1988 Donruss - COMPLETE FACTORY SET (660 cards)

Set features ROOKIE cards of Ken Caminiti, Matt Williams, Mark Grace, Tom Glavine and more ...

Grade	NM/MINT
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1988 Donruss - COMPLETE FACTORY SET (660 cards) cards value

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Topps Bazooka 1956-1958
Team Felt Patches

Often called Bazooka Joe Emblems, Big League Emblems or Topps Felts, (6) different Bazooka 5-inch team emblem patches were available through a mail-in redemption found in 1956-1958 Topps Baseball cards. The 1958 patches have "My Favorite Team" written around the outer Ring. You sent in a Blony or Bazooka bubble gum wrapper and a SASE to receive your 1958 Major League Team Emblem. The Team Emblems came with a letter signed by Bazooka Joe & Archie.
In 2007 Topps issued a retro set of the 1958 felt patches with a Trademark (TM or "R") following the team name.
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1957 Topps Baseball Cards
Checklist & Values

1957 was the beginning of the modern era of baseball cards and their to this day standard size of 2-1/2" x 3-1/2". Many collectors consider the 1957 set the most attractive of the 1950's sets. Of note is a fun error card picturing Hank Aaron batting left-handed. The error was never corrected so there is no extra value.
The set included some very neat multi-player cards and was PACKED with ROOKIES !!!
Frank & Brooks Robinson, Don Drysdale, Jim Bunning, Rocky Colavito, Kubek & Richardson

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Baseball card collecting terms (part C)

Cabinet Card Were oversized trading cards featuring paintings issued mostly 1910-1915.

Card Show is a gathering of dealers & collectors looking to buy/sell/trade sports cards and memorabilia.

Card Stock is the material a card is printed on. Usually paper-based, today companies play with the card stock and sometimes it appears to be wood or leather or see-thru acrylic ...

Cello Pack is a card pack whose wrapper is see-thru plastic. Usually the top & bottom cards are seen. Unopened cello packs showing major stars and rookies sell for heavy premiums.

Centering is the balance of the borders: top/bottom & left/right. On perfectly-centered cards, top/bottom borders match as do the left/right borders. Centering is presented as a set of numbers & directions and often included with the grade. Perfectly-centered is "50/50 t/b" AND "50/50 l/r". As centering gets worse, one number increases and the other decreases. For example: 90/10 t/b is considered extremely off-center top to bottom. The numbers add up to 100 (50/50, 60/40, 90/10 ...).

Certificate Of Authenticity (COA) A document used to verify legitimacy of a collectible. NOTE: Keep in mind that COA's are easier to fake then autographs.

Common A card of a non-star player is considered a "Common" as opposed to cards of a star players or specialty/subset cards such as league leaders, teams cards, World Series cards...

Condition (Grade) Centering, corner wear, photo clarity, edges, creases, print flaws ... all combine to determine a card's condition or grade. Along with rarity/scarcity it is the major factor in a card's value.

Crease Defect usually caused by bending the card. Hard to see, or not, a crease lowers the card's grade (VG or lower) and greatly diminishes it's value.

1988 Donruss - COMPLETE FACTORY SET (660 cards)

Topps Bazooka 1956-1958 Team Felt Patches

1957 Topps Baseball Cards Checklist & Values

Topps Bazooka 1956-1958
Team Felt Patches

1957 Topps Baseball Cards
Checklist & Values