1951 Bowman #174 Mickey Owen (Cubs)

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1951 Bowman #174 Mickey Owen (Cubs) cards value

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Team Autographed/Signed Baseballs
1903-1949 WORLD SERIES

Pennant Winners and World Series Champions balls are highly desirable and increase their value.

*** 1903-1949 WORLD SERIES results ***

1949      Yankees     Dodgers    4-1
1948      Indians     Braves     4-2
1947      Yankees     Dodgers    4-3
1946      Cardinals   Red Sox    4-3
1945      Tigers      Cubs       4-3
1944      Cardinals   Browns     4-2
1943      Yankees     Cardinals  4-1
1942      Cardinals   Yankees    4-1
1941      Yankees     Dodgers    4-1
1940      Reds        Tigers     4-3
1939      Yankees     Reds       4-0
1938      Yankees     Cubs       4-0
1937      Yankees     Giants     4-1
1936      Yankees     Giants     4-2
1935      Tigers      Cubs       4-2
1934      Cardinals   Tigers     4-3
1933      Giants      Senators   4-1
1932      Yankees     Cubs       4-0
1931      Cardinals   Athletics  4-3
1930      Athletics   Cardinals  4-2
1929      Athletics   Cubs       4-1
1928      Yankees     Cardinals  4-0
1927      Yankees     Pirates    4-0
1926      Cardinals   Yankees    4-3
1925      Pirates     Senators   4-3
1924      Senators    Giants     4-3
1923      Yankees     Giants     4-2
1922      Giants      Yankees    4-0
1921      Giants      Yankees    5-3
1920      Indians     Robins     5-2
1919      Reds        White Sox  5-3
1918      Red Sox     Cubs       4-2
1917      White Sox   Giants     4-2
1916      Red Sox     Robins     4-1
1915      Red Sox     Phillies   4-1
1914      Braves      Athletics  4-0
1913      Athletics   Giants     4-1
1912      Red Sox     Giants     4-3
1911      Athletics   Giants     4-2
1910      Athletics   Cubs       4-1
1909      Pirates     Tigers     4-3
1908      Cubs        Tigers     4-1
1907      Cubs        Tigers     4-0
1906      White Sox   Cubs       4-2
1905      Giants      Athletics  4-1
1903      Americans   Pirates    5-3

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1970/1972/1973 Topps Candy Lids
Checklist & Values

Topps has tried many crazy products, often called "test issues". Test issues were usually only distributed in limited areas and were difficult to find. Candy Lids were one of Topps most unusual; little tubs of candy with player's photos on bottom of the 1 7/8" lids. The 10 cent candy's came 24 to a box. Sealed tubs can still be found in the $150 to $200 range. Called "Baseball Stars Bubble Gum", the 1970 Topps Candy Lids set had 24 different players, while 1973 Topps Candy Lids had 55.
Topps released their first Candy Lids in 1970. The 1970 Topps Candy Lids are very, very hard to find and had small photos of Tom Seaver, Carl Yastrzemski and Frank Howard.
In 1973 the candy was replaced by gum, the mini photo of Frank Howard was gone from the top of the lid and team logos were airburshed off the player's caps. Even the tiny Yaz and Seaver photos logos removed. 1973 Topps Candy Lids are hard to find, but not nearly as scarce as the 1970's. In 1972 a Topps Candy Lids issue was planned but never released although a few proofs do exist.
Topps released two other test issue sets in 1973 (1973 Topps Pinups and 1973 Topps Comics). The 1973 Topps Comics and 1973 Topps Candy Lids shared many photos and again had no team logos. If thinking "licensing dispute", you are likely right. Topps received player's union's permission for these test issues, but not Major League Baseball's. Issues over rights & fees with MLBPA and the player's union resulted in Topps started shutting down future production of test issues putting an end to some of their most fun collectibles.

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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.

1951 Bowman #174 Mickey Owen (Cubs)

Team Autographed/Signed Baseballs 1903-1949 WORLD SERIES

1970/1972/1973 Topps Candy Lids Checklist & Values

Team Autographed/Signed Baseballs
1903-1949 WORLD SERIES

1970/1972/1973 Topps Candy Lids
Checklist & Values