Here’s the original picture used for Jim Thorpe’s 1955 Topps All-American card. The April 2002 auction that featured the item described the original wire photo…
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Here’s a 1969 Topps Cello Box Proof Sheet. Notice both the purple and red box variations on the single sheet. The sheet was described as…
This is the only 1975/76 Topps Hockey cack case I can recall ever seeing. Mastro Auctions offered it in their April/May 2008 Sports & Americana…
Here’s the original 5” x 7” pen and ink artwork used for Ted Williams’ 1969 Topps card. Here’s the front of the card for reference.…
Here’s a gem from the past: a 1952 Topps Baseball High Numbers Partial Uncut Sheet featuring Eddie Mathews in the lower right corner. It’s been…
Over my years studying the post-war hobby, I can’t recall ever reading about the 1961 National City Bank Cleveland Browns set. The priciest card to…
Here’s some hobby-show history from March 1982, when you could get a Hank Aaron autograph for $5! The advertisement for the “East Coast’s Newest and…