Another Beautiful Gem Don ! Copied from Wiki ………..
His most productive season came in 1952, when he led the National League in home runs (37) and RBIs (121), and was named the Most Valuable Player.
During a time when the Cubs were especially moribund, Sauer provided some joy for the team's fans with his power hitting, earning him the nickname "The Mayor of Wrigley Field". He was well known for using smokeless tobacco, and it has often been reported that after he hit a home run, when he returned to his left field position, bleacher fans might shower him with packets of his favorite chew, Beech Nut tobacco.
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I'm one card from finishing my 1959 master set. My question is what is the difference between the Spec# 0101002905 416A HAYWOOD SULLIVAN NO CIRCLE COPYRIGHT,U.S.A and the Spec # 0101002906 416B HAYWOOD SULLIVAN NO CIRCLE COPYRIGHT,U.S.A. I've got the Spec # 0101002905. The Spec #0101002906 is the only card I need to complete the set and I'm sort of bewildered about what I need to buy. Please excuse my ignorance. Help!
One version of the no copyright versions has no period after the A in U.S.A. It is the toughest of the 3. I am pretty sure all 3 backs have been posted in this thread....somewhere
But, here is a curve. There are front differences too. Look closely at yours in the lower left under and to left of the team logo. Some versions have a rectangular box, some do not. Both are pretty common. I do not know if examples of both exist on all 3 backs. I think examples of these have also been posted in here.
Here are the 3 backs. Sorry for fuzzy scan. Top one is the no period
Thanks, Paul.....I just have fun finding really sweet 9's that have a shot at a bump....it does not always work out, but an eye for superior 9's sure helps.
I just got this card in the mail yesterday.....it is a buy from a friend, not a bump.
Don
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@mariner said:
Just bought this beauty.....it is gorgeous......
Copied from Wiki ……...
On July 16, 1953, Courtney entered the record books when the Browns tied, by then, a Major League mark with three successive home runs during the first inning of an 8–6 victory over the Yankees. Courtney started the feat, followed by solo shots of Dick Kryhoski and Jim Dyck. In 1954, Courtney remained with the team, which had moved to Baltimore and was in its first season as the Orioles. On Opening Day, he hit the first home run in Memorial Stadium history. He finished with a .270 average in 397 at bats, and struck out a league-low seven times, the lowest since Joe Sewell in 1933.
Courtney split the 1955 season between the White Sox and the Washington Senators, batting a combined .309 in 94 games. In 1956 he hit .300 for the Senators and was back in Baltimore in 1960. That season, he became the first catcher to wear an oversize mitt to handle the knuckleballs of Hoyt Wilhelm. The mitt, designed by Baltimore manager Paul Richards to combat the passed-ball problem while catching Wilhelm, was half again as large as the standard glove and 40 ounces heavier.
On a road trip with Richmond in 1975, Courtney was playing ping pong with some of his players in Rochester, New York, when he was stricken with a fatal heart attack at age 48
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Can't wait to see the Courtney after bumping to a 10. You definitely have the magic touch Don. I have a stack of about 200 Buc Hill Aces cards fresh from vending and not a one of them are candidates for a PSA 10.
@bishop said:
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
@mariner said:
1959 Topps continues to be a very popular set to collect with a lot of good collectors out there
Don
Every time I come to your threads I get sick to my stomach, I had 1 basic and 1 master set and had to sell them off after my wife passed away in 2012.
I have put together a raw super set with some graded.This one goes no where.
Can not put one together with my pension. graded
Tony---good to see you in here again. Nothing wrong with collecting the 59 cards in their natural state.
If you look through page 35 in this thread you will see I also have tried to get Don to do both Bressouds...in 10. But, if he is smart I bet he sticks to the PSA Registry master CL
Tony, so great to hear from you! Enjoy collecting with your raw set and enjoy your 1959's....do what makes you happy and it sounds like you have done that!
Don
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I've submitted 4 cards from 1959 to Psa .........and those were among my earliest
submissions when I first joined Psa ! I probably have less then 20 graded cards from the
1950"s ............the bulk of my collecting has been primarily the 60's and 70's !
Not the Eye candy like Don posts , but here's one of my favorites !
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Hey Don, I'm curious to know what service level you use when you send in PSA 9 commons for review. I'm thinking of pulling together some of my stronger 9s to see if I can pull a few tens. Can I get away with $100 stated value or do they have to get submitted at a higher level to have success?
John, I have been using Express just because I am impatient. lol.....you also can use Regular which takes longer, but it is cheaper. I have had success with both type of review submissions. I put the value on the sub for the PSA 9....so a common that sells for $100 is what I put on it as the value.
You mentioned in an earlier post that you were waiting on the Courtney PSA 10... ......well, here you go! It arrived in the mail today.
Don
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If they didn't bump that Courtney, they would have had to send the grader back for retraining. In fact, they should track down the original grader and coach him up!
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Another Beautiful Gem Don ! Copied from Wiki ………..
His most productive season came in 1952, when he led the National League in home runs (37) and RBIs (121), and was named the Most Valuable Player.
During a time when the Cubs were especially moribund, Sauer provided some joy for the team's fans with his power hitting, earning him the nickname "The Mayor of Wrigley Field". He was well known for using smokeless tobacco, and it has often been reported that after he hit a home run, when he returned to his left field position, bleacher fans might shower him with packets of his favorite chew, Beech Nut tobacco.
1963 Fleer
Lou Brock Master Set
thanks, Robby!
A new bump from my PSA 9....just got it back.
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T Bone is still with us
Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007
Al
Anything new Don?
Always looking for Topps Salesman Samples, pre '51 unopened packs, E90-2, E91a, N690 Kalamazoo Bats, and T204 Square Frame Ramly's
LOL...yes, Anthony and I will start with this....but there will be several more to follow....just don't have them yet.
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spectacular!
Always looking for Topps Salesman Samples, pre '51 unopened packs, E90-2, E91a, N690 Kalamazoo Bats, and T204 Square Frame Ramly's
Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007
Al
I'm one card from finishing my 1959 master set. My question is what is the difference between the Spec# 0101002905 416A HAYWOOD SULLIVAN NO CIRCLE COPYRIGHT,U.S.A and the Spec # 0101002906 416B HAYWOOD SULLIVAN NO CIRCLE COPYRIGHT,U.S.A. I've got the Spec # 0101002905. The Spec #0101002906 is the only card I need to complete the set and I'm sort of bewildered about what I need to buy. Please excuse my ignorance. Help!
One version of the no copyright versions has no period after the A in U.S.A. It is the toughest of the 3. I am pretty sure all 3 backs have been posted in this thread....somewhere
But, here is a curve. There are front differences too. Look closely at yours in the lower left under and to left of the team logo. Some versions have a rectangular box, some do not. Both are pretty common. I do not know if examples of both exist on all 3 backs. I think examples of these have also been posted in here.
Here are the 3 backs. Sorry for fuzzy scan. Top one is the no period
Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007
Al
Wow, Don, you always post spectacular stuff, but that Alou is easily my favorite in a long, long time!
Yaz Master Set
#1 Gino Cappelletti master set
#1 John Hannah master set
Also collecting Andre Tippett, Patriots Greats' RCs, 1964 Venezuelan Topps, 1974 Topps Red Sox
bando80, good luck on your '59 Topps set!
Dan, nice to hear from you and hope you are doing well. Yes, the Felipe card is pretty awesome.
Here is one of my latest.....a PSA 9 of mine that bumped last week.....it is a gorgeous card.
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Don, you have more bumps than a herd of camels! How do you do it?!
Thanks, Paul.....I just have fun finding really sweet 9's that have a shot at a bump....it does not always work out, but an eye for superior 9's sure helps.
I just got this card in the mail yesterday.....it is a buy from a friend, not a bump.
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
The 59 Fence Busters is one of my favorite cards.
Yaz Master Set
#1 Gino Cappelletti master set
#1 John Hannah master set
Also collecting Andre Tippett, Patriots Greats' RCs, 1964 Venezuelan Topps, 1974 Topps Red Sox
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_players_from_Panama
Congrats on the lopez
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_players_from_Panama
Who are you congratulating?
Yaz Master Set
#1 Gino Cappelletti master set
#1 John Hannah master set
Also collecting Andre Tippett, Patriots Greats' RCs, 1964 Venezuelan Topps, 1974 Topps Red Sox
Whoever bought it
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_players_from_Panama
not me.....
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
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1959 Topps continues to be a very popular set to collect with a lot of good collectors out there...
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
Just bought this beauty.....it is gorgeous......
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
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Scrap Iron was known for spiking Yankees and starting brawls. First glasses wearing catcher ? Died at 45
Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007
Al
Copied from Wiki ……...
On July 16, 1953, Courtney entered the record books when the Browns tied, by then, a Major League mark with three successive home runs during the first inning of an 8–6 victory over the Yankees. Courtney started the feat, followed by solo shots of Dick Kryhoski and Jim Dyck. In 1954, Courtney remained with the team, which had moved to Baltimore and was in its first season as the Orioles. On Opening Day, he hit the first home run in Memorial Stadium history. He finished with a .270 average in 397 at bats, and struck out a league-low seven times, the lowest since Joe Sewell in 1933.
Courtney split the 1955 season between the White Sox and the Washington Senators, batting a combined .309 in 94 games. In 1956 he hit .300 for the Senators and was back in Baltimore in 1960. That season, he became the first catcher to wear an oversize mitt to handle the knuckleballs of Hoyt Wilhelm. The mitt, designed by Baltimore manager Paul Richards to combat the passed-ball problem while catching Wilhelm, was half again as large as the standard glove and 40 ounces heavier.
On a road trip with Richmond in 1975, Courtney was playing ping pong with some of his players in Rochester, New York, when he was stricken with a fatal heart attack at age 48
1963 Fleer
Lou Brock Master Set
thanks for the info, Al and Robby.
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Picked up this 1959 card at The National. Anyone think it has a shot at a 10
Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007
Al
LOL....that is a 10 for sure, Al!
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I had not realized until the National how old Don is. He is really old, two months older than me
Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007
Al
Al, that would make me a leader and you a follower. lol
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Man, bunch of farts on this thread!
Yaz Master Set
#1 Gino Cappelletti master set
#1 John Hannah master set
Also collecting Andre Tippett, Patriots Greats' RCs, 1964 Venezuelan Topps, 1974 Topps Red Sox
1959, the MLB.com best Topps card design ever winner . Happy National Baseball Card Day
Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007
Al
Yep....1959 Topps is the best....
This one is truly gorgeous, front and back.
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Can't wait to see the Courtney after bumping to a 10. You definitely have the magic touch Don. I have a stack of about 200 Buc Hill Aces cards fresh from vending and not a one of them are candidates for a PSA 10.
How many 10s do you have in your '59 set now?
Thanks John.....currently have 75
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The Howie Nunn card is gorgeous!!! Of all the cards I've seen on this site, I think the Nunn is the best.
Yes...………...Truly …………..That card is " Second to Nunn " ……... was nicknamed '"Perry" by his teammates due to his pleasant singing voice.
Robbie
1963 Fleer
Lou Brock Master Set
I have to agree with you.....if there was a PSA 11 grade, the Nunn would be in that holder.
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If only Howie himself did not look like that owl on the America's Best glasses commercials.
Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007
Al
Miscut?
Don
Every time I come to your threads I get sick to my stomach, I had 1 basic and 1 master set and had to sell them off after my wife passed away in 2012.
graded
I have put together a raw super set with some graded.This one goes no where.
Can not put one together with my pension.
You’re the best Don
Tony
Tony---good to see you in here again. Nothing wrong with collecting the 59 cards in their natural state.
If you look through page 35 in this thread you will see I also have tried to get Don to do both Bressouds...in 10. But, if he is smart I bet he sticks to the PSA Registry master CL
Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007
Al
Tony, so great to hear from you! Enjoy collecting with your raw set and enjoy your 1959's....do what makes you happy and it sounds like you have done that!
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
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There is a thread on 54 about best Topps cartoons. 1959 was a good year for them
https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=Awr9DsqbMWhdDnwAQtdXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEyZGpoc2N0BGNvbG8DZ3ExBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDQjg0ODdfMQRzZWMDc3I-/RV=2/RE=1567138332/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2f59toppsblog.blogspot.com%2f2013%2f09%2f134-jim-mcdaniel.html/RK=2/RS=BpfQdX_OJQowK1toUlW5lNKXQFc-
Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007
Al
I've submitted 4 cards from 1959 to Psa .........and those were among my earliest
submissions when I first joined Psa ! I probably have less then 20 graded cards from the
1950"s ............the bulk of my collecting has been primarily the 60's and 70's !
Not the Eye candy like Don posts , but here's one of my favorites !
1963 Fleer
Lou Brock Master Set
A related factoid. The 1960 Moryn prototype Leaf card would likely sell for more than most of the Banks Topps cards.
Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007
Al
Cubs' Clubbers is one of my fave multi-player cards....love it, Robby.
Agree, Al, that Banks cards don't break the bank....lol
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Anyone here have an extra PSA 10 Whitey Lockman ?
Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007
Al
Not me.....but I have a few 10’s.....
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
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Hey Don, I'm curious to know what service level you use when you send in PSA 9 commons for review. I'm thinking of pulling together some of my stronger 9s to see if I can pull a few tens. Can I get away with $100 stated value or do they have to get submitted at a higher level to have success?
John, I have been using Express just because I am impatient. lol.....you also can use Regular which takes longer, but it is cheaper. I have had success with both type of review submissions. I put the value on the sub for the PSA 9....so a common that sells for $100 is what I put on it as the value.
You mentioned in an earlier post that you were waiting on the Courtney PSA 10...
......well, here you go! It arrived in the mail today.
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
Thanks a lot for the feedback Don.
If they didn't bump that Courtney, they would have had to send the grader back for retraining. In fact, they should track down the original grader and coach him up!