108 Down--1955 Red Man Tobacco Completed in PSA 8 or Better

Davalillo

Set 108 was over a decade in the making. It started back in 1999 when I bought a raw set advertised as mint by a famous "mint" dealer at the time. As everyone know, mint sets were not really mint when it came down to them being graded. This one came back 24 cards graded psa 8, 2 cards graded psa 9 and the rest psa 7 or less. Through trading my 2 psa 9s and a long process of searching for the elusive cards that I needed, I finally completed the set when superstar dealer Steve Novella spotted the Pete Runnels card that I needed in PSA 8.

1955 Red Man Tobacco is the 4th and final Red Man set put out. This 50-card set consisted of cards measuring 3 1/2 by 4 inches and included cards of 25 American Leaguers and 25 from the National. The set includes Hall-of-Famers such as Mays, Ford, Berra, Spahn Ashburn and Duke Snider. The cards are not at all common in high graded and the Pete Runnels is still just a poop 4 in 8 witth 1 higher. All 50 cards are in PSA 8 which puts it 3rd on the PSA Set Registry behind (surprise) Don Spence and Caught Looking. I will let the set rest at that level.

I appreciate the help of all collectors in helping me achieve my collecting goals which continue to be the completion of vintage and semi-vintage sets with each card graded PSA 8 or better.

Completed sets in PSA 8 or better are as follows:

BASEBALL(46):

1936 S&S
1941 Play Ball
1948 Bowman
1951 Bowman
1951 Topps Blue Back
1951 Topps Red Back
1952 Bowman
1954 Bowman
1954 Red Heart
1954 Topps
1955 Bowman
1955 Red Man
1955 Topps
1956 Topps
1957 Topps
1958 Topps
1959 Fleer
1959 Topps
1960 Fleer
1960 Leaf
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 East Hills Pirates
1966 Topps
1967 Topps
1967 Topps Pirates Stickers
1967 Red Sox 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 Fleer
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 and Stage
1935 C & T Bridgewater
1938 Gallaher Film Episodes
1938 Ogden's Actions and Character Studies
1939 Gallaher My Favorite 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, Seconjd Edition
1956 U.S. Presidents
1957 C.W.S. Western Stars
1958 TV Westerns
1960 Fleer Spins & Needles
1962 ABC Colorstars
1962 Barrett & Co Warriors Thru the Ages
1962 Topps Civil War News
1966 Leaf Good Guys and Bad Guys
1967 Who Am I?

mikeschmidt

Congrats, Jim -- it's a beautiful set

Brick

Congratulations.

Davalillo

Thanks guys--I have had some good success lately completing vintage baseball card sets as you will soon see.

qualitycards

Congrats Jim!

Davalillo

Nice to hear from you Jay--hope all is well with you and your family.

Stone193

Geez Jim

You've been a busy guy!

This is another set that I have an appreciation for - and have not even contemplated an attempt.

I was watching an episode of American Pickers. Mike and Frank went over to a woman's house who wanted to sell stuff to help pay for an child's education. At one point, but a quick shot - and they didn't dwell on it - but one of them picked up an unopened Red Man case - my first thought - is it a year with cards in the packs? And - if so - what a great find!

Congratulations.

Davalillo

Thanks Mike. I love the Red Man Tobacco sets and may try to upgrade my 53 set and finish 54.

Jim