104 Down--1934 Carreras Film Stars Completed in PSA 8 or Better
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Set number `04 that I have completed with each card PSA 8 or better is 1934 Carreras Film Stars. The final four cards in this 72-card set come from NYC dealer Steve Iurelli who has sold me many non-sports cards in the past--particularly from 1930s sets of movie stars. The cards are oval in shape making them easier to find in high grade than traditional cards that are 76 years old.
The last four cards I bought me to allow me to finish the set were Ginger Rogers, Joan Crawford, Mae West and the Four Marx Brothers. In addition to these legends, other film stars in the set include Clark Gable, Katherine Hepburn, Maureen O'Sullivam. Douglas Fairbanks, Edward G. Robinson and Greta Garbot. The set raing is 9.04 with 7 PSA 10s, 61 psa 9s and 4 psa 8s--remarkable for such a vintage set. Still, it ranks only 3rd on the PSA Set Registry. I will let it rest at this level.
The set represents the 20th non-sport set I have completed with each card PSA 8 or better. I am focusing my effort in non-sports on sets I like which includes vintage or semi-vintage movie/tv star sets from 1967 and earlier. Thank you to all collectors and dealers for helping me achieve my goals.
Completed sets in PSA 8 or better are a follows:
BASEBALL(42):
1936 S&S
1941 Play Ball
1948 Bowman
1951 Bowman
1951 Topps Red Back
1952 Bowman
1954 Bowman
1954 Red Heart
1954 Topps
1955 Bowman
1955 Topps
1956 Topps
1957 Topps
1958 Topps
1959 Fleer
1959 Topps
1960 Fleer
1960 Topps
1961 Golden Press
1961 Nu Card Scoops
1961 Topps
1961-62 Fleer
1962 Topps
1963 Fleer
1963 Topps
1963 Topps Peel-Offs
1964 Topps
1964 Topps Giants
1965 Topps
1966 Topps
1967 Topps
1967 Topps Red Sox Stickers
1967 Pirates Stickers
1968 Topps
1968 Topps Game
1969 Topps Deckle Edge
1969 Topps Super
1970 Kelloggs
1970 Milton Bradley
1970 Rold Gold
1970 Topps Super
1974 Topps Deckle Edge
FOOTBALL(28):
1948 Bowman
1950 Bowman
1951 Bowman
1953 Bowman
1954 Bowman
1955 Bowman
1955 Topps All-America
1956 Topps
1958 Topps
1959 Topps
1960 Mayrose Franks
1960 Topps
1961 Fleet
1961 Nu Card
1961 Topps
1962 Fleer
1962 Kahn's Weiners
1963 Fleer
1963 Stancraft Playing Cards
1964 Philadelphia
1964 Topps
1965 Philadelphia
1967 Topps
1968 Topps
1968 Topps 4-in-1s
1969 Topps
1970 Topps
1976 Wonder Bread
BASKETBALL(9):
1948 Bowman
1957 Topps
1961 Fleer
1969-70 Topps
1970-71 Topps
1971-72 Topps
1971-72 Topps Trios
1972 Icee Bear
1976-77 Topps
HOCKEY(3):
1962-63 Parkhurst
1962-63 Topps
1963-64 Parkhurst
MULTI-SPORT(2):
1933 Goudey Sport Kings
1954 Sport Oddities
NON-SPORTS(20):
1934 Carreras Film Stars
1934 Gallaher Champions of the Screen & Stage
1935 C & T Bridgewater
1938 Gallaher Film Episodes
1938 Ogden's Actors and Character Studies
1939 Gallaher My Favourite Part
1945 Mutoscope Artists Pin-Ups
1952 Dixie Cup Nelson's Ice Cream
1955 Barbers Tea Cinema & TV Stars
1955 Movie Stars of MGM
1956 Jibco Tea Screen Stars, Second Edition
1956 U.S. Presidents
1957 C.W.S. Western Stars
1958 TV Westerns
1960 Fleer Spins & Needles
1962 AMC Colorstars
1962 Barratt & Co Warriors Thru the Ages
1962 Civil War News
1966 Leaf Good Guys and Bad Guys
1967 Who am I?
The last four cards I bought me to allow me to finish the set were Ginger Rogers, Joan Crawford, Mae West and the Four Marx Brothers. In addition to these legends, other film stars in the set include Clark Gable, Katherine Hepburn, Maureen O'Sullivam. Douglas Fairbanks, Edward G. Robinson and Greta Garbot. The set raing is 9.04 with 7 PSA 10s, 61 psa 9s and 4 psa 8s--remarkable for such a vintage set. Still, it ranks only 3rd on the PSA Set Registry. I will let it rest at this level.
The set represents the 20th non-sport set I have completed with each card PSA 8 or better. I am focusing my effort in non-sports on sets I like which includes vintage or semi-vintage movie/tv star sets from 1967 and earlier. Thank you to all collectors and dealers for helping me achieve my goals.
Completed sets in PSA 8 or better are a follows:
BASEBALL(42):
1936 S&S
1941 Play Ball
1948 Bowman
1951 Bowman
1951 Topps Red Back
1952 Bowman
1954 Bowman
1954 Red Heart
1954 Topps
1955 Bowman
1955 Topps
1956 Topps
1957 Topps
1958 Topps
1959 Fleer
1959 Topps
1960 Fleer
1960 Topps
1961 Golden Press
1961 Nu Card Scoops
1961 Topps
1961-62 Fleer
1962 Topps
1963 Fleer
1963 Topps
1963 Topps Peel-Offs
1964 Topps
1964 Topps Giants
1965 Topps
1966 Topps
1967 Topps
1967 Topps Red Sox Stickers
1967 Pirates Stickers
1968 Topps
1968 Topps Game
1969 Topps Deckle Edge
1969 Topps Super
1970 Kelloggs
1970 Milton Bradley
1970 Rold Gold
1970 Topps Super
1974 Topps Deckle Edge
FOOTBALL(28):
1948 Bowman
1950 Bowman
1951 Bowman
1953 Bowman
1954 Bowman
1955 Bowman
1955 Topps All-America
1956 Topps
1958 Topps
1959 Topps
1960 Mayrose Franks
1960 Topps
1961 Fleet
1961 Nu Card
1961 Topps
1962 Fleer
1962 Kahn's Weiners
1963 Fleer
1963 Stancraft Playing Cards
1964 Philadelphia
1964 Topps
1965 Philadelphia
1967 Topps
1968 Topps
1968 Topps 4-in-1s
1969 Topps
1970 Topps
1976 Wonder Bread
BASKETBALL(9):
1948 Bowman
1957 Topps
1961 Fleer
1969-70 Topps
1970-71 Topps
1971-72 Topps
1971-72 Topps Trios
1972 Icee Bear
1976-77 Topps
HOCKEY(3):
1962-63 Parkhurst
1962-63 Topps
1963-64 Parkhurst
MULTI-SPORT(2):
1933 Goudey Sport Kings
1954 Sport Oddities
NON-SPORTS(20):
1934 Carreras Film Stars
1934 Gallaher Champions of the Screen & Stage
1935 C & T Bridgewater
1938 Gallaher Film Episodes
1938 Ogden's Actors and Character Studies
1939 Gallaher My Favourite Part
1945 Mutoscope Artists Pin-Ups
1952 Dixie Cup Nelson's Ice Cream
1955 Barbers Tea Cinema & TV Stars
1955 Movie Stars of MGM
1956 Jibco Tea Screen Stars, Second Edition
1956 U.S. Presidents
1957 C.W.S. Western Stars
1958 TV Westerns
1960 Fleer Spins & Needles
1962 AMC Colorstars
1962 Barratt & Co Warriors Thru the Ages
1962 Civil War News
1966 Leaf Good Guys and Bad Guys
1967 Who am I?
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Comments
How do you do it ? Another fine effort , for sure. My son graduates from Westpoint in May. Maybe then I'll have enough time to see the great collection.
Jim----
West Point!! Wow--you must be very proud!
You are welcome to come at any time to see. Just let me know when it is convenient for you.
Jim
collecting RAW Topps baseball cards 1952 Highs to 1972. looking for collector grade (somewhere between psa 4-7 condition). let me know what you have, I'll take it, I want to finish sets, I must have something you can use for trade.
looking for Topps 71-72 hi's-62-53-54-55-59, I have these sets started
Congratulations! That's a cool set - I picked it up - raw - years ago from a dealer of non-sport - can't remember who...
It's a good looking set IMO.
Wish you could post a few...
Good luck on the "close" sets.
edit: picked up the set from: creamofcards( 12561) - very nice person to deal with.
Another congrats are in order!
FWIW those 30's English tobacco sets are not that scarce in high quality condition.
Seems the Brits knew how to keep the cards in nice shape.
WarHound would know more.
I agree in general Steve--you can buy many of the sets raw on British ebay in good shape but not in consistent psa 8 or better shape.
The cards are hard to find graded as right now demand is low. My own view is that the demand for mint 1930s cards will increase and certainly the quality of the stars is strong.
Jim
Website: http://www.qualitycards.com
Jim , congrtulations on putting together this high grade set , long may it continue .
Steve , agreed in part that some UK sets are available in high grade , this doen't mean that they'll grade out at 8 or above though , and this latest sets of Jims is a real hard nut to crack due to the oval shape , the edges might stay nice but not always , and many many card backs were produced O/C .
All the best to both .
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Mark