A look back at Pete Rose’s 1963 Topps rookie card contract and paycheck, as first offered in Bill Mastro’s 1995 National auction catalog.
Posts tagged as “Cincinnati Reds”
A pristine 1960 Topps Flexichrome original for Charlie Grimm (#217) showcases art-to-card purity.
Topps cropped most of Chico Ruiz’s 1963 & 1964 card artwork, leaving behind floating heads and limited details.
The 1962 Topps Johnny Edwards card showcases more of its original artwork than most postwar issues, making this larger-than-usual flexichrome even more special.
New evidence confirms the mysterious 1960–64 Reds photo cards were indeed a Burger Beer release, thanks to local memories and a vintage store display.
While researching 1978 Topps Burger King sets for my recent series about Topps baseball sets that year, I stumbled upon something interesting in The Standard…