Tuesday, January 21, 2014

The 1969 Union Oil Dodgers Portraits Set - A Recent Purchase for My Collection


Several weeks ago, I hinted at a recent purchase for my collection that had me very excited.  For several years now, I've been on the hunt for complete sets of those Union Oil Dodgers' portraits made in the 1960's.  There are three different one's (1962, 1964 & 1969), and they can be difficult to find.  I've missed the mark on numerous occasions, but finally won a set that is both colorful and gorgeous. Check out my 1969 Union Dodgers Premium Pictures set featuring drawings by Nicholas Volpe.

As I'm sure you know, Volpe has a long history with the Dodgers.  From the early 60's to the early 80's, he created player portraits for the Dodgers that were given away by Union Oil.  This particular set was given away to fans at select weekday night games at Dodger Stadium.  So, this was a very early Stadium Give Away (SGA).  These evenings were billed as "Player Portrait Night".

The cards are a little thinner than a Baseball card (but still sturdy) and measure 8 1/2" x 11".  Only 13 pictures are in the set, and it does not include several key players from the season; like Maury Wills, Manny Mota and Ted Sizemore.

I have scanned the front and reverse of each portrait.  As you can see below, the backs have a player biography, stats, the Dodger home schedule and information about the artist.  Click on any pic to embiggen.

Below are the remaining 12 Dodgers' portrait photos in the set.

Walter Alston

 Jim Brewer

Willie Davis

 Ron Fairly

 Tom Haller

 Jim Lefebvre

 Claude Osteen

 Wes Parker

 Paul Popovich

 Bill Singer

 Bill Sudakis

 Don Sutton

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4 comments:

  1. I have portraits of Jim Lefebvre and Don Sutton from the 1969 collection. Do they have a value?

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    1. the portraits do not usually sell for a whole heck of a lot. Usually about $10 a piece... and more for stars like Drysdale. Sutton would command a premium, as well, but not by much. Condition is import too. A lot of these were made

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  2. how much would a lee walls oil painting be worth

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    1. an original Volpe painting could be worth quite a bit. A few hundred, at the very least. Obviously, the more popular the player the more its worth. With Lee Walls it is likely valued at the low end of the value spectrum.

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