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Iconic Inks, Kansas City, KS (2026)

02/14/2026

I have absolutely loved the work of for many years. Tonight, as I scrolled Facebook, I came across a post by Bob Kendrick highlighting Nelson’s painting of Rube Foster titled “Big Rube.” I found Nelson’s website, and fortunately for me, he still had copies of his book, “We are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball.” I cannot wait to add this to my collection. He has so many amazing items on his website.

01/08/2026

Its been a while...
I recently picked up 12 unpunched 1964 Auravision records. These records were created by Auravision, who was part of Columbia Records, and they feature bios and stats on the back, photos with facsimile signatures on the front, and they play player interviews when placed on a record player. I have key players such as Mantle, Maris, Koufax, Spahn, and Frank Robinson but I am missing Ernie Banks, Willie Mays, Al Kaline, and Pete Ward. Would you collect these?

10/11/2025

I was so excited to be able to meet and today. Geddy Lee, known mostly due to being the lead singer and bassist for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band, Rush, is a huge baseball memorabilia collector. He has a true passion for the history of the game, and wrote a book about his collection, 72 Stories. The way I collect has been greatly influenced by him, and I even brought a 1955 Topps Al Kaline card to show Mr. Lee since Kaline was one of his childhood baseball heroes.

True passion for the history of the game is also how I talk about Bob Kendrick. Mr. Kendrick has done an amazing job furthering the mission of Buck O’Neil’s creation, the , creating awareness of some of the best baseball players many don’t know about, and truly growing the game with his great storytelling ability. I loved that he quickly noticed my Braves hat today, and said, “Oh a Braves fan huh?” Hank Aaron was his childhood baseball hero, and although Hammerin’ Hank retired nearly a decade before I was born, he was one my baseball heroes, too.

It was awesome to meet both of these men that truly appreciate the history of baseball.

09/02/2025

I’m so happy to add a baseball signed by Mariano Rivera to my collection. ⚾️ Rivera is widely considered to be the greatest closer the game has ever seen!

Rivera wore the pinstripes for 19 seasons and redefined what it meant to finish a game. His signature cut fastball broke bats and hearts across the league as he became baseball’s all time saves leader with 652. In October he was even better posting a record 0.70 ERA in the postseason while helping the Yankees capture 5 World Series championships.

In 2019 Rivera was honored as the first player ever to be unanimously elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame cementing his place in history. Beyond the numbers he was admired for his calm presence, his leadership and the respect he showed to the game.

08/26/2025

Travis, Taylor, and… trading cards!

08/23/2025

I’m still relatively new to Kansas City, but even before I moved here from the deep south, I knew the important role Lamar Hunt played in shaping today’s NFL. What I did not know was that he had a hand in the exposure of multiple sports, the development of an amusement park, and the creation of an underground storage and business complex (among other things).

Lamar Hunt was more than the founder of the Kansas City Chiefs. He was a true sports visionary 🏈⚽🎾

Born in 1932, Hunt tried to buy into the NFL but was turned away. Instead he helped create the American Football League in 1960 and became known as the Father of the AFL. His Dallas Texans eventually moved to Kansas City in 1963 and became the Chiefs. Under his leadership the team won Super Bowl IV. The very name Super Bowl came from Hunt after he saw his kids playing with a Super Ball toy.

Hunt’s love of sports went far beyond football. He co founded the North American Soccer League, brought professional tennis to television with World Championship Tennis, and later helped launch Major League Soccer. He personally funded clubs like the Columbus Crew and FC Dallas. The U S Open Cup in soccer carries his name today. He also had a hand in basketball history as an early owner of the Chicago Bulls.

Hunt’s legacy lives on with the Lamar Hunt Trophy given to AFC champions, the Lamar Hunt U S Open Cup in soccer, and through his family’s continued leadership of the Chiefs. Humble, innovative, and passionate about every sport he touched, Lamar Hunt helped shape the games we love today.

🌎 Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun
In 1973 Hunt helped open Worlds of Fun, inspired by the novel Around the World in Eighty Days. It quickly became a Midwest destination.

🏙️ SubTropolis
Hunt also invested in one of Kansas City’s most unusual landmarks, the underground business complex known as SubTropolis. Built inside former limestone mines, it is now the world’s largest underground storage and office park, housing everything from film reels to food distribution.

08/19/2025

1957 was magic for the Milwaukee Braves. This ticket is from Game 7 when Lew Burdette outdueled the Yankees for his third win of the series and sealed the title. Hank Aaron and Eddie Mathews led the way as Milwaukee shocked a Yankees squad loaded with Mantle Berra and Ford. A rare defeat for New York and a forever moment for Braves history 🧾⚾️

08/19/2025

About My Collection
I’ll be the first to admit that my sports card / autograph collection is a mess. It is organized chaos. I started last summer after coming across boxes of my childhood collection and sending junk wax to get signed via TTM. I originally thought I would center my collection around the Braves. While my collection has many Braves items from Boston to Milwaukee to Atlanta, I now have items I never thought I would have such as the growing signed baseball collection. My first signed baseballs were Eddie Mathews, Hank Aaron, and Warren Spahn. I have many Austin Riley cards too as we’re from the same area. I still mainly collect vintage but have been slowly, and carefully, branching out to modern football. But vintage still has my heart and its hard to pass up the history that comes with that segment of the market. I also have a large book collection. It’s mostly nonfiction and I have many sports books. I love history so I have many related to that subject and politics, including signed books and ephemera from most of the Presidents and Vice Presidents going back to the 1960s. I’ll try to share a bit more of those items too

08/10/2025

I recently added a Jack Morris signed 1991 World Series baseball to the collection. My infatuation with baseball can be traced back to the 1991 World Series when I was only six years old. My great aunt lived in Georgia and was a state representative in the Atlanta metro. I can’t recall ever following baseball at a young age before 1991. Something remarkable happened in 1991 in Atlanta. The Braves went from worst to first and the city, and surrounding areas, were enthusiastic about the Braves. My great aunt sent me Braves items during this turnaround that would forever engrain me with a fondness for the Braves organization. I remember being distraught over the 1991 World Series loss but I became a young fan. I’ll always remember Terry Pendleton from that season. I was fortunate to meet him last summer and got a helmet signed. Cards came into my life around this time. I can recall the yellow 1991 Fleer set and then the green 1992 Fleer set. And someone gifted me a 1991 Sporting News Conlon set. I loved that Conlon set and the history of baseball found on each card. I have always loved history. This was my introduction to names like Foxx, Speaker, Johnson, Mack, Feller, Lajoie and Mathewson. Somehow all little boys grow up knowing Ruth and Gehrig. At the end of the 1992 season, the slide happened. I’ll always know the name Sid Bream and will forever remember watching the safe call sitting in my great grandmothers living room floor at seven years old. It was at her house where I would make a habit of watching TBS and WGN for my baseball fix. I would listen to Skip Caray, Ernie Johnson, and Harry Caray talk baseball and baseball history. I didn’t play baseball until I was 9 years old but somehow I skipped tee-ball and coach pitch and thrived. I made all star teams and traveled each summer and fall playing into my high school years. Mu grandparents got me a book when I was 11 years old about the history of baseball up to that point in time. I fell in love with learning the origin, history, and moments, good and bad, of the game.

08/07/2025

Ichiro Suzuki: A Legend in Cleats and Cardboard 🇯🇵⚾️🔥

When Ichiro came to the Seattle Mariners in 2001, he brought a different kind of magic to Major League Baseball. His swing, speed, and discipline were unmatched, and he delivered right from the start.

Now enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame, Ichiro’s greatness lives on not just in the record books, but in the collections of fans around the world.

📸 Featured here is his 2001 Fleer rookie card, graded PSA 10, a gem-mint tribute to one of the game’s true icons. I love the look of this card as it pays homage to cards of the past with its layout. My favorite sets come from the 1950s and this card reminds me of the 1955 and 1956 Topps sets.

Career Highlights:
🏅 2001 Rookie of the Year
🏆 2001 American League MVP
🎯 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons
📈 3,089 MLB hits
🗂 1,278 NPB hits in Japan
⚾️ 4,367 professional hits combined
⭐️ 10-time All-Star
🧤 10-time Gold Glove winner
🏛 Hall of Fame Class of 2025

Every collector knows certain cards feel different. This one tells the story of a player who united two baseball worlds and became a legend in both.

08/04/2025

A package arrived from today, and as a huge fan, I am so excited to say I now own a stadium seat from the historic Camp Nou!

This is all thanks to a redemption card

08/02/2025

Just picked up a gem from the 19th century — an 1897 U.S. Playing Card Co. Samuel Langhorne Clemens card. This card is the highest graded by SGC and the only other highest graded overall that I’m aware of is a PSA 10. 🔥

Better known as Mark Twain, Clemens is a pillar of American literature and a true voice of the 19th century. This card is part of a playing card set issued by the U.S. Playing Card Company, featuring notable authors of the time.

Twain’s works like The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885) redefined American storytelling — blending humor, satire, and sharp commentary on race, class, and society. He wrote with the rhythm of real speech and captured the soul of a changing nation.

Clemens lived a life as colorful as any of his characters: riverboat pilot, gold prospector, journalist, world traveler, and lecturer. His biting wit and deep human insight made him beloved in his time and essential ever since.

This card is a snapshot of that era, over 125 years old, and one of the earliest examples of a trading card featuring a literary icon. Pre-war collectors and book lovers alike will appreciate this one.

🃏 1897 U.S. Playing Card Co.
📚 Card – Samuel Langhorne Clemens
🖋️ Also known as: Mark Twain
📍 Literary legend, humorist, cultural critic

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