1962 Kahn's Weiners Basic Set Completed

psa10fan

Thought some of you regional and "odd-ball" card collectors might appreciate knowing that I just submitted to the set registry for review the complete 1962 Kahn's Baseball Basic set. This consists of 38 cards (not counting the 13 variations that exist).

It will be the usual 3 days before this is confirmed, but I believe the overall grade was 7.10. This includes a Clemente 7, a Robinson in 8, and a Latman in a 9.

As most of you know, these are very scarce cards, and particularly tough to find in decent condition. The interesting story behind this set is that I once owned it in 1975, traded it to a friend of mine, and just a few months ago managed to reacquire it from that same friend for the purpose of submitting it to PSA.

I have also submitted to the set registry 46 of the 51 cards that make up the Master Set which includes all the variations when completed. I am missing Gary Bell (with fat man), Jim Perry (Indians back), Vic Power (Indians and Twins), and Bob Purkey (no autograph). The weakest graded card in the set is the Chico Cardenas in a PSA 4. Everything else is a 6 or higher.

I would enjoy any comments, observations, or stories of others who have collected this set across the years.

Also, any help in upgrading the set would be appreciated, of course.

Happy collecting to all of you!

LloydsBaseballCards

congrats

AlanAllen

Good stuff, and very cool story

mikeschmidt

A very interesting story! As some of you on here know, psa10fan is a very close hobby friend, and has been for a number of years now. It is my personal opinion that Kahn's is one of those regional "growth areas" of the hobby that will become increasingly popular over the next few years. PSA collectors have, over the past few years, since dramatic collecting increases in graded Red Hearts, Topps Greatest Moments, Topps Giants, and numerous oddball and regional sets over the past 2-3 years. I think that Kahn's is still one of the relatively new areas for PSA collectors -- and I think that these issues are decidedly tough to find in high grade. I think that your set of 7s, 8s and 9s is very exciting, and will provide a strong benchmark for all Kahn's collectors for some time to come. Congratulations on your fine effort -- I think you are a "pioneer" of Kahn's collectors in the PSA grading realm. Many will move there over the next few years -- especially with some of the star power of the 1962 and other sets.

Kelloggs collectors -- take note. This is the original K-set.

MS

Virtualizard

Great job psa10fan!

I love the Kahn's cards.

Although it may not be the most recognized or most valuable card in my collection, I believe this 1965 Kahn's is my personal favorite out of all of the PSA graded cards that I own:

JEB.

marty

Congratulations on your new set. The earilier Kahn's are very tough in high grade. I have thought about trying to contact a childhood friend to see if he still has some of the cards that we bought together. I am glad to hear that you were able to. That is great.I really like the variations that Kahn's has. Some years have red or yellow strips and large and small cards. 1962 has the only Twins player in any Kahn's set.

Davalillo

Congratulations on the Kahns. I agree with Marc that this is a real grothy area. I am submitting 7 complete sets of Kahn's 1961-69 at year end.

Davalillo

psa10fan

Thanks for the kind responses to my posting.

Good luck, Davallio on your submissions. I always hate to be the only person with a set registered in a particular year. I'll look forward to your good company in the 1962 Kahn's registry.

Marty - that Vic Power Twins card is very tough. Glad to see you have one. It will be a real challenge to find one in PSA 6 or better condition.

Best of luck to all of you in your collecting!