In the category of modern era baseball cards, the phrase "High Numbers" only gets used once a year from a Topps Heritage release when they tack an extra 225 cards onto the end of their earlier base set as an update product. It’s kind of an ode to a time when Topps actually released its set in multiple series spread out over the course of the season. While 1973 would … [Read more...] about 1972 Topps Baseball: The Penultimate High
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Coming Attractions: Heritage Shows Off Crispy Vintage Singles, Sets, Unopened
The auction catalogs are fun to look at (even if you don't always have the funds to buy some of the best stuff), but it's a constant process to keep them full. Consignment representatives are constantly answering calls, making trips to visit clients both new and old and setting up at card shows in hopes of picking up some walk-in material. Heritage Auctions will launch its … [Read more...] about Coming Attractions: Heritage Shows Off Crispy Vintage Singles, Sets, Unopened
Vintage Pack Facts: 1972 Topps Baseball Wax
Like Major League Baseball itself, Topps was in an expansion mode in the early 1970s. The company went from producing a 720 card set in 1970 to 752 in 1971 and then really put the onus on young set builders by cranking out a whopping 787 different cards in 1972. It all started with a late winter release of Series 1 and wouldn't end until the fall when the … [Read more...] about Vintage Pack Facts: 1972 Topps Baseball Wax
Dimes for Decor: 1972 Topps Posters
Searching for baseball card-related products beyond the annual Topps set was often a tough task prior to the mid-1970s. The 1972 Topps Posters set wasn’t traditional but it did serve the purpose of getting youngsters to fork over more dimes and quenched what seemed to be a never-ending desire of American youth to put posters in their room. Topps was all about the … [Read more...] about Dimes for Decor: 1972 Topps Posters
Vintage Set Break of the Month: 1972 Topps Baseball
They started coming when parts of the country still had snow on the ground and didn’t stop until the frost returned in late fall. There were six series—a whopping 787 baseball cards to collect—and a lot of bubble gum to chew. The set included Carlton Fisk’s rookie card, a run of semi-high and high numbers (5th and 6th series cards) and the usual array of Hall of Famers … [Read more...] about Vintage Set Break of the Month: 1972 Topps Baseball