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Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 01-11-2020, 07:05 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 15,816
Posted By geosluggo
Two key cards in my pursuit of the 1953 Topps set...

Two key cards in my pursuit of the 1953 Topps set arrived in Friday's mail. I still need 82 cards, including Mantle and Jackie Robinson.
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 12-31-2019, 12:55 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 5,427
Posted By geosluggo
The high-number 1967 Dave Ricketts is one of my...

The high-number 1967 Dave Ricketts is one of my favorite cards and one of the last ones I needed to complete that set.
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 12-31-2019, 07:40 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,956
Posted By geosluggo
Very cool display! I've never figured out a good...

Very cool display! I've never figured out a good way to showcase my Clemente collection, but I took a picture and made it my screen saver at work.
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 12-26-2019, 11:15 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 10,925
Posted By geosluggo
Two lots of 1953 Topps commons arrived today as I...

Two lots of 1953 Topps commons arrived today as I begin trying to assemble the complete 274-card set. I started with 53 cards -- including Mays, Feller, Wynn, Kiner and Mathews. Today's haul netted...
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 12-26-2019, 10:59 AM
Replies: 98
Views: 42,667
Posted By geosluggo
This was an enjoyable set to put together -- I...

This was an enjoyable set to put together -- I love the design and the combination of portrait and action photos. I started with about 30 cards and completed it in a few months about three years ago....
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 12-18-2019, 05:28 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 31,389
Posted By geosluggo
DiMaggio is in the front row, fourth from left,...

DiMaggio is in the front row, fourth from left, in the 1970 Topps #631 Oakland A's team picture card.
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 09-20-2019, 07:52 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 6,023
Posted By geosluggo
This has generally been my philosophy. But when I...

This has generally been my philosophy. But when I completed a 1954 Topps set recently there were so many suspicious Aaron cards that I ended up buying a low-grade PSA card to be sure of its...
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 08-06-2018, 08:22 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,879
Posted By geosluggo
I love the 1961 set! Clean, photo-dominated...

I love the 1961 set! Clean, photo-dominated design, tons of subsets, the first league leader cards, the World Series cards commemorating the victory of my beloved Pirates, the coolest All Star cards...
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 06-05-2018, 05:34 AM
Replies: 1,390
Views: 481,827
Posted By geosluggo
Clemente AP photos -- 1969

A shot from spring training and one from Forbes Field (with newspaper crop marks in grease pencil)
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 06-03-2018, 05:55 AM
Replies: 1,390
Views: 481,827
Posted By geosluggo
Some Associated Press head shots

Some Associated Press head shots
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 05-31-2018, 04:56 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 5,906
Posted By geosluggo
The 1983 reprint set -- which is indeed very nice...

The 1983 reprint set -- which is indeed very nice -- is older now (35 years) than the 1952 set was (31 years) when the reprint set came out.
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 05-27-2018, 04:22 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 4,271
Posted By geosluggo
Not just the ‘54-‘56 Topps Mays. Red Man and...

Not just the ‘54-‘56 Topps Mays. Red Man and Bowman used the same pic as well.
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 05-25-2018, 05:12 PM
Replies: 291
Views: 104,186
Posted By geosluggo
I admit some envy when I see really nice...

I admit some envy when I see really nice professionally graded cards from the 1950s and '60s. But I like building sets and don't have a ton of money. Here are a few cards from the 1956 set I...
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 05-19-2018, 03:20 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 12,808
Posted By geosluggo
I was born in 1964, too young to ever see him...

I was born in 1964, too young to ever see him play but cannot remember a time in my life that I didn't know the name "Mickey Mantle." When I started collecting as a kid in the 1970s, Mantle cards...
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 05-19-2018, 11:22 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,681
Posted By geosluggo
Here's my lineup. Went only with cards in my...

Here's my lineup. Went only with cards in my collection. Put Mantle at 1B, Aaron at DH and Ted Williams at manager.
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 05-19-2018, 10:26 AM
Replies: 1,132
Views: 452,292
Posted By geosluggo
I'm considering '55 Bowman for my next project....

I'm considering '55 Bowman for my next project. How tough is it? I'm a raw midgrade collector.
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 05-16-2018, 06:26 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,904
Posted By geosluggo
[QUOTE=dodgerfanjohn;1777074]https://farm1.staticf...

[QUOTE=dodgerfanjohn;1777074]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/908/42088260632_695ba4915d.jpg

I don't care for the base card design for the 1960 Topps set, but the All Star cards that year are very...
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 05-15-2018, 08:16 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,606
Posted By geosluggo
1968 Atlantic Oil Clemente and Aaron; 1968...

1968 Atlantic Oil Clemente and Aaron; 1968 American Oil Mays
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 05-15-2018, 12:49 PM
Replies: 1,132
Views: 452,292
Posted By geosluggo
Completed the 1959 Topps set!! Overall midgrade...

Completed the 1959 Topps set!! Overall midgrade condition. The #461 "Baseball Thrills" card of Mantle was the final acquisition, arriving yesterday.
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 05-15-2018, 12:43 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,904
Posted By geosluggo
[QUOTE=Exhibitman;1776990]I am pleased that All...

[QUOTE=Exhibitman;1776990]I am pleased that All Star cards have been revived in the modern context even as inserts (I know, ewww, gross):


Venus de Mattingly
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 05-12-2018, 08:06 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,904
Posted By geosluggo
Those are some nice cards. I think the '61s were...

Those are some nice cards. I think the '61s were the toughest to acquire and the nicest looking. Agree with you on the '62 All-Stars -- design was too much like the base cards.
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 05-12-2018, 08:05 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,904
Posted By geosluggo
1958-62 Topps All-star cards

I love the all-star subsets from 1958 to 1962. From 1959 to 1961 they are in the tough high-number series and inevitably some the last cards I acquired when completing those sets. Only four players...
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 05-03-2018, 07:42 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 9,241
Posted By geosluggo
In building sets back to 1956 I have been a...

In building sets back to 1956 I have been a completist with no exceptions but one -- the 1963 Topps Pete Rose rookie card. I've never really liked Rose and his card is ridiculously expensive, so when...
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 05-02-2018, 05:35 PM
Replies: 1,132
Views: 452,292
Posted By geosluggo
Major shout-out to Al! He sent me these beauties...

Major shout-out to Al! He sent me these beauties as I close in on the 1959 Topps set.
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 04-27-2018, 06:16 AM
Replies: 1,132
Views: 452,292
Posted By geosluggo
I’ve whittled my 1959 need list down to 9 cards.

I’ve whittled my 1959 need list down to 9 cards.
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