Last week in part 1, I showed a batch of genuine, vintage Topps color transparencies that unlocked stories about some issued baseball cards. Topps trickery on the produced film, as well as background scenery, provide clues to determine the real team the player belonged to and the location of where the shutter was snapped. There’s positively plenty more dots to connect from … [Read more...] about Positive Proof Topps Doctored Film to Get the Shot
1960s Topps baseball cards
1969 Topps Magic Rub-Off Set a Clear Winner – Part 1
Last month, I wrote an article about the 1970 Ovenca Venezuelan baseball card set, pointing out that many players featured also had Topps cards in the United States. These ballplayers, who toiled in the spring and summer months in America, flew south in the off-season to compete, stay in shape and earn money. In my review, I included a wonderful photo of a young Venezuelan … [Read more...] about 1969 Topps Magic Rub-Off Set a Clear Winner – Part 1
Topps Vintage Article Updates: Pigskin, Presidents & Imposters
I have a few fun updates for some of the Topps vintage articles I’ve written. In June, I pointed out in a piece entitled Funny Business that Topps reused cartoons from previous baseball card sets on the backs of their 1966 product. You may remember this wasn’t just a handful, but a whopping 168 recycled images (the entire 1966 1st series, all but one of the 2nd series and a … [Read more...] about Topps Vintage Article Updates: Pigskin, Presidents & Imposters
Game, Set, Match: 1968 Topps Playing Cards Are Stacked Deck of Shared Images
To make baseball card collecting even more fun in 1968, Topps slipped in a bonus for wax and cello pack breakers beginning in the third series. The Playing Cards insert subset, often referred to as 1968 Topps Game Cards, included 33 colorful star players, each with an offensive outcome that ranged from SINGLE to HOME RUN, STRIKE OUT to DOUBLE-PLAY. As more packs were … [Read more...] about Game, Set, Match: 1968 Topps Playing Cards Are Stacked Deck of Shared Images
8 Fun Jim Palmer Baseball Cards to Own
Jim Palmer’s pitching motion was easy and fluid, with a compact delivery and a high leg kick. Opposing batters, who initially were jockeying for position to hit against the right-hander, found out that hitting against Palmer wasn’t easy as cake. Or, Cakes, as Palmer was called, because of his habit of eating pancakes on the day he pitched. Palmer's work on the mound … [Read more...] about 8 Fun Jim Palmer Baseball Cards to Own
Ramblings: Baseball Card Stories, 1969 Topps Edition
With the great reaction we received from some of our favorite 1964 Rookie Stars cards last week, I figured we could do a quick follow up and write about some of my favorite cards from the 1969 Topps set. This time, I’m not just limiting myself to a small subset but roaming through a set with over 700 different possible topics to write about. I’ve discussed one or two of these … [Read more...] about Ramblings: Baseball Card Stories, 1969 Topps Edition