1968-1975 Angels Scorebooks & Programs - Lot of (8) + NM/MT 1992 Yearbook

Scorebooks/Programs from: 1968(1), 1970(4), 1971(1), 1972(1), 1975(1).

Grade	EX to EX/MINT
Book Value	n/a
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1968-1975 Angels Scorebooks & Programs - Lot of (8) + NM/MT 1992 Yearbook cards value

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1952 Topps Look 'n See

The 1952 Topps Look 'n See non-sports card set contained (135) cards of historical figures and personalities. The set came in two series (75 & 60 cards). As usual in most vintage sets, the 2nd series cards are tougher to find. various historical figures and notable personalities.

A super-cool aspect of these cards was the trivia question and hidden answer on the backs. A red cellophane �decoder� enabled collectors to read the trivia answer and was an insert in each pack. The set was packed with famous explorers, leaders, scientists, writers, artists, and others from the entire world but the key cards in the set are the 2nd series short prints. Baseball fans will be happy to find Babe Ruth, the sole athlete in the set.

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Auction's most costly vintage baseball cards

The history of vintage baseball card auctions is long and colorful.
T-206 Honus Wagner tobacco cards have sold for upto $2.8 million in auction. The "Holy Grail of Sports Cards", it's extreme-high auction value can mostly be attributed to great PR and "auction fever". It's not close to being the rarest baseball card and Honus Wagner is not Babe Ruth or Mickey Mantle. Yes, the T-206 set is beautiful & special but because of the # of cards and scarcities, few collector's try to complete, which should keep auction competition down compared to say 1933 Goudey or 1952 Topps baseball card issues.
BUT IT DOES NOT...
There's a story Wagner banned his card because he was anti-tobacco but there are other stories about financial considerations.
You surely have heard of PSA and may even know that this card was the FIRST they ever graded. But did you know that dealer (B.l. .ast.o name encoded) admitted tampering with the card, perhaps having it trimmed down to size, before PSA graded it so highly for the auction.

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How long have sports cards been around ? (part 2)

The first important and mainstream basketball set was issued by Bowman in 1948. Other than a Topps set in 1957-58 and a 1961-62 Fleer set, there were no mainstream basketball sets issued until Topps started producing yearly sets beginning with their 1969-70 set featuring the rookie card of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who then went under the name of Lew Alcindor.

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.