Three of the number one ranked 1960s football card sets on PSA's Set Registry are up for auction this weekend, along with another that rates as the third all-time best. The Current #1 Finest sets of 1961 Fleer Wallet Pictures, 1964 Philadelphia and 1969 Topps are all on the block in Heritage Auctions' February Platinum Night sale. A 1960 Fleer set holds down the third spot … [Read more...] about Top Rated Vintage Football Sets at Auction
1964 Philadelphia
Vintage Pack Facts: 1964 Philadelphia Football
After eight years with Topps at the forefront of NFL trading cards, the 1964 season brought a big change. Philadelphia Gum, founded by a former Bowman Gum executive 16 years earlier, snared the exclusive rights to make football cards for the next four seasons. Their first effort came in the fall of 1964 and it's the focus of this week's Vintage Pack Facts. … [Read more...] about Vintage Pack Facts: 1964 Philadelphia Football
1967 Philadelphia Gum Set Was Company’s NFL Finale
The 1967 Philadelphia football set was the company’s final season of featuring players from the NFL. In 1964, the Philadelphia Gum Company had wrested rights from Topps to print and sell cards with NFL players. Topps would be relegated to the upstart AFL until 1968, when it regained the NFL rights and began issuing cards of players from both leagues. 1967 Philadelphia … [Read more...] about 1967 Philadelphia Gum Set Was Company’s NFL Finale
1964 Philadelphia Football Cards Ushered In New Era
It was a swell product while it lasted. In 1964, the Philadelphia Gum Company obtained the licensing rights to produce National Football League trading cards, ending the stranglehold Topps had held since 1956. Topps executive Sy Berger had gotten an agreement through NFL commissioner Bert Bell to produce cards starting in 1956 and continued through 1963. That pact … [Read more...] about 1964 Philadelphia Football Cards Ushered In New Era