1955 Bowman # 85 Cass Michaels (White Sox)

Grade	EX/MINT to NEAR MINT
Book Value	$ 12
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1955 Bowman # 85 Cass Michaels (White Sox) cards value

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Willie Mays, Giants Center-Fielder
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From his remarkable combination of speed and power at the plate to his iconic defense in center field, Willie Mays was one of the best all-around players in Major League Baseball history.

1951 Bowman is proud to be the issuer of both Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle's ROOKIE CARD !!! Many think that their rookie cards were 1952 Topps, but they would be wrong.

Not only did Willie Mays appear on numerous vintage cards of his own, he also shared an interesting 1956 Topps card with Hank Aaron. 1956 Topps cards showed a large player photo along with a smaller action photo. On Aaron's card, the action photo showed a player sliding into home. Turns out that player wasn't Hank Aaron but was actually Willie Mays !!! Great for me as I was and am a huge Willie Mays fan.

Last little tidbit:
Really ... how good was Willie Mays ?
Well this is what his manager Hall-of-Famer Leo Durocher had to say.
"What can I say about Willie Mays after I say he's the greatest player any of us has ever seen. If he could cook, I'd marry him!"

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1973 O-Pee-Chee Baseball Cards

The 1973 O-Pee-Chee baseball set, the Canadian verison of the 1973 Topps set, contained 660 cards, identical in design with French & English backs with 'Made in Canada'. Card #1 one is super-cool, picturing the All-Time Home Run Kings (at the time) Babe Ruth, Willie Mays and Hank Aaron. Rookies included Davey Lopes and Ron Cey. Error collectors: #360 Joe Rudi actually pictured Gene Tenace.

TOP ROOKIE: Mike Schmidt !!!
TOP STARS: Nolan Ryan, Roberto Clemente, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Pete Rose, Thurman Munson, Reggie Jackson...

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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.

1955 Bowman # 85 Cass Michaels (White Sox)

Willie Mays, Giants Center-Fielder Major League Baseball Hall-of-Fame

1973 O-Pee-Chee Baseball Cards

Willie Mays, Giants Center-Fielder
Major League Baseball Hall-of-Fame