1996 Topps Mickey Mantle CASE [1955 Bowman] insert #5 (Yankees)
VERY RARE !!! Only 1 random CASE insert per CASE !!!
Grade |
NM/MINT |
Book Value |
$ 48 |
Our Price |
$ 39.95
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Below are short bits & pieces on sportscard & baseball trading card collecting.
Please wander around the website for more info, prices, values & images
on vintage baseball, football, basketball, hockey, sport and non-sports cards.
1974 Topps Stamps Checklist & Values
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.
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1974 Topps Baseball Stamps checklist and prices
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For similar Topps issues - Click for complete:
1961 Topps Baseball Stamps checklist and prices
1962 Topps Baseball Stamps checklist and prices
1969 Topps Baseball Stamps checklist and prices
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Auction Regulating Agencies
Today, most auction websites, companies, auction houses and auctioneers
are very reliable.
... but ...
In case you have a problem with your auction website, company, auction house,
or auctioneer, there are agencies out there that can help you.
• National Auctioneers Association ( web: auctioneers.org )
• Better Business Bureau ( web: bbb.org )
• Some states have auctioneer's licensing boards
...check your state's website (examples: ca.gov utah.cov )
My auctions offer not just baseball but also football, basketball, non-sports & comics.
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Baseball card collecting terms (part D-F)
Die-Cut A special card that differs from a basic card by
"Die-Cutting", cutting away portions of the card to create a special design.
Most are serially numbered & limited.
Error Card Baseball card history is filled with error cards,
many of them very interesting. Hank Aaron is on 2 of my favorite error cards.
Aaron's 1956 Topps card action photo shows Aaron sliding home but
it is actually Willie Mays not Aaron. Topps again goofed on Aaron's 1957
"reversed negative" card showing Aaron batting left-handed.
"Error Cards" are usually found early in print runs and often corrected.
When this correction happens a VARIATION is created.
Some variations are extremely interesting and very expensive while others
are totally boring and you wonder why they were even made.
Extended Set Also frequently called Update Set or
Traded Set.
They are sets issued after the original release to update the regular set
with new and traded players.
Facsimile Autograph is an autograph printed on a card to show
what the player's actual signature looks like. They are not "real" autographs.
Factory Set are complete sets usually in special boxes
produced by the manufacturer. "Hand-Collated Sets" are sets collectors
have put together card by card from packs.