Is anybody doing a "Type Set"

Bunker

In coin collecting there are Type collectors who try to get one example of each coin produced.

I thought it would be cool to try it with baseball cards and wondered if anybody has ever attempted it or currently doing it?

If I did it I would probably pick a team theme like the Cincinnati Reds instead of just doing it willy nilly. It would be a great way to learn more about the history of the hobby and to be exposed to cards that I normally would never have went for.

I should have checked the registry in case there is a catagory for a type set. If not it shouldn't be that hard to set up. PSA would just have to list: T206, T205, 1933 Goudey and so on.

nightcrawler

I'm a little lost??? Do you mean you would like an example of a Reds card from each company and year? Or all the Reds cards with all the players ever produced?

I think a set of cards with an example from each year and each company would be cool... like I say, I'm a little lost.

alifaxwa2

I recall a few years ago there was someone on here that did a type set. He did 1 card from every Base Set in the big Beckett Baseball book.

41GoudeyGuy

I was recently considering having PSA create a "TYPE SET" for the T type cards. I didn't get around to it and right now I'm putting projects like that aside, but I think it's a great idea. If you don't pursue this I will likely put in a request for this set next month. I would try to pick up Brooklyn players for my Type Set because of my connection with the franchise. I like the idea and think the ACC list should give a good basis to start with if anyone decided to create such a set.

Here is the list if you are interested (found on Old Cardboard)

T-Cards Year ACC # # in
Set *Est.
Value Card Set Name

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1910-11 T3 100 $300 Turkey Reds
1911 T4 30+ $2,000 Obak Cabinets
1911 T5 ~500 $350 Pinkerton Cabinets
1909-10 T6 2 $215 College Series Cabinets
1909-10 T51 8 $30 Murad College Series
1910 T100 1 $450 Silhouettes
1913 T200 16 $300 Fatima Team Cards
1911 T201 50 $45 Mecca Double Folders
1912 T202 132 $75 Hassan Triple Folders
1900 T203 25 $40 Mayo's Baseball Comics
1909 T204 121 $230 Ramly
1911 T205 208 $40 Gold Borders
1909-11 T206 524 $40 White Borders
1912 T207 200 $50 Brown Backgrounds
1911 T208 18 $3,000 Cullivan's Fireside Phila. A's
1910 T209 var. $175 Contentnea (2 sets)
1910 T210 var. $50 Old Mill (Red Borders; 8 sets)
1910 T211 75 $350 Red Sun (Green Borders)
1909-11 T212 var. $65 Obak (3 sets)
1910-19 T213 var. $80 Coupon Cigarettes (3 sets)
1915 T214 55? $1,750 Victory Tobacco
1910-13 T215 var. $425 Red Cross Tobacco (2 sets)
1911-14 T216 73 $265 Peoples Tobacco
1910-11 T217 25 $1,300 Mono Cigarettes
1914 T222 52 $250 Fatima Player Cards
1912 T227 4 $450 Series of Champions
1922 T231 2 $7,000 Fans Cigarettes
1914 T330- 2 118 $40 Piedmont Art Stamps
1911 T332 180 $20 Helmar Stamps
1909 -- 12 $500 Derby Cigars NY Giants
1910 -- 49 $650 Plow Boy Tobacco
1910 -- 3 $15,000 Tuxedo Tobacco Ad Panels
1933 -- 146 $25 Worch Cigar
1949 -- 2 $90 Old Gold Jackie Robinson

* Estimated Value is for card of common player; VG condition.

KatsCards

They have the sampler set on the registry--probably the closest thing right now

Ultimate Sampler

cwazzy

I know there is at least one gentleman here that is doing a White Sox type set exactly like what you are asking about. You may want to hit him up if you are looking for ideas. He posts a lot on the Mail Call thread and many of his cards are stunning!

41GoudeyGuy

A quick search of the pop reports lists these 20 "T" Baseball sets that PSA has already graded. This would be a good start. Some of these will be expensive/impossible.

Year Set # of Cards PSA has Graded
1900 T203 17
1909 T204 1637
1909-11 T206 108810
1910 T213 Type 1 23
1910 T215 Type 1 24
1910-14 T216 106
1911 T201 5309
1911 T205 21794
1911 T208 18
1911 T5 44
1911 T3 3849
1912 T202 7171
1912 T207 3876
1912 T215 3
1912 T215 Type 2 56
1913 T200 777
1914 T213 Type 2 326
1914 T222 295
1915 T214 25
1919 T213 Type 3 175

WinPitcher

Yes

I do a few, one consists of 1 Topps card from every year 1952 to date.

Others include the following years card of the league MVP's, ROY's and CY Young winners.


Steve

scotgreb

Rick -- I do something similar by collecting the Baseball HOF Complete Set (in the registry).

Baseball has hofers with cards back to the late 1800s up to (essentially) present. Any card from the playing days of the hofer is fair game for the registry. As I add a card, I keep an eye on the sets that I'm missing. I'm still relatively loaded with T206 and '33 Goudey but if you look around, there is generally a lesser known substitute (often cheaper). This registry set is a great way to capture the history of baseball as well as the history of card collecting.

Scott

TheHun

I did this persuit several years ago - I got at least one card from every major set. I did this in the 1980's so it was affordable.

I had all the topps regular issues - until I sold off a 1953. So now that is incomplete.

I had all the Fleer baseball until it got crazy in the 1990's - too many sets.

I've thought about doing it for hockey, but I'm too far away to get any of the Parkhurst and 1954 topps.

I do have a excellent range of soccer cards from 1900 to 2000 (100 years of cards). In addition, I have cards made in over 19 different countries !

mcolney1

I do it for PSA football HOFers from 1935 to 1963 (stopped in 63 to collect complete sets 64 and later). I'm about 2/3 through on my quest. Still have a lot of big money cards, but also some small money that just don't show up that often, i.e., 1953 Bowman, late 50's early 60's HOF linemen. Eventually, I will own every football HOFer in either PSA or NM or better raw. Tony

Bunker

I may contact PSA to see if they can set this up. They might be able to have 3 Type sets:

1. Vintage 18xx-1979?
2. Modern 1980?-2008
3. Master Set combing both.

There is probably more cards from 1980-2008 than there is from 1880's to 1979. I think it would be a daunting task to put together a modern type set!

purduepete

<< <i>I know there is at least one gentleman here that is doing a White Sox type set exactly like what you are asking about. You may want to hit him up if you are looking for ideas. He posts a lot on the Mail Call thread and many of his cards are stunning! >>



That would be me. (BTW, thanks for the compliments Chris!)

I'm only about two months into it, and I'm having a blast - you can check the set out in my sigline link. I started it as a break from all of the Topps and Bowman sets that I am currently working on. The set is registered across the street; I don't know if PSA offers something like that.

Bunker, it sounds like you have a good plan in place. If you collect modern (postwar) cards and are used to picking them up in NM condition or better, you might have to settle (like I learned to) with VG grade cards for the prewar stuff.

Anyway, have fun with it, and don't forget to show off your pickups whenever you get them!

fandango

im working on a TYPE SET --one card from every set

the PSA Ultimate Vintage Sampler on the registry is a great start!

epatmythes

I wasn't, but now I'm seriously considering it

I'm thinking about "Key Cards from the History of Topps Baseball"

The major card (or one of the major cards) from each set of Topps Baseball 1952-2001. Start it off with the first 50 years, then in 2011 add a card from 2002, in 2012 add a card from 2003... and so on, giving each set a decade to pan out the key card.

I've spent a good chunk of my day, since finding this post this morning, starting to compile my list given the following conditions:

1) The card will be the key card of the set, unless that athlete is already representing another position in the set (I'd just do the Mickey Mantle Basic Set otherwise )
2) Preference is given to RC or HOF, but with neither taking direct precedence over the other

I've got my list covered through 1994 so far, and Ichiro in 2001... still need to do some more research on the years in between. I'll post my list once complete to open up some debate.

So far, I already like my list better than the existing 50 years of Topps set currently in the Registry.

HoofHearted

I've been working on a Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins type set from 1991 and earlier for a few years. It's a lot of fun researching the different sets and cards to purchase. I look for a shot which includes the insignias on the hat and/or uniform to get an idea of the styles of the era.

I'd recommend it!

The B18 Blanket I picked up in an antique store in Billings, Montana back in '05 is linked-to in my sig line.

Here are a couple of the T cards I've picked up:



T205:

Beezer12

I'm nearing completion of a graded goaltender hockey set with one goalie from each of the major or well known releases starting with 1910 C56 up to the end of the wax era in 1989.

royalbrett

This is a great thread. Very interesting to read about the different collecting diversities.

Bunker

I may try and get an example of Cincinnati Reds for the following. I say may because as of right now I have no idea if some of these are even affordable or if there even is a Cincinnati Reds player to be had.

This is copied from the SMR 1887-1979: Total 209 cards. If anyone wants an excel spread sheet let me know and I would be happy to email one to you.


1887 N172 OLD JUDGE
1888 N-162 GOODWIN CHAMPIONS   
1888 N28 Allen & Ginters
1888 N29 ALLEN & GINTERS
1895 Mayo''s Cut Plug (N300)
1904 Fan Craze-American League
1906 Fan Craze- National League
1909 Nadja Caramel (E92)
1909 Philadelphia Caramel (E95)
1909 Ramly Cigarettes (T204)
1909-11 American Caramel (E90-1)
1909-11 T-206 WHITE BORDER
1909-1911 Colgan''s Chips Stars of the Diamonds (E254)
1910 (E98)
1910 American Caramel Pirates (E90-2)
1910 E93 STANDARD CARAMEL
1910 Mello-Mint (E105)
1910 Philadelphia Caramel (E96)
1910 Sweet Caporal Pins P2
1910 Tip Top Bread Pittsburgh Pirates (D322)
1911 George Close Candy Co. (E94)
1911 George Close Candy Co. (E94)
1911 M-116 SPORTING LIFE
1911 T-205 GOLD BORDER
1911 T201 MECCA DOUBLE FOLDERS
1911 T3 Turkey Red Cabinets
1912 T202 HASSAN TRIPLE FOLDERS
1912 T207 BROWN BACKGROUND
1912 T227 Series of Champions
1913 Fatima Team Cards (T200)
1913 NATIONAL GAME
1914 CRACKER JACK
1914 Polo Grounds Game (WG4)
1915 American Caramel (E106)
1915 CRACKER JACK
1916 (M101-4) SPORTING NEWS
1916 (M101-5) Sporting News
1921 American Caramel Series of 80 (E121)
1922 American Caramel Series of 120 (E121)
1922 American Caramel Series of 240 (E120)
1922 American Caramel Series of 80 (E122)
1923 Willard''s Chocolate (V100)
1926 SPALDING
1932 U.S. CARAMEL
1932-34 Orbit Pins Numbered PR2
1932-34 Orbit Pins Unnumbered PR3
1933 DeLONGS
1933 George C. Miller (R 300)
1933 GOUDEY BASEBALL
1933 GOUDEY SPORT KINGS
1933 TATTOO ORBIT
1933 World Wide Gum (Canadian Goudey, V353)
1934 GOUDEY BASEBALL
1934 World Wide Gum (Canadian Goudey, V354)
1934-36 BATTER-UP
1934-36 DIAMOND STARS
1935 GOUDEY
1936 Goudey (R322)
1936 S and S Game
1936 World Wide Gum (Canadian Goudey, V355)
1937 O-Pee-Chee
1938 GOUDEY BASEBALL
1939 Exhibits
1939 PLAY BALL
1940 PLAY BALL
1941 DOUBLE PLAY
1941 Goudey (R324)
1941 PLAY BALL
1947-1966 Exhibits
1948 BOWMAN
1948 Leaf
1949 BOWMAN
1950 BOWMAN
1950 Callahan Hall of Fame
1950 DRAKE
1951 BOWMAN
1951 TOPPS BLUE BACKS
1951 Topps Connie Mack''s All-Stars
1951 Topps Major League All-Stars
1951 TOPPS RED BACKS
1952 BERK ROSS
1952 BOWMAN BASEBALL
1952 RED MAN TOBACCO
1952 TOPPS
1953 BOWMAN BLACK AND WHITE
1953 BOWMAN COLOR
1953 RED MAN TOBACCO
1953 Stahl-Meyer Franks
1953 TOPPS BASEBALL
1954 BOWMAN BASEBALL
1954 DAN-DEE POTATO CHIPS
1954 JOHNSTON COOKIES (BRAVES)
1954 RED HEARTS
1954 RED MAN TOBACCO
1954 Stahl-Meyer Franks
1954 TOPPS BASEBALL
1954 WILSON FRANKS
1955 Armour Coins
1955 BOWMAN
1955 Kahn''s Wieners Reds
1955 RED MAN TOBACCO
1955 Stahl-Meyer Franks
1955 TOPPS
1955 TOPPS DOUBLE HEADERS
1956 Kahn''s Wieners Reds
1956 TOPPS
1956 Topps Pins
1957 Kahn''s Wieners
1957 TOPPS
1958 Bell Brand Dodgers
1958 Hires Root Beer
1958 Kahn''s Wiener''s
1958 TOPPS
1959 Bazooka
1959 FLEER
1959 Home Run Derby
1959 Kahn''s Wieners
1959 Morrell Meats Dodgers
1959 TOPPS
1960 Bazooka
1960 BELL BRAND DODGERS
1960 FLEER
1960 Kahn''s Wieners
1960 LEAF
1960 Morrell Meats Dodgers
1960 TOPPS
1961 Bazooka
1961 BELL BRAND DODGERS
1961 FLEER
1961 Golden Press
1961 Kahn''s Wieners
1961 Morrell Meats Dodgers
1961 NU-CARD SCOOPS
1961 Post Cereal
1961 TOPPS BASEBALL
1962 Bazooka
1962 BELL BRAND DODGERS
1962 Kahn''s Wieners
1962 Post Cereal
1962 TOPPS
1963 Bazooka
1963 Bazooka All Time Greats
1963 FLEER
1963 Kahn''s Wieners
1963 Peel-Offs
1963 Post Cereal
1963 TOPPS
1964 Bazooka
1964 Kahn''s Wieners
1964 TOPPS
1964 TOPPS GIANTS
1965 Bazooka
1964 TOPPS STAND-UP
1964 Topps Coins
1965 Kahn''s Wieners
1965 TOPPS
1965 Topps Embossed
1966 Bazooka
1966 Kahn''s Wieners
1966 TOPPS
1966 Topps Rub-Offs
1967 Bazooka
1967 Kahn''s Wieners
1967 TOPPS
1967 Topps Venezuelan Retirado
1967 Topps Who Am I?
1968 Bazooka
1968 Kahn''s Wieners
1968 TOPPS
1968 TOPPS 3-D
1968 TOPPS GAME
1969 Kahn''s Wieners
1969 TOPPS
1969 Topps Decals
1969 Topps Deckle Edge
1969 Topps Super
1970 KELLOGG''S
1970 TOPPS
1970 Topps Super
1971 Bazooka Numbered
1971 Bazooka Unnumbered Set
1971 KELLOGG''S
1971 TOPPS
1971 Topps Coins
1971 Topps Greatest Moments
1972 Kellogg''s
1972 Kellogg''s All-Time Baseball Greats
1972 Kellogg''s Baseball Greats Babe Ruth Display
1972 TOPPS
1973 Kellogg''s
1973 TOPPS
1974 Kellogg''s
1974 TOPPS
1974 TOPPS DECKLE EDGE
1975 Kellogg''s
1975 TOPPS
1975 Topps Mini
1976 Kellogg''s
1976 Topps
1977 Kellogg''s
1977 TOPPS
1977 Topps Cloth Stickers
1978 Kellogg''s
1978 O-PEE-CHEE
1978 TOPPS
1979 Kellogg''s
1979 MINOR LEAGUE
1979 O-PEE-CHEE
1979 Topps

209

Bunker

<< <i>I've been working on a Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins type set from 1991 and earlier for a few years. It's a lot of fun researching the different sets and cards to purchase. I look for a shot which includes the insignias on the hat and/or uniform to get an idea of the styles of the era.

I'd recommend it!

The B18 Blanket I picked up in an antique store in Billings, Montana back in '05 is linked-to in my sig line.

>>



Nice! Have you identified the cards that you are going to go after?

Bunker

<< <i>They have the sampler set on the registry--probably the closest thing right now

Ultimate Sampler >>



That is pretty close, I will see which cards are missing from the list I posted. There may be a good reason for them missing...$$