The 1979 OPC Hockey set is a landmark release in the hobby, largely due to the iconic Wayne Gretzky rookie card. But the set is…
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Here are a pair of Topps Space Cards original artworks that Mastro offered in his June 2008 Classic Collector Auction. Dating these is complicated. According…
Every ’90s hobby magazine wrote a feature on Topps World Series cards; in October 1995, it was Trading Cards Magazine’s turn! Here are the links…
I don’t often dive into pre-war sets—they’re not my specialty. But when I spot an elusive premium issue in an old catalog with a ‘hobby-library…
Today, I wanted to look back at and share information from the early days of Topps as a card company, particularly the Federal Trade Commission…
Here’s the original artwork Dick Perez painted for the 1989 Donruss Frank Viola #23 Diamond Kings card. Ron Oser Enterprises offered it in a lot…
Variety is the spice of life, and Topps definitely mixed things up with the introduction of tall boy sized cards with their 1964 Hockey set.…