Monday, April 18, 2011

John Papa

I'm still getting occasional returns from letters I sent out last month. I got back John Papa back today. He pitched for the Orioles in 2 games in 1961 and 1 game in 1962. All the photos I used were originally black and white but I colorized them using Photoshop.














Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Gary Kolb

I haven't been sending out TTM requests for the last month but I got back Gary Kolb today. I mailed it out at the end of January and it came back today. He was a back up catcher in the 1960s for the Cardinals, Mets, Braves and Pirates. He signed my 3 customs in thin black marker.








Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Dwight Siebler

Dwight Siebler was a pitcher for the Minnesota Twins in the early 1960s. He was originally signed by the Phillies but never pitched for them. Dwight signed these cards in blue ballpoint pen and added Bible verses to several. The Denver Bears card was originally
B&W but was colorized using Photoshop.

Monday, March 21, 2011

Custom 1959 Topps Jake Striker for SCN Member

Did a custom 1959 Topps Jake Striker for SCN member Gmrose91. He emailed me the B&W photo to be used and a sample of Jake's autograph. I used Photoshop to make this:






and then lay a 1959 Topps template over the photo and added the autograph





and you end up with this.

Saturday, March 19, 2011

Ron Necciai

Got back Ron Necciai today. Took about 3 weeks. He pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1952 but is more famous for striking out 27 batters in a nine inning game for the Bristol Twins in the Appalachian League in 1952

Friday, March 11, 2011

Bob Schmidt

Bob Schmidt was a catcher with the Washington Senators, Cincinnati Reds and NY Yankees in the late 1950s through the mid 1960s.

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Paul Powell

Got back Paul Powell today. He signed the two cards in ballpoint pen. He played in the Twins and Dodgers organizations in the early 1970s.