A longtime fan-favorite product, the 2026 version of Topps Heritage Baseball steps in the batter's box this week. We caught everything from Hobby to Megas to blasters in our shop as the week began. Paying homage to the 1977 Topps Baseball design, this year's Heritage tries to incorporate many of the aspects of the original product including (obviously) the design but also the … [Read more...] about Brief Box Break: 2026 Topps Heritage Blaster
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Notes: Volpe MLB Debut Patch Pulled; ’77 Garvey Sells for What?; Lewis Hamilton’s F1 Winning Car Pieces Become Memorabilia
The Anthony Volpe MLB Debut Patch card has been pulled. Southern California-based Pine Tar Breaks landed it in a Breaker's Delight box of 2023 Topps Chrome Update on Sunday. View this post on … [Read more...] about Notes: Volpe MLB Debut Patch Pulled; ’77 Garvey Sells for What?; Lewis Hamilton’s F1 Winning Car Pieces Become Memorabilia
Editor’s Notes: Readers Offer More Team Card Tidbits
The thing about presenting good, solid research is that it often leads to crowd sourcing of more good, solid research. If you read collector Roy Carlson’s latest vintage Topps team card study that we published here last month, you undoubtedly learned some things about the cards and those who appeared on them. There was the player who appeared on three different team … [Read more...] about Editor’s Notes: Readers Offer More Team Card Tidbits
Reggie Jackson: Mr. October’s Career in Cardboard
Reggie Jackson wore No. 44 when he played for the New York Yankees. And on Oct. 18, 1977 — 44 years ago — the Hall of Fame slugger became Mr. October. Jackson had hit a home run in Game 5 of the 1977 World Series in his final at-bat, a drive that clanged off the right-field foul pole at Dodger Stadium. New York lost 10-4 to the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Series headed back … [Read more...] about Reggie Jackson: Mr. October’s Career in Cardboard
New Brittney Palmer Art of Fergie Jenkins, Jermaine Dye Will Raise Money for UChicago Medicine’s GI Research
New artwork featuring Baseball Hall of Famer Ferguson Jenkins and retired MLB veteran Jermaine Dye is being turned into baseball cards with proceeds going to charity. Jenkins and Dye are the subjects of the works created by artist Brittney Palmer and the paintings have been turned into Topps Project 70 styled encased cards. The cards are numbered to 200 and signed by … [Read more...] about New Brittney Palmer Art of Fergie Jenkins, Jermaine Dye Will Raise Money for UChicago Medicine’s GI Research
Vintage Pack Facts: 1977 Topps Baseball
When teams reported to spring training in the late winter of 1977, the world of baseball cards was pretty much as it had always been. Collectors anxiously awaited the traditional wax packs with that stick of pink bubble gum. Another 660-card set was there to be pieced together. It was the 1970s so there would be no super premium … [Read more...] about Vintage Pack Facts: 1977 Topps Baseball
1977 Burger King Yankees Cards Kicked Off Four-Year Promotion
Let's face it - some of the later 1970s Topps baseball card sets aren't credited for being all that popular from an aesthetics point of view. However, if you're a 1970s and early 1980s collector and looking for a little bit of a twist, the 1977, 1978, 1979, and 1980 Topps Burger King baseball card sets might fit the bill. What are they? In a nutshell, they are … [Read more...] about 1977 Burger King Yankees Cards Kicked Off Four-Year Promotion
Rich’s Ramblings: Respect for Baseball Cards Reflecting Our Time
I was not planning to write any more columns this week but sometimes life takes one on an unexpected turn. This week, we had to put down my beloved Heidi, our mini-schnauzer, who was an integral part of my life from the day I met my bride-to-be. Here's a photo of her. Despite how she looked in this photo she was truly a happy dog, especially when she was talking to her … [Read more...] about Rich’s Ramblings: Respect for Baseball Cards Reflecting Our Time