1969 Topps Baseball Dealer Sell Sheet

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After I posted about the 1962 Bell Brand Dodgers salesman advertising sheet earlier this morning, a collector on Twitter asked if I could share a clear copy of the 1969 Topps one with the unique rack pack display on it. So here it is; unfortunately, I do not own it and can’t remember where I found this picture.

Sell sheets are basically printed flyers designed to showcase Topps’ latest products and inform dealers about forthcoming releases. They served as a vital communication channel between Topps and its network of sellers. Today, they’re an invaluable reference for researchers, writers, and passionate collectors, providing critical insights into product codes, distribution details, pricing strategies, and card counts.

1962 Bell Brand Dodgers Ad Sheet

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I try to grab card company sell sheets when they come up for sale for the hobby library; I’m super happy to have picked up this rare one, a 1962 Bell Brand Dodgers salesman advertising sheet, a few months ago.

It was made to advertise the 1962 Bell Brand Dodgers set that was distributed inside packages of Bell Brand Potato chips and Bell Brand Corn Chips. The cards pictured on the front are those used in the 1961 set, though.

The back has more product info, images, and advertising text.

1937 Warriors and their Weapons Picture Album

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New to the hobby library. A 1937 D. C. Thomson & Co. Warriors and their Weapons Picture Album.

You could get a pair of free football boots when you saved up 70 different warrior cards, stuck them in the album, and sent them to Fleet Street in London. The back cover says the boots would be sent free of charge AND the album would be returned too.

Here’s a pair of interior pages.

1982 Baltimore Sports Collectibles Show

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Throwback to the January 1982 Baltimore Sports Collectibles Show with Guest Star Brooks Robinson. 

This ad is from the January 1982 issue of Trader Speaks.

Robinson played his entire 23-season MLB career with the Orioles (winning 16 consecutive Gold Glove awards). Ted Patterson wrote, “Never has a player meant more to a franchise and more to a city than Brooks meant to the Orioles and the city of Baltimore.” When you look at card show ads from the early 80s in Maryland, you will see that Robinson was a guest at a ton of them.

T200 Fatima Team Cards

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It might be time to start collecting pre-war again. I was flipping through MastroNet’s Sports Auction of Distinction catalog from December 2005 when I ran across this awesome photo of a complete 1913 T200 Fatima Team Cards set and felt inspired. The item description explained that nearly all the day’s stars are present in the 16-card series, including Jackson, Wagner, Thorpe, Cobb, Mathewson, Johnson, Alexander, Speaker, Lajoie, and Speaker.

But if it is time, I’m going to have to be really serious about going after these cards. The Cleveland Americans card, with Shoeless Joe Jackson, is particularly expensive. Plus, they were all printed on lower-quality photographic paper and are really susceptible to creasing, cracking, and chipping.

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