As much as $600,000 in baseball cards reportedly disappeared during three separate thefts surrounding the 1991 National in Anaheim.
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A 1962 Topps high number proof sheet sold for just $612 in 1999. Twenty-five years later, the hobby has uncovered several more examples.
Six wrappers complete the 1957 Topps baseball wrapper run, including a scarce printing variation that many collectors don’t even realize exists.
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A few hours after publishing six unused Bowman artworks, a 1989 Trader Speaks arrived with Bob Lemke’s article on the same subject.
In 1993, Baseball Cards Magazine wondered if the hobby’s best days were behind it. A fascinating snapshot of a very different market.
The first generation of Topps checklist cards laid the foundation for everything that followed—and today they’re among the toughest vintage checklists.