A few weeks ago on Twitter, a collector asked me, disregarding value completely and going strictly by design, what years were my top 5 standard Topps sets. The first two…
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Topps began releasing unique baseball card sets in Venezuela in 1959, targeting the country’s strong baseball fan base. These sets, released in 1959, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, and 1968,…
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Considered one of the most iconic and recognizable cards in baseball card collecting, the 1952 Topps #311 Mickey Mantle card symbolizes the post-war hobby. Often ranked as the second most…
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In 1963, Topps started using “leaders” cards to kick off their sets on a strong note. These cards featured players who had led the league in some statistical category the…
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A lot of collectors may already know that the 1969 Topps #653 Aurelio Rodriguez baseball card doesn’t actually show a picture of Aurelio Rodriguez; it’s a picture of California Angels…
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A few weeks ago, a collector shared the following Pee Wee Reese photo on Twitter, asking if anyone had any idea what it was. He had just picked it up…
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Nolan Ryan is one of the most popular pitchers in baseball history, playing 27 seasons for four teams (Mets, Angles, Astros, and Rangers). He was a hard-throwing righty who consistently…
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I’ve been writing a lot more about baseball card sets from the 1980s lately, like my deep dive on the 1980 Topps Pepsi Test Issue and 1984 OPC Baseball rack…
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A few rare cards have managed to trickle into the hobby despite Topps intention not to release them. These cards were usually caught and updated or removed from production in…
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Back in 2011, at the National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago, IL, Topps held an auction exclusively for VIP ticket holders on Wednesday, August 3, at 2:30 PM. It featured…
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