Mickey Mantle more afforable

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I have a Topps set run, 1948 and 1951 through 2013, By the time I started collecting in 1957,Bowman had sold out to Topps ( and did so at it's absolute market high, a great deal for Bowman),

I agree with you on the lack of progress in 56 but feel Topps did a great job on it's product from 57 until at least 72 (some years better than others for sure). The 67 set in particular was well done. Also if you were a Topps collector in the 60s and early 70s there were some great insert and test issue sets to collect with the regular sets. The Topps 1968 3D set is magnificent, and there are many others.

Also, while I continue to buy new Topps sets to keep the run going, I also collect the Topps Heritage sets which duplicate the style of their older sets, so far 1952 through 1963 ( 2001-2012)

By the way, the above Mantle is a porcelain by RJN China