Back in Black

[sanjosefuji]

1971 Topps #118

In the spirit of Black Friday... this post is dedicated to fans of black bordered sports cards. I'm a little tired after attending my first San Jose Sharks game of the season, but to make up for the lack of words... I have provided you guys with some of my favorite songs that contain the word "black" in the title.

So pick a song, press play, and check out some chipped borders:

1985 Donruss Box Bottom #PC-1


1985 Topps #389






2007 Topps #40


1987 Donruss #36
1993 Diamond Marks #47




2000 Topps Gallery Gallery of Heroes #GH7


2013 Topps Archives Gallery of Heroes #GH-JR





1991 Fleer Pro-Vision #6
1991 Fleer All-Star Team #5



1992 Fleer Ultra All-Star #9
1993 Fleer Major League Prospects #13






1989 Kenner SLU Baseball Greats #10



1989 Kenner SLU #85

There are plenty of other black bordered sets out there... especially since Topps insists on creating black bordered parallels for almost every set they produce. I made the decision to leave them out... because there were just too many to scan. And there are a few that I just don't have any examples of... most notably the 1962 Toppsfootball and 1986/1991 Toys 'R Us Rookiesbaseball sets. I'm a huge fan of both of these designs, but couldn't find any laying around.


I'm sure I also have some black bordered memorabilia cards or autographs, but most of that stuff is stored at my parent's house. I do have this scan saved on my hard drive:

2002 UD Vintage Timeless Teams Bat Quads #2

Okay... time to head to bed. I hope everyone had a safe and happyThanksgiving with their loved ones. And...

Did anyone hit the stores and take advantage of the Black Friday deals out there?

As I mentioned earlier in the post, I decided to surround myself with thousands of people... but it wasn't at any malls or shopping centers. I was at the San Jose Arena watching this:

Happy Friday and sayonara!

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