Set Collectors - Report in your progress!

[danx]

Finally getting closer on completing my 72 Topps Set - 5 to go: Bench, Rose, Ryan and Bahnsen/Reed on the high numbers. Been a journey.

Was thinking of shifting back to focusing on 71 Topps, but may need a break from the high number insanity and will probably work on completing the 78 Topps, instead.

Rounding out the tails on a 70s set run - have had 73-77 done for a while.

[ALR-bishop]

Congrats on 65 Dewey

Jay---also congrats, the 69 Super set ( odd name for little cards) is one of my favorites....other than that horrible Pete Rose

Ben---on 55 variants, have you seen this site ?

https://baseballcardvariationsguideb...ps-1955-topps/

[mikemb]

Finally completed my 1959 Topps Set. The last card was #564 Mantle AS. My set totals 612 cards as I have included variations and some print variants.

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This is probably the last large Topps set I'll complete. The ones I don't have complete either would be too expensive to complete or I am not really interested in the set/design.

So now I am working on the set of 1961 Fleer Pennant Decals (have 16 of 48) and 1965 Topps Transfers (have 20 of 73). The 65 transfers are the only insert set from 1965 to 1970 (when I collected as a kid) that I have not completed.

Mike

[ALR-bishop]

Mike---congrats on the 59 set. It is the first one I finished and a sentimental favorite

The 65 Transfers are sure delicate. Much different form the 66s. There is one true variation , Hunt shown at 2B or SS

Don't know many others that collect the 61 Fleer pennants. The team logos seem to be more popular

[Zach Wheat]

Originally Posted by mikemb

Finally completed my 1959 Topps Set. The last card was #564 Mantle AS. My set totals 612 cards as I have included variations and some print variants.

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This is probably the last large Topps set I'll complete. The ones I don't have complete either would be too expensive to complete or I am not really interested in the set/design.

So now I am working on the set of 1961 Fleer Pennant Decals (have 16 of 48) and 1965 Topps Transfers (have 20 of 73). The 65 transfers are the only insert set from 1965 to 1970 (when I collected as a kid) that I have not completed.

Mike

Congrats. What was the most difficult variation?

[mikemb]

Originally Posted by Zach Wheat

Congrats. What was the most difficult variation?

None of the variations were hard to find, the hardest part was finding them at a reasonable price. For me the most difficult to find at a decent price was #416 Haywood Sullivan with no circle in copyrite symbol c and no period after U.S.A

The hardest print variant to find was #313 Frank House with complete HRs for 1954 and 1955.

Mike

[ALR-bishop]

The 59 is one of my favorites. The 3 Sullivans were aggravating because they were just minor print defects

[jiw98]

Congrats to you all that have completed sets. Some really nice accomplishments. The hunt is a great part of collecting.Meeting and trading with fellow collectors, talking with the different dealers, but the best part of collecting is being able to do it with my son.

I am currently 6 cards from completing my 1959 Topps baseball set