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