1958 A&BC Gum TV Westerns #30 UNION PACIFIC 'Bart's Problem'
Grade |
NM/MINT to MINT |
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n/a |
Our Price |
$ 19.95
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on vintage baseball, football, basketball, hockey, sport and non-sports cards.

1967 Topps "WHO AM I?" Checklist & Values
The 1967 Topps "Who Am I ?" set was one of Topps most unusual and
interesting sets and a favorite of both sports and non-sport
collectors. IT'S EASY TO SEE WHY !!!
The (44) card set featured history's most important figures
PLUS (4) of baseball's top stars: Mickey Mantle, Babe Ruth,
Sandy Koufax & Willie Mays !!! Do you recognize them ?
The player's image on front was covered with a scratch-off disguise
of silly hair, moustaches, hats, noses... plus a clue to help kids
guess. There were more clues on back.
NO disguise coating then NOT MUCH VALUE.
Shakespear, Abe Lincoln, George Washington, Einstein,
Queen Elizabeth, Joan of Arc, Julius Caesar, Columbus, Jackie Kennedy
& more...
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1967 Topps "Who Am I?" Checklist & Prices
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1972 Topps Baseball Cards Checklist & Values
Topps again grew there set from (752) in their 1971 set to
(787) in 1972.
Again issued in series with semi-hi's (#526 to #656)
and the scarest high #s (#657 to #787).
TOP ROOKIE was the Red Sox Hall-of-Fame catcher Carlton Fisk.
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1972 Topps Baseball card checklist, values and prices.
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1954 Topps Scoops

1954 Topps Scoops squeezes 1,000 years of history into a sharp (156) card set.
The cards, slightly smaller 2-1/16" x 2-15/16", were released in (2)
(78) card series. Each card had a colorful painting and caption
with date on front. Some were issued with a scratch-off area meant
hiding the headline so some cards are found with and without the
coating.

1954 Scoops covered many major events & people throughout history.
Mostly a non-sports set, many top sports stars like Babe Ruth,
Jesse Owens, Notre Dame's Four Horsemen, Joe Louis, Bob Feller
and Ben Hogan were included.

Backs are similar to a newspaper's front page with newspaper's name,
headline, date & location at top. The set seemed to focus on
disasters like the San Francisco Earthquake, Fire Sweeps Chicago,
Rome Burned, Pompeii Destroyed (#91); and wars: Battleship Maine
Blown Up, Alamo Falls, U.S. Troops Reach France, World War II
Begins, Victory in Europe & Napoleon Loses at Waterloo plus many
other events that shaped the world.
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1954 Topps Scoops
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Baseball card collecting terms (part A)
Airbrushing is the art of touching up a photo prior to the card being printed.
It was generally done to remove imperfections or update or hide a players
jersey/cap logo. Because of advancements in print technology and computers this is
no longer needed.
All-Star card (AS) usually a subset card picturing a player who participated in the
previous season’s all-star game. Topps created these in their 1958 High Number
issue and has continued the practice fairly regularly to date. Such cards
are usually designated in price guides with the abbreviation of AS.
Assorted A general mix of cards often containing many duplicates.
Auction items are sold to the highest bidder. Auctions used to be live
or thru the mail/phone but today most auctions are online.
Auction Catalog lists the rules and descriptions and often images
of the items in an auction.
Authentication verification that an item (card, autograph) is genuine. Most "game-used"
material inserts have a written declaration of authenticity on the reverse.
Authorized Issue card or memorabilia item that has been properly licensed. If
the item is of a player, his written permission must be given in order for it to be considered authorized.