I think Don is producing these things in his garage.
Orville changed his name to Coot so that he could get into that Flipping book. He tried to make a Deal for Cot but it was taken. I think old Coot is still with us
Another great looking card Don. I still remember the bizarre and tragic story involving the disappearance of his first wife for a long period of time followed by her discovery years later just a sort distance from their house.
The gray/white backs designation has been in the works for a few years now....because if it, the Super set was started so as to not ruin the Master set with gray and white backs designations.
Heavens no, I did not crack out a PSA 9....I use the Review service where you send in the cards in their holders and they review it to see if it should be a higher grade...it works.
Don
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball set registry id Don Johnson Collection ebay id truecollector14
@mariner said:
The gray/white backs designation has been in the works for a few years now....because if it, the Super set was started so as to not ruin the Master set with gray and white backs designations.
Heavens no, I did not crack out a PSA 9....I use the Review service where you send in the cards in their holders and they review it to see if it should be a higher grade...it works.
@mariner said:
The gray/white backs designation has been in the works for a few years now....because if it, the Super set was started so as to not ruin the Master set with gray and white backs designations.
Heavens no, I did not crack out a PSA 9....I use the Review service where you send in the cards in their holders and they review it to see if it should be a higher grade...it works.
@mariner said:
The gray/white backs designation has been in the works for a few years now....because if it, the Super set was started so as to not ruin the Master set with gray and white backs designations.
Heavens no, I did not crack out a PSA 9....I use the Review service where you send in the cards in their holders and they review it to see if it should be a higher grade...it works.
great question.....Maris and Hodges are in the series with both gray and white backs, so I looked at their player Master sets and they both have the 1959T gray and white backs in the player sets.
Don
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball set registry id Don Johnson Collection ebay id truecollector14
@mariner said:
Thanks, Al....another arrived in the mail yesterday....
Copied from Wiki : He was the first player to come to bat in the history of the second modern (1961–71) Washington Senators franchise, now the Texas Rangers. On April 10, 1961, at Griffith Stadium, with President John F. Kennedy having thrown out the first ball, Veal led off the bottom of the first inning against Hall of Fame right-hander Early Wynn of the Chicago White Sox. He reached base on an infield single near third base, was advanced to second on a Marty Keough single to left, then scored (along with Keough) on a Gene Woodling triple.
Collect 1964 Topps Baseball 1963 Fleer Lou Brock Master Set
That's a beauty. Definitely a 10. Thanks for sharing a little background on the card. That always interests me. Are you still finding raw cards to submit to PSA? I always wonder about the PSA 10s with the recent flips. Are people cracking PSA 9s ? Are there still a lot of new PSA 10s hitting the pop report in 2019?
"I think the guy must be practicing voodoo or something. Check out his eyes. Rico's crazier than a peach orchard sow." -- Whitey Herzog, Spring Training 1973
I have had some success with submitting spectacular PSA 9's for review and they get bumped....no crack out as you send the cards in as is in the holders. The Furillo above bumped and so did this card.
Don
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball set registry id Don Johnson Collection ebay id truecollector14
Copied from Wiki
In a six-season career, Narleski posted a 43–33 record with 454 strikeouts, a 3.60 ERA, and 58 saves in 702 innings. He made the American League All-Star team in 1956 and 1958.
Narleski was an overpowering pitcher with a blazing fastball which he mixed with a sharp-breaking curve and a change-up that can kept hitters guessing. Unfortunately, Narleski had a simple problem: he was overshadowed by one of the greatest pitching staffs in major league history, the Indians Big Four Bob Feller, Bob Lemon, Early Wynn and Mike Garcia. Nevertheless, in his rookie season Narleski posted 13 saves for the 1954 AL Champions. In 1955 he went 9–1 and led the league with 19 saves and 60 appearances, and in 1957 he finished 11–5 with 16 saves. At this time, he gradually joined the starting rotation.
Always loved the Detroit Tiger logo with the blazing red background !
Collect 1964 Topps Baseball 1963 Fleer Lou Brock Master Set
@mariner said:
Narleski was a pretty decent pitcher back in the day....
Just got this one too.....
Copied from Wiki
His most productive season came in 1955, when he hit .309 with 40 home runs with 109 RBI, all career highs.[4]
In 1957, Post and six of his Redleg teammates—Ed Bailey, Johnny Temple, Roy McMillan, Don Hoak, Gus Bell and Frank Robinson—were "voted" starters on the National League All-Star team, the result of a ballot stuffing campaign by Redlegs fans. Major League Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick intervened, removing Bell and Post from the starting line up and replacing them with Hank Aaron and Willie Mays. Frick allowed Bell to remain on the team as a reserve, while Post was injured and would have been unable to play in any event.[9][10]
Post is also noted as the man who ended Aaron's record-setting stint on the 1950s Home Run Derby show.[11] Post also hit the first home run at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on April 10, 1962.[12]
After playing for the Phillies, Twins, Indians, and in a second stint with the Reds, Post retired in 1963.[3] He was inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in 1965.[13]
Post died in St. Henry, Ohio in 1982.
Collect 1964 Topps Baseball 1963 Fleer Lou Brock Master Set
Copied from Wiki Nicknamed "Big D" by fans, Drysdale used brushback pitches and a sidearm fastball to intimidate batters,[3] similar to his fierce fellow Hall of Famer Bob Gibson. His 154 hit batsmen remains a modern National League record.
Drysdale was a good hitting pitcher. In 14 seasons he had 218 hits, including 29 home runs. Drysdale was occasionally used as a pinch-hitter, once during the World Series.[5]
In 1962, Drysdale won 25 games and the Cy Young Award. In 1963, he struck out 251 batters and won Game 3 of the World Series at Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium over the Yankees, 1–0. In 1965 he was the Dodgers' only .300 hitter and tied his own National League record for pitchers with seven home runs. That year, he also won 23 games and helped the Dodgers to their third World Championship in Los Angeles.
In 1968, Drysdale set Major League records with six consecutive shutouts and 58
2⁄3 consecutive scoreless innings. The latter record was broken by fellow Dodger Orel Hershiser 20 years later. Hershiser, however,did not match Drysdale's record of six consecutive complete game shutouts.[6]
Robbie
Collect 1964 Topps Baseball 1963 Fleer Lou Brock Master Set
My first post on the PSA forums. Thanks for having me, everyone!
The 1959 set holds a very special place in my heart. It was the first vintage set I built with my father when I was growing up thirty years ago or so. We went to lots of local shows in Connecticut and New York hunting down what are now clean, upper mid-grade singles to finish the set. Eating at diners and just spending time with my pops talking about baseball. Is there anything better?
i've begun grading the key cards in the set. Most are coming back in the 6 range. I'll get some scans cooking and get things posted.
Still love all the obscure little variations in the set like to the missing trading clauses. Managed score a bunch of them digging through bins those many years ago before many dealers had a clue about them.
Great card Don. Hank can be often found with yellow smears of various degrees in the bottom border. I think I posted some earlier in this thread. I was surprised to find that virtually everyone here in Amsterdam was aware of that
Although I have done all the Topps sets, the 59 set is a sentimental favorite because it was the first set I finished. With all my sets I try to add recognized and even unrecognized variations and recurring print defects. I also like to add at least one unopened pack and any pack inserts to the set. For 59 I also added the Topps Rookie Banquet program for that year and a 3 card panel Salesman Sample.
The inserts I had for 59 were the paper Elect Your Favorite Rookie and the Felt Pennant paper insert. They are listed in the SCD Standard Catalog. I recently picked up this insert dated 1959, which I had not seen and is not in the Catalog. Anyone one else have or seen one ?
Also---check your Eddie Bressoud card. Does it have a red bar like this on the back. Many of his cards do. If you have a bar you need one without it. If you have no bar, you need one with it
Comments
Another beauty Don,
Gail hit the last home run ever by a N Y Giant
Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007
Al
Thanks, Al....another arrived in the mail yesterday....
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
Every 10 you have posted look like the best example of GEM MINT possible. Incredible.
ISO 1978 Topps Baseball in NM-MT High Grade Raw 3, 100, 103, 302, 347, 376, 416, 466, 481, 487, 509, 534, 540, 554, 579, 580, 622, 642, 673, 724__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ISO 1978 O-Pee-Chee in NM-MT High Grade Raw12, 21, 29, 38, 49, 65, 69, 73, 74, 81, 95, 100, 104, 110, 115, 122, 132, 133, 135, 140, 142, 151, 153, 155, 160, 161, 167, 168, 172, 179, 181, 196, 200, 204, 210, 224, 231, 240
I think Don is producing these things in his garage.
Orville changed his name to Coot so that he could get into that Flipping book. He tried to make a Deal for Cot but it was taken. I think old Coot is still with us
Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007
Al
....and another.....
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
Another great looking card Don. I still remember the bizarre and tragic story involving the disappearance of his first wife for a long period of time followed by her discovery years later just a sort distance from their house.
Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007
Al
MLBdays....yes, I bid on that Doby but didn't win it. If you have any more PSA 10's, please contact me directly.
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
I bought this card in a 9 holder at the National in Cleveland last summer with the thought that it could bump to a 10.....
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
u cracked it ?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_players_from_Panama
since when are 1959 getting designations with gray whit etc
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_players_from_Panama
The gray/white backs designation has been in the works for a few years now....because if it, the Super set was started so as to not ruin the Master set with gray and white backs designations.
Heavens no, I did not crack out a PSA 9....I use the Review service where you send in the cards in their holders and they review it to see if it should be a higher grade...it works.
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
Heavens no .... lol
ISO 1978 Topps Baseball in NM-MT High Grade Raw 3, 100, 103, 302, 347, 376, 416, 466, 481, 487, 509, 534, 540, 554, 579, 580, 622, 642, 673, 724__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ISO 1978 O-Pee-Chee in NM-MT High Grade Raw12, 21, 29, 38, 49, 65, 69, 73, 74, 81, 95, 100, 104, 110, 115, 122, 132, 133, 135, 140, 142, 151, 153, 155, 160, 161, 167, 168, 172, 179, 181, 196, 200, 204, 210, 224, 231, 240
THATS AWESOME !!!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_players_from_Panama
do any player master have this designation ?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_players_from_Panama
great question.....Maris and Hodges are in the series with both gray and white backs, so I looked at their player Master sets and they both have the 1959T gray and white backs in the player sets.
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
Don,
Nice to see you're still plugging away at your phenomenal 59 Topps set! Those are some PSA 10 beauties!
Congrats!
How many pitchers in the 50s posed with a bat ?
Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007
Al
Thanks!
Al, probably just that one.....
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
I got to say it ……...but …………….' That card is Gross "
1963 Fleer
Lou Brock Master Set
Copied from Wiki : He was the first player to come to bat in the history of the second modern (1961–71) Washington Senators franchise, now the Texas Rangers. On April 10, 1961, at Griffith Stadium, with President John F. Kennedy having thrown out the first ball, Veal led off the bottom of the first inning against Hall of Fame right-hander Early Wynn of the Chicago White Sox. He reached base on an infield single near third base, was advanced to second on a Marty Keough single to left, then scored (along with Keough) on a Gene Woodling triple.
1963 Fleer
Lou Brock Master Set
Robbie, very interesting....thanks!
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
Just got this one back from PSA on Friday.....another bump from PSA 9 to PSA 10.....
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
That's a beauty. Definitely a 10. Thanks for sharing a little background on the card. That always interests me. Are you still finding raw cards to submit to PSA? I always wonder about the PSA 10s with the recent flips. Are people cracking PSA 9s ? Are there still a lot of new PSA 10s hitting the pop report in 2019?
I have had some success with submitting spectacular PSA 9's for review and they get bumped....no crack out as you send the cards in as is in the holders. The Furillo above bumped and so did this card.
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
Copied from Wiki
In a six-season career, Narleski posted a 43–33 record with 454 strikeouts, a 3.60 ERA, and 58 saves in 702 innings. He made the American League All-Star team in 1956 and 1958.
Narleski was an overpowering pitcher with a blazing fastball which he mixed with a sharp-breaking curve and a change-up that can kept hitters guessing. Unfortunately, Narleski had a simple problem: he was overshadowed by one of the greatest pitching staffs in major league history, the Indians Big Four Bob Feller, Bob Lemon, Early Wynn and Mike Garcia. Nevertheless, in his rookie season Narleski posted 13 saves for the 1954 AL Champions. In 1955 he went 9–1 and led the league with 19 saves and 60 appearances, and in 1957 he finished 11–5 with 16 saves. At this time, he gradually joined the starting rotation.
Always loved the Detroit Tiger logo with the blazing red background !
1963 Fleer
Lou Brock Master Set
Narleski was a pretty decent pitcher back in the day....
Just got this one too.....
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
Post almost made made the All Star team in 1957 thanks to Bob's ballot stuffing
Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007
Al
LOL, Al.....how about this player?
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
Copied from Wiki
His most productive season came in 1955, when he hit .309 with 40 home runs with 109 RBI, all career highs.[4]
In 1957, Post and six of his Redleg teammates—Ed Bailey, Johnny Temple, Roy McMillan, Don Hoak, Gus Bell and Frank Robinson—were "voted" starters on the National League All-Star team, the result of a ballot stuffing campaign by Redlegs fans. Major League Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick intervened, removing Bell and Post from the starting line up and replacing them with Hank Aaron and Willie Mays. Frick allowed Bell to remain on the team as a reserve, while Post was injured and would have been unable to play in any event.[9][10]
Post is also noted as the man who ended Aaron's record-setting stint on the 1950s Home Run Derby show.[11] Post also hit the first home run at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on April 10, 1962.[12]
After playing for the Phillies, Twins, Indians, and in a second stint with the Reds, Post retired in 1963.[3] He was inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in 1965.[13]
Post died in St. Henry, Ohio in 1982.
1963 Fleer
Lou Brock Master Set
Hey Don, on Drysdale, he had 3 kids with Anne Meyer. You would think with those genes one of them would have become a star at some sport
Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007
Al
Copied from Wiki
Nicknamed "Big D" by fans, Drysdale used brushback pitches and a sidearm fastball to intimidate batters,[3] similar to his fierce fellow Hall of Famer Bob Gibson. His 154 hit batsmen remains a modern National League record.
Drysdale was a good hitting pitcher. In 14 seasons he had 218 hits, including 29 home runs. Drysdale was occasionally used as a pinch-hitter, once during the World Series.[5]
In 1962, Drysdale won 25 games and the Cy Young Award. In 1963, he struck out 251 batters and won Game 3 of the World Series at Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium over the Yankees, 1–0. In 1965 he was the Dodgers' only .300 hitter and tied his own National League record for pitchers with seven home runs. That year, he also won 23 games and helped the Dodgers to their third World Championship in Los Angeles.
In 1968, Drysdale set Major League records with six consecutive shutouts and 58
2⁄3 consecutive scoreless innings. The latter record was broken by fellow Dodger Orel Hershiser 20 years later. Hershiser, however,did not match Drysdale's record of six consecutive complete game shutouts.[6]
Robbie
1963 Fleer
Lou Brock Master Set
I have this gorgeous Klu card now that I think will bump.....I am hoping.
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
Hopefully it will get a PSA 10 PG rather than the PG 13 for his 57 Card. The Reds must have had a very lax dress code
Bob should be ashamed
Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007
Al
Spent an evening at Don's house last week and was able to look through his 59 set. Dazzling. Plus he has some other great stuff.
Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007
Al
Thanks, Al....it was great to see you and Liz for spring training!
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
Dang, Don. Great job getting bumps to 10s. I don't know what your secret is but I'd never get that kind of love from the review graders.
Good karma.
Always looking for Topps Salesman Samples, pre '51 unopened packs, E90-2, E91a, N690 Kalamazoo Bats, and T204 Square Frame Ramly's
My first post on the PSA forums. Thanks for having me, everyone!
The 1959 set holds a very special place in my heart. It was the first vintage set I built with my father when I was growing up thirty years ago or so. We went to lots of local shows in Connecticut and New York hunting down what are now clean, upper mid-grade singles to finish the set. Eating at diners and just spending time with my pops talking about baseball. Is there anything better?
i've begun grading the key cards in the set. Most are coming back in the 6 range. I'll get some scans cooking and get things posted.
Still love all the obscure little variations in the set like to the missing trading clauses. Managed score a bunch of them digging through bins those many years ago before many dealers had a clue about them.
Welcome Swabie!
Always looking for Topps Salesman Samples, pre '51 unopened packs, E90-2, E91a, N690 Kalamazoo Bats, and T204 Square Frame Ramly's
Don, Al and others, it’s been too long! I was happy to catch up on this thread!
Yaz Master Set
#1 Gino Cappelletti master set
#1 John Hannah master set
Also collecting Andre Tippett, Patriots Greats' RCs, Dwight Evans, 1964 Venezuelan Topps, 1974 Topps Red Sox
thanks John and Anthony!
Welcome Swabie!
Dan, great to hear from you again!
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
One of my latest adds to my set...
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
just got this baby too...
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
Love the Hank Sauer!
Yaz Master Set
#1 Gino Cappelletti master set
#1 John Hannah master set
Also collecting Andre Tippett, Patriots Greats' RCs, Dwight Evans, 1964 Venezuelan Topps, 1974 Topps Red Sox
Great card Don. Hank can be often found with yellow smears of various degrees in the bottom border. I think I posted some earlier in this thread. I was surprised to find that virtually everyone here in Amsterdam was aware of that
Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007
Al
thanks, Dan!
Al, Amsterdam is a hotbed of baseball card collectors....lol
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
Although I have done all the Topps sets, the 59 set is a sentimental favorite because it was the first set I finished. With all my sets I try to add recognized and even unrecognized variations and recurring print defects. I also like to add at least one unopened pack and any pack inserts to the set. For 59 I also added the Topps Rookie Banquet program for that year and a 3 card panel Salesman Sample.
The inserts I had for 59 were the paper Elect Your Favorite Rookie and the Felt Pennant paper insert. They are listed in the SCD Standard Catalog. I recently picked up this insert dated 1959, which I had not seen and is not in the Catalog. Anyone one else have or seen one ?
Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007
Al
Also---check your Eddie Bressoud card. Does it have a red bar like this on the back. Many of his cards do. If you have a bar you need one without it. If you have no bar, you need one with it
Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007
Al
Al, I love your dedication to the variants and off-beat items of collecting.
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14