You’ve heard of living wills. Topps is introducing a new idea in card collecting: A living set. Topps Living Set Baseball is unlike the standard releases that are issued from year to year. This online-exclusive product is issued for one week and is open-ended, meaning that the checklist never ends. At least in theory. It also means that there will be only one card of … [Read more...] about Topps “Living Set” Baseball Offers A Never-Ending Checklist
1953 Topps Baseball Cards
Original 1953 Topps Artwork at Auction
Original paintings used to create six cards in the 1953 Topps Baseball set are being offered by Goldin Auctions. The unique paintings, measuring just 3 1/4" x 4 3/4" each, feature Minnie Minoso (who became card #56, Bobo Newsom (#15), Hal Jeffcoat (#29), Willard Nixon (#30), Danny O’Connell (#107) and Johnny Lindell (#230). The 1953 set is renowned for its design, … [Read more...] about Original 1953 Topps Artwork at Auction
Vintage Set of the Week: 1953 Topps Baseball Cards Are Palm-Sized Masterpieces
On the field, the 1953 baseball season was not much different than the previous four, as the New York Yankees won the World Series for the fifth consecutive year, downing the Brooklyn Dodgers for the fourth time in seven seasons. In candy aisles that summer, the two heavyweights of the baseball card world also stood toe-to-toe, and Topps' masterpiece of a 1953 … [Read more...] about Vintage Set of the Week: 1953 Topps Baseball Cards Are Palm-Sized Masterpieces