I recently wrote about the Topps Mickey Mantle Cards We Didn’t Get. In the article, I talked about how in the early 1950s, Topps and Bowman would sign players to…
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In 1954 and 1955, when kids were ripping packs of Topps baseball cards, many were undoubtedly disappointed when they learned that they wouldn’t be pulling a Mickey Mantle card. And…
1 CommentI probably don’t need to tell you about Mickey Mantle’s career or place in the hobby. If you’re curious, check out his Wikipedia page or any major auction house’s card…
Leave a CommentThe concept of this blog post is simple, share some incredible photographs that Topps, Bowman, and Fleer used to inspire some classic cards. PSA does provide original photograph authentication as…
Leave a CommentGame 1 of the 2021 Major League Baseball World Series between the Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros takes place this evening, so I thought it would be cool to talk…
4 Comments1952 Topps baseball is generally recognized as one of the Big 3 baseball sets with 1909-11 T206 and 1933 Goudey, making it the most iconic postwar set. It also contains…
Leave a CommentA couple of weeks ago, I posted an article called 10 Random Post War Baseball Card Facts and wanted to follow up with a few more bits of hobby info.…
1 CommentIf you look closely at the 1957 Topps #95 Mickey Mantle card’s right side, you can see that Topps tried to air-brush someone out of the card. But who is…
Leave a CommentThe variety of products people can collect in the hobby is huge. People collect star players, sets, unopened products, advertising panels, and a lot more. Another hobby subgroup is collectors…
7 CommentsThe 1952 Berk Ross Mickey Mantle is often overlooked compared to his Bowman and Topps counterparts. The 1952 Berk Ross set has 72 cards and is full of stars, primarily…
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