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I'm doing another oddball post today and featuring nine cards that have a connection to public service.

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1985 Phillies CIGNA #4 Mike Schmidt (This Phillies set was sponsored by Cigna, an American worldwide health services organization based in Bloomfield, Connecticut whose insurance subsidiaries are major providers of medical, dental, disability, life and accident insurance. Each card contains a safety tip on the back.)
1989 Tigers Police #NNO Sparky Anderson MG (These Tigers cards also have safety tips on the back and were given away by the Michigan state police.)
1991 Blue Jays Fire Safety #2 Roberto Alomar (This 36 card standard-size set was jointly sponsored by the Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs, the Ministry of the Solicitor General, A and P/Dominion, Oh Henry, and the Toronto Blue Jays.)

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1992 Padres Police DARE #8 Tony Gwynn (This 30 card set was sponsored by D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) America.)
1993 Dodgers Police #20 Mike Piazza (This set set was sponsored by the Los Angeles Police Department, the L.A. Dodgers, and D.A.R.E.)
1993 Red Sox Winter Haven Police #8 Roger Clemens (Sponsored by the Winter Haven, Florida Police and their Police Athletic League, this set features players who were invited to the 1993 Red Sox spring training camp held annually in Winter Haven.)

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1994 U.S. Department of Transportation #2 Cal Ripken (This card was co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. It reportedly was given out at the Little League World Series.)
1998 Rockies Police #6 Todd Helton (This set was issued by the Colorado Rockies and produced by Grandstand and sponsored by "Decker", a manufacturer of hot dogs. Each card has a safety tip on the back. This card, along with many others, was a recent gift from jack pfiester.)
2004 Topps McGruff #3 Nomar Garciaparra/McGruff/Home Safety (I found this card at a yard sale and over paid for it but it was the only card I saw that I didn't already have and I was big on collecting Nomar at that time. Cards in this set were inserted one per Topps of the Class Packs and feature noted anti-crime cartoon character McGruff along with a Major Leaguer. Each card in the 6 card set deals with a different social issue. This one is on home safety.)