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Thursday, July 2, 2015

Year: 1990

“ Not a bad design. Simple, yet effective. An actual photo is always appreciated. ” -Billy Kingsley

“ This set was considered rare by the standards set in the late 80s and early 90s. I liked the design on the front. Wasn't a fan of the silver all the way on the back, but otherwise not bad for the vertical format. ” -vrooomed

“ What makes many sets since 1990 (or earlier?) bad is the blurring of the backgrounds. I dont know if it is for legal reasons or what. ” -NJDevils

“ I was surprised to see that I dont own this card. Haven't had a COTD that was in my collection in a long time. The streak continues. Nice looking card, by the way. ” -switzr1

“ Nice card from a nice set and it's the O's. I think I have some of these don't recall. I really really need to organized my cahoard (Card Hoard) ” -captkirk42

“ The classic O's script shown in this uni just didn't look right without their classic cartoon bird. ” -jlaz10

“ A very valuable set. ” -carthage44

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Euklid

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Joined: Mar 2015

Thursday, July 2, 2015 10:34 AM
The background blurring is caused by using a long range lens with a small focal region (I can not remember the exact word for this technology, but it is a common lens for sporting events). I liked the variety of photos in this set, mostly action on front and head shots on the back. Reasonably good writing and accuracy on the back as well.

C2Cigars

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Joined: Oct 2014

Thursday, July 2, 2015 10:55 AM
Euklid, the "focal region" you're referring to is called depth-of-field. The depth-of-field is affected by aperture (lens opening) and focal length (basically the length of the path the light takes inside the lens). Edited on: Jul 2, 2015 - 1:15PM ------------------------------- *Someday my cards may double in value and then be worth half of what I paid for them.*

wjsenke

Posts: 165
Joined: Jun 2015

Thursday, July 2, 2015 11:01 AM

The good news is that i remember Joe Orsulak, the bad news is that i can't believe it has been 25 years since this card was issued. I think i just aged myself. I remember seeing these cards fresh out of the packs.

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Baseball: 1957 + 61 Topps, 1950 + 53 Bowman (Color), If i win the lottery maybe i will try to finish an 1887 Buchner Gold Coin and the 1914 and 1915 Cracker Jack Sets too

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