109 Down--1964 Topps Stand Up Completed in PSA 8 or Better

Davalillo

Another set I have been working on for the last decade has also come together recently. Not that the 1964 Topps Stand Up set is especially rare--it isn't--it is just very popular. The toughest card in the set is the pop 21 Baldshun which I bit the bullet on and paid 1700 for(I think) but the two toughest cards for me were Ron Hunt and the pop 23 Hal Woodeshick. This 77 card set is the first die-cut set since the Topps 1951 all-star sets. There are 77 cards and the set is loaded with superstars--Mantle, Mays, Aaron, the Robinsons, Spahn, Kaline, Banks, Killebrew and Yaz.

Every card in may set is a PSA 8 which makes my set tied for 7th in the PSA Set Registry. Joe Wilson is first in this set followed by collecting luminaries Louchious, Fogel and Ireland. I intend to let this set rest at this level.

I appreciate the help of all collectors and dealers in helping me complete all my sets in PSA 8 or better.

Completed sets in PSA 8 or better are as follows:

BASEBALL(47):

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 Tobacco
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
1964 Topps Stand Ups
1965 Topps
1966 East Hill Pirates
1966 Topps
1967 Topps
1967 Topps Pirates Stickers
1967 Topps 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 Wonder Bread

HOCKEY(3):

1962-63 Parkhurst
1962-63 Topps
1963-64 Parkhurst

MULTI-SPORT(2):

1933 Goudey Sport Kings
1954 Sport Oddities

NON-SPORT(20):

1934 Carreras Film Stars
1934 Gallaher Champions of the Screen and Stage
1935 C & T Bridgewater
1938 Gallaher Film Episodes
1938 Ogden's Actors and Character Studies
1939 Gallaher My Favorite Part
1945 Mutoscope Artists Pin-Ups
1952 Dixie Cup Nelson's Ice Crean
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 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?

vettfanatic

Congrats. Looks like your on a roll. So whens #110 coming?

Brick

Wow. That was quick. I'm working on a set in PSA 8. When I complete it I will be up to one set in PSA 8.

Griffins

Congrats Jim!

qualitycards

Good to see your still pluggin' away, 1 set at a time, Congrats!

Dboneesq

Jim ... Congrats once again. Maybe one of these days we will meet as you pass thru the St. James area on your way to the Hamptons.

sbtrailrider

Congrats! - like many others I am working on the stand-ups. How hard can it be I thought - It's only 77 cards.. that was a long time ago.

It's a tough set not only due to low pop from limited production, but the fact of having one card with gum must have stained a fair share of cards. Not to mention the fun was to fold them open and have them stand up! To buy raw is really challenging due to the amount of trimming and recoloring these cards get. I find PSA has been very stringent with the grading standards for this set in recent years. Your complete 8 set will stand the test of time.

Davalillo

Vettfanatic,

I just did!

Anthony,

Thanks--one of your favorites is now up.

Doug,

I hope so--I still get to WHB a few times a year.

Jay,

Patience still carries the day. The way to do it is to have a lot of irons in the fire....and of course to have a dealer like Steve Novella bothy looking for you and being proactive.

SB Trailrider,

Hang in there--everything you say is true but patience will be reqarded.

Jim

Stone193

Another cool set Jim - I don't have a single example in my collection tho I do like the color combination of the set!

Congratulations.