Now that I'm back in the Hobby Blogging Community, I've been getting emails from fellow collectors asking about certain cards...
Okay, that's not really true. But jqs94 on the Trading Card Database sent me a message wanting to know...
Hi there, I see that you have the 2006 Topps Florida Marlins #FLA 14 Josh Willingham card in your collection.
Would you be able to tell me if it has the Topps gold "Rookie Card" logo on it? I know some of his '06 cards have it, but others don't.
Part of my collection includes "Rookie Card" logo cards from 2006 to now and I wasn't able to find an image of this card anywhere else.
Appreciate any insights you could give me.
According to the TCDB, I am only one of three members of the site that has this card. I dug out the binder and pulled the card out of the page. The results are below.
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| 2006 Topps Florida Marlins Josh Willingham #FLA14 |
The answer is no, this card does not include the Rookie Card Logo. This is what he was looking for:
Willingham's 2006 cards should have had this logo on it as this was the first year of the new RC rules that MLB Properties required Topps and that other card company to include for players who qualified under the new rookie card rules. Basically, no more "First-Year" cards, which Willingham had in the 2003 Topps Traded and Rookies set. Maybe that's why Topps didn't add the rookie card to his actual 2006 card (I'm not going to bother to include an image of the card...it's the same exact image).
But Willingham's other cards from 2006 (Topps 52, Allen & Ginter, Bowman, Bowman Heritage, Fleer, Upper Deck) all have the logo. How and why Topps missed including it on the flagship card is beyond my paygrade.
If you have any questions about cards, you can email me at bdj610@hotmail.com, leave a comment, reach out on any of the social medias (Twitter/X, Facebook), or send me a message on the TCDB. I'll try my best to answer to the best of my abilities.
Sincerely,
JayBee Anama
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