Andy Warhol's Kennys Vargas

OK, here's a brain teaser - which of these cards is not like the others?

Not so tough, right - the blue one? Yes.... and no. None of these cards are the same.

A tougher question might be - which is the one I shared last week?

Maybe if I flip them over?

So, top left is the base card - top right is the blue card. Bottom left is the bright yellow back variation, bottom right is the "Grey" back, but it's more of a woodgrain / brown. I guess the good news is that this wasn't a high number, or there'd be even more variations to chase. There is one not shown here - the "flip" variation, which has a glossy back and a rough front. I saw one on eBay for $25, but I am ok with missing out on it, at least for now....  

Oh, and Andy Warhol did team up with Topps back in the 80s:

Andy Warhol (United States, 1928-1987) Pete Rose, 1985 Acrylic on canvas with screen-printed image Cincinnati Art Museum, Museum Purchase: Bequest of Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Wichgar, 1985.208 © 2015 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

PHOTO PROVIDED BY CINCINNATI ART MUSEUM

Saturday Was Card Show Day

 And everyone wants to talk about Heritage! I swear I overheard a ton of talk about the newly released set, just about every dealer had some.

 I'm still trying to catch up with the 60s!

Like seriously, give a guy a chance to catch up before you put out all these new cards!

I'm way behind! Walt Moryn is a local kid from Saint Paul - all these cards were fifty cents to a dollar.

 Took care of 3 needs on my 1956 Topps Set, and I could not say no to another Don Mossi.

 Al Kaline, looking fairly sharp

 And one Pete Rose, extra gritty. I actually am going to leave this on my want list, this card was too cheap to pass up, but I think I'd still like an upgrade.

 Then I found a table of dime boxes. This guy had come to the show many times before, but somehow I missed that these existed.

 I hope that this was just the first time he brought these, that must be why I never stopped before...

 A handful more Stanley Cups for the mini  collection!

 This was from a box of 76, 77, and 78 Topps - all five cents a card.

 can you believe there are only 10,000 of these? Talk about RARE

 BOOF!

Ok. I did get one new card. More on this card coming up later in the week (I know you're excited).