Even among collectors of oddball sports cards, the Transogram baseball issues of 1969 and 1970 have long been a source of confusion, thanks to both their distribution methods and their short lived, out of nowhere run in the sports collecting…
The 1962 edition is the most collectable and valuable year for Mets yearbooks, and rightly so. This was the first Mets season in the Major Leagues as one of the National Leagues first two expansion teams. They played their first…
July 24th, 1975 The New York Mets played the powerhouse Cincinnati Reds at Shea Stadium. It was an ordinary midseason game between two National League rivals. The rivalry took off in the 1973 National League Playoffs, when the Mets defeated…
Recently a copy of an original Tom Seaver 8mm movie recently became available. This film was produced by Action Films, Inc. of Mountain View, California which put out a 12-volume baseball set in 1970. In the movie, Seaver provides instruction…
1970 KELLOGG’S ED KRANEPOOL What makes this card special, is that aside from it being the only time Ed Kranepool was on a Kellogg’s card, it was also the very first card in Kellogg’s very first set. In 1970, the…
1971 TOPPS TIM FOLI This week’s card is the Rookie Card for Tim Foli card. It is card #83 of a 752 card set and it is valued at roughly $2.00. Catcher Randy Bobb is also featured on the card.…
1964 TOPPS STAND-UP RON HUNT Today’s card is a 1964 Topps Stand-up, Ron Hunt (#35). This standard-size card was part of an unusual 77-card die-cut issue. At the time, Topps had not issued a die-cut set since their 1951 All-Star…
1970 TRANSOGRAM CLEON JONES I picked up three 1970 New York Mets Transogram cards last week. Along with the pictured Cleon Jones card, the lot also included a Jerry Koosman and a Tom Seaver from the same issue. These Transogram…
2016 TOPPS FIRST PITCH KRISTAPS PORZINGIS It’s fair to say that most everyone sees Kristaps Porzingis as a future star the the NBA. If he played football, he could easily be a goal-line receiver that no DB in the game…
1970 TOPPS THE CLEON JONES STORY (BOOKLET No. 19) If you liked the little cartoon they’d have on the back of cards, you’ll love this insert. This 24-booklet set had some of the top stars and some guys they had…
Damn. This young Mets hopeful has so much chaw in his cheek that he can’t even keep his hat on straight. Identify this fan of the cut plug and you will be rewarded with a small haul from the Card…
I had a crude grip on the pencil when I filled in these squares– High up the neck and held too tightly, The hexagon imprinting Lines on my fingers That would remain there for hours. This was the sixth and…
