Thanks to a few big ticket purchases before the National and several pickups in Chicago I've knocked out a few sets and gotten close on a few more
1941 Play Ball is complete in very much a collector grade set. Picked up the last five at the National. Fittingly Lefty Gomez was the last card acquired.
1951 Bowman FB - picked up two cards at the National and the set will be complete when Norm Van Brocklin arrives in a few days from eBay purchase.
1954 Dan Dee is complete - again a low condition set. Picked up Mantle at my National Preview sale by my LCS. That put getting Hodges and Snider at the top of my National priority list.
1954 Red Heart - At 32/33. Also acquired this Mantle at my LCS and found 5 of the last 6 at the National. Down to Enos Slaughter
1958 Hires - At 62/66. Need Ashburn, Mays, Thomas and Kline. Current set is mix of with and without tabs. Looking to eventually upgrade 20 cards to versions with tabs.
1961 Post BB - 199/200. Need 73 Estrada - a popular last one to find.
1962 Post FB - 198/200. Need 93 Baker and 139 Green
1969 Milton Bradley -199/200 - Need Clementa
1976 Hostess - completed the set of 50 full panels with Darwin, Peterson and Carew via eBay.
1978 Hostess - completed the set of 50 full panels with Bostock, Carter and Blomberg.
Among those I've made no progress on in the last few months:
1979 Hostess - still need one panel that will complete the five year run of Hostess panels. Murphy, Matlack and Bochte. I wonder what low selling Hostess product that panel was on.
1951 Topps Blue Back - 48/52
1949 Bowman - 232/240. Most of what is left are HOFs, but other than Ashburn I have the big rookie cards.
Not sure I will make much progress over the next few months. The bank account need to recover
