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Jun
4

Vols Baseball Coaches business cards

Filed Under Business Cards, Famous Business Cards, Vols

Below are a couple baseball coaches from the University of Tennessee.

Todd Raleigh, current Head Baseball Coach

Todd Raleigh, current Head Baseball Coach


Rod Delmonico, former Baseball Head Coach

Rod Delmonico, former Baseball Head Coach




I am concerned about privacy. That is why I blur out any contact information on business cards I use on my blog.

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Jun
2

A business card that is part of history

Filed Under Business Cards, Famous Business Cards, World Trade Center


Huffman Aviation (Venice Flying Service) business card

Huffman Aviation (Venice Flying Service) business card


I have one business card that will be a part of history (pictured above). I have the business card from the flight school that was known to train the terrorist that flew into the Wold Trade Center Twin Towers on September 11, 2001. Huffman Aviation (Venice Flying Service) later closed down. I got this business card from a fellow collector that lived down by the flight school.
Triple Diamond Jet Center was the company that purchased Huffman Aviation in 2003.

We shall not forget!

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Jun
1

Press Release

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Collecting Business Cards



     KNOXVILLE, TN — Ever wonder how your business card stacks up against the competition in your business? You might want to ask Steve Patterson. He has a collection of over 155,400+** business cards from all over the world. Patterson has a few cards from the World Trade Center and even a business card from the Vienna Flight School in Florida — the school known for training the terrorists that flew into the World Trade Center.

     Some of Patterson’s other famous business cards include Donald Trump, Pat Head Summit, Phil Fulmer, Jimmy Dean, John Ashcroft, and even the Mayor of the North Pole, AK. Patterson actually has two of Donald Trumps business card. Patterson was told by The Trump Orginization that it is a rare one, the other one is the newest one and it is autographed on the back. He also has business cards made from leather, wood, plastic and CD’s. He doesn’t have any made from glass, but has heard others having them made of glass. Another kind he doesn’t have is ones made of chocolate. But, a few collectors in the hobby have one. They keep that in the freezer.

     Patterson, a graphic designer, has been collecting business cards since about 1996. He believes his passion for graphic design led to this hobby and has spent almost the last decade studying business cards as well as collecting them.

     ”I enjoy each and every one I get,” he said. “Good or bad I learn something new from almost every design I see,” he said. His business cards are categorized in sheet protectors, inside of binders. His binders are specially done up with material around them. Patterson currently has 14 binders filled with cards and another six rubbermaid boxes that need to be sorted and cataloged. Patterson categorizes these cards based on the type of company.

     ”It makes it easier to find a specific card if I sort them by subject or company,” he said.

     Patterson says he’s seen enough cards to know what works and doesn’t work. He believes it is interesting to see what people have on their business cards and how they are designed. He started to collect business cards since college when he was a graphic design student. He has to save them and show what he liked and didn’t like about them. Showing bad designs and good designs on them. He realized that he had accumulated a few thousand and did some researching on the Internet. That is where he found the
International Business Card Collectors (IBCC) a club for those who collect business cards. Steve joined the club and his collection began to skyrocket.

     With more than < ?php include 'total.php'; ?>** cards and the collection growing daily Patterson believes he may one day have more than 1 million cards. He asks people to not throw away business cards they may have but, instead to give it to his collection. Patterson also enjoys writing letters to businesses, people, politicians and such to request their business card. Sometimes he wins and sometimes he loses. It’s a 50/50 chance every time he sends out a request — something that’s fun in and of itself!

     ”I like to guess which people will send a card and which ones won’t,” he laughed. “It’s really impossible to tell though. The ones you think will send a card don’t and the ones you think won’t sometimes send a couple different cards.”

     By collecting business cards, Patterson can see history in the making, not only about a company, but how art and design has changed over the years. He also likes to see the different types of material business cards can be made of, like glass, metal, leather, plastic and CDs.

     Be careful of those urban legends out there. One involves business card collecting. It states about a young boy dieing of brain cancer. His name is Craig Shergold, but of course through different variations of the chain letter, his name changes somewhat. Anyways, this urban ledged goes back since 1980′s. He originally wanted greeting cards, but later changed to business cards. The Make-A-Wish foundation had to close the location. All mail that goes to that address goes to be recycled. So do not pass this chain letter on any further. Want to know more about this urban ledge or others, check out www.snoops.com.

     If you would like to help Steve and build his collection of business cards, you can contact him below.

Steve Patterson
P.O. Box 27840
Knoxville, TN 37927

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Photo caption: Steve Patterson shows off a portion of his business cards, including his 100,000th business card.

Special thanks to Becky Blanton for her help editing/rewriting some this press release.


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May
30

Don Sundquist autographed business card

Filed Under Business Cards, Famous Business Cards, politics

Don Sundquist autographed business card

Don Sundquist autographed business card




I am concerned about privacy. That is why I blur out any contact information on business cards I use on my blog. These are just a few of many famous business cards I have.

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May
29

UT Vols Basketball Coaches business cards

Filed Under Business Cards, Famous Business Cards, Lady Vols, Vols

I know basketball season is not going as I post this entry into my blog, but I figured I would share with you a few business cards of the coaches for the UT Vols basketball and and the Lady Vols basketball.


Pat Head Summitt business card

Pat Head Summitt business card



Bruce Pearl business card

Bruce Pearl business card



Buzz Peterson business card

Buzz Peterson business card





I am concerned about privacy. That is why I blur out any contact information on business cards I use on my blog. These are just a few of many famous business cards I have.

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May
28

Business cards done by Marc Drogin

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Below are some business cards that Marc Drogin, a famous calligrapher has designed for businesses. I even have his personal business card in my collection.


Marc Drogin

Marc Drogin — autographed.

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Tiffany Kearns

Tiffany Kearns.

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Sylvan S. Mintz, DDS

Sylvan S. Mintz, DDS.

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Edward V. Shagam, DDS PA

Edward V. Shagam, DDS PA.

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George N. Bryan, DDS PA

George N. Bryan, DDS PA.

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Daniel M. Segal, DMD

Daniel M. Segal, DMD.

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Kevin F. Braun, DDS

Kevin F. Braun, DDS.

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Nancy Cosenga, DDS

Nancy Cosenga, DDS.

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James A. Sciaretta, DMD MScD

James A. Sciaretta, DMD MScd.

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Richard J. Heinowitz, DDS

Richard J. Heinowitz, DDS.

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Gary S. Kaufman, DDS

Gary S. Kaufman, DDS.

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Peter Gassner, DMD & Jerry Graham, DDS

Petere Gassner, DMD & Jerry Graham, DDS.

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Anne & Andy Hill, DDS

Anne & Andy Hill, DDS.

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Donna Kankula

Donna Kankula.

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Mort Wintner, DMD MSD

Mort Wintner, DMD MSD.

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Henry Lee, DDS FACD

Henry Lee, DDS FACD.

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Michael T. O'Brien, MD

Michael T. O’Brien, MD.

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Dr. John L. Bailey

Dr. John L. Bailey.

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Dr. Gene G. Reister

Dr. Gene G. Reister.

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I am concerned about Privacy. That is why I blur out any contact information on business cards I use on my blog. These are just a few of many Marc Drogin business cards I have. Marc Drogin is the designer of all these business cards. He also does his type in calligraphy. All the above business cards are © Marc Drogin.

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May
31

Phillip Fulmer Business Card

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Phillip Fulmer business card

Phillip Fulmer’s business card.




I got this business card by writing to Phillip Fulmer and I got it back in the mail. I have had this business card for many years now. This is just one of the many famous business cards in my collection.

Phillip Fulmer is now the former Head Coach for the University of Tennessee football team. (2008 season was his last season with the Vols)

GO VOLS!



I am concerned about privacy. That is why I blur out any contact information on business cards I use on my blog. These are just a few of many famous business cards I have.

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May
24

Willie G. Davidson’s business card

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Willie G. Davidson's business card

Willie G. Davidson’s business card w/pre-printed autograph.

This is Willie G. Davidson’s business card. If you notice it is pre-printed with his autograph on it. That means when they ran it on the printing press, it printed his autograph on it. I got this business card, simple by writing to him and letting him know I collect business cards and I got it.

This is just one of the many famous business cards I have in my collection.



I am concerned about privacy. That is why I blur out any contact information on business cards I use on my blog. These are just a few of many famous business cards I have.

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May
17

Peter H. Coors autographed business card

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Peter H. Coors, autographed

Peter H. Coors — Autographed



This is just one of the many famous business cards I have in my collection. I got this business card by writing Peter H. Coors and asking for his business card. Stayed tuned to Steve Patterson’s Blog formally known as Bizcards Blog, as I will be posting more famous business cards in my blog.

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May
10

Jimmy Dean’s autographed business card

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Jimmy Dean

Jimmy Dean’s business card — front.


Jimmy Dean

Jimmy Dean’s business card — back — autographed.

I do believe, I got this business card simply by writing to Jimmy Dean and shortly after, I got it in the mail and to my surprise it was autographed. I have had this in my collection for awhile now.

BTW, I blur out the contact information on purpose. I do this for privacy.

This is just one of the famous business cards I have in my collection.
Stay tuned to Steve Patterson’s Blog formally known as Bizcards Blog, as I will be posting more of my famous business cards off and on.

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