First, I have spent 4 hours reading through every post in this thread. I am adding to my 59's and this thread has really, really fired me up. While I think Al's card of St. Nick appears to be a fake (the leaf logo should have 7 leaves - ), I am hoping Santa helps add to my collection yet this year. Second, with all those great "9's" showing up, I hope you guys let the rest of us know when you have some of your "rejects" up for sale. I did pick up three of Don's "8,s" off ebay about a month ago and I am proud to be the new owner of those great cards. Third, I do have my first PSA submission in to PSA under the 56 and post rate for 50 or more cards. I sent 64 cards (most of which are from my childhood collection) with 40 of them 1959 and 24 are 1956. I am not expecting to see any results for another month or so. Finally, "Thank You" to all you pros who really know the 59 set. I have learned so much and I appreciate your tutoring and sense of humor. Just a great thread.
Fun following the 1959 set break being offerred by PWCC on ebay this evening - 12/16/14. Does anyone know who the owner/consignor is? Really nice cards.
Jim, so glad that you are enjoying this 1959 Topps thread. Good luck on your PSA submissions!
Many of the cards in the PWCC auction last night belonged to Dr. Steve Neely who used to own the finest 1959 Topps set ever assembled. He retired it, but before he sold it off, I was fortunate to buy some great cards from him last summer. He sold to Harvey Cohen who blended his great set with the cards that he bought from Steve into, now, the finest set ever. The set you see as #1 now is that set. I also bought some cards from Harvey before he sold the remaining cards that he did not need for his set to PWCC. The auction you saw last night were those cards. I did manage to win 24 more cards from the auction last night. I just updated them to my set on the registry. I am very pleased with the cards that I won.
Don
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball set registry id Don Johnson Collection ebay id truecollector14
CONGRATULATIONS, Don, on the 24 outstanding additions to your set. What a blast it was to watch those cards roll off the board. I am sure there are many more happy '59 owners out there who made some great acquisitions. I really appreciated you sharing the background of this auction and the history of other registry owners of the past. I have added my cards to the registry - "59Horsehide". Started at #130 and moved up to #111 - lol. I have 30+ BVG graded cards that are very nice and I am really torn as to leaving them as is or sending to PSA. I see there is a provision for adding non-PSA cards which will not impact rankings. I might try adding one to see how it shows up in the inventory or registry. My 59 sub to PSA will show me more how my BVG cards might stack up with PSA and should help with my decision to breakout or not. Thanks again and "Merry Christmas".
Just want to say how much I enjoy this thread and thanks to all who keep it on page 1. There currently seem to be many 9s on ebay, a Mantle 461 for instance, which I'll bid on. Of course, there are 9s and THERE ARE 9S. I can't justify offering big bucks for those depicted against a white background, because you can't really see the corners. My Christmas wish is that sellers provide a contrasting background and help themselves to attract more bids.
Al....I just enjoy the 1959's but I doubt that I will ever get to an overall 9 master set with a wax pack.
Jim....so glad that you are diving into the 1959's for collecting and that you are enjoying them as much as I am! Glad to see your set on the registry.
kidsox....that PSA 9 Mantle you mentioned on ebay is soooo nice...I hope you win it! Please let us know if you do.
I have five really nice 1959's starting on ebay tonight. I probably will have about 20 more listed on ebay starting Tuesday night if I find the time to list them. Please check them out.
Don
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball set registry id Don Johnson Collection ebay id truecollector14
It doesn't happen to have a traded to the cardinals line on the back does it . Hobby lore has it that such a card, as well as the yellow name Bauer exist
Al, yes the White card has the traded to Cards line on the back of it, but I think all the White cards have that line. I am not aware of any without it like the Hanebrink, Lumenti, Nichols, cards do.
Don
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball set registry id Don Johnson Collection ebay id truecollector14
Don--right, I had it backwards. Hobby lore has it that there was a proof or early card without that line, but i have never seen one or a scan of it.
Here are 3 more minor print defects that are recurring. The Zimmer partially missing O in Dodgers and the damaged r in Brown are easy to find on ebay. The botched Cubs on Singleton is very tough. There are different degrees of the defect on the Zimmer and Singleton
And here is Elmer, with some yellow in the bottom border, a defect that occurs on other 59 cards. The small black line above the bottom border on Sauer is also recurring
I really enjoy reading about the '59s. To "bishop" and others who have contributed 1959 card history - is what you report/post based on your own research, discovery, knowledge, etc.? If not, where do you find all this information? Keep the card pics and the variety details coming. Thanks, everyone, for your posts.
Currently on a Circle South America cruise on Oceania, 71 days from Miami to Miami. Left 1-15, returning 3-28. Just through the Caribbean and heading toward Panama Canal. Honduras today. Belize yesterday. Then down west coast, around Horn and up east coast. Side trip down Amazon and overland trips to Machu Picchu ad Iguazu Falls.
Looking for retired 59ers along the way. So far I learned in Tikal that the Mayans predicted the 1959 Topps set in 400 BC
1959 Topps has some tough Phillies cards in the set....Phillie collectors know that all too well....Amaro, Hegan, Ashburn, and the Bouchee in a 9 is not that easy either.
Just got this one in the mail yesterday.
Don
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball set registry id Don Johnson Collection ebay id truecollector14
If you have not yet made it to the Cape, you need to stop in and see my friends at Cape Horn Cards. The owner is RonRico Yoder (yeah, he is Amish). They are handing out complete 1959 sets in MINT condition to anyone interested.
Sorry about the empty replies. I've been trying to post photos of a panal published by Beckett's in 1989. The panal contains six 1959 style baseball cards of stars from 1989 (Canseco, Gwynn, Dawson, Strawberry, Winfield, and a "Rookie Stars Of 1989" of Darryl Hamilton). Maybe you guys remember them. I just can't seem to get the attachment to work. I'll try again later when my computer expert gets home from work.
Carrying over a discussion from the main sports card forum: cards 199-286 in this set can be found with either white backs or gray backs, as you know. Why doesn't PSA differentiate these on the labels, like they do with 56 Topps?
Dan, this is a very good question. The same can be said about the 1960 Topps set.
This was also true for a long time with the 1962 Topps green tints, but as we all know, PSA does grade those now and they have created a Super Master Set for those separately from the 1962 Topps Master Set.
I suspect if a collector or collectors requested them to grade the gray versus white back variations, they would do it.....probably have not been asked to do it.
My guess is they would like to grade the variations because that would equate to more grading fees from collectors who want to pursue their registry sets with those variations. Personnaly, I am indifferent to them, but that is just me.
Don
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball set registry id Don Johnson Collection ebay id truecollector14
On all of my and on all of the cards I have seen on the Lee walls card there is yellow ink along the right lower border seemingly blending in with the green border...IS this on all of Walls cards or are their some without the yellow.
Hello to all!! I am new to collecting the 1959 Topps. Well, just collecting the Braves Team anyway. I hope to get all the TRUE homerun king Hank cards in a PSA 9. Everything else can be a mix of 8's for the pricey ones, 9's and 10's for the common. I think it is great that 9's and 10's can be obtained at decent prices in this set! I look forward to putting together the Braves set, and slowly bumping up when I can. I just registered on the 1959 Braves Team page, but I only have 4 cards so far, I just started. I would like to share my first catch. Amazing example of a PSA 10! 4 sharp corners, 4 smooth edges, 50/50 front and back! really like this card! The knowledge on this thread is amazing as well! I appreciate any tips from you experts, as I am a baby for this set. Just learning about it.
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Thank you! My collecting was all over the place, pre 1991 braves, tigers, 49ers, chargers, lakers. It was hard for me to decide what to keep, what to let go. So I made up my mind to just focus on one or two sets. To find that balance of price in being able to get some PSA 9's and/or 10's, without breaking the bank, along with it being vintage. And as you can see it is 1959 Topps Braves team set. Very happy with my choice. I really like the late 1950's braves players, so it was easy to pick this set.
I just picked up a Crandall PSA 9, that was cool. I hope to fill out the set in mostly PSA 8/8.5, along with affordable common 9's, and the occasional common 10.
Very nice!!! That card is a perfect example on why I like the 1959 set. Great pose, the field, player in the background, the stadium. Makes me wish I could go back in time and be there. Great PSA 9! Makes me want to do the Tigers set when done with Braves..............
very nice red sox team card!! was it a sub? or a pick up? I picked up a blank back/salesman sample. if I am correct psa did not holder many, and than stopped. so i am glad I got this one. I would like to find a panel someday, if they exist.
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Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
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So who is # 23 ?
Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007
Al
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
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Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007
Al
That Throneberry is just a tad off of being a 10 cuz of the little red bleeding on the lower right border.OMG that card is a blazer.
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
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Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007
Al
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
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Jim-59Horsehide
Jim
Many of the cards in the PWCC auction last night belonged to Dr. Steve Neely who used to own the finest 1959 Topps set ever assembled. He retired it, but before he sold it off, I was fortunate to buy some great cards from him last summer. He sold to Harvey Cohen who blended his great set with the cards that he bought from Steve into, now, the finest set ever. The set you see as #1 now is that set. I also bought some cards from Harvey before he sold the remaining cards that he did not need for his set to PWCC. The auction you saw last night were those cards. I did manage to win 24 more cards from the auction last night. I just updated them to my set on the registry. I am very pleased with the cards that I won.
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007
Al
Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007
Al
Jim
Jim....so glad that you are diving into the 1959's for collecting and that you are enjoying them as much as I am! Glad to see your set on the registry.
kidsox....that PSA 9 Mantle you mentioned on ebay is soooo nice...I hope you win it! Please let us know if you do.
I have five really nice 1959's starting on ebay tonight. I probably will have about 20 more listed on ebay starting Tuesday night if I find the time to list them. Please check them out.
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007
Al
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007
Al
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
Here are 3 more minor print defects that are recurring. The Zimmer partially missing O in Dodgers and the damaged r in Brown are easy to find on ebay. The botched Cubs on Singleton is very tough. There are different degrees of the defect on the Zimmer and Singleton
Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007
Al
Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007
Al
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
Jim
Looking for retired 59ers along the way. So far I learned in Tikal that the Mayans predicted the 1959 Topps set in 400 BC
Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007
Al
Enjoy your trip!
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
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Just got this one in the mail yesterday.
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
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Don, surprised you would post sex offenders on the board
Currently in Ecuador. They seem stuck on soccer her...even though they call it football.
Ship says they will broadcast the Superbowl
Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007
Al
Don u are the Guru!!!!!
Dan, this is a very good question. The same can be said about the 1960 Topps set.
This was also true for a long time with the 1962 Topps green tints, but as we all know, PSA does grade those now and they have created a Super Master Set for those separately from the 1962 Topps Master Set.
I suspect if a collector or collectors requested them to grade the gray versus white back variations, they would do it.....probably have not been asked to do it.
My guess is they would like to grade the variations because that would equate to more grading fees from collectors who want to pursue their registry sets with those variations. Personnaly, I am indifferent to them, but that is just me.
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
Al probably has some good input on that card as he knows more about variations that anyone that I know.
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
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Welcome to our 1959 Topps thread. We would love to hear more about your collecting.
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
<< <i>Sweet Braves team card....congratulations!
Welcome to our 1959 Topps thread. We would love to hear more about your collecting. >>
Thank you! My collecting was all over the place, pre 1991 braves, tigers, 49ers, chargers, lakers. It was hard for me to decide what to keep, what to let go. So I made up my mind to just focus on one or two sets. To find that balance of price in being able to get some PSA 9's and/or 10's, without breaking the bank, along with it being vintage. And as you can see it is 1959 Topps Braves team set. Very happy with my choice. I really like the late 1950's braves players, so it was easy to pick this set.
I just picked up a Crandall PSA 9, that was cool. I hope to fill out the set in mostly PSA 8/8.5, along with affordable common 9's, and the occasional common 10.
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
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