In fact I only did this once, with the 2003 50-card set Stadium Club Born in the USA Relics. It took years but I finally got them all. Last year I got taken with the Topps Gypsy Queen Relics, and since there are only 20 of them, I decided to try for the set. I've got 12 but I think the last 8 are going to take awhile. So I decided to share what I have. Here are what I have, in alphabetical order.
I'm guessing that I have a full selection of uniform colors. Braun's card is gray.
Braun's fellow teammate's card is beige.
Another gray.
The first of several reds.
A white swatch. I guess I'd like it better if it were teal.
Red, but a slightly different shade.
This is the latest acquisition, and hey, it's a bat!
Werth was a National last year but I prefer a Phillie relic card.
I already had a white Red Sox card so I'm glad this one's red.
If you've worked your way to the end, congratulations. The other thing I like about these cards (aside from the general overall Gypsy Queen design and the relics) is that the relic cards feature a different picture of the player than the base card.
Monday, March 12, 2012
2011 Topps Gypsy Queen Relics
Labels:
2011 Phillies,
baseball cards,
phillies,
Players I Collect,
relic card,
ryan howard,
topps
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3 comments:
Those are really nice. Kind of cool that the only retired player is Ripken in the set - makes it more collectible.
I know Daily Dimwit is going after a crazy master set for this stuff - these relics, the framed mini relics, a full set of Minis, the framed paper parallels. The framed mini's are tough - there's a Jackie Robinson, Gehrig, Ruth and a Munson in there.
(Lifetimetopps)
Oh, all the mismatched swatches. I need to sit down. God, that drives me nuts.
Good luck!!
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