I learned about this issue about 3 1/2 years ago when someone posted a couple of lots of these on eBay. Unfortunately for me, there was a Bernie Williams in the lot, so I wasn't about to fight the deep pockets of a Bernie collector. Thankfully, as often happens, if one waits long enough, and is ready with a saved search on eBay, things come back around, and now it resides in my collection!
Presumably these were a stadium giveaway, but none of my newspaper archive resources cover Columbus in the 1990s, so that is only speculation. I am not entirely sure whether the signature is genuine, or just part of the photo. In the photos on Worthpoint, several of the signatures from the original lot overlap the white part of the photo, so that would imply they are real. The photos measure 3 1/2" x 6 7/8" and are printed on photo paper and were sponsored by local camera shop, Cord Camera & Video. A similar set was also issued in 1993, but I don't know whether or not it contains a Meulens.
The following players were included in the original auction:
Brad Ausmus
Royal Clayton
Andy Cook
Francisco de la Rosa
Mike Draper
Mike Humphreys
Jay Knoblauh
Torey Lovullo
Ed Martel
Billy Masse
Hensley Meulens
John Ramos
Dave Rosario
Dave Sax
Dave Silvestri
J. T. Snow
Russ Springer
Russ Springer
Don Stanford
Larry Stanford
Bob Wickman
Bernie Williams
Gerald Williams
Gerald Williams
Stadium giveaway photos. Very cool. I see a few MLB players in this set.
ReplyDeleteFor what it's worth, I'm collecting a guy in the 1993 set and found the checklist on TCDB...it says Muelens isn't in it. Good luck in your search!
ReplyDeleteI looked at a 1992 Columbus schedule and it doesn't indicate a Cord Camera giveaway. If they are real autos maybe players appeared at the camera stores for meet and greets.
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