The first generation of Topps checklist cards laid the foundation for everything that followed—and today they’re among the toughest vintage checklists.
Posts published in “Cards”
From the post-war boom to the junk wax era and beyond.
Keith Olbermann shared six more unused Bowman original artworks, including four confirmed players and another look at the long-running Phil Marchildon mystery.
The four 1965 and 1966 Topps hockey checklists feature one of the hobby’s most memorable designs, turning a row of hockey pucks into bold typography.
The original artwork for Bowman’s 1951 “On the Moon” card shows just how little changed from artist’s board to finished card.
Why four 1967 Topps Hockey and Football checklists deserve their own place in what I call the Psychedelic Era of Topps checklist design.
A rarely seen 1971 Topps Super proof sheet surfaced in a 2008 auction catalog and is the only example of its kind I’ve encountered.
Why the 1967 through 1969 Topps baseball checklists remain the hobby's finest three year run, featuring legends like Mantle, Mays, Clemente, and Robinson.