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2011 Topps Cognac #145 Freddie Freeman

I enjoy parallels.

Newest Braves

Yesterday, I featured some vintage cards received in a trade.  Today we're looking at the opposite end of the spectrum.  Tom, from Waiting 'til Next Year, sent over another stack of cards off my wantlist.  He sent some extra cards including most of the '15 Allen & Ginter Braves.  I wasn't planning to put together the team set but I've changed my mind.  My wantlist has been updated accordingly.  You can see my end of the trade here.

Tom also sent cards of two of the newest Braves prospects:

2015 Panini USA Stars and Stripes #58 and #65

Tom was correct in assuming that I knew that Kolby Allard and Lucas Herbert were the first two selections made by the Braves in the 2015 draft (14th and 54th respectively).  It is worth noting that they were both class and battery mates at San Clementine High in California.  Both players have signed so it should be fun to see how they develop together.  Hopefully I'll soon get a chance to see them play with the Rome Braves.

But wait, Tom also sent this:

I'm always down for a parallel even if I don't know what to call it!  I'm not much for prospecting but these cards are definitely welcome in my collection.  Thanks Tom!!

Two Quick Trades

I recently received two trade packages in the mail.  Here's what I got:

From Tom at Waiting 'til Next Year, I got a sweet 2013 Gypsy Queen Justin Upton mini.  You can see my end of the deal here.

#77

(My scanner gave me fits with this one, so I borrowed this image from the interwebz).  I didn't buy any GQ this year, so this card is much appreciated!

Ryan over at "O" No!!! Another Orioles Blog sent a stack of '13 Topps Series 2 parallels and inserts for these.

Thank you Ryan and Tom, for the trades!!

Freddie!!!

A while back Jason from Back in the Card Game left a comment about having a couple of cards that I needed:

#105 Emerald & Gold (1470/2013)

I'm getting closer to finishing Series I every day.  Thanks for the trade Jason!!

Trade with Sportscard Mask-a-Rade

#116 Emerald

Roger over at Sportscard Mask-a-Rade sent the above card in a recent trade.  I'm slowly getting the Emerald Braves together.  Roger also helped me out with my recent decision to pull together the '13 Heritage team set:

#s 126, 152, 300, 416, 417

Thanks for the trade Roger!!

Way Behind Part II.

Matt over at Once a Cub... sent me this very important card in a trade:

'13 Topps Emerald #126

Believe it or not this is my first and only emerald card so far this year.

But wait, Matt also sent lots of unexpected cards.  I honestly didn't know what most of them were at first glance but here are the highlights:

2012 Topps Opening Day Inserts: M-2, Spot the Error #2 & SC-1

We didn't have Opening Day when I was a kid.  I actually bought my first pack of '13 Opening Day a couple of days ago and was happily able to trade most of the cards away.

More inserts, this time from '12 Topps GF-4, GF-11, GS-16, GS-42

I haven't even seen any of the '12 base cards!!

And finally two gold cards:

2012 Updates U268 gold sparkle (?) & 2011 Topps 273 Gold 826/2011.

I love a good parallel.  Thanks for the trade Matt!!

Lots of Trades!!

It's rainy and gross here in Savannah.  Nothing a huge mail day can't cheer up!!  There's lots to look here so let's get right to it.

First up is a trade with Tom at Waiting 'til Next Year.  You can see my end of the deal here.  Tom blew a good chunk out of my '91 Upper Deck want list:

#s 262, 301, 384, 460, 710

He also sent this '86 Topps card

#334

You gotta love those powder blue uniforms.  I'm not sure how or why I was collecting this set as a teen in the late 90s.  All I know is that I have most of the team set, so this card really helps!  As a side note, I have hundreds of 90s cards sitting in my closet.  If any of ya'll are working on sets from back then, I probably can help you out.

Next up is Ryan at "O" No!!! Another Orioles Blog.  He too took a gigantic chunk out of my list.  Here are the highlights:

#293 & 363
More powder blue!

#417
More '91 Upper Deck.  Only two more to go.

'94 Collector's Choice 306, 325, 441, 649

Love love love this set.

'94 Topps #166

'94 Upper Deck #320

2009 Topps #424 & 468

Napkin from The Adventures of Napkin Doon claimed a gold card off my trade bait page.  In exchange he sent a lot of cool stuff including my first 2013 Topps Gold card:

#115 Gold 277/2013

I haven't been too rigorously chasing these down, since they are plentiful in number.

TM-8 '72 Mini

2012 Allen & Ginter #33

My first card from any of these sets.  I don't know what to think yet, I need to see more.

Finally Ken at Ken's Daily Fix sent these:

TM-7, CH-26 gold, CH-35 Silver

I just need gold CH-31 to be finished with the Series 1 inserts.

Thanks so much for the trades guys.  There is no way that I would have made it this far on the rainbow journey without your help!!