Truly scarce postwar cards

[Peter_Spaeth]

I think this one qualifies, and just happens to be the first issue of a major HOFer. Others?

[Lucas00]

The only Northland I've seen since I've collected Red exclusively. (its been about 6 years)

Got very lucky a fellow member reached out. Never seen one for sale publicly in that time.

[raulus]

With a complete sheet selling recently, they’ve been in the news. Only about 5 copies known for each player, at most.

Added bonus that this issue probably takes the prize for greatest value to visual appeal ratio.

[paul]

1982 Korean card of Tom Seaver. I was told by a friend who is fluent in Korean that it was issued by the Lotte potato chip company. I've never seen another card of any player from the set.

[ValKehl]

I suspect the 1948 Gunther Beer Wash. Senators postcard set is the toughest post-War PC set and tougher than most of the pre-War PC sets. PSA has graded a total of 16 cards from this set, including 1 Vernon-Coan card. As best as I can tell, SGC hasn't graded any cards from this PC set.

[Neal]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I think this one qualifies, and just happens to be the first issue of a major HOFer. Others?

That's awesome!

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[ALR-bishop]

Tough Topps items

[ALR-bishop]

Oddball tough

[ALR-bishop]

In 1981 Topps issued several team sets cobranded with Coke. All but the Yankees had 11 cards and a Header card in their set. For some reason only 3 Yankee cards and the Header card made it to the public. This is the the 8th unissued Yankee card. The other 7 were posted above

[Harliduck]

I'd call this "scarce", not rare by any means but this little known 53 Dorman Skowron is super tough. Took me 4 months to find one when I put my set together. I got it raw and subbed it myself, presents better than a 1 (crease free, got lucky), but it's stamped and was sent. A quick check on Ebay currently and there are two spendy but decently priced...that was not the case when I was looking of course.




About as "scarce" as anything I have...I'm sure the 63 Fleer Checklist doesn't apply...haha. I guess I'm a pretty boring post war collector.

[whiteymet]

1963 Pepsi Bateman

https://sports.ha.com/itm/baseball-c.../50007-81078.s

1967 Dexter Press Paul Schaal only Angel in the set

[Neal]

What a great thread!

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[Powerright46blast]

Thought I would add a few of my own favorites.

[ScooterD]

1971 Topps winners, empty contest box, and entry form





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[sbfinley]

There is some amazing stuff being shared in this thread. Thanks guys!

[whiteymet]

ANY 1959 Dad's Cookies cards. Issued one year in Vancouver Canada stapled to bags of cookies. Here are a few with the ultra rare album

[raulus]

Originally Posted by whiteymet

ANY 1959 Dad's Cookies cards. Issued one year in Vancouver Canada stapled to bags of cookies. Here are a few with the ultra rare album

Dad’s cookies are good fun, for sure. My recollection is that most players have a few known copies. I own 2 of the Mays myself, so they’re not impossible to find!

[ALR-bishop]

Odds and Ends

[ScooterD]

1969 Topps Bowie Kuhn promo


And some more modern ones:

1984 Topps Darryl Palmer (noted above - movie prop from “The Slugger’s Wife”)



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[sflayank]

Only 1 known of any player

[ALR-bishop]

Topps 1975 with Ansel Adams suited up....https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrE...AJF.SxA71mHao-

[John1941]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Topps 1975 with Ansel Adams suited up....https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrE...AJF.SxA71mHao-

Cool set! Of the cards you shared I love best those of Naomi Savage and Ansel Adams. I really like Ansel Adams' work, and (re Naomi) posing with bat and fur coat for a baseball card is epic.

[ScooterD]

1991 Leaf Gold Rookies Mussina numbered variation (276 instead of BC12)




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[whiteymet]

Rarest Topps cards??

1951 Topps Current All Stars Roberts, Stanky and Konstanty

[ValKehl]

George, I'm lovin" your Mascot Dog Food card of "The Boy Wonder."

All 2-card panels of the 1953-54 Briggs Meats cards are quite scarce, and I've never seen another panel signed by both players:

[brian1961]

Adam, I really admire your Pocket Television Theatre Jackie Robinson flip book.

Most of all, I love your 1959 Morrell Meats Sandy Koufax. That baby looks super; the colors are radiant. I devoted chapter 6 to this card, A Boy's Quest to Get the One Card He Wanted, in my book NEVER CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN. Adam, that Sandy really fits this thread to a T. Congratulations, sir. --- Brian Powell

[raulus]

Originally Posted by ValKehl

All 2-card panels of the 1953-54 Briggs Meats cards are quite scarce, and I've never seen another panel signed by both players:

The Briggs are definitely tough, even as singles, but astronomically rare as panels. Here’s the closest thing I have to a panel, which admittedly isn’t really all that close. But it does still retain the hot dogs on the side!!

PSA Pop 14, so still pretty rare.

[ScooterD]

Where do you all find these rarities?

I have been to the National 20 times, and I have never found anyone who sells or collects things as rare as these. Most dealers (while very nice) look at me like I have something wrong with me… or have no idea what I’m talking about.

[Swadewade51]

1960 Post Cereal Killebrew hand cut from Grape Nuts.

Killer's total graded pop is 15 w/ no autos. Given the general scarcity, this may be the only autographed one. But who really knows.

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[raulus]

Here’s another fun one. 1958 Hires Root Beer Test set with tab for my man Mays. Pop 3. Picked this one up at auction a few years ago, and luckily the competition decided to bounce before bidding it up too high, as I was expecting to pay a multiple of where it landed.

[Marckus99]

Another ….

[paul]

Maybe I should start a posting contest with Raulus - rare Mays cards vs. rare Seaver cards. I suspect Mays has more. Anyhow, here are all three candy lids of Seaver.

[raulus]

I guess it’s time to respond with my own candy lids. I will note that the 73 lids are pushing the limits on rare, although some around here argue that any issue that has more than about 3 copies known doesn’t qualify as rare. For Mays, the 72 is pop 7, and the 73 is pop 59.

I guess Seaver takes this round, with a 3rd candy lid.

[dstudeba]

That Mays with tab is a very special card

[Exhibitman]

Very few of these floating around:

[Lucas00]

A personal favorite, 1964 boy scouts world champion cardinals. I love the idea of cards gives out as an incentive to join the boy scouts. Especially only scouts in the St. Louis area. Makes for a super rare type card 60 years later.

[Peter_Spaeth]

67 Bench is a grail.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Not sure how HTF this one is, but 65 Team Issue Carlton.

[paul]

This is kind of a companion to Lucas' 1964 Boy Scouts card. It's a 1969 Boy Scouts card of Tom Seaver. I don't have a scan of the back, but it urges scouts to sign up their friends, just like Lucas' card. But it doesn't offer any reward. I guess the Boy Scouts got stingy by 1969, or maybe they were just more generous in St. Louis.

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by paul

This is kind of a companion to Lucas' 1964 Boy Scouts card. It's a 1969 Boy Scouts card of Tom Seaver. I don't have a scan of the back, but it urges scouts to sign up their friends, just like Lucas' card. But it doesn't offer any reward. I guess the Boy Scouts got stingy by 1969, or maybe they were just more generous in St. Louis.

They should've added "You'll get nothing...and like it!!!" to the layout.

[Lucas00]

Originally Posted by paul

This is kind of a companion to Lucas' 1964 Boy Scouts card. It's a 1969 Boy Scouts card of Tom Seaver. I don't have a scan of the back, but it urges scouts to sign up their friends, just like Lucas' card. But it doesn't offer any reward. I guess the Boy Scouts got stingy by 1969, or maybe they were just more generous in St. Louis.

I should've mentioned the front, it says: To a world champion scout. Good luck. Red Schoendienst.

Each cardinal wrote their own sentence on the front

[Neal]

Not truly rare in terms of the issue itself, but the 1954 All-Star photo pack Banks isn't particularly easy to find.

I have only seen a handful

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[GeoPoto]

Here's a couple of Elston Howard items that are unusual, I think:

[raulus]

Time for the Canucks to get their 15 mins of glory.

This was inserted into boxes of sugar crisp cereal. Naturally, most of them were separated into individual cards. Pretty sure Fred helped me find this one.

1962 Post Canadian inserts complete sheet with my man Mays. PSA Pop 1.

[raulus]

Going with the 1962 Post complete panel today, with both Mays and Banks. PSA Pop 2.

[raulus]

And another 62 Post complete panel. This time with just 3 players, including Mays and Killebrew. PSA Pop 4.