Thanks to Kevin W. for giving me this new 'FF related' card at the National show in Cleveland. 1989 Fleer checklist card with player positions listed on the front. VERY Rare! This one has the Orioles team (w/ Billy Ripken) on the front.
616 - BILL RIPKEN - "2B" (not "FF")😁
Thanks to Ben N. for reaching out after finding these two Black Box oddball varieties.
1) Black Box card with lighter Black Ink. Overall poor registration on the front.
2) Black Box with a bold print dot in the center of the bat knob. Cheap fun!
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New from Topps Series Two! Orioles rookie Jackson Holliday pays tribute to the original FF. He poses with a #7 jersey and writes "Fun Face" on the knob of his bat. Of course you can't produce a FF without many versions and variations... So far, I've seen the FF, White Scribble, Whiteout, Black Scribble, Black Box, and a FF version with a saw-cut / slit down the middle.
Great job by Jackson and Topps!
Always nice to discover a recurring print defect. Nearly 20 years ago, I picked up a FF saw-cut card that had an unusual white smudge on the front. Not an attempt by Fleer to cover the knob of the bat - just a printing mistake. Last month I was able to finally pickup another! Similar white smudge in the same spot on the card and nearly identical factory slit. I wonder how many of these are out there....
Not a true version - just a different, uncommon printing defect.
$2 pickup. Just a cheap Black Box corrected version with a print defect. Larger than normal print dot on the upper letter N. Something different.
New for 2024! Artist David Gross has created a new Garbage Pail Kids style piece for the FF. "Bill Pick'en" and his "Phlegm Face" bat knob. Outstanding! No way Topps would approve for their GPK series. It'll remain a beautiful work of art by one of today's best comic artists.
Instagram Link: HERE
Nice to see the new Jersey ProFusion cards for 2023-24. Included is the '89 Fleer Ripken!
Sportscards.com - Jersey ProFusion Website
The jersey used isn't from 1988 but close. 1991 Orioles team issued or game used #3 jersey. Jersey Pro Fusion used the Black Box variation to create these individually numbered collectibles. Plain Gray cuts of cloth are #'d to 50. Patch or lettering examples are #'d to both 5 (for dual sided) and 10 (for one sided). The #'d 1 of 1 in the group is the signed Rawlings jersey patch. The Patch/Auto is a #4/5 (not 1/1 as advertised). I guess it is a 1/1 as it's the only #/5 that was signed. 😳Wish they were FF cards instead.... 😒.
