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I couldn’t destroy these perfectly mint & iconic cards in the name of art, so I designed a card display… featuring the graphics from the equally iconic 1986 @topps Traded Set mini-box. #topps #baseballcards #baseballcardart #baseballcardartist #baseballart #carddisplay #sportsart #popart #vintagebaseballcards #oldbaseballcards #baseball #1986 #vintage80s #toppstraded #josecanseco #barrybonds #willclark #bojackson #andresgalarraga https://www.instagram.com/p/B4DFiMKHY93/?igshid=18mwiqfmga4fg

Iconic card, iconic signature. The 1980 Rickey Henderson rookie is the most valuable card from the decade, with one selling for a record-shattering $30,000 at an auction in 2015. @topps has issued several commemorative reprints over the years, honoring one of its greatest cards. #vintagebaseballcards #topps #baseballart #sportsart #baseballcardart #baseballcardartist #popart #rickeyhenderson #1980 #80s #rookieContinue reading

Donruss (@paniniamerica) introduced the Rated Rookie in 1984, then unveiled the iconic logo in ‘85. Canseco made it a sensation in ’86, and popularity grew with the card boom. In ’91, Donruss got greedy and doubled the size of the subset from 20 cards to 40, by issuing a Series 1 & 2… featuring differentContinue reading

Can you answer this without googling? The fronts of junk wax get all the love, but the backs of the cardstock are so underrated… where you’d find comics, fun facts and trivia. In 1985, @topps issued jumbo-sized 5x7s, so I made a jumbo-sized trivia question from Mario Soto’s card. Original artwork by #MatthewLeeRosen #baseballcards #baseballcardartContinue reading

Was able to complete this one between travels 😁 In 1982, @topps reintroduced their dedicated all-star cards… the stars & stripes are some of the most iconic designs during this era. I used several of the cards from the ‘82 set in this one. #vintagebaseballcards #topps #baseballart #sportsart #baseballcardart #baseballcardartist #popart #1982 #80s #80svintage #allstarContinue reading

Donruss issued some pretty bland designs in their first 4 years, however something happened in ‘85… I suspect they changed creative directors. The new design was bold: a black border with complimentary red striping. They also created the iconic Rated Rookie logo that year. I made this with the two most popular cards from theContinue reading

Just completed my Pete Rose floral… incorporating his 1982 @topps All Star card… one of my favorite design elements from the 80’s! The color scheme compliments those retro powder blue Phillies jerseys. Might turn this into a series… Ted Lilly anyone? Tyler Flowers? Original artwork by #MatthewLeeRosen #topps #baseballcards #baseballcardart #baseballcardartist #baseballart #sportsart #popart #vintagebaseballcardsContinue reading

Preppin’ for my next piece… 😁 #topps #baseballcards #baseballcardart #baseballcardartist #baseballart #sportsart #popart #vintagebaseballcards #oldbaseballcards #baseball #1982 #vintage80s #peterose #charliehustle https://www.instagram.com/p/B2j54N-HZWj/?igshid=j2vempw69z9w

Some more pics of my Griffey Jr. piece… highlighting the holographic material. The sensation of this card (#1 in the inaugural set) marked the height of the card boom… as it was selling at hobby stores for over $100, while Upper Deck just kept printing more of them. Original artwork by #MatthewLeeRosen #upperdeck #baseballcardart #upperdeckcards #hologram #holographic #holographicartContinue reading

Upper Deck arrived in 1989 as the first premium brand with foil-wrapped packs, high-gloss white stock and holographics. They chose 19-year old Ken Griffey Jr. as the face of their launch… making him card #1 in their inaugural set. It was a gamble that turned into a sensation. The card became so popular that itContinue reading