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2007 Awards: Congrats Don Spence, Dave Jacobs and others

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Dear Set Registry Members,

With over 28,000 sets registered at the time of the awards deadline,
7,032 more than last year, selecting the final award winners has become
an enourmous challenge for our judges. The Registry is now home to some
of the finest sportscard, non-sports cards, and memorabilia sets ever
assembled. The awards were given to registrants based on, but not
limited to the following criteria: set popularity, difficulty, grade
average, completion percentage, domination, and degree of competition within
the set category.

This year we are proud to announce that Stephen Soloway M.D. and Donald
E. Spence are the inductees into the PSA Collector Hall of Fame. Both
gentlemen, who were honored last year with the collections of the year,
receive our highest honor in 2007.

The following are being inducted into the PSA Set Registry Hall of Fame
for outstanding individual sets:

1915 Cracker Jack Baseball – Don Louchios

1933 DeLong Baseball – Scott D. Ireland Collection

1933 Goudey Baseball – Scott D. Ireland Collection

1938 Goudey Baseball – Don Louchios

1951 Bowman Baseball – Charles M. Merkel

1952 Topps Basic Set Baseball – Phil Minard

1954 Topps Baseball - John Branca

1958 Topps Basic Set Baseball – Larry Robbins (L.R.'s 1958 Vintage
Baseball)

1986-87 Fleer Basketball – Butch Thibault (Network 8687 PSA 10
Collection)

1986-87 Fleer Basketball - Virgil Adkins PSA 10 Set #2

1952 Bowman Large Football – David Kjeer (Short Print Nightmare)

Super Bowl Basic Ticket Set - Ben Friedman (Planet Super Bowl)

To read descriptions of each set, click here:

http://www.psacard.com/set_registry/halloffame.chtml


The following sets were selected to receive top honors:

BEST COLLECTION OF THE YEAR William P. Bengen (Jean-Luc Picard)

BEST SET OF THE YEAR Donald E. Spence - The Lone Star Collection -
1939-41 Play Ball Mega Baseball

BEST ROOKIE SET OF THE YEAR Don Louchios - 1909 Philadelphia Caramel
(E95) Baseball

BEST PRE-WAR VINTAGE BASEBALL SET OF THE YEAR Scott D. Ireland
Collection - 1934 Goudey Baseball

BEST POST-WAR VINTAGE BASEBALL SET OF THE YEAR (1948-1959) Paul
Fleetwood - 1955 Topps Baseball

BEST VINTAGE BASEBALL SET OF THE YEAR (1960-1971) Donald E. Spence -
The Lone Star Collection - 1963 Topps Master Baseball

BEST MODERN BASEBALL SET OF THE YEAR (1972-PRESENT) Dave Jacobs - 1989
Upper Deck Baseball

BEST VINTAGE BASKETBALL SET OF THE YEAR (1971 AND OLDER) Jim Crandell
(Davalillo) - 1957-58 Topps Basketball

BEST MODERN BASKETBALL SET OF THE YEAR (1972-PRESENT) Bob Zimmer (Zbob)
- 1980-81 Topps Basketball

BEST VINTAGE FOOTBALL SET OF THE YEAR (PRE-1960) Craig L. Forehlich
(Fro's 57's) - 1957 Topps Basic Football

BEST VINTAGE FOOTBALL SET OF THE YEAR (1960-1971) Museum of Sports
History - 1960 Topps Football

BEST MODERN FOOTBALL SET OF THE YEAR (1972-PRESENT) Bumchex - 1975
Topps Football

BEST PRE-WAR VINTAGE HOCKEY SET OF THE YEAR Julius Narancsik (Northern
Lights) - 1910-11 C56 Hockey

BEST VINTAGE HOCKEY SET OF THE YEAR (1948-1971) Julius Narancsik
(Northern Lights) - 1953-54 Parkhurst Basic Hockey

BEST MODERN HOCKEY SET OF THE YEAR (1972-PRESENT) Darren Styles
(Turbo's Hockey) - 1985-86 O-Pee-Chee Hockey

BEST VINTAGE MISC SPORTS SET OF THE YEAR (1971 AND OLDER) Anthony Nex
(Griffin's)- 1910 Champions T218 Boxing

BEST MODERN MISC SPORTS SET OF THE YEAR (1972-PRESENT) Tommy Springer
- 1981 Donruss Golf

BEST PLAYER SET OF THE YEAR Marc R. Schoenen (Phillies Phan) - Mike
Schmidt Master Set

BEST TOPPS SPECIALTY SET OF THE YEAR Don Louchios - 1964 Topps Stand
Up Baseball

BEST OVERALL SPECIALTY SET OF THE YEAR Jon Isaacson (Fight4oldDC) -
NFL Hall of Fame Rookies

BEST REGIONAL SET OF THE YEAR Caught Looking - 1958 Hires Root Beer
w/Tabs Baseball

BEST ODDBALL SET OF THE YEAR David L. Abbott (DLA's Best) - 1932 Orbit
Gum Pins-Numbered PR2 Baseball

BEST VINTAGE NON-SPORTS SET OF THE YEAR (1971 AND OLDER) West Coast -
1940 Gum Inc. Superman R145

BEST MODERN NON-SPORTS SET OF THE YEAR Bumchex - 1977 Topps Star Wars

BEST TICKET SET OF THE YEAR Chris Corso - 500 Home Run Club Baseball
Tickets

BEST SINGLE SIGNED BASEBALL SET OF THE YEAR Jose A. Sota (Joe's World
Series MVP’s!) - World Series MVP Auto Balls

In addition, over 3,000 members will receive the "Best of the Registry"
certificate for being at least 85% complete and in the top spot! (If
you are a "Best of the Registry" certificate winner and would like a
different name printed on your certificate than name you use for your set
on the website, please email Set Registry customer service
(mailto:setregistry@collectors.com) no later than Monday, June 25th so that we
can make the change for you.)

To view the list of winners for the "Best of the Registry" certificates
and descriptions of the award-winning sets, click here:
http://www.psacard.com/set_registry/2007awards_result.chtml

It may take a week or two for all the award icons to be placed by your
sets on the website. It may take 8-10 weeks before you receive your
award in the mail. Your patience is appreciated! We will also be
presenting winners with their awards at the Set Registry luncheon.

For information about the 2008 PSA Set Registry Awards, click here:

http://www.psacard.com/set_registry/awards.chtml

Congratulations to all the 2007 Set Registry Award winners! You have
truly achieved excellence.

Thank you for your support of the PSA Set Registry.

BJ Searls
Set Registry Manager
I am actively buying MIKE SCHMIDT gem mint baseball cards. Also looking for any 19th century cabinets of Philadephia Nationals. Please PM with additional details.

Comments

  • BasiloneBasilone Posts: 2,492 ✭✭
    Congrats to this guy as well... image

    BEST PLAYER SET OF THE YEAR - Marc R. Schoenen (Phillies Phan) - Mike Schmidt Master Set
  • AlanAllenAlanAllen Posts: 1,530 ✭✭✭
    Congrats to all. It's about time they recognize a modern player set, which represents dedication, tenacity, and networking more than vintage player sets which typically represent huge piles of money. I'm generalizing, I know image

    Joe
    No such details will spoil my plans...
  • pjray55pjray55 Posts: 141
    Marc,

    Congratulations on your well deserved achievement, your Schmidt collection is truly amazing - even if he only ranks 2nd on my list of top 3rd baseman ! image

    Patrick
    Looking for additions or upgrades to my Graig Nettles master player set on the registry.
  • StumpStump Posts: 927 ✭
    Marc

    Thanks for the congrats and right back at you. What an awesome set of Schmidt you have built. I am glad my 89 set was recognized I have been working on that bugger for 7 years.

    Dave
    Visit my site @ www.djjscards.com
  • DavalilloDavalillo Posts: 1,846 ✭✭
    Wow-three good collecting pals of mine had sets put into the Hall of Fame.

    Congrats to Marc Schonoen, Anthony Nex and Dave Jacobs.

    Also a big congrats to the 5th and 6th inductees into the Hall of Fame--Don Spence and Steve Solloway. I posted here a while ago advocating PSA break their tradition of letting in one inductee per ywear and recognise both of these great collections. Joe Orlando--excellent choice.

    Lastly I would like to recognise Bill Bengen for winning collection of the year. Bill has a staggering collection of 50s and 60s non-sports sets and I am pleased he was recognized. Bill is also a first-class guy.

    Jim
  • GriffinsGriffins Posts: 6,076 ✭✭✭
    Not to mention Jim's selection for his incredible '57 Topps Basketball set!

    Always looking for Topps Salesman Samples, pre '51 unopened packs, E90-2, E91a, N690 Kalamazoo Bats, and T204 Square Frame Ramly's

  • StumpStump Posts: 927 ✭
    Jim

    Congrats on the basketball set award. I also agree with the HOF inductees. Both have massive collections
    Visit my site @ www.djjscards.com
  • BuccaneerBuccaneer Posts: 1,794 ✭✭
    I like how PSA alludes to vintage being 1946-1959, semi-vintage 1960-1971 and modern 1972 on up. Even though I would shift the latter from 1972 to 1973, that makes sense to me.
  • DavalilloDavalillo Posts: 1,846 ✭✭
    Thanks Mike and Anthony,

    I think that naming Steve to the HOF is important. It shows that you can have one of the very best collections and it not be high grade.

    Steve has a staggering collection and much of it is in mid-grade. Imo, that does not detract at all from the quality of the collection.

    Wow-John Basilone is still around??? What do you know!

    Jim
  • calleochocalleocho Posts: 1,569 ✭✭
    Congrats to the winners!

    its truly amazing how competitive the registry is nowadays.

    im happy for Marc ...truly you deserved the award!

    Also to griffins ...cool set

    BEST VINTAGE MISC SPORTS SET OF THE YEAR (1971 AND OLDER) Anthony Nex
    (Griffin's)- 1910 Champions T218 Boxing
    "Women should be obscene and not heard. "
    Groucho Marx
  • sagardsagard Posts: 1,899 ✭✭✭
    Congrats to Jon Ambak, Hank and Dave Cryer for helping build Spence's winning 1963 Topps set.
  • bri2327bri2327 Posts: 3,178 ✭✭
    Allow me to continue the congrats given to Marc. That Schmidt set is something to behold.

    Not to leave out any other winners, let me offer each and every person who received accolades for their hard work and dedication a big high five of praise.

    Now hopefully by this time next year I will have accumulated the last couple of cards needed for my Munson master set as well as upgrade enough to be considered for such high praise !
    "The other teams could make trouble for us if they win."
    -- Yogi Berra

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  • onlyanumberonlyanumber Posts: 2,433
    Bill Bengen getting the credit he deserves for collection of the year is monumental, considering I think every one of his sets is nonsports.
    Next MONTH? So he's saying that if he wins, the best-case scenario is that he'll be paying for it two weeks after the auction ends?

    Forget blocking him; find out where he lives and go punch him in the nuts. --WalterSobchak 9/12/12



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    Looking for Al Hrabosky and any OPC Dave Campbells (the ESPN guy)
  • ajwajw Posts: 2,281 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Congrats to this guy as well... image

    BEST PLAYER SET OF THE YEAR - Marc R. Schoenen (Phillies Phan) - Mike Schmidt Master Set
     >>



    I *love* looking at Marc's set. It's simply unthinkable that he's at 100% on a modern master set. Just incredible. In addition, he's got tons of scans. You really should take some time and browse through his set. Here it is. Marc, thanks for sharing your set and the scans!

    I do have a question, though: why are two cards listed as being optional?

    Here they are:
    1986 SPORTFLICS MIKE SCHMIDT PROTOTYPE-STATISTICS BACK
    1988 TETLEY TEA DISCS MIKE SCHMIDT

    Are there other master sets with optional cards?
  • mikeschmidtmikeschmidt Posts: 5,756 ✭✭✭


    << <i>
    Here they are:
    1986 SPORTFLICS MIKE SCHMIDT PROTOTYPE-STATISTICS BACK
    1988 TETLEY TEA DISCS MIKE SCHMIDT

    Are there other master sets with optional cards? >>



    In short, PSA made a policy decision 4-5 months ago whereby new cards added to Master Player sets would be deemed optional so long as the total population of that card graded was less than three. There were many, including myself, who did not necessarily agree with this policy decision, but it is the one that was made.

    FWIW -- I do have the Tetley Tea Schmidt in PSA 9 (although it is not on the Registry right now), and it was the first 1988 Tetley tea disc ever graded..

    At any rate -- the optional cards discussion can be pretty ridiculous on some of the sets -- think Mickey Mantle, Nolan Ryan, etc. Some cards are just so darn rare that it is hard to envision PSA ever grading three examples of them, so it then becomes a matter of these rare type cards adding no value to a Registry collection, and of course it is not retroactive, either, so if there are singularly-graded cards that are in the current master set composition, they stay there even if only one has been graded, whereas if they would be included now they would go to optional until further examples were graded.

    Thanks for everyone who has had kind words to say about my set, I greatly appreciate it. But I really wanted to focus this message on celebrating the fine collections of so many others whom were recognized this year.

    Congrats, Dav, on your set as well -- a fabulous accomplishment.

    Cheers
    I am actively buying MIKE SCHMIDT gem mint baseball cards. Also looking for any 19th century cabinets of Philadephia Nationals. Please PM with additional details.
  • RupperRupper Posts: 8
    Hello, I am looking to sell my Mike Schmidt PSA cards. It is listed under Phillies-20-Mike Schmidt-Hall of Fame 1995. Is there any cards in the set you would be intrested in. Or if you know of anyone else interested. My email address is chippurr@yahoo.com Thanks, Richard
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