@mariner@gemint. Thanks for the kind words ... been watching this one for a while .... I feel the downside is minimal at the price. I know many feel 707 cards are over priced but I think the market will hold for this one
currently collecting baseball of 2004 spx 1989 topps psa 10 1959 phillies Phillies of the 70's
Nice card Hankcaddy ! Grey or White back ???? Copied this from Wiki .....
Bowman holds two major league records with the highest pinch hitting batting average in 1958 and most pitching appearances as a position player with six appearances in 1959.
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@bumpskier said:
Maybe this has been mentioned before in this forum and I missed it but doies anyone know why there was no Ted Williams card for 1959? He came to Topps with much fanfare in 1954 where in that set he had card #1 and 250 and then had Topps cards from 55-58, then he had no Topps cards in 1959 and 1960 and his next Topps card was in 1969 as a coach.
Fleer signed him to an exclusive contract. > @hankcaddy said:
Added this in a 8 , don't see very many 9`s come up for sale
@hankcaddy said:
Added this in a 8 , don't see very many 9`s come up for sale
Gómez later went to the Mexican League, where he pitched with Veracruz, Mexico. One day a young boy begged Gómez to buy a lottery ticket that he was selling to make some badly needed money. The boy insisted that Gómez buy the ticket because his uniform number matched that of the ticket, and Gómez, who did not normally buy such tickets, agreed. To his great surprise the ticket was a winner of a $35,000 prize. Gómez attempted to share the money with the boy's family and when they refused, he went to a local bank and set up a trust fund for the lad, to be given to him at age 18.
In 2001, Gómez was hospitalized after a lengthy fight against cancer, and was about to receive surgery. A doctor from Mexico requested permission to attend the operation. When Gómez asked the doctor why he had come, he replied, "I was that little boy, the money that you left in trust was enough to pay for my medical school."
Collect 1964 Topps Baseball 1963 Fleer Lou Brock Master Set
Just found this forum and wanted to say hi to y'all. I've been collecting the 59 set for the last few years after selling my 41 play ball set. i'm looking forward to joining in with you all and sharing in the joy of collecting this set.
John
Anybody have any comments or ideas why some of these cards seem to have an "A" where there shoulders meet and some don't. I've seen multiple examples showing this apparent "A". Just curious
Here is a card that I thought for sure is a PSA 9, but it seems that PSA does not agree with me...oh well, the card is mind-blowing colorful and gorgeous.....
Don
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball set registry id Don Johnson Collection ebay id truecollector14
Yep....the set belonged to Walt Bettinger who is the CEO of Charles Schwab.....a great guy and a great collector. He decided it was time to sell his 1959's but he has some other mind-blowing sets too.
Don
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Smart BIN buy hankcaddy. I bet if you listed it in an open auction, it would go for $1500+ the way prices are going these days.
@mariner @gemint. Thanks for the kind words ... been watching this one for a while .... I feel the downside is minimal at the price. I know many feel 707 cards are over priced but I think the market will hold for this one
2004 spx
1989 topps psa 10
1959 phillies
Phillies of the 70's
Nice card Hankcaddy ! Grey or White back ???? Copied this from Wiki .....
Bowman holds two major league records with the highest pinch hitting batting average in 1958 and most pitching appearances as a position player with six appearances in 1959.
1963 Fleer
Lou Brock Master Set
@Robby White back
2004 spx
1989 topps psa 10
1959 phillies
Phillies of the 70's
My 2nd big card this month for my 59 team
2004 spx
1989 topps psa 10
1959 phillies
Phillies of the 70's
That's a beauty!!!!
Richie and Willie never looked better!
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
Huge card, congrats!
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
Yes, it is.
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
Now at 44.44 complete on my team set
2004 spx
1989 topps psa 10
1959 phillies
Phillies of the 70's
Awesome! The black cards are just beautiful! Phillies and Redlegs cards with red uniforms and black are stunning.
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
Very Nice.
Speaking of black cards, one more addition this month
2004 spx
1989 topps psa 10
1959 phillies
Phillies of the 70's
Beauty!
Another great Phillies card!
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
This one puts my team set at 50%
2004 spx
1989 topps psa 10
1959 phillies
Phillies of the 70's
The ‘59s in this thread always seem to have excellent eye appeal! Kudos!
Outstanding Farrell card, hankcaddy......and the centering is perfecto!
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
Added this in a 8 , don't see very many 9`s come up for sale
2004 spx
1989 topps psa 10
1959 phillies
Phillies of the 70's
Fleer signed him to an exclusive contract. > @hankcaddy said:
Freese is one of the few 59s I have in 9.
2 more additions. Hard to find Ashburn w/o fisheyes
2004 spx
1989 topps psa 10
1959 phillies
Phillies of the 70's
Lots of nice background images of Shibe Park/Connie Mack Stadium.
One more card off the list
2004 spx
1989 topps psa 10
1959 phillies
Phillies of the 70's
Copied from Wiki.........
Gómez later went to the Mexican League, where he pitched with Veracruz, Mexico. One day a young boy begged Gómez to buy a lottery ticket that he was selling to make some badly needed money. The boy insisted that Gómez buy the ticket because his uniform number matched that of the ticket, and Gómez, who did not normally buy such tickets, agreed. To his great surprise the ticket was a winner of a $35,000 prize. Gómez attempted to share the money with the boy's family and when they refused, he went to a local bank and set up a trust fund for the lad, to be given to him at age 18.
In 2001, Gómez was hospitalized after a lengthy fight against cancer, and was about to receive surgery. A doctor from Mexico requested permission to attend the operation. When Gómez asked the doctor why he had come, he replied, "I was that little boy, the money that you left in trust was enough to pay for my medical school."
1963 Fleer
Lou Brock Master Set
What a great story.
These 2 additions put me at 2/3 completed on my team set
2004 spx
1989 topps psa 10
1959 phillies
Phillies of the 70's
hankcaddy....you are doing great on your Phillies.
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
Just won these two beauties......
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
Just picked this up from someone who knows a thing or two about the '59 set.
Thank you @mariner 
Joseph....glad you like the card....I have always liked the pose on the Battey card.... a fave of mine.
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
Just found this forum and wanted to say hi to y'all. I've been collecting the 59 set for the last few years after selling my 41 play ball set. i'm looking forward to joining in with you all and sharing in the joy of collecting this set.
John
John....welcome aboard! Let's see some of your beauties!
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
Here you go Don.
Here are my latest pick ups.
https://siriussportsauctions.com/ItemImages/001614/2900647_med.jpeg
John....great cards!..that Pierce AS in 8.5 is a great card to add to your set.
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
Thanks Don. I couldn't pass up that Pierce AS card with such a low pop.
Anybody have any comments or ideas why some of these cards seem to have an "A" where there shoulders meet and some don't. I've seen multiple examples showing this apparent "A". Just curious
Good spot on your part, John...sort of a variation I guess but please don't tell PSA....they will make it like the three Sullivans...LOL
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
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Here is a card that I thought for sure is a PSA 9, but it seems that PSA does not agree with me...oh well, the card is mind-blowing colorful and gorgeous.....
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
A 9 all the way, but with their new grading (tougher) , there are no 59 9's'.
That is a nice looking card.
Thanks guys!
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
Nice to see some new dialog on this thread
@brick1979 welcome aboard
2004 spx
1989 topps psa 10
1959 phillies
Phillies of the 70's
Thank you.
I’m sure you’re all aware, but what an awesome set of 59’s up for sell at Heritage. All 9’s and 10’s. Whoa!!!
Yep....the set belonged to Walt Bettinger who is the CEO of Charles Schwab.....a great guy and a great collector. He decided it was time to sell his 1959's but he has some other mind-blowing sets too.
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
I just added this newly graded beauty to my set.....
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
That’s a beauty! It seems to me this card is hard to find centered. GreAt card.
I also posted this in the July pickups thread but I wanted to share it here, as well. My first '59 in a while.