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I'm setting a bad precedent for the first one, but I'm going sky blue instead of blue sky. When I closed my eyes, I saw the 1987 Fleer Bo Jackson that I traded for 45 bucks of store credit.

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That’s just the kind of creativity that makes these types of things sustainable…and fun! Love it!

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What popped in my head was the 1989 Fleer Randy Johnson error card, but that doesn't have any sky to speak of showing, and then I realized I must've merged that with his 1989 Topps card (Expos edition), which is an all blue background... so I'm going with that 1989 Topps Randy Johnson.

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Great choice. And, hey, the Marlboro Man appeared with blue sky behind him on occasion, so 1989 Fleer at least has that pedigree.

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Haha, yep, that's what my memory recalled, but alas, Google didn't show me enough blue in the search results to think it qualified... but I sure do remember seeing a giant Marlboro Man sticking out above the outfield bleachers against a bright blue sky on many occasions at the Richmond Braves (AAA) ballpark in the early 90s.

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I'm gonna go with 1987 M&M's Gary Carter (12 of 24)

Also, I don't see how to add photos to comments on the mobile app, so here's an image link: https://images.app.goo.gl/5endpn6REXFNRTew9

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What a smile!

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