A masterpiece hidden in plain sight—Mike Shannon’s 1964 rookie card art deserves more than the cropped corner Topps gave it.
Posts tagged as “1964 Topps”
Deion Sanders and Bo Jackson are two of the most famous, “modern,” two-sport professional athletes. But did you know there is an NBA Hall of…
Variety is the spice of life, and Topps definitely mixed things up with the introduction of tall boy sized cards with their 1964 Hockey set.…
In its Summer 1990 issue, Topps Magazine published Kenneth M. Liss’s great article about “The Rarest ‘Rookie Cards.'” PSA has only slabbed 252 cards from…
My favorite thing about the hobby is interacting with other collectors and hobby historians and learning about new items. Well, on the morning of May…
This 1964 Topps Salesman’s Sample Ad Card featuring Mickey Mantle was auctioned off in August 2006. It’s encapsulated as “authentic” by PSA and was used…
Vintage hockey boxes are some of the toughest items to find in the hobby, particularly before 1968/69. Here’s a 1964 Topps 5-cent (empty) display box…