" The Natural " Robert Redford Roy Hobbs Uncut Sheet Baseball Cards Movie Prop.
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:35820744 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
| Professional Grader: Not Professionally Graded | Product: Uncut Sheet |
| Sport: Baseball | Year: 1984 |
| Original/Reprint: Original |
Rare Original Uncut Sheet of Roy Hobbs Baseball Cards, Movie Prop, from the 1984 movie "The Natural", starring Robert Redford and Robert Duval. This is one of the sheets of cards shown in the movie being printed on a printing press. Each card on the sheet has a blank white back. Any cards you see with a printed back are recent knock-offs. It was obtained from a man who told me that he had worked on the movie in some capacity on location, although I don't r...ecall his position, and at the final night of shooting party, each individual working on the film was given a sheet of the cards. He said that less than a hundred of the sheets were preserved and given out to employees on location, while the remaining sheets were cut up and the cards were given to attendees at a Baltimore Orioles Baseball game soon thereafter. I have also heard that some of the cards were given on opening night of the movie to theatergoers, but I cannot verify that. If true, I have to assume that the cards were later reprinted by the printer to fill such large orders of the opening night cards. The only thing known for sure is that the sheets of cards are original movie props, were printed in the movie, and are rare and seldom offered for sale. The uncut sheet of cards is 26" by 20" in size, and in nice condition, although the sheet has been folded down the middle leaving a crease and there are a few other small random creases. It is not as bad as I make it sound, when properly matted and framed, the faults will not be noticed.
I have to apologize for the poor picture quality, my camera does not take pictures very well of large items. The card sheet has clear, colorful, sharp pictures and wording, as well as the register lines in the margins, and color proofing strips on the top. The non-color areas and back are a nice shade of white.
I have to apologize for the poor picture quality, my camera does not take pictures very well of large items. The card sheet has clear, colorful, sharp pictures and wording, as well as the register lines in the margins, and color proofing strips on the top. The non-color areas and back are a nice shade of white.
