Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Vintage star card roundup

Latest Greg Morris winnings include the fantastic '53 Bowman Gil Hodges. One of the greatest vintage cards ever. I'm all about the photo for a card like this so I don't mind the trimming which doesn't take anything away from the card. Keeping on the '58 theme from the last post with a big Tigers star.

A few cheap singles over the past couple of weeks including another big name Tiger from the '58 set. Vintage Billy Martin's can be more expensive than many vintage Hall of Famers. Makes sense because he was more famous than most of them, anyway.
Finishing off my '59 Baseball Thrills subset. Always fantastic to get a Hank Aaron card, though I don't love that he's homering against the Yankees here. Yogi Berra sighting too.
Speaking of which, I was certainly happy to finally land this '63 Berra, complete with the C-Coach position.
Speaking of great catchers, I picked up these three heavily trimmed superstars for my '53 set. These came out to $5 each. These were cut down to roughly the size of '75 minis, but they were the only way to get these cards so cheaply. I passed on a Whitey Ford in similar condition; for a great Yankee I want to be a little more discerning. But for Dodgers and Braves I'm OK with it.

 

3 comments:

  1. The '63 Berra is one head shot card that I don't mind at all. That's a beauty.

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  2. As much as I love damaged cards... I kinda cringed when I saw those three 53's.

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  3. I have no idea why kids in the '50s hated corners so much.

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