Topps ventured away from baseball cards for the first time in 1956, putting out a set of 60 player pins that have escaped many collectors of vintage Topps items. Eleven Hall of Famers are part of the set, including Willie Mays, Ted Williams, Jackie Robinson, Hank Aaron and Ernie Banks. Other stars include Ted Kluszewski, Gil Hodges, Dick Groat and Harvey Haddix. It’s really … [Read more...] about 1956 Topps Pins Are Scarce And Valuable
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1956 Topps Baseball Set: Last of the Oversize Concept
Considered one of the best large card sets ever produced by Topps, the 1956 baseball set was the last one to feature hand-colored drawings. During 1956, Topps was to hire a professional photographer to take photos for the next year’s collection, which was to be the first to use color images. The '56 set become tremendously popular immediately after its launch, partly because of … [Read more...] about 1956 Topps Baseball Set: Last of the Oversize Concept