I'm starting yet another blog post apologising for an interruption in blogging. Everything here in the UK is dominated by the death of Queen Elizabeth II last week, and the installation of her first-born son as the new King. Plus I've been on holiday.
However, with some new cards incoming, I feel I ought to blog some of the cards I have scanned and waiting! So here are some cards that roughly fit with the current big news story, as they have little crowns printed on them.
Card Number 1042: Pacific, 1994; #525
This was Pacific's second season producing cards and the first year they added the 'Crown Collection' logo to their cards. Later the company developed the Crown Collection idea into an actual set (one card included here). Unlike the 1993 set, this card didn't include Spanish field positions on the front of the card.
Card Number 1043: Pacific, 1996; #184
There are two crowns on the front of this card - one in the top right and one behind Tony's name. All are stamped in foil. Pacific really loved their foil in the mid 1990s, especially on their insert cards. (NB - the insert card I linked to had a crucial error in the Spanish text.)
There is also a crown on the back of the card, along with a fizzy-edged cameo portrait that looks like a flying saucer is hovering over Tony's right shoulder!
The bilingual write up on the back notes that Tony made just two errors in 135 games, which is as admirable a stat as his batting achievements. Although he didn't win a Gold Glove after 1991, his concentration in the outfield was as disciplined as his approach to batting.
Total: 1043 cards
PAcific has such a wide variety of offerings in the 90s, i think its impossible for one to say they like or didnt like the Brand. THese Gwynns are nice looking, but overall, there were some I really liked and some I really didnt...
ReplyDeletePacific's photography is very underrated in my opinion. I didn't give their mid 90's products much consideration back then, but in the past decade or so I've grown to appreciate their well cropped photographs. Their 1994 baseball set is one I'd love to add to my collection. I like it so much, I'd actually put it into a binder for easy viewing.
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