1981-89 Hall-of-Fame METAL PLAQUE #114 Walter Johnson

Anodized metal card sold exclusively thru Hall-of-Fame gift shop or subscription. Replica of HOF Plaque. LESS THAN 1000 EXIST !!!

Grade	MINT PSA-9
Book Value	$ 25
Our Price	$ 19.95 Add to cart

1981-89 Hall-of-Fame METAL PLAQUE #114 Walter Johnson cards value

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1963 Topps Baseball Cards
Checklist & Values

1963 had it's share of well known rookies including the most expensive 1960's rookie PETE ROSE !!!
Other TOP ROOKIES were Hall-of-Famers Tony Oliva, Willie Stargell, and Gaylord Perry plus stars like Bill Freehan and Rusty Staub.
An interesting card is #522 Rookie Stars picturing the White Sox Gary Peters and (3) others. The interesting part is that Gary Peters had his own Topps card in 1962, and 1961 and even 1960 !!! Seems his career may have been in reverse.

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1976 Popsicle Football Teams
Cards checklist

There is one card for each NFL team in the 1976 Popsicle football card set PLUS a variation of the New York Giants. The Giants changed logos in 1976, but Popsicle didn't know so one card shows team's 1975 helmet and the corrected shows the 1976 helmet.
The cards are like thin plastic credit cards and held up well as apparently they came one per box of Popsicles.
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1972 Manama
Official Postage Stamps

These beautiful official government issued postage stamps from Manama were made of a plastic like material and used a an advanced printing technique to show multiple images as the card was moved. This technique was later used on a baseball card issue called "Sportflics".

Each of these postage stamps pictured 2 different players as the stamp was titled. There were 8 different stamps issued, 4 with American player-combos and 4 with Japanese player-combos.

A special stamp picturing BABE RUTH alongside the famous Yankees "MURDERS ROW" was also issued and appears to be significantly scarcer than the others.

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1972 Manama Baseball Postage Stamps Checklist & Prices

Tobacco Cards

Starting approximately in 1886, sportscards, mostly baseball cards, were often included with tobacco products, for promotional purposes and also because the card reinforced the packaging and protected cigarettes from damage. These sports cards are referred to as tobacco cards in the baseball card hobby. Over the next few years many different companies produced baseball cards. Tobacco cards soon started to disappear as the American Tobacco Company tried to develop a monopoly by buying out other companies.

They were reintroduced in the 1900s, as American Tobacco came under pressure from antitrust action and Turkish competition. The most famous and most expensive, baseball card is the rare T206 Honus Wagner. The card exists in very limited quantities compared to others of its type because Wagner forced the card to be removed from printing. It is widely (and incorrectly) believed that Wagner did so because he refused to promote tobacco, but the true explanation lies in a dispute over compensation.

Soon other companies also began producing baseball and football cards. Sports magazines such as The Sporting News were early entries to the market. Candy manufacturers soon joined the fray and reflected a shift toward a younger target audience for cards. Caramel companies were particularly active and baseball cards were one of the first prizes to be included in Cracker Jacks. World War I soon suppressed baseball card production.

1981-89 Hall-of-Fame METAL PLAQUE #114 Walter Johnson

1963 Topps Baseball Cards Checklist & Values

1976 Popsicle Football Teams Cards checklist

1972 Manama Official Postage Stamps

1963 Topps Baseball Cards
Checklist & Values

1976 Popsicle Football Teams
Cards checklist

1972 Manama
Official Postage Stamps