Incredible generosity from Matt (boomo)! Vintage Cuban!

Matt told me that he would buy this card for me now, knowing that when I get some more money then I can pay him back. I am really grateful for him trusting me to pay him back when I can.

Here's the card..



Now a little history..

I have only seen 3 of these, this one, one on eBay about a year ago and a member on Net54 has one as well. This is my rarest Greenberg card that I (will) own. This is a 1946-47 Montiel Propagandas, a Cuban set. This card stock is very thin and it is very hard to find these cards in good condition because of their thin paper stock.

Here is a brief write-up about the set.

Old Cardboard write-up

Once again Matt, you're the man, and I really appreciate this gesture. I will certainly come to you in the future if I need anymore help. It's because of people like you that FCB is seriously the best sports card community on the web.

Brian

Boomo is a great guy! Sweet pick-up!

Congrats! I just looked the auction up on ebay, the price seems very reasonable for such a rare card. Glad it ended up in your collection!

AndruwHRJones said:

Congrats! I just looked the auction up on ebay, the price seems very reasonable for such a rare card. Glad it ended up in your collection!

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Thanks man, I would say you are correct on that statement. I'm really glad to add it to my collection. It will be on it's way to SGC when I get the chance to submit it.

Brian

glad i could help
an odd card it is i must say.
zan, is it a picture or a drawing?
I cant tell, seems way to bizarre to be
a photo.

Awesome addition Brian....it's always fun adding rare cards to the player collection.


Do you think you could scan the back?

aaron41984 said:

Boomo is a great guy! Sweet pick-up!

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Matt is top notch for sure!

Great addition Zan. Congrats bud!

Very Cool!!

Russ S. said:

aaron41984 said:

Boomo is a great guy! Sweet pick-up!

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Matt is top notch for sure!

Great addition Zan. Congrats bud!

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I agree with both statements here.

Quite the stunning Greenberg collection, Zan.

matty's good people!

dave

Wow. That's incredible. Cuban issues are incredibly tough

aaron41984 said:

Boomo is a great guy! Sweet pick-up!

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Thanks man, he's the best he deserves the recognition

boomo said:

glad i could help
an odd card it is i must say.
zan, is it a picture or a drawing?
I cant tell, seems way to bizarre to be
a photo.

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Matt, I'm not really familiar where the origin of the player graphic came from, but my guess is that it is a photograph. Thanks again.

Russ S. said:

Matt is top notch for sure!

Great addition Zan. Congrats bud!

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Thanks Russ it's a good feeling to finally cross this one off my wanted list.

francisjniskey said:

Very Cool!!

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Thanks, although it's not in good condition I'm glad to be adding it.

Anthony K. said:

I agree with both statements here.

Quite the stunning Greenberg collection, Zan.

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Thanks man that sure means a lot.

daveyou said:

matty's good people!

dave

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Definitely one of the board's finest.

JoshHamilton said:

Wow. That's incredible. Cuban issues are incredibly tough

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Thanks, I definitely know what you are talking about. It's good to spread the vintage knowledge here.

scotty21690 said:

Awesome addition Brian....it's always fun adding rare cards to the player collection.


Do you think you could scan the back?

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The back is beat to hell, there are some spots of paper loss. I'll scan the back when I get the card in hand and post it here.

Brian

Nice Greenberg!

I have owned one but it was a few years ago. I have had dozens of the "Prop Montiel" cards but thinking about it, the Greenberg seems scarcer than the others even though they all are scarce to a degree.

The Musial is a key card now, in last 10 years or so it is now picking up steam as more are looking for this 1946/47 Rookie, his first real "baseball card".

For those that want to learn about these cards here is my description and a few example I have.


1946/47 (Unc.) Propagandas Montiel Los Reyes del Deporte (Cuba)
SCARCE - These 2.1" by 3.1" Cuban cards are made of a thin paper stock, and are usually found pasted in a colorful album. These cards are made of a stock only slight better than newspaper stock, and have a yellow or orange design border, and are frequently found slightly miscut. The set is made up of Boxers, a Tennis Player, Cuban Baseball Stars of the past and present, former Big League Greats, current Big Leaguers, a few Wrestlers, along with players from 5 teams of the Class B Florida International League. These cards like all other cards from Cuba are often found with insect holes and or humidity damage making nice examples tough to find. There are 180 numbered cards in the set with a few variations including one showing a portrait of Gabby Hartnett on a Bill Dickey card (#56).


Bill Dickey (error) Photo actually Hartnett ( I actually "discovered" this card, or at least was the first to notice the 2 variations, and add it to checklists). The real Dickey card has a Yankee hat and is a bit scarcer.

fkw said:

Nice Greenberg!

I have owned one but it was a few years ago. I have had dozens of the "Prop Montiel" cards but thinking about it, the Greenberg seems scarcer than the others even though they all are scarce to a degree.

The Musial is a key card now, in last 10 years or so it is now picking up steam as more are looking for this 1946/47 Rookie, his first real "baseball card".

For those that want to learn about these cards here is my description and a few example I have.


1946/47 (Unc.) Propagandas Montiel Los Reyes del Deporte (Cuba)
SCARCE - These 2.1" by 3.1" Cuban cards are made of a thin paper stock, and are usually found pasted in a colorful album. These cards are made of a stock only slight better than newspaper stock, and have a yellow or orange design border, and are frequently found slightly miscut. The set is made up of Boxers, a Tennis Player, Cuban Baseball Stars of the past and present, former Big League Greats, current Big Leaguers, a few Wrestlers, along with players from 5 teams of the Class B Florida International League. These cards like all other cards from Cuba are often found with insect holes and or humidity damage making nice examples tough to find. There are 180 numbered cards in the set with a few variations including one showing a portrait of Gabby Hartnett on a Bill Dickey card (#56).

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Great info Frank! For their appearance being "unattractive", I find them eye appealing. It is also interesting to note that not one of these cards are identical to another one because of miscuts, etc.

Brian

Late night bump.

Brian

scan of the back

boomo said:

scan of the back

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Thanks for the scan

brian