Fifty years later, the 1966 Topps set still is a hit with collectors but completing it means your want list gets a workout. The issue includes a straight forward design with the player's name and position at the bottom with the team name printed diagonally in the upper left corner. Featuring a few key rookie cards (Jim Palmer, Fergie Jenkins, and Don Sutton lead the way) as … [Read more...]
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Ramblings: Willie, Choo Choo and Horace Among 1966 Topps ‘Stars’
As anyone who has collected or dealt in mid-1960's Topps cards can verify, many of those 1966 and 1967 Topps single print high numbers are just brutal cards to acquire. We are going to do some quick hits on some of those key cards and why they were or are popular today. Let's begin with Willie Davis (#535). One of my favorite lines ever was when Bill James wrote that Davis’ … [Read more...]
Chicago Crowd Makes Dealers Happy
If you’re a collector who loves the hobby so much you occasionally have dreams about it, chances are the sheer volume and variety of vintage baseball cards for sale at the annual National Sports Collectors Convention surpasses anything your subconscious mind can work up. From prominent dealers who have been to hundreds of shows over the course of time to first timers, the … [Read more...]
