Saturday, April 25, 2015

Building the 1956 Topps Set

Working on a 1956 Topps set - It's been very slow as I usually can't afford to buy many of these at once. It's an iconic set, certainly one of my favorites.

Images posted are to give an idea of condition I'm looking for. Centering is more important than sharp corners, a little staining or creases are ok. Pen marks on the back are generally ok, as long as they don't cover up text/photos. Would like to avoid cards with paper loss. Much more forgiving for condition of cards for players like Ted Williams, Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle vs. Commons.

Let me know if you can help me finish this set! I'm happy to trade!

I will keep the list updated as a separate page linked at the top of the blog. Here's a LINK

These can be gray back or white back, not going for all variations, so team cards can be any version.
Here are the ones I am still looking for as of this morning:

5, 8, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 24, 25, 26, 29, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 46, 47, 48, 49, 51, 52, 54, 58, 61, 62, 64, 66, 68, 69, 71, 74, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 87, 88, 93, 94, 96, 97, 102,


103, 105, 106, 108, 110, 114, 115, 117, 118, 119, 120, 123, 126, 130, 135, 136, 138, 140, 143, 145, 156, 157, 159, 160, 162, 163, 167, 171, 172, 175, 177, 178, 179, 181, 182, 183, 189, 192, 196, 198,


206, 207, 213, 214, 216, 217, 219, 222, 224, 225, 227, 229, 231, 235, 236, 237, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 252, 254, 255, 258, 261, 263, 264, 267, 269, 272, 273, 276, 277, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 292, 294, 297, 298,


300, 301, 303, 305, 308, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 318, 319, 321, 323, 327, 328, 329, 332, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340


3 comments:

  1. I wish I had the guts to try to complete such a set. I think my wife would have my head if I ever admitted to paying three figures for a baseball card.
    Good luck!

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    1. My most expensive purchase so far was $60 on a single card and that was real hard to do... I might never finish it, but it's sure to keep me busy!

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  2. Looks like you gave a good start. Good luck my friend

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