Brewers - 1990 Topps BLANK-FRONT - Near Complete TEAM SET/Lot (29/30)

With ROBIN YOUNT, PAUL MOLITOR, Greg Vaughn, Gary Sheffield... MISSING:#88 (sample image)

Grade	Mostly NM to NM/MINT
Book Value	n/a
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Brewers - 1990 Topps BLANK-FRONT - Near Complete TEAM SET/Lot (29/30) cards value

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1969 Topps Football Four-in-One

Thru the late 1960's, early 1970's, Topps continued to try new things as test issues and inserts. 1969 was no different and along came the 1969 Topps Football Four-in-Ones. Each card was a perforated panel of (4) mini-cards. Special mini-card albums were also issued as inserts to hold the mini-cards. Each album had room for a complete team set of (10) mini-cards.
There was one variation in which print color and background on Bill Triplett's and Charlie Johnson's mini-cards varied. Interestingly, a few of the players on these mini-cards never appeared on their own regular card .

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1993 Topps Inaugural
Colorado Rockies Set

In 1993 Topps produced a limited number of special factory sets to honor the Colorado Rockies first season. A special gold foil Rockies logo was added to each card.
The initial print run of 5,000 ran out quickly so the Rockies had 5,000 more sets made. Cards were only available as factory sets so singles and team sets are a bit tougher to find.
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1966 Topps Rub-Offs

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1966 Topps Rub-Offs COMPLETE MASTER STRIP
20 different Rub-Offs with Sandy Koufax and 4 other Hall-of-Famers !

From the days when inserts were neat !!! 1966 Topps Rub-Offs have colorful, attractive pictures, which by rubbing the reverse side with a coin (quarters worked best), could be applied to surfaces like desks, books or walls.
A great items for kids - a nightmare for parents and teachers !!!

In 1961 Topps issued a similar item called "Magic Rub-Offs". There were 36 different in that set. Topps went way much further with their 1966 issue containing 120 different rub-offs (100 players & 20 team pennants). The rub-offs were released as inserts with one in each 1966 Topps wax pack. Each rub-off measures 2-1/6 inch by 3 inch and were printed in rolls with each roll containing numerous groups of 20 different.

A favorite use of the rub-offs for kids was to place one of the images on your bat. It was supposed to help you hit like the player. I tried it and it worked ! Unfortunately the image I used was Sandy Koufax who ended up batting .076 with no home runs in 1966.

SET DETAILS:
(5) Hall-of-Famers: Sandy Koufax, Juan Marichal, Joe Morgan, Frank Robinson & Ron Santo
(3) Team pennants: Astros, Cubs, Giants

Also: John O'Donoghue, Mickey Lolich, Pete Ward, Ed Kranepool, Cookie Rojas, Sam McDowell
Denis Menke, Tim McCarver, Mel Stottlemyre, Tony Oliva, Pete Richert & Bobby Knoop

Grades EX/MINT to NEAR MINT with just a little aging on the edges.
$34.95 for complete (20) Rub-Offs Master Strip w/Sandy Koufax Koufax
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Baseball card collecting terms (part C)

Cabinet Card Were oversized trading cards featuring paintings issued mostly 1910-1915.

Card Show is a gathering of dealers & collectors looking to buy/sell/trade sports cards and memorabilia.

Card Stock is the material a card is printed on. Usually paper-based, today companies play with the card stock and sometimes it appears to be wood or leather or see-thru acrylic ...

Cello Pack is a card pack whose wrapper is see-thru plastic. Usually the top & bottom cards are seen. Unopened cello packs showing major stars and rookies sell for heavy premiums.

Centering is the balance of the borders: top/bottom & left/right. On perfectly-centered cards, top/bottom borders match as do the left/right borders. Centering is presented as a set of numbers & directions and often included with the grade. Perfectly-centered is "50/50 t/b" AND "50/50 l/r". As centering gets worse, one number increases and the other decreases. For example: 90/10 t/b is considered extremely off-center top to bottom. The numbers add up to 100 (50/50, 60/40, 90/10 ...).

Certificate Of Authenticity (COA) A document used to verify legitimacy of a collectible. NOTE: Keep in mind that COA's are easier to fake then autographs.

Common A card of a non-star player is considered a "Common" as opposed to cards of a star players or specialty/subset cards such as league leaders, teams cards, World Series cards...

Condition (Grade) Centering, corner wear, photo clarity, edges, creases, print flaws ... all combine to determine a card's condition or grade. Along with rarity/scarcity it is the major factor in a card's value.

Crease Defect usually caused by bending the card. Hard to see, or not, a crease lowers the card's grade (VG or lower) and greatly diminishes it's value.

Brewers - 1990 Topps BLANK-FRONT - Near Complete TEAM SET/Lot (29/30)

1969 Topps Football Four-in-One

1993 Topps Inaugural Colorado Rockies Set

1966 Topps Rub-Offs

1993 Topps Inaugural
Colorado Rockies Set