1957 and 1958 Omaha Cardinals picture packs with Bob Gibson

[GasHouseGang]

Originally Posted by Big35Hurt

Yep...all of these are labeled as part of picture packs, but are also listed on Trading Card Database. None have numbers and it's hard to read the signatures (not actual signatures) on these to identify the players.

Yeah, I was trying to read the other names, but they are difficult to make out. Undoubtedly some made it to the majors, just didn't become as big as Gibson.

[Big35Hurt]

Originally Posted by GasHouseGang

Yeah, I was trying to read the other names, but they are difficult to make out. Undoubtedly some made it to the majors, just didn't become as big as Gibson.

Gibson is the big one. The guys on Blowout are telling me that I should sell the individually because selling as a lot may actually dissuade interest.

Some other names I recognized include Jim Frey from the 1958 set and Dick Schofield from the 1956 set. There might be others as well.

[GasHouseGang]

Selling them individually might get slightly more money. The other names aren’t major, so it might not make much difference.

[Big35Hurt]

Make sense for those that specifically collect Gibson or HOFs, etc. Selling the rest individually also makes sense as people may need singles to complete their own sets.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Big35Hurt

Make sense for those that specifically collect Gibson or HOFs, etc. Selling the rest individually also makes sense as people may need singles to complete their own sets.

I doubt anyone is collecting this set, it's too rare and obscure. I would guess virtually the entire value is in the Gibsons. To find two is astonishing, unless many have surfaced since I bought mine a few years ago after looking forever.

[Big35Hurt]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I doubt anyone is collecting this set, it's too rare and obscure. I would guess virtually the entire value is in the Gibsons. To find two is astonishing, unless many have surfaced since I bought mine a few years ago after looking forever.

My dad grew up near Omaha and said he attended the Cardinals games as a kid. I don't remember the exact year he gave these to me, but thinking it was at least 20 years ago. I never gave it much of a thought until I stumbled across them last night. My curiosity led me to looking them up for the first time and that's when I realized I had something special. Makes me wonder how many others may be out there like this - someone having it passed along to them without knowing what they have all these years and still sitting packed away.

[nebboy]

Being from Omaha I keep track of anything baseball from the city past, so it’s nice to see any complete sets. They are pretty rare. Of course the Gibson minor league cards are on many want lists. Thanks for showing.

[Peter_Spaeth]

The Gibson is a huge deal. I would get it graded even if it won't grade high and it certainly looks nice, and sell it through a proper channel. If you want suggestions feel free to PM me, but this is s very rare and very desirable item. It took me years to find one.