Card Identification Forum

Anyone else familiar with the 2005 GBSCC Boston Sport Kings card set?  It featured various Boston sports legends from the Red Sox, Celtics, Patriots and Bruins.  There are many of these cards for sale on eBay.  Looks like they were obtainable at the 2005 Greater Boston Sports Collectors Club Annual Memorabilia Show.  I don't see the set it in the database and was wondering if there is a way to get them added.  Thanks!

Nothing like a new Jim Rice to add to the DB. Welcome to the site. We can add the checklist once it has been fully developed. If you already have the full checklist for this set you can post it here and someone can add both the set and checklist.

OK sounds good.  I will put together the checklist for the set and post it here.  :)

Gonna take some research, and both Boston and baseball are outside my wheelhouse and interests,  It seemslike there are a lot of sets issued by the GBSCC over the course of several years.  From some quick ebay searches, this card seems to be from the 2005 Boston Sport Kings Red Sox set (8 cards).

There is a complete set of 8 listed on eBay. From that set, the checklist would be;

1   Carl Yastrzemski 

2   Jim Rice

3   Dwight Evans

3   Cecil Cooper

*** In know I have #3 twice, but that's what the photos show--both Cooper and Evans are listed as "3 of 8" on the back with no number 4. Clearly one is an error, but I don't know which.

5   Luis Aparicio

6   Johnny Pesky

7   Rick Miller

8   Dave Roberts

With the team being Boston Red Sox for all of them.

Here's the listing I sourced the checklist from: https://www.ebay.com/itm/362602065666?hash=item546cc46f02:g:qfsAAOSwOKlcn~sN

It looks like there were 2 GBSCC sets issued.  One in 2005 and one in 2006.  Here are the checklists for each set along with eBay links:

2005 Greater Boston Sports Collectors Club GBSCC Boston Sport Kings Red Sox Set:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/362602065666?hash=item546cc46f02:g:qfsAAOSwOKlcn~sN

#1 Carl Yastrzemski

#2 Jim Rice

#3 Dwight Evans

#3 Cecil Cooper

#5 Luis Aparicio

#6 Johnny Pesky

#7 Rick Miller

#8 Dave Roberts

Note: That is not a typo; there are actually two #3 cards and no #4.

2006 Greater Boston Sports Collectors Club GBSCC Boston Sport Kings Set:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/363255367166?hash=item5493b505fe:g:oEMAAOSwxoJcWl0G

#1 Dick Radatz, Red Sox ~ #2 Jim Lonborg, Red Sox ~ #3 Bill Carvahlo, GBSCC ~ #4 Bobby Doerr, Red Sox ~ #5 Eddie Mathews, Boston Braves ~ #6 Frank Malzone, Red Sox ~ #7 Bill Russell, Boston Celtics ~ #8 Milt Schmidt, Boston Bruins ~ #9 Gino Cappelletti, Boston Patriots ~ #10 Lou Boudreau, Red Sox ~ #11 Walt Dropo, Red Sox ~ #12 Ted Lepcio, Red Sox ~ #13 Sibby Sisti, Braves ~ #14 Jim Gebo, GBSSS ~ #15 Carlton Fisk, Red Sox ~ #16 Johnny Sain, Braves ~ #17 Jo Jo White, Celtics ~ #18 George Kell, Red Sox ~ #19 Brad Park, Bruins ~ #20 Peter D'Amico, GBSCC ~ #21 Gerry Cheevers, Bruins ~ #22 Tony Perez , Red Sox ~ #23 John Smith, New England Patriots ~ #24 Ed Sandford, Bruins ~ #25 Fred Lynn, Red Sox ~ #26 Luis Tiant, Red Sox ~ #27 Darrell Brandon, Red Sox ~ #28 Chuck Schilling, Red Sox ~ #29 Sam Jones, Celtics ~ #30 Jeff Oxman, GBSCC ~ #31 Rick Ferrell, Red Sox ~ #32 Gene Conley, Braves, Red Sox & Celtics ~ #33 Dave Cowens, Celtics ~ #34 John Wyatt, Red Sox ~ #35 Barry Pederson, Bruins ~ #36 Ken Harrelson, Red Sox ~ #37 Billy Conigliaro, Red Sox ~ #38 Warren Spahn, Braves ~ #39 Johnny Logan, Braves ~ #40 Roger Morrison, GBSCC ~ #41 Eddie Pellagrini, Red Sox ~ #42 Bernie Carbo, Red Sox ~ #43 Rico Petrocelli, Red Sox ~ #44 Gord Kluzak, Bruins ~ #45 Bill Monbouquette, Red Sox ~ #46 Bob Stanley, Red Sox ~ #47 Ike DeLock, Red Sox ~ #48 Tom Yewcic, Patriots ~ #49 Bill "Spaceman" Lee ~ #50 Warren Saxton, GBSCC ~ #51 Dick Donovan, Braves ~ #52 Elbie Fletcher, Braves ~ #53 Fergie Jenkins, Red Sox ~ #54 Mickey Vernon, Red Sox ~ #55 John Kennedy, Red Sox ~ #56 Ken Hodge, Bruins ~ #57 Butch Hobson, Red Sox ~ #58 Bob Sweeney, Bruins ~ #59 Bob Montgomery, Red Sox ~ #60 Ace Bailey, Bruins ~ #61 Dalton Jones, Red Sox ~ #62 Gary Doak, Bruins ~ #63 Gary Peters, Red Sox ~ #64 Norm Siebern ~ #65 Wilbur Wood ~ #66 Gary Bell ~ #67 Fern Flaman, Bruins ~ #68 Gerry Moses, Red Sox ~ #69 Rick Middleton, Bruins ~ #70 Mel Parnell, Red Sox ~ #71 Don Schwall ~ #72 Juan Marichal ~ #73 Sam Jethroe ~ #74 John McKenzie, Bruins ~ #75 Sonny Siebert, Red Sox ~ #76 Milt Morin, UMass & Cleveland Browns ~ #77 Lyndon Byers, Bruins ~ #78 Ken Ryan, Red Sox ~ #79 Tommy Holmes, Braves

I don't see any license from the owners of the Sport Kings name and design.

None of the GBSCC cards are licenced. They were printed as giveaways for the annual shows in Wilmington MA. Some years were orignal designs, some years reprint designs. I'm sure someone here is a GBSCC member. Maybe they can shed some light on what years, particualr sets/designs were issued. There was alway a box full of those cards (all years mixed in) in the center aisle for anyone to take one upon entering the show.

I believe that all the subjects in this set had been autograph guests at the show over the years with the exception of a few cards

of the GBSCC board of directors. I have the complete set tucked away somewheres.

If the full checklist is known, the set name contains "(Unlicensed)" and it's placed in the Unlicensed category, it can be listed per site FAQ/guidelines, even if it uses an existing design.