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1986 Fleer UPDATE - Complete in FACTORY SET BOX (132 cards)

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 1986 Fleer UPDATE - Complete in FACTORY SET BOX (132 cards) Baseball cards
         

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Q5: What are some useful to know baseball card collecting terms ?

(part 1)
Certificate Of Authenticity - a document that is used to verify the legitimacy of a collectible. In reality, it is worthless, unless it shares a counterfeit- proof serially-numbered hologram that is attached to the item, and the certificate bears the signature of a notary public, or written verification by the manufacturer.

Common - any card which is not short-printed, an insert, a bonus card, or has an insertion ratio. In short, the cards that comprise the manufacturer’s basic set.

Condition - the physical appearance of a card/collectible. Centering, corner wear, photo clarity, edges, the presence of foreign material, signs of misuse are the critical components. Along with rarity/scarcity, it is a major factor in determining the value of a card or collectible.

Crease - an obvious paper wrinkle defect usually caused by bending the card [i.e.- the result of being tortured on a rear-wheel bicycle spoke during the early ‘50s and ‘60s].

Die-Cut - an insert/parallel card that differs from the basic card by a process of the manufacturer "cutting" portions of the card revealing a special design. Recent issues may also be individually and serially-numbered.

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History Of O-Pee-Chee (T5)

O-Pee-Chee, also known as OPC, is the Canadian equivalent of Topps. The history of this gum & sports card company is actually quite different. OPC is based in London, Ontario Canada and pre-dates Topps by many years.

OPC’s first sports card set was back in 1933 when they produced the V304 hockey cards. The set included stars Eddie Shore and Howie Morenz and has a book value of around $15,000.

Their first baseball set was released in 1937. It was a cross between the 1934 Goudeys and Batter-Ups and featured only American League players. The top player in the set is Joe Dimaggio.

OPC started their long run of complete baseball card sets in 1965. In these early years, the OPC sets were much smaller than Topps and usually included only the first couple of series. Although they were printed on a slightly different card stock the cards front and backs were nearly identical to Topps but with a small "Printed in Canada" on the back.

Baseball was much less popular in Canada and it is estimated that OPC cards from these early years were produced in a ratio of between 1% and 5% of Topps cards making them exceedingly scarce !!!

Starting in 1970, OPC baseball cards became more interesting. Canadian legislation demanded that all items produced in Canada carry both French & English so O-Pee-Chee baseball cards became bilingual with their card backs printed in both languages. In 1971, the OPC baseball set had a much more interesting back design and also offered 14 different card photos not in the Topps set of that year. 1972 OPC included a card of Gil Hodges mentioning his death that was not a part of the Topps set. 1974 OPC did include any of the "Washington Nationals/San Diego Padres" variations.

In 1977 although the card format remained the same, about 1/3 of the OPC set had different poses/images than their Topps counterparts. In the late ‘70’s, the OPC card fronts appeared similar to Topps but sometimes included traded information with a line across them saying "Now with XXXX". These differences were due the the OPC cards being printed much later into the season allowing for an update of the players status.

OPC also was busy with their hockey and Canadian Football League issues. In 1968 they re- entered the hockey market. Today OPC is still strong in the baseball card and hockey card market and has also started printing non-sports cards.

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***  HOME RUNS  -  ALL-TIME Leaders  ***
Rank Player (age)        Home Runs
 1.  Hank Aaron HOF        755
 2.  Babe Ruth HOF         714
 3.+ BARRY BONDS (40)      708
 4.  Willie Mays HOF       660
 5.  Sammy Sosa            588
 6.  Frank Robinson HOF    586
 7.  Mark McGwire          583
 8.  Harmon Killebrew HOF  573
 9.  Rafael Palmeiro       569
10.  Reggie Jackson HOF    563
11.  Mike Schmidt HOF      548
12.+ KEN GRIFFEY JR (35)   536
     Mickey Mantle HOF     536
14.  Jimmie Foxx HOF       534
15.  Willie McCovey HOF    521
     Ted Williams HOF      521
17.  Ernie Banks HOF       512
     Eddie Mathews HOF     512
19.  Mel Ott HOF           511
20.  Eddie Murray HOF      504
21.  Lou Gehrig HOF        493
     Fred McGriff          493
23.  Stan Musial HOF       475
     Willie Stargell HOF   475
25.  Dave Winfield HOF     465
26.  Jose Canseco          462
27.  Carl Yastrzemski HOF  452
28.  Jeff Bagwell          449
   + GARY SHEFFIELD (36)   449
30.+ FRANK THOMAS (37)     448
31.  Dave Kingman          442
32.  Andre Dawson          438
33.+ MANNY RAMIREZ (33)    435
34.+ JUAN GONZALEZ (35)    434
35.  Cal Ripken            431
36.+ JIM THOME (34)        430
37.+ ALEX RODRIGUEZ (29)   429
38.  Billy Williams HOF    426
39.  Darrell Evans         414
40.  Duke Snider HOF       407
41.  Andres Galarraga      399
     Al Kaline HOF         399
43.  Dale Murphy           398
44.+ MIKE PIAZZA (36)      397
45.  Joe Carter            396
46.  Graig Nettles         390
47.  Johnny Bench HOF      389
48.  Dwight Evans          385
49.  Harold Baines         384
50.  Larry Walker          383
51.  Frank Howard          382
     Jim Rice              382
53.  Albert Belle          381
54.  Orlando Cepeda HOF    379
     Tony Perez HOF        379
56.  Matt Williams         378
57.  Norm Cash             377
58.  Carlton Fisk HOF      376
59.  Rocky Colavito        374
60.  Gil Hodges            370
61.+ CARLOS DELGADO (33)   369
     Ralph Kiner HOF       369
63.  Joe DiMaggio HOF      361
64.  Gary Gaetti           360
65.  Johnny Mize HOF       359
66.  Yogi Berra HOF        358
67.  Greg Vaughn           355
68.  Lee May               354
69.  Ellis Burks           352
70.  Dick Allen            351
71.  Chili Davis           350
72.  George Foster         348
73.  Ron Santo             342
74.  Jack Clark            340
75.  Tino Martinez         339
     Dave Parker           339
     Boog Powell           339
78.  Don Baylor            338
79.  Joe Adcock            336
80.  Darryl Strawberry     335
81.  Bobby Bonds           332
82.+ JIM EDMONDS (35)      331
     Hank Greenberg HOF    331
   + CHIPPER JONES (33)    331
   + JEFF KENT (37)        331
86.  Mo Vaughn             328
87.  Willie Horton         325
88.  Gary Carter HOF       324
     Lance Parrish         324
90.  Ron Gant              321
91.  Cecil Fielder         319
92.  Roy Sievers           318
93.  George Brett HOF      317
94.  Ron Cey               316
   + LUIS GONZALEZ (37)    316
96.  Vinny Castilla        315
97.  Reggie Smith          314
98.+ JASON GIAMBI (34)     313
99.  Jay Buhner            310
100. Edgar Martinez        309

***  HOME RUNS  -  Active Leaders  ***
Rank Player (age)         Home Runs
 1.  Barry Bonds (40)       708
 2.  Sammy Sosa (36)        588
 3.  Rafael Palmeiro (40)   569
 4.  Ken Griffey (35)       536
 5.  Jeff Bagwell (37)      449
     Gary Sheffield (36)    449
 7.  Frank Thomas (37)      448
 8.  Manny Ramirez (33)     435
 9.  Juan Gonzalez (35)     434
10.  Jim Thome (34)         430
11.  Alex Rodriguez (29)    429
12.  Mike Piazza (36)       397
13.  Carlos Delgado (33)    369
14.  Jim Edmonds (35)       331
     Chipper Jones (33)     331
     Jeff Kent (37)         331
17.  Luis Gonzalez (37)     316
18.  Vinny Castilla (37)    315
19.  Jason Giambi (34)      313
20.  Ruben Sierra (39)      306
21.  Vladimir Guerrero (29) 305
22.  Shawn Green (32)       303
23.  Andruw Jones (28)      301
24.  Jeromy Burnitz (36)    299
25.  Moises Alou (38)       297
     Steve Finley (40)      297
27.  Robin Ventura (37)     294
28.  Reggie Sanders (37)    292
29.  Tim Salmon (36)        290
30.  Bernie Williams (36)   275
   


 
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1951 Bowman Baseball

This was Bowman's largest set to date, both in the size and the number of cards. Due to the major rookies in this set (led by Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays) the 1951 Bowman set is by far the most valuable of their issues.

Card fronts were very similarly to Bowman's 1950 set, so much so that several players 1951 Bowman cards look like larger versions of their 1950 card. Bowman again used hand-painted color reproductions of actual photographs.

Cards numbered 243 to 324 (High Numbers) were printed in smaller quantities and are scarcer. This is hte series that features the rookie cards of Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays making them even more difficult to obtain. Other notable rookies include Whitey Ford, Monte Irvin, Jackie Jensen and Jim Piersall. TOP ROOKIES: Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays,Whitey Ford, Monte Irvin, Nellie Fox, Joe Garagiola, Jackie Jensen, Jim Piersall .... TOP STARS: Ted Williams, Yogi Berra, Roy Campanella, Pee Wee Reese, Bob Feller, Warren Spahn, Duke Snider, Richie Ashburn & MORE !!!


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1951 O-Pee-Chee Baseball

Also know as OPC or Topps Canada, the 1971 set is an interesting set to collect and is really very different than its Topps Counterpart for a number of reasons:
OPC changed approx. 20 cards including the introduction of some of the earliest "traded" cards and added more Expo player cards at the expense of #202 "Reds Celebrate" and #289 "White Sox Team".
The first four series had different card backs that included French translations - this resetting of the type created several uncorrected errors including ERA’s that look like Batting Averages and Vice-Versa.
This set is legendary for its short print run (5% - 10% of Topps’ Production). Anyone who has tried to collect older OPC will attest to the fact that they are hard to find, even in Canada.
TOP ROOKIE: Steve Garvey
TOP STARS: Nolan Ryan, Roberto Clemente, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Ernie Banks, Pete Rose, Ted Williams & MORE !!!

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HARTLAND STATUES

Hartland produced it's first baseball statues back in the early 60's. Sports Collectibles Digest stated that the 1960's Mickey Mantle Hartland is the single most popular plastic sports statue ever produced ! In 1988 Hartland created their 25th Anniversary Editions which, except for some very minor details, were identical to the original.

Hartland partnered with America's leading hobby-periodical publisher, Krause Publications, to create the SCD Authentic series offering the original 18 as you've never seen them with each statue dramatically different from prior releases. They are amazingly beautiful and exquisitely detailed in their road uniforms with painted pinstripes and wood grained bats making them a unique collectible opportunity for both veteran collectors and Hartland newcomers alike.

Limited to only 2,500 pieces each, these statues are BRAND NEW, MINT and in THEIR ORIGINAL BOXES !!!


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