I've got 21,683 Cubs cards from 316 different brands listed on a spreadsheet. A random number generator picked five cards, one each from the past several decades.
1900s - 1970s: 1976 Hall of Fame Freddie Lindstrom Just 90 of his 1438 career games were played in a Cubs uniform. But his plaque includes Chicago N.L. so he is in the Cubs HOF postcard collection.
1980s: 1988 Donruss Book #NEW Al Nipper This is one of the oddest numbered cards in my collection. The 1988 Donruss book, which I posted about here, didn't number the eight update cards in the set. Instead of a card number, they were all given the designation "NEW."
1990s: 1999 Sports Illustrated #99 Mark Grace A picture like this one almost makes me like the occasional horizontal card.
2000s: 2002 Cracker Jack Sammy Sosa This mini card (it measures just 1" x 1¼") was one of 30 in a set that were placed inside specially marked boxes of Cracker Jack.
2010s: 2016 Allen & Ginter The Numbers Game #7 Jason Heyward Listed on the back of the card with Heyward among the Cubs greats to wear #22 is Paul Popovich. And I have a personalized autograph from him!
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