Padrographs Sends Cards! (Part 1)

Rod (from the blog Padrographs) recently sent care packages out all across the blogosphere and I was one of the lucky recipients of his generosity!  He sent me a small box packed full of goodies, so many goodies, in fact, that I'll have to split things up across multiple blog posts.  

For today, I'm going to focus on some of the oddball subjects that Rod sent me from previous years of Allen & Ginter.  You all probably know that I love a good countdown, so here are my Top 5 A&G base cards that Rod sent me!

#5:  Mohandas Gandhi

Known as "Mohatma", Gandhi was a peaceful protester who inspired the likes of Martin Luther King, Jr.  I found this particular image of Gandhi interesting because it's not the usual photo that you see whenever Gandhi is discussed.  

#4:  Louis Braille

I'm not sure if Topps purposely chose a grainy photo of Louis Braille to use for this card, but it's fitting to use something difficult to see for a guy who is best known for developing a system of writing for the blind.  According to the card back, Braille himself eventually went blind after stabbing himself with his father's awl at the age of 3.  Yikes!

#3:  Washington Monument

I admit that a lot of people wouldn't get excited about a baseball card featuring an obelisk but I'm not most people.  In fact, it's precisely cards like this one that made me fall in love with Topps' revival of the Allen & Ginter brand.  If anything, I think more recent editions of A&G should include more cards of inanimate objects!

#2:  Sitting Bull

A great-looking card, the 2007 A&G design is one of the best of all time if you ask me.  Sitting Bull's card back celebrates his victory over General Custer's 7th Cavalry at Little Big Horn ending with the fact that the victory assured Sitting Bull of "a legacy among the most revered Native American leaders."  

#1:  Jack the Ripper

An all-around creepy card for an all-around creepy tale.  Just looking at the photo is enough to make you glad you don't live in late 1800s London!  

Many thanks for the awesome box of cards, Rod.  I'll have more to show off from the box in future posts!