Eddie Healy is a law student with deep Baltimore roots. Some decades-old baseball card packs with Orioles branding he recently discovered are expected to cover plenty of tuition. Healy, 30, is the owner of a group of 23 unopened 1974 Topps baseball rack packs owned by his late father, Ed Healy III, that are among the highlights of Robert Edward Auctions' current catalog. Three … [Read more...] about Forgotten Hoard of 1974 Topps Rack Packs “A Classic Pandemic Story”
1974 Topps Baseball
Modern Baseball Era Committee Candidates and Their Rookie Cards
This weekend, a 16-member Modern Baseball Era Committee will gather to consider nine players and one former executive for induction to Cooperstown. Obviously, Hall of Fame election tends to mean a boost for a player’s rookie cards. As of now, all but the highest graded examples of most of the players’ cards are inexpensive. With results due to be announced Sunday at … [Read more...] about Modern Baseball Era Committee Candidates and Their Rookie Cards
Vintage Pack Facts: 1974 Topps Baseball
There was a lot going on in Topps' New York City offices and in their Duryea, PA plant in 1974. The San Diego Padres were thought to be moving to Washington, D.C., creating headaches for the company that prided itself on keeping its cards as current as possible. They were, for the first time, making plans for a "factory set," allowing collectors to buy the year's … [Read more...] about Vintage Pack Facts: 1974 Topps Baseball
1974 Topps Baseball Stamps Set is Hall of Famer Heaven
Looking to lick a vintage set that includes a roster full of Hall of Famers but doesn't stick you with a hefty bill? You might consider the 1974 Topps Stamps issue. Lightly regarded for, well, being stamps, the 240-player set otherwise has everything collectors generally like. Packaging and Distribution The '74 set wasn't Topps' first stamp rodeo. They had … [Read more...] about 1974 Topps Baseball Stamps Set is Hall of Famer Heaven
Vintage Set of the Week: 1974 Topps Baseball
In February of 1974, baseball fans climbed out of their winter cocoons to find history waiting on their icy doorsteps, courtesy of Hank Aaron and his impending assault on Babe Ruth's all-time home run record. Whether they realized it or not, collectors were on the verge of a different sort of history because, by the time Al Downing delivered his fateful high fastball to … [Read more...] about Vintage Set of the Week: 1974 Topps Baseball