O/T - Did You Buy '52 Topps High Numbers As A Kid?

pclpads · #1 02-27-2010, 03:37 PM

In '52, I was 5 and living in Mimico, a suburb of Toronto. I can recall buying at least one '52 T pack at a novelty store on Mimico Ave, because I still have the original 5. But, typical dumb-*** kid, I glued them into a scapbook. Who knew? They survived our move to San Diego in '53, then 30 years ago, I carefully peeled them from the sb. Ten years ago, I shot them up the road to GAI, not for any $ value, but to forever preserve them as a memory of 1952 in Toronto. Not surprisingly, with the extensive back damage, they all came back as 1's. For years, I've wondered if that store from my childhood was still extant. Recently, I went to the net on vpike.com. for, "Mimico Ave." Unfortunately, the store fronts had changed. So, all I have is the memory of what it looked like in '52 . . . and of course those beloved 5 '52 T highs. Being a Canadian, I also bought a few packs of '52 Parkies then. Alas, they suffered the same fate as the former.

Josh Wolf · #2 02-27-2010, 06:21 PM

PCLPADS - Great memories! Can you tell us the cards you pulled?

Josh

tedzan · #3 02-27-2010, 09:48 PM

All us kids were fascinated when these card became available in the Spring of '52. They were larger and more colorful
than the 1952 Bowman's. The only 1952 Bowman's that I recovered from my original collection were the 1st series of
72 cards. Therefore, I must have strictly collected 1952 Topps for the remainder of that year. I had over 250 cards.

My fondest memory is of my last 5-cent pack in the Fall of '52. I remember this as if it occurred yesterday. I opened
it to find Chapman, Herman, Jeffcoat, Spencer and Mickey Mantle.

TED Z

Mikehealer · #4 02-27-2010, 09:57 PM

That's pretty cool, Ted. A nickel well spent.

pclpads · #5 02-28-2010, 01:17 PM

Josh - Thanks for your reply. They were: Blackwell, Sukey, Madison, Benton, Yuhas and #387 Meyer. I know I said five and this is six. So either they came six to a 5 cent pack or I got a second pack. If the latter, no idea what became of the others. As for the Parkies, no stars, just commons.

Dave

toppcat · #6 02-28-2010, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pclpads

Josh - Thanks for your reply. They were: Blackwell, Sukey, Madison, Benton, Yuhas and #387 Meyer. I know I said five and this is six. So either they came six to a 5 cent pack or I got a second pack. If the latter, no idea what became of the others. As for the Parkies, no stars, just commons.

Dave

6 for a nickel is a real possibility.

pclpads · #7 02-28-2010, 07:51 PM

Whatever, dude. As it's been nearly 60 years since I last opened a pack of '52T, you'll kindly excuse me if my memory of whether there were six or five cards to a pack is a little foggy. Just the same, great thanks for your keen insight . . .

Josh Wolf · #8 03-01-2010, 08:56 AM

Thanks Dave. It's stories like yours and Ted's that just never get old and is what makes this hobby great!

Josh

tedzan · #9 03-02-2010, 07:39 PM

Pictures are worth more than 1000's of words....so, here are the cards from my last 1952 Topps purchase in the Fall of '52.

[linked image]

TED Z

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