Paul Molitor COLLECTION - Lot of (240) assorted cards with (15) 1981 Topps
Also several 1991 Upper Deck,1987 Topps,1990 SCD and others. Nearly all picture the Hall-of-Famer with the Brewers,
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NM/MINT |
Book Value |
n/a |
Our Price |
$ 49.95
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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.
1952 Topps Look 'n See
The 1952 Topps Look 'n See non-sports card set contained
(135) cards of historical figures and personalities. The set came
in two series (75 & 60 cards). As usual in most vintage
sets, the 2nd series cards are tougher to find.
various historical figures and notable personalities.
A super-cool aspect of these cards was the trivia question and hidden
answer on the backs. A red cellophane “decoder” enabled collectors to
read the trivia answer and was an insert in each pack.
The set was packed with famous explorers, leaders, scientists,
writers, artists, and others from the entire world but the
key cards in the set are the 2nd series short prints.
Baseball fans will be happy to find Babe Ruth, the sole athlete
in the set.
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1952 Topps Look 'n See
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Vintage Topps 1956 Baseball Cards Checklist & Prices

1956 Topps were slightly larger (3-3/4" by 2 5/8") horizontal cards
similar to 1955 Topps cards, some even sharing portraits with 1954 and 1955
Topps cards. Team cards & checklists appeared for the first time in 1956.
With Bowman gone, after missing the last 3 years, Mickey Mantle was back !!!
A fun & simple set, 1956 Topps had no high numbers or expensive rookies
but for serious 1956 collectors, there are over 200 variations.
Most variations deal with card stock (gray or white back).
For #101-180 gray appears to outnumber white about 9-to-1.
Many team cards had 2 or 3 variations with team names
Left, Center or Right.
There are 2 great cards: #31 Hank Aaron which actually pictures Willie Mays
sliding home and #135 Mickey Mantle.
Mantle shown leaping high into the stands robbing a home run !
Artist did a great job showing Mantle making the catch !
BUT ... Mantle looked great leaping but the ball flew over his glove.
The 1956 Topps Pins used same portrait photos as the cards.
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1956 Topps Pins Checklist and Prices
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1956 Topps Baseball card checklist, values and prices.
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Are sports cards valuable ?
Like all collectibles, over time some sports cards go down in value,
others go up and some can even become very valuable.
Card values are based on many factors:
player popularity, scarcity, condition & collector interest.
A card can be scarce but without demand value may not be great.
Q: What are some ways to collect cards ?
* Complete sets by year & issue
* Cards of your favorite player
* Cards of your favorite team "TEAM SETS"
* Rookie cards
* Hall-of-Famer cards
* I even had a girlfriend that collected Don Mossi (checkout his ears),
players whose last name start with "Z", and the Brett brothers George &
Ken (she had a crush on George).
* "TYPE COLLECTING" (everyone should at least do a little of this !)
"Type Collecting"
is collecting at least one of each different "type" of issue.
On scarcer issues you can add a less expensive common
while on others you can select your favorite player or team.