On to 1995 today. Here are nine cards from my collection that were all released during that year.
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1995 Ball Park Franks #1 Yogi Berra AU (I paid full price for this at an Antiques shop in Downtown Bangor, Maine but it was a Yogi Berra auto and I wanted it. It has since doubled in value. They also had the Frank Robinson, the other card in that two-card set but I passed on Frank because I already had his auto on a card. The cards were produced by Collector's Edge and could originally be obtained by mailing in 8 UPC codes from any Ball Park product.)
1995 Collector's Choice Gold Signature #15 Derek Jeter (I paid a dollar for this at a shop in Brewer, Maine called Collector's Corner. It was not uncommon to find cards ranging from 50 cents up to $25 bucks in his dollar box and I would stop by most every payday and go through them. He would even call me occasionally to let me know he added more cards to his box.)
1995 Donruss Top of the Order #15 Cal Ripken Jr. R (I bought a couple mini boxes of these at the local K-Mart back in 1995 just to see what they looked like. Cards were issued as Commons, Uncommons and Rare. This Ripken is a Rare.)
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1995 Donruss Top of the Order #269 Hideo Nomo R (Like the Ripken, this also is a Rare card bought at the same time.)
1995 Finest Flame Throwers #FT2 Roger Clemens (I got this card in trade from a fellow collector in New Brunswick, Canada.)
1995 Major League Players Alumni Autograph #1 Harmon Killebrew (This card came from a collector in Minnesota who contacted me through my website and I swung a deal for this as well as a few other autos. It's the only card I have from a four card set issued by the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association.)
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1995 Sportflix Artist's Proofs #83 Mike Piazza (I paid a quarter for this at a little second hand shop in Eddington, Maine. The proprietor had a box of cards at a quarter each and I noticed the Artist's Proof logo on it and bought it along with several other cards.)
1995 Ultra Power Plus Gold Medallion #5 Barry Bonds
1995 Upper Deck Special Edition Gold #46 Cal Ripken (This was pulled from a dollar box at a card show.)
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1995 Ball Park Franks #1 Yogi Berra AU (I paid full price for this at an Antiques shop in Downtown Bangor, Maine but it was a Yogi Berra auto and I wanted it. It has since doubled in value. They also had the Frank Robinson, the other card in that two-card set but I passed on Frank because I already had his auto on a card. The cards were produced by Collector's Edge and could originally be obtained by mailing in 8 UPC codes from any Ball Park product.)
1995 Collector's Choice Gold Signature #15 Derek Jeter (I paid a dollar for this at a shop in Brewer, Maine called Collector's Corner. It was not uncommon to find cards ranging from 50 cents up to $25 bucks in his dollar box and I would stop by most every payday and go through them. He would even call me occasionally to let me know he added more cards to his box.)
1995 Donruss Top of the Order #15 Cal Ripken Jr. R (I bought a couple mini boxes of these at the local K-Mart back in 1995 just to see what they looked like. Cards were issued as Commons, Uncommons and Rare. This Ripken is a Rare.)
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1995 Donruss Top of the Order #269 Hideo Nomo R (Like the Ripken, this also is a Rare card bought at the same time.)
1995 Finest Flame Throwers #FT2 Roger Clemens (I got this card in trade from a fellow collector in New Brunswick, Canada.)
1995 Major League Players Alumni Autograph #1 Harmon Killebrew (This card came from a collector in Minnesota who contacted me through my website and I swung a deal for this as well as a few other autos. It's the only card I have from a four card set issued by the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association.)
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1995 Sportflix Artist's Proofs #83 Mike Piazza (I paid a quarter for this at a little second hand shop in Eddington, Maine. The proprietor had a box of cards at a quarter each and I noticed the Artist's Proof logo on it and bought it along with several other cards.)
1995 Ultra Power Plus Gold Medallion #5 Barry Bonds
1995 Upper Deck Special Edition Gold #46 Cal Ripken (This was pulled from a dollar box at a card show.)
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