1977 O-Pee-Chee/OPC #137 Carlton Fisk (Red Sox)
| Grade | NM/MINT to MINT |
|---|---|
| Book Value | $ 6 |
| Our Price |
$ 17.95
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1982 Fleer Baseball
1982 was a big year for Fleer baseball cards with the
introduction of their long running DIAMOND KINGS subset.
The artwork of Dick Perez was featured in all it's glory !
The Diamond Kings became so popular they went from a subset to
an insert set to scarce autographed inserts to eventually their
very own set.
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1982 Fleer Baseball Checklist, Values & Info
Also having a huge impact on this set was the appearance of one of baseballs all-time greats, the Orioles Cal Ripken. Note: You may be on that page right now. |
The first baseball trading cards date back to 1869. For many years, baseball cards were packaged in packs of tobacco as a way to increase sales the same way that today prizes are packaged in boxes of cereal. In the 1920's and 1930's, candy and gum companies started packaging baseball cards in their products as well.
Baseball card production was virtually halted in the early 1940's due to paper shortages created by World War II. The "Modern Era" of baseball cards began in 1948 when Bowman Gum Inc. offered one card and one piece of gum in a pack for a penny.
The first important football set was the Mayo set featuring college players in 1984. Other than the 1935 National Chicle set no other key football set was issued until 1948 when noth Bowman and Leaf produced sets.
