September Pick-Ups

[HOF Yankees]

couple more for my 1968 topps baseball set

[bcbgcbrcb]

Very nice Killebrew RC, Jason.

[brob28]

The second to last one needed to complete my '56 set, next and last is Koufax.

[mintacular]

My 3rd attempt to find a Mathews I like, and this one is a slight upgrade to my latest as I like the color a bit more. Two more '57 biggies inbound this week.

[39special]

Originally Posted by brob28

The second to last one needed to complete my '56 set, next and last is Koufax.

Awsome PeeWee!!! Good luck with the Koufax.

[robsbessette]

Finally knocked this big boy off my list. Just three more to go to finally complete this set! #'s 44, 122, & 133

[ALR-bishop]

Very nice Rob. So far I have not taken the plunge into this set, but really like the Mantle and Musial in the set. Congrats on this card

[Volod]

Originally Posted by robsbessette

Finally knocked this big boy off my list. Just three more to go to finally complete this set! #'s 44, 122, & 133

Congrats on the Mantle card, must be a bittersweet feeling to be nearing the completion. One of my indelible childhood memories is coming out of a mom-and-pop in the spring of 1953 with my eight-year-old buddy, and watching him open the first pack of Bowman cards that year. We were so blown away by the fantastic color photos, I knocked the cards into a patch of dandelions trying to grab them from his hands. They were by far the biggest items in the playgrounds that year - still can't figure how Bowman went broke from producing them.

[toppcat]

Originally Posted by Volod

Congrats on the Mantle card, must be a bittersweet feeling to be nearing the completion. One of my indelible childhood memories is coming out of a mom-and-pop in the spring of 1953 with my eight-year-old buddy, and watching him open the first pack of Bowman cards that year. We were so blown away by the fantastic color photos, I knocked the cards into a patch of dandelions trying to grab them from his hands. They were by far the biggest items in the playgrounds that year - still can't figure how Bowman went broke from producing them.

My take is that the financial issues with the set were helped along by Joe Dimaggio, their spokesman for the set (he is on the 53 color wrapper and box). I have a theory that Joe D. was getting a cut of sales above a certain point, which was also a contributing factor as to why they went to the B&W cards. Joe's deal probably stated he got a cut of the color cards only-why would you not use him to sell the B&W cards too?

[brob28]

Originally Posted by 39special

Awsome PeeWee!!! Good luck with the Koufax.

Thanks Steve, seems to be a tough one to find with decent centering.

[bcbgcbrcb]

Nice Robin Rookie, Rob.

[Robextend]

Thanks Phil!!

[almostdone]

Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb

Nice Robin Rookie, Rob.

+1 Great color on it! Very nice card!
Drew