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As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I was recently able to obtain the production remnants of the photo sets made by Dexter Press as part of a Coca-Cola/MLB promotion in 1966-67-68. There were literally dozens of images of players and others not appearing in any Dexter set, and I gave a preview of one of only two posed shots I've ever seen of Salty Parker from his tenure with the Mets, which saw him end the season as interim manager.

There are quite a few jaw-droppers in there, and this is as appropriate a time as any to show them off. As indicated, this is Joe Rudi in camp with the '67 A's, for whom he would make his major league debut on April 11. I've never before seen a color shot of Rudi in a Kansas City cap.

In this one, we also see why the Dexter cards all seem to show the players in inexplicably cropped, hands-crossed-at-the-waist poses: they're not holding their hands at all: they're holding an ID slate!

More to come.