1951 Bowman #245 John Berardino ROOKIE [#] (St. Louis Browns)

The 1974 Topps Stamps set had (240) 1 x 1-1/2 inch stamps, 10 per team. Issued in horizontal 12-stamp panels (2 rows of 6), the panels came in different combinations of rows so there are actually 24 different panels (288 stamps) in a complete 1974 Topps Stamps panel set.
Player collectors - your favorite may appear on 2 different panels !!!

Cursed with production problems, horrible centering and most panels had little or no border on one side. Also perforations on most panels are not in proper place.

1974 & 1969 Topps stamps are easily confused. With very similar player selection, major difference is 1974's oval vs 1969's banner at bottom. The 1969 stamps came in both vertical & horizontal panels.

1974 Mini-albums to house the stamps have been seen but may not have been actually released by Topps while the 1969 albums are all over the place.

Packed with SuperStars with over 23 Hall-of-Famers including greats like Nolan Ryan, Hank Aaron, Johnny Bench and Pete Rose. Also includes seldom seen ROOKIES of Dave Winfield & Dave Parker.

The 1953 Topps set is a collection of gorgeous portraits drawn by the leading sports artists of the day. Key cards in the 1953 Topps set include: Jackie Robinson, Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays & Satchel Paige. Satchel Paige had his name spelled incorrectly (2 'L') on the card front.

As with all Topps sets from the 1950's & 1960's, 1953 Topps was issued in series, (#1-85, #86-165, #166-220 & #221-280) with the final series "High Numbers" the least produced, least available and thus the most costly. Topps and Bowman still at war likely accounts for the 6 missing #'s from the High Number series.