Sports Cards Ate My Brain

To recap:  These are the cards I would take with me if I could take ten 9-card pages with me to Mars. I decided that each part of my collection cannot have more than one page.  The cards must fit into a regulation page as far as height and width but I am taking liberties with how thick some of the cards are. The third page is made up of non-Brave, non-George Brett baseball cards. 1909 T206 Rube Geyer This card has to be included because it is my oldest baseball cards and is from one of the great sets.  This one has the common Piedmont back.  I got it at a pawn shop for $3.  For those of you who may be unaware, cards of all types were packaged with cigarettes in the late 19th and early to mid 20th century. 1968 Topps Game #8 Topps Game cards were inserted in 1968 packs.  This is my favorite one because it is an all-time great plus it is a Home Run.  This is one of the sets I'm trying to complete. 1969 Topps #237 This is Bobby ...

Along with my Game of Thrones season 3 box I ordered a 2012 Panini Americana box.  This set features U.S. Presidents, U.S. Women's National Soccer team players, astronauts and U.S. Olympians. Here are the highlights: William McKinley Gold Press Proof This card is numbered out of 10. Walt Cunningham Silver Press Proof Memorabilia Card Walt was the lunar module pilot for Apollo 7.  He also looks seriously cool in this photo. Amy LePeilbet Autograph Amy played for Arizona State University before turning pro.  A defender, she has no goals in over 80 appearances for her country. Bonnie Blair autograph Bonnie won 5 gold medals and 1 bronze during her career and was inducted into the US Olympic hall of fame in 2004.  She was the Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year in 2004 along with Norwegian speed skater Johann Olav Koss. I'm very pleased with this box as I am a big soccer fan and remember Bonnie Blair from the Winter Olympics.  ...