1987 Mets - Team Signed/AUTOGRAPHED baseball [#ed05] w/31 Signatures
Signed by Gary Carter,Darryl Strawberry,Keith Hernandez,Mel Stottlemyre ... on Mets logo ball. With 2008 Hunt's Auction Listing. [#682]
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$ 65
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1963 Fleer Baseball Cards Checklist & Values
Fleer's 1960 & 1961 baseball card issues were not huge successes.
They were baseball card sets of old-timers like Babe Ruth &
Lou Gehrig ... but kids voted a big NO ! They wanted Willie Mays & Mickey
Mantle. Fleer had to try something new ... COOKIES !!!
Topps had exclusive rights to baseball cards with gum so Fleer packed
cherry flavored cookies with their 1963 baseball cards.
The 1963 Fleer baseball card set planned to be larger but Topps
lawsuit cut it short leaving just 66 cards plus a checklist.
But what 66 cards !!! 1963 Fleer cards are attractive & packed:
also Roberto Clemente, Sandy Koufax ... plus 2 very scare Short Prints.
Maury Wills' Rookie card is an interesting story.
In the majors since 1959, quickly became a superstar.
So why 1963 for his rookie ??? Well, back in 1959 Topps deemed
Wills NOT WORTHY enough to be on their baseball cards.
Wills was upset at the slight from Topps. After his 1962 MVP, Topps came
a knocking but he said "NO !". No Topps cards !
Finally, in 1967 came a very scarce hi# Topps card, his first Topps and
also most costly card. Adding interest, he had a 1961 Post Cereal card,
years BEFORE
his 'official' rookie. He also photo-bombed a 1960 Topps World Series card,
trying to tag Luis Aparicio at 2nd.
Disclaimer: Above mostly true - but Wills has said, no feud, simply
exclusive agreements.
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1963 Fleer baseball cards Checklist and Prices
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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.