I picked up another cool 1970s Calbee card over the holidays that I thought I'd share, its #404 from the 1974 set (in the ON Series) and features Shigeo Nagashima.
Its a fantastic photo of him, taken on October 14 as he left the field for the last time in his career. The composition is perfect, the way he is looking over his shoulders at the field really drives home the finality of it. The blue sky contrasted against the green grass and brown dirt, with the packed grandstands in between provides a perfect backdrop. I am not a Nagashima fan, but I absolutely love this card.
Welcome back! Was hoping you hadn't disappeared for good! A great card and what a picture. Lots of history walking off the field that day.
ReplyDeleteThanks! It is god to be back! And yup, he had a lot to look back on that day:)
DeleteI keep seeing this one offered by someone on Ebay and I'm always tempted to pick it up.
ReplyDeleteIt seems they are currently selling in the 500-1500 Yen range (depending on condition, luck, etc) on Yahoo Auctions these days so if you can get one in the 5-15$ range on Ebay it would be worth picking up I think. Its a great card.
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