1962 Topps # 7 Frank Thomas (Mets)
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Yogi Berra Baseball Cards
ABOUT Yogi Berra
Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra was a legendary baseball catcher, manager,
& coach. His 19-year playing career included (18) seasons (1946-1963)
with the New York Yankees, (10) of them ending as World Series Champs.
He briefly appeared in 4 games with the Mets in 1965.
Yogi is well known for his unique "Yogi-isms".
- "I don't know if we're the oldest battery, but we're certainly the ugliest"
- "It ain't over 'til it's over"
- "When you come to a fork in the road, take it"
- "You can observe a lot by just watching"
- "Baseball is 90% mental and the other half is physical"
- "It's like déjà vu all over again"
- "The future ain't what it used to be"
- "A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore"
- "I can't think and hit at the same time"
- "So I'm ugly. I never saw anyone hit with his face"
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Vintage Topps 1956 Baseball Cards Checklist & Prices

1956 Topps were slightly larger (3-3/4" by 2 5/8") horizontal cards
similar to 1955 Topps cards, some even sharing portraits with 1954 and 1955
Topps cards. Team cards & checklists appeared for the first time in 1956.
With Bowman gone, after missing the last 3 years, Mickey Mantle was back !!!
A fun & simple set, 1956 Topps had no high numbers or expensive rookies
but for serious 1956 collectors, there are over 200 variations.
Most variations deal with card stock (gray or white back).
For #101-180 gray appears to outnumber white about 9-to-1.
Many team cards had 2 or 3 variations with team names
Left, Center or Right.
There are 2 great cards: #31 Hank Aaron which actually pictures Willie Mays
sliding home and #135 Mickey Mantle.
Mantle shown leaping high into the stands robbing a home run !
Artist did a great job showing Mantle making the catch !
BUT ... Mantle looked great leaping but the ball flew over his glove.
The 1956 Topps Pins used same portrait photos as the cards.
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1956 Topps Pins Checklist and Prices
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1956 Topps Baseball card checklist, values and prices.
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Protecting and Storing your Card Collection
There are many different ways to protect, organize and store your sports cards.
Soft Sleeves
also called "penny sleeves" are the most basic protection for your cards.
Made of thin plastic, they come in packs of 100 and are very inexpensive.
Top Loads
are rigid plastic holders and a step up in protection over "soft sleeves".
Called top-loads because you place the card thru a thin opening at the top.
They come in many sizes for regular cards upto 8-1/2 x 11 for magazines and
even larger.
Screw-Down Acrylic Holders
These are sometimes used for better, more expensive cards. Small screws hold
two pieces of clear acrylic together. In a variety of sizes and thickness
that not only protect the card but can funciton as a paper weight or display
item.
There are also Single-Screw Screw-Downs that use only 1 screw to seal the holder.
They are easier to use and provide the same type of protectionas regular screwdowns
and they are also much less expensive costing as little as .30 in quantity
while 1 inch or 2 inch acrylic screw-downs can cost upto several dollars.