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(part 2) In hockey, there were a few sets issued in the 1910's and while O-Pee-Chee issued some sets in the 1930's, the real modern sets began in 1951 with the itroduction of Parkhurst's first set. In racing, while cards go back as far as the early Indy car days of 1911, modern racing sets began in 1988 with the issues released by MAXX.
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1964 Topps Stand-UpsOne of Topps most popular 1960's test issues !!!Blank-backed and unnumbered, these standard size cards were called "Stand-Ups". "Stand-Ups" refers to a type of card that was die cut around the player's picture. The background section then could be folded so the card could stand up by itself while the player's picture stood alone. 1934-36 Batter Up and the 1951 Topps All-Star sets are 2 other popular standup issues. The 77 card set features color photographs of the player on yellow and green backgrounds. 22 of the 77 cards were single printed making them twice as scarce and much higher in demand. Thanks to the green and yellow borders and the likelihood that most cards have been folded, 1964 Stand-Ups are extremely difficult to obtain in top grade.
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Cards came in 1-card 1¢ packs with 120 packs/box and also 5¢ packs.
The set is packed with 19 Hall-of-Famers including MICKEY MANTLE,
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Thru the years, Topps has tried some crazy products, often called "test issues".
Test issues were usually only distributed in limited areas and were somewhat difficult
to find. One of Topps most unusual were the 1970 and 1973 Topps Candy Lids;
little tubs of candy with player's photos on the bottom of their 1 7/8" lids.
The unnumbered lids were issued in 10 cent containers, 24 to a box.
Sealed tubs can still be found with asking prices in the $150 to $200 range.
Called "Baseball Stars Bubble Gum", the 1970 Topps Candy Lids set had 24 different
players, the 1973 Topps Candy Lids set had 55. 
Topps released their first Candy Lids in 1970. The 1970 Topps Candy Lids
are very, very hard to find. The 1970 lids had small photos of Tom Seaver,
Carl Yastrzemski and Frank Howard on the top. 
Topps released two other test issue sets in 1973 (1973 Topps Pinups and 1973 Topps Comics),
each with very limited distribution. The 1973 Topps Comics and 1973 Topps Candy Lids shared
many of the same photos. Just like the candy lids, those sets had no team logos. If you're
thinking "licensing dispute", you are likely right. Topps received player's union's permission
for these test issues, but not Major League Baseball's permission. Apparently issues over
rights and fees with Major League Baseball Properties and the player's union resulted in
Topps shutting down future production of test issues, supplemental sets and insert sets,
putting an end to some of their most "fun" collectibles.The vintage issue below featured elsewhere on this website:
1968 Topps Action All-Star Stickers
Another one of my favorite Topps test issues !!!
In 1968, trying to catch the fancy of young collectors, Topps produced a set of
"Baseball Action Stickers", often called "Action All-Stars Stickers".
It was a big year for Topps test/oddball issues. Topps 1968 offerings also included Game cards,
Player Posters, 3-D cards, Plaks, Discs and Punchouts. |
Sold in 1-sticker packs in 1968 with 12 packs per box; at ten cents a pack, sets could be put together
for just $1.60. Today, if you could find them, a mid four figures or more would be needed to build a set.
Today a complete 3-panel sticker with Mantle in the center commands up to $2,000 alone. 
The single panels themselves are quite scarce and in the 23 years PSA has been
around they have graded just over 200 of them TOTAL. That's less than 9 per year !!!
The pop report is on the average of only 4 to 5 of each individual panel !!!
To put that into perspective, PSA has graded 1,132 1952 Topps Mickey Mantles !!!
Collectors who understand the concept of supply and demand know how cool these are and if you pass them by,
it might be awhile before they pass by again. 
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