In the category of modern era baseball cards, the phrase "High Numbers" only gets used once a year from a Topps Heritage release when they tack an extra 225 cards onto the end of their earlier base set as an update product. It’s kind of an ode to a time when Topps actually released its set in multiple series spread out over the course of the season. While 1973 would … [Read more...] about 1972 Topps Baseball: The Penultimate High
10 Mystifyingly Tough Living Baseball Autographs
There are a lot of hurdles to leap over when you're working on getting a baseball card set completely autographed: big-name players with multiple cards, players who charge exorbitant amounts of money to sign, and sadly, those who have passed away. But what about those guys who just won't sign and there seems to be no real reason why? With my 1972 Topps set, that bugaboo is … [Read more...] about 10 Mystifyingly Tough Living Baseball Autographs
What I Collect: A “Grapher” Reflects on 20 years of Autographed Set Collecting
It was a chilly 25 degrees as I stepped out onto Boston Common from my Emerson College dorm. Wind gusts of 30 miles per hour cut right through my coat and gloves and left my fingertips burning as I walked to the MBTA station, bag over my shoulder. I had just returned to the city the night before, following an eventful winter break that culminated in my sudden decision to become … [Read more...] about What I Collect: A “Grapher” Reflects on 20 years of Autographed Set Collecting