1963 Topps #494 Phil Regan SCARCEST MID SERIES (Tigers)

Grade	EX/MINT to NEAR MINT
Book Value	$ 25
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1963 Topps #494 Phil Regan SCARCEST MID SERIES (Tigers) cards value

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1960 Fleer Baseball Cards

The 1960 Fleer baseball set contained 79 regular-sized cards honoring the careers of Hall-of-Famers like Babe Ruth, Walter Johnson, Lou Gehrig, Honus Wagner, Ted Williams and more !!!
Fleer was prevented from using current players by Topps' exclusive rights, so they issued their Baseball Greats set using retired players, managers, executives and the two league commissioners. Luckily Fleer had their own exclusive rights deal with Ted Williams, who quickly became the most in demand card in the set. Unfortunately the weak card design and retired players made it a giant dud with kids and the product was not well received.
There are very scarce variations with Joe Tinker,Eddie Collins & Lefty Grove fronts, all with #80 Pepper Martin backs. They are usually found cancelled or hand-cut from sheets. Likely Pepper Martin's card was pulled due to contract issues. The variations are not considered part of the complete set.

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1973 Topps Football
The 1973 Topps Football set contained (528) cards. The set was jam packed with rookies including: Franco Harris, Ken Stabler, Art Shell, Ken Anderson, Jack Ham, Jack Tatum, Dan Dierdorff, Jack Youngblood, Steve Spurrier
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1966 Topps Baseball Cards
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Like most Topps sets of the '60s, their 1960 set had it's share of Hall-of-Famer rookie cards with Fergie Jenkins, Jim Palmer & Don Sutton.
The very scarce high numbers, many being even scarce short prints, make completing this set a challenge for collectors.

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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.

1963 Topps #494 Phil Regan SCARCEST MID SERIES (Tigers)

1960 Fleer Baseball Cards

1973 Topps Football

1966 Topps Baseball Cards Checklist & Values

1966 Topps Baseball Cards
Checklist & Values