Trade Post - 1967ers - Infusion of Candian Cardboard

I have a bunch of great trades in the queue I need to post and I thought this one would be a great place to start.  A little while back I posted about some OPC cards I had picked up and expressed my desire to track down more reasonably priced OPC cards for the Giants collection.  Fortunately Chris from Diamond Cuts and Wax Stains saw my post and reached out to me with some of his extra Giants OPC cards.  Here are the goods he sent my way!

I typically don't scan the backs of cards too often but in the case of 60s and early 70s OPC cards, the fronts are identical to the Topps issues and most of the Topps versions of these cards have been previously featured in the blog if you really want to check them out.

Note the PRINTED IN CANADA in the bottom right of these cards, these are the only differences.  These are two of my oldest Candian cards in my collection and I was very happy to get a card from both the 1965 and 1966 sets.

To me this is where the OPC sets get exciting.  I love the color of these backs!  I like the fact that they are different and color is vibrant and stands out. Picking up 3 new cards from the 69 set was one of the main highlights of the package.

Speaking of highlights, these 1971 backs are great.  These are probably my favorite backs with the dual languages framing the floating head.  Three sweet pickups in this batch plus a 1970 Jimmy Davenport.  I have actually made some solid progress on the 1970 team set and this Davenport was a nice card to mark off the want list.

As you can see this package contained cards from many of the years and this scan shows the back of the 1972 and 1973 cards from this trade.  I should have scanned the front of the Tito Fuentes, it is one of my favorite cards from 1973.

This quad of 1974 cards features one of my favorite sluggers of all time, Dave Kingman.  He was so one dimentional but man could the guy crush a ball.  I primarily remember him as a Cub and Met, his time with the Giants was in my very early years in life.

Here is the batch of 1975s, this is one of the sets that will probably be the hardest to complete because Marc Hill of the Giants appears on the Gary Carter RC card.  This card is a $20 plus card and will probably be hard for me to pull the trigger on.

Finally I scored 11 different 1976 cards towards the Giants team set.  This set fully paralleled the Topps set and I still need 17 additional cards.  With the exception of 4 cards I do have all the OPC cards from 1977 to 1989.  It would be nice to extend it another year.

Chris, thanks for the trade and the big infusion of Canadian Cardboard!  I really appreciate the trade and hope that you enjoyed the Blue Jays I sent your way.  Thanks!!!

2013 Museum Collection - A Mighty Fine Product

Typically I am not a huge fan of the high end releases.  While I have picked up a couple here and there for my players collection, Triple Threads has never exited me.  I usually appreciate the Tribute base cards and will seek out some parallels but again not much in the way of excitement from that set.  Back in Upper Deck's heyday, I did enjoy Exquisite but it was way too out of my price range, even base cards were going for more than I wanted to spend. It was a pretty quality product but the box price and resale price made me less than a fan.

Over the past 2 years, Topps has released Museum Collection and I am a huge fan.  Last year I actually bought 4 packs of the stuff (the equivalent of 1 box) and pulled a Griffey Jr. Auto/Relic that I quickly sold on eBay to actually make some money for once.  This year I bought a pack at the LCS and scored this beauty:

It is numbered out of 30 and even though I am fairly certain that I wouldn't get my money back on the pack, this is the kind of relic that should be in a high in product.  Great color, design and a huge bat piece.  This has replaced another Schmidt relic in my HOF collection until I score an auto of his.

The product does have some less than stellar hits but to me that keeps the price down.  Another thing I really like is the design of the base cards.  The photography is typically quite nice and I appreciate the border and overall design.  They have a few parallels of each card which makes player and team collecting a little more fun.  Recently I have scored these Giants base and parallel cards on eBay and at the LCS:

I am not sure where the 424 serial number came from but I have been able to pick up 3 bronze parallels from the Giants team set.  As of now the Green parallel of Juan Marichal is the lowest numbered card I have but I plan to keep on seeking out more of these parallels.  I like the mix of current players and past star players.  I also think the orange in McCovey and Cain's cards look very nice.

Speaking of past star players:

Two of my favorites and two guys I player collect are in the base set.  The green parallel on the Rickey card goes great with the A's uni and the gold Reggie jersey stands out.  I love it when these two players are in their A's uniforms on new releases.  As you can see, I picked up two of the Reggie bronze parallels so if you would like one, drop me a note for a trade.

The autos in Museum Collection can be found on the secondary market for a very reasonable amount.  I may have even overpaid for this one but jumped on it at $8 to take advantage of combined shipping:

 I am very happy Vida has made a return over the past couple years.  While it isn't a new photo, this one does fit perfectly in with this product.  I also greatly appreciate the on card autos in this product.

Finally my last pickup...

For only $6 on my LCS's bid board I scored this HOF auto of Billy Williams.  I had a really nice Williams auto in his Cubs uni but traded it to a friend on my message boards as he needed it for a set he was putting together.  I got another Williams auto in return but in that card he is in an A's uniform and it just didn't look right. Now I have a new Williams card for the HOF collection.

This is my favorite high end product of all time and I can't wait to pick up a few more of my players and of the Giants.  I will also keep on the lookout for some more autos, the on card auto and great design make for a great card!

2013 Topps Archives 2 Box Break - Plus a Want List

The new Archives brand that has been released over the past 2 years seems to get mixed reviews.  Some don't like the thin card stock (I tend to agree) and the reuse of old designs (I personally like this).  Most seem to like the inserts and I definitely agree, the inserts generally arrive one per pack and that always seems to be the highlight of the pack.  I also like the autograph checklist, the players are typically superstars and don't have a ton of resale value but I like seeing some of the semi stars get some hobby love.

Over the past week I have picked up 2 hobby boxes at 2 different hobby shops - 1 near my current (and soon to be former house) and 1 near my new house.  I also bought 2 loose packs at the first hobby store.  I am not going to try to do a full review of the product as it has been out and covered on a ton of blogs, however I thought I would share my inserts, SPs and hits here on the blog.  I also know I am getting 2 blasters for Father's Day and am in a 3 box break with the Giants on the Nachos Grande blog.  I will share my want lists for the set, the Giants and my player collections at the end of this post but I am still hoping to fill some Giants gaps via the box break.

First up are the SPs I scored.

I got 5 unique SPs in each box and scored the Durham duplicate in one of the 2 loose packs.  I really enjoy seeing these SPs with different pictures on the original design.  My favorite here is the Dave Parker, loving the All Star shield, yellow jersey and the awesome hat.  I am not sure if I have officially "announced" it on the blog but I have started a Parker collection, only when he is suited in a Pirates uni.  However, this one stays with the base set - the set collector has gotten the best of me.

Next up, the most plentiful insert:

The top 3 go straight into the Winfield player collection and the Giants team binder.  I picked up the Buster duplicate in the other loose pack along with another awesome insert that is coming up.  The Trout dups came from the same box that also had quite a few base duplicates within.

Next are the mini Tall Boys:

This is a pretty cool insert set and the player selection is nice.  Great to see players like Dewey Evans, Dave Stewart and Rob Dibble.  I also scored 2 Giants for the team set.  I have decided with this set that the base goes to the set and the inserts go to the other collections, even when I am going after the insert set.  Not sure if there is logic here but that is the way I am going.

It may be a little hard to tell but these are 4-in-1 stickers:

 There seem to be themes on these with the top left being guys with no-hitters, top middle are 1986 Mets, top right are Triple Crown winners, bottom left great, fast all around players?, middle bottom great catchers and bottom right stud outfielders. The bottom row goes right into collections while the top 3 start the quest for the insert set.

 These are modeled after the 1972 Basketball set:

 These typically come 1 per box and I was lucky to get 2 in 1 box but unlucky to get a duplicate.  The Winfield will go into the player collection and I have already reached out to 30-Year Cardboard to see if he wants the Stanton dup.  There is a Willie McCovey in this set and a REALLY want to get it, it looks awesome.

This is my least favorite insert set.

Another 1/box insert, it is the Triumvirate based on an old Stadium club design. The idea is that 3 of this fit together into one large connected card.  I happened to get 2 that fit together.  I may not go after this insert set, just not a huge fan.  Maybe I would like it a little better if the Giants had a trio.

I saved the best insert set for last:

 The stained glass Gallery of Heroes cards look amazing. This Buster came from the same loose pack that produced the Buster All Star - what a pack!

This year the set has gold parallels again, this year they are numbered to 199.

 I got 3 in 2 boxes and was happy that 1 was a Giant.  I won't be going after more than the Giants team set for this parallel set.

Finally my 4 autos, 2/box. The top 2 came from the first box and I was quite disappointed.  I don't like the idea of getting a Rock "Star" auto in the baseball product.  If it was Slash or Axl Rose, maybe I wouldn't complain (actually I wouldn't because I would flip in on eBay for $300).  I was much happier with the bottom 2 in Box #2, especially with the Crime Dog.  Outside of the 2 Giants, this was probably my most desired Fan Favorite Auto.

Speaking of Giants, here is my current want list for the Giants:
2013 Topps Archives #89 Barry Zito
2013 Topps Archives #109 Sergio Romo
2013 Topps Archives #223 Matt Williams SP
2013 Topps Archives #242 Kevin Mitchell SP
2013 Topps Archives 1972 Basketball Design #WM Willie McCovey
2013 Topps Archives All-Stars Autographs #BP Buster Posey
2013 Topps Archives Fan Favorites Autographs #KML Kevin Mitchell
2013 Topps Archives Fan Favorites Autographs #MWI Matt Williams
2013 Topps Archives Four-In-One #MCWP Willie McCovey/Will Clark/Matt Williams/Buster Posey
2013 Topps Archives Four-In-One #PDCP Buster Posey/R.A. Dickey/Miguel Cabrera/David Price
2013 Topps Archives Framed Mini Autographs #JM Juan Marichal
2013 Topps Archives Framed Mini Autographs #WC Will Clark
2013 Topps Archives Gallery Of Heroes #WM Willie Mays
2013 Topps Archives Gold #4 Marco Scutaro
2013 Topps Archives Gold #29 Angel Pagan
2013 Topps Archives Gold #89 Barry Zito
2013 Topps Archives Gold #90 Matt Cain
2013 Topps Archives Gold #106 Tim Lincecum
2013 Topps Archives Gold #109 Sergio Romo
2013 Topps Archives Gold #118 Brandon Belt
2013 Topps Archives Gold #166 Ryan Vogelsong
2013 Topps Archives Gold #168 Pablo Sandoval
2013 Topps Archives Gold #180 Buster Posey
2013 Topps Archives Gold #223 Matt Williams
2013 Topps Archives Gold #242 Kevin Mitchell
2013 Topps Archives Greatest Moments Box Topper Autographs #JM Juan Marichal
2013 Topps Archives Greatest Moments Box Toppers #3 Juan Marichal
2013 Topps Archives Greatest Moments Box Toppers #13 Will Clark
2013 Topps Archives Mini Tall Boys #BP Buster Posey2013 Topps Archives Mini Tall Boys #MW Matt Williams
2013 Topps Archives Mini Tall Boys Autographs #MW Matt Williams
2013 Topps Archives Mini Tall Boys Autographs #WC Will Clark
2013 Topps Archives Relics #MB Madison Bumgarner
2013 Topps Archives Relics #MC Matt Cain
2013 Topps Archives Triple Autographs #CMW Will Clark/Kevin Mitchell/Matt Williams

I already have pulled the Romo and Zito base in the box break.

Here are my player collection needs:
2013 Topps Archives 1972 Basketball Design #WM Willie McCovey
2013 Topps Archives Four-In-One #MCWP Willie McCovey/Will Clark/Matt Williams/Buster Posey

2013 Topps Archives Gold #195 Dave Winfield

2013 Topps Archives All-Stars #RH Rickey Henderson
2013 Topps Archives All-Stars Autographs #RH Rickey Henderson
2013 Topps Archives Four-In-One #CHNL Vince Coleman/Rickey Henderson/Otis Nixon/Kenny Lofton

2013 Topps Archives #239 Dave Parker SP
2013 Topps Archives Fan Favorites Autographs #DP Dave Parker
2013 Topps Archives Gold #239 Dave Parker
2013 Topps Archives Mini Tall Boys #DP Dave Parker

2013 Topps Archives 1972 Basketball Design #RJ Reggie Jackson
2013 Topps Archives Four-In-One #RGBJ Babe Ruth/Lou Gehrig/Yogi Berra/Reggie Jackson
2013 Topps Archives Four-In-One #RJMJ Babe Ruth/Reggie Jackson/Don Mattingly/Derek Jeter
2013 Topps Archives Framed Mini Autographs #RJ Reggie Jackson
2013 Topps Archives Gold #95 Reggie Jackson

Finally by base set (with SPs) want list.  I was lucky enough to get all but 7 base cards but still need tons of SPs:
2013 Topps Archives #201 John Mayberry SP
2013 Topps Archives #202 Mike Greenwell SP
2013 Topps Archives #205 Ruben Sierra SP
2013 Topps Archives #207 Lee May SP
2013 Topps Archives #208 Keith Miller SP
2013 Topps Archives #210 Bob Tewksbury SP
2013 Topps Archives #212 Otis Nixon SP
2013 Topps Archives #213 Juan Samuel SP
2013 Topps Archives #216 Jesse Barfield SP
2013 Topps Archives #217 Mookie Wilson SP
2013 Topps Archives #219 Dave Lopes SP
2013 Topps Archives #220 Ellis Burks SP
2013 Topps Archives #221 Hal Morris SP
2013 Topps Archives #222 Howard Johnson SP
2013 Topps Archives #223 Matt Williams SP
2013 Topps Archives #225 Kent Hrbek SP
2013 Topps Archives #226 Larry Bowa SP
2013 Topps Archives #227 Mickey Rivers SP
2013 Topps Archives #228 Delino DeShields SP
2013 Topps Archives #229 Hubie Brooks SP
2013 Topps Archives #230 Ray Knight SP
2013 Topps Archives #231 Kevin McReynolds SP
2013 Topps Archives #232 Travis Fryman SP
2013 Topps Archives #233 Vince Coleman SP
2013 Topps Archives #234 Don Baylor SP
2013 Topps Archives #235 Gregg Jefferies SP
2013 Topps Archives #236 Jesse Orosco SP
2013 Topps Archives #237 Sid Fernandez SP
2013 Topps Archives #238 Frank White SP
2013 Topps Archives #240 Darren Daulton SP
2013 Topps Archives #241 Fred Lynn SP
2013 Topps Archives #242 Kevin Mitchell SP
2013 Topps Archives #244 Eric Davis SP

I am hoping to pull my base needs and some additional inserts (my insert want list will be posted to my Set Wants tab) with my blaster breaks but if you have some stuff I need, feel free to reach out for a trade.  Since I am only home on the weekends, I may be slow to respond but would enjoy making some progress on this set!

State of my Life and the Blog plus a Group Break from Cardboard Collections

For those that are keeping track, my posting and commenting have been sporatic.  I have done very little reaching out to instigate trades but have had a couple people recently offer to send me some wants - Thanks!!!  I shared a few weeks back that things were changing the in ARPSmith household and I thought I would provide an update.

As you may recall, I got a new job that requires me to relocate about 100 miles away from where I currently live.  My new job started almost immediately so I have been living in a Residence Inn during the week and going home on the weekends for the last 6 or 7 weeks.  We put our house on the market and have been looking for a new one.  This leaves my wife at home with a full time job, 3 kids (including a baby) and with the need to keep the house spotless in case it needs to be shown to a prospetive buyer.  She has been handling it better than I could have imagined - she is amazing!

As of today, our old house is in escrow, we have a new house in escrow and the new job is going very well.  We are due to move out around the 26th of June and move into the new house somewhere between the 27th and July 3rd.  (For those of you that might think of mailing things to me, it might be good to hold off after the 20th of June - I will try to send out the new address once we are settled).  The new house is great, it is actually bigger, on a bigger lot with a pool (which we didn't have at our old house).  It is older and has some updating to do but overall we are very happy.  The prices of the houses are similar and with lower interest rates we should have a decent reduction in the mortgage.  It also has 5 bedrooms meaning I will have a room to myself for my sports stuff and card collection!

I will be packing up my cards in the very near future in anticipation of the move but should be back up and going again in mid July.  I scanned a bunch of trade material last weekend in hopes of catching up on my trade posts but doubt there will be much else being posted until I am settled.  I also suspect my collecting budget will go down as our plan it to have my wife take at least a year off of work in our new location.  I am excited about this change despite the lower funding for my collecting.  I hope to turn that into some better content on the blog where I can spend more time dreaming up solid post ideas as opposed to trolling for good deals on cards.

If you made it this far, I am impressed, thanks for reading.  Now onto the good stuff - cards!  Some of my favorite group breaks are the ones put on by Colbey over at Cardboard Collections as he usually picks out some unique boxes that provide lots of new cards to my Giants collection.  This break happened a little ways back and featured boxes of 2000 Topps Gold Label, 1998 Paramount and 1998 Pacific Online.

This time around I almost passed it up as the 2000 Topps Gold Label product only contains Barry Bonds as a Giant and I already had the Class 1.  But ultimately the big gaps I had in my checklist for the 2 Pacific products made me decide to jump in and I am very glad I did.

First up were the cards I received from the Paramount box:

I was very happy to score 8 different Giants base cards and a Robb Nen copper parallel. All of these cards were needs from me - I actually didn't have any cards from this set until the break. I like the photography on these cards, pretty much all action shots with no borders and the nameplate at the bottom doesn't detract much from the picture.

Next up is the Pacific Online:

 I scored 8 base cards, again all needs for my Giants collection.  Today the entire Online theme seems a little dated but I am guessing back in 1998 it impressed some people.

In addition to the 8 base cards, I scored 8 parallels.  These came one per pack and it seemed like only a few teams were getting any and I was very happy to be one of the lucky ones.  The difference between these cards and the base are different colored foil and the back has a code that is supposedly unique to each card.  I read that this code could possibly have won you a more rare parallel.

Finally the Topps Gold.  Pretty early on in the break a Class 2 Bonds came up and I was super happy.  I really wasn't expecting much, if anything from the product, especially a card I needed.  Imagine my joy when the Class 3 popped up shortly thereafter:

That completed the base set for me and made this break more than worthwhile.  Then came the last group of packs and look what came out:

This is a die cut, Class 2 parallel card numbered 098/100.  The card looks great in person and was the pull of the group break.  These older serial number cards sell for a pretty good price and have high book values ($60 for this Bonds). I of course will not be selling it but adding it to the Giants collection - a card I never thought I would have in my collection.

I had the Twins as my second team and scored a small stack of including 10 Online cards, 4 Paramounts and a Gold Label, if interested let me know.

As usual, Colbey through in a few extras into my stack:

Thanks Colbey for the great break.  You mentioned you were probably going to take a little bit of a break but I will be on the lookout for the next one.  Thanks!

There is Nothing Like a Couple World Series Wins to Dull the Pain

Throughout my youth, the Giants never really stepped up as one of the top teams.  Throughout the 70s and early 80s the stories I most recall about the Giants were the almost move to Tampa and Joe Morgan hitting a homer to knock the Dodgers out of the playoffs in 1982.  As I recall the Dodgers beat the Giants the day before to knock them out of the race but we, as Giants fans, were just happy to punish the Dodgers.  I still loved my team but resigned myself to the fact that I probably wouldn't see a World Series win in my lifetime.

Then came the late 80s with the arrival of Will Clark, Robby Thompson, Kevin Mitchell and the Giants contended for a stretch.  Even made the playoffs.  Hopes were high but in reality, I felt happy that my team was even in the discussion and in contention.  Those were some of my favorite times as a Giants fan and I get tons of joy even today adding a new Rod Beck or Kirt Manwaring card as it takes me back to some of my favorite times as a Giants fan.

Let's move into the 90s and early 2000s with the arrival of Barry Bonds.  I still remember the shock I felt the day the Barry Bonds signing was announced.  The Giants weren't even in the conversation and then all of the sudden, they signed the best player in baseball.  I think it is impossible to argue that Bonds was the best player in baseball for a long stretch, perhaps even the best player in the history of the game.  There were games when he only got 1-2 pitches that were even hittable and would typically wait and wait the hit the heck out of the only good pitch he would see.  We could argue how significant of an impact the performance enhancers had on his numbers but there is no denying his impact during the peak of his career.

With the arrival and investment in Bonds, expectations became higher. Not just for the team but for the fans as well.  Being in contention was not good enough, we wanted and expected to win.  The closest we came was in 2002 when we made it to the World Series against the Angels.  We were a few outs away from closing it out.  Some think that Dusty Baker jinxed it by giving Russ Ortiz the game ball when he took him out with the lead.  When we blew the World Series, I just felt it was the torture I was saddle with for life for growing up and loving the Giants.

To make matters worse, I moved to Orange County, not far from Angels Stadium in 2001 so not only did I live amongst a bunch of fair weathered Angels fans, I was constantly reminded of the Giants failure every time I wore a Giants hat or shirt.  The worst part was going to a game at Angels Stadium and having to sit through the awful pregame video of the stupid rally monkey and the Angles beating the Giants - they still play the video today.  Every time that monkey came on the screen I would get flashbacks to how close we were to having our own World Series.

I ended up trying to be in the bathroom or at a refreshment stand when the video came on and avoided anything that had to do with the World Series of 2002.   A card like this recent addition to my collection would have been avoided at all costs.

Here is the back:

The card is larger than standard measuring about 3.5 inches by 5.5 inches and showcases 3 of the Giants stars with a logo in the background and is serial numbered 0746/1000.

Here is the front:

I assume this was some sort of giveaway during the series as it only designates the Angels as AL Champs.

So why did I pick this up if it brings back such painful memories?  Well the pain has dulled quite a bit over the past 3 seasons.  After the 2010 World Series victory, I was able to sit through the video feeling much better.  When an Angels fan would poke at me and direct me to the "highlights" of the 2002 Series (it happens every time I wear a Giants hat to a game), I could watch without getting sick and would usually say something like "you got yours, now we have ours".  I am looking forward to my first game this year when I can say "you only have one, we've got two", I wonder if I will even get poked.

There is nothing like a couple World Series wins to dull the pain!

Great Vintage Sportlots Pickups & 2013 Collecting Goal - 1972 Set Quest

I have shared quite a few great, cheap pickups from the Sportlots auction site.  I haven't seen too many, if any, bloggers bidding against me over there and I am quite fine with that. I would have to believe that this new great deal I recently received on a quartet of vintage HOF cards would have been less of a deal or nonexistent if some of you were over there.

First check out the 4 cards and then I will share the price.

I picked up this card for my 1970 set quest but ended up getting another copy in a trade.  This is a great card headlined by HOFer Rod Carew.  Reggie Smith was a Giant late in his career and from what I have read and heard, Tony Oliva is someone who is somewhat underrated - he was one of the best for a number of years.

Speaking of former Giants, here is the Baby Bull, Orlando Cepeda.  I nice 1972 Topps card to go towards my set.

It keeps getting better, another HOF star from 1972 Topps - Lou Brock. I don't believe I had ever seen this card in person prior to receiving it.  I love the brightness of the red in his uniform and wonder what is going on off camera when this picture is being snapped.

And the highlight of this package - a 1969 Topps Bob Gibson!  Great looking card and a wonderful addition to my collection.  I have noticed that I have accumulated quite a few 1969 Topps cards.  Maybe someday that will be a set quest.  For now I am going aggressively after the 1970 and 1973 sets and trying to accumulate a nice stack of 1972s.  I have very few 1971s and that will probably need to be next, especially since that is the year I was born.

All right, anyone want to guess the price for the above 4 cards?  4 vintage cards all 40+ years old and all featuring HOFers. No major creases or paper loss or writing.  Can you believe that I got all 4 of these for $4.50 delivered?  I am super excited about this purchase if you are unable to tell :-)

As mentioned, I am trying to get a start on a 1972 set, the two cards above helped as well as these 3 other recent 1972 Topps pickups.

Three addition HOFers picked up a couple LCSs.  I believe the Brock and Robinson were $1 each and Pops set me back $4.  I have picked up a bunch of lots of 1972 cards over the past few months.  My goal starting the year was to accumulate at least 250 different cards from this set.

Total Cards added in this post - 5
Goal for 2013 - 250 different cards
Updated status towards 2013 goal -233/250 = 93.2%

Looks like this will be a pretty easy goal to attain.

Top 20 Recent Vintage Purchases - #1 1959 Topps Willie Mays

Time to finish off this countdown.  It has taken much longer than I expected due to life circumstances but I am happy to have gotten through it to share these vintage cards with you.

So, you may be thinking what can top a 1960 Topps Willie Mays?  How about this beauty:

This is the 6th Mays in the countdown and the 2nd from the 1959 set.  I gave a lot of thought to trying to break up the top 3 slot domination of Willie Mays but I just couldn't do it. I consider him the greatest player of all time and any card from the 50s or 60s is just a gem to add to my collection.  I really have to thank Sportlots auctions for making the addition of many of these great cards possible within my budget.

I hope you have enjoyed taking a look at my recent vintage pickups.

Prior cards in the countdown:

#20 - 1964 Topps Don Larsen

#19 – 1967 Topps Willie Mays Checklist

#18 – 1960 Topps Johnny Antonelli All Star

#17 – 1967 Topps Juan Marichal

#16 – 1967 Topps Whitey Ford

#15 – 1960 Leaf Orlando Cepeda

#14 – 1968 Topps Harmon Killebrew

#13 – 1959 Topps NL Hitting Kings Willie Mays and Richie Ashburn

#12 – 1966 Topps Eddie Mathews

#11 – 1961 Topps Willie Mays MVP

#10 – 1952 Bowman Jim Hearn
#9 - 1959 Topps Orlando Cepeda

#8 - 1962 Topps Frank Robinson All Star
#7 - 1962 Topps Juan Marichal
#6 - 1958 Topps Eddie Mathews  
#5 - 1963 Topps Orlando Cepeda
#4 - 1958 Topps Ernie Banks All Star 
#3 - 1967 Topps Willie Mays
#2 - 1960 Topps Willie Mays