Jackie Robinson Pickup: 1950-56 J.J.K. Copyart Postcard (Blank Back Edition)

If he wasn't a budget breaker I would collect playing-era Jackie Robinson stuff all the damn time. As a Dodgers' fan, a baseball fan, and a UCLA graduate.....Jackie checks all of the boxes to fit into my collecting habits. You know, beyond the obvious fact that every collection should have multiple Jackie Robinsons in it because he is JACKIE ROOSEVELT ROBINSON!

Today's pickup is one I've had for ages. It was purchased raw on eBay and sent off to PSA. It's a well-known and often used pose but it's a different release so I can say hey, here's a new Jackie! I really love the image and everything about it. Any playing-era Jackie is a welcome sight and though there will be many I never acquire, each and every one that I do will be cherished.

When The Pope is Your Doppelgänger

Another new Archer sketch enters my PC with today's addition. All artists were asked to create some sketches taking place in the bedroom. These could then be put together to form various threesomes. Today's piece is one of those, featuring Woodhouse from Season 4's Papal Chase (Episode 11). The ISIS crew has to thwart an attempt on the Pope's life and they use Woodhouse as a decoy as he bears more than a striking resemblance to his holiness.

Michael Munshaw is the artistic mind behind this fantastic pickup! This sat on eBay for some time but I finally made an offer, the seller accepted, and I landed this beaut. The episode it references is easily top five for me, so finally securing it and adding it to my collection felt amazeballs.

An Oddball Pre-WWI Ty Cobb

I'm a big fan of 1914 B18 Blankets. They're oddball, pre-war, and full of notable names (including my boy Zack Wheat). Unfortunately, PSA does not grade them and BGS holders get clunkier the larger they get. Thankfully, SGC exists -- or did, before PSA decided to phase it out of existence. Even more worthy of thanks from the cardboard gods is I did not procrastinate in sending them in for encapsulation.

The first of those to get a write-up is The Georgia Peach himself, Tyrus Cobb. I don't have a large Cobb PC but I very much enjoy what I have tracked down and secured. The blanket is missing a chunk but all the important stuff is intact and it looks great in the slab, graded a simple Authentic.

Here's the back, for giggles.

(Zack) Wheat Wednesday: A Beautiful T206 Sovereign, Slabbed an SGC 1!

I don't think I will ever make a play at the full Zack Wheat T206 back run due to a couple of super tough ones, but if I find myself in a position to do so it would be incredibly fun and challenging. Until then, when a new back presents itself at a good price, I am not the kind of fella who would say no.

On my birthday during the summer of 2024, I decided to try and snag a low grade but visually-appealing new back for this hypothetical chase. It showed up on eBay and hey, it was my birthday. To quote the great philosopher Donna Meagle, you must "TREAT YO SELF."

I came out victorious for a reasonable price and once it was in-hand I dropped it off with SGC at a local card show. It eventually returned and it looks fantastic in the tuxedo. It's my fifth different back and Sovereign have always been great to look at with their fancy reverses.

I Am Nearly 50% Complete On My 1962 Mars Attacks PSA 4 Set Build!

It's been too long since I posted an update for my 1962 Mars Attacks PSA 4 Set Build, and I just so happen to have two sitting patiently in my "to deal with" pile of stuff that has accumulated during my hobby lull. I am positive I picked these up at a Front Row Card Show from one of my all-time favorite dealers. The set build had a chunk appear all at once but it has been slow since then.

# 49 -- The Earthmen Charge -- is first up. Beautiful artwork as always, although nowhere near as graphic as most of the cards in the set.

Next up, the more visually appealing card as Mars Explodes (# 54) joins the club.

This dealer is always willing to work with me on price if I can show my comp work, and this time was no different. I always appreciate that willingness, and because of it, I now move to 25/55 in my journey to complete this project. 45.5% of the way there feels great and I hope to be solidly over halfway there by the end of 2026.