What is THE Roy Campanella card?

MattyC

If you had to pick one card to represent Campanella in a collection, which would it be and why?

TNP777

I'm partial to his '51 Bowman 'cause it's an action shot. Most of his cards are mug shots. '52 Bowman is nice, too.

RipublicaninMass

fiddy two Topss, yellow background and Hi number

bigjaco

Personally -

1953 Dormand.


Close second
1954 Wilson Franks



Value - '52 topps
Scarcity - Stahl Meyer

MattyC

So it seems there is wide choice with Campanella, as opposed to their being one defining card that stands out among the rest, the way the 52 Mantle does for Mantle collections, followed closely by the RC of course.

Is the Wilson Franks as notoriously rare and tough to find like the Ted Williams from that same set?

Lastly, which is the most costly across all grades-- I'd guess the 52T Hi # before doing my homework on VCP.

cwazzy

The '54 Wilson Franks isn't hard to find. But it is hard to find a nice one. It will actually run you about as much or a little more than the '52 Topps in the lower to mid grades. Not sure about the higher grades as they are beyond my means.

I would go for the '54 Wilson Franks or the '52 Topps. The Dormand is awesome but HARD to find. The '53 Stahl Meyer is probably his rarest and most expensive.

Another option would be his '49 Bowman. It's not as expensive as the others mentioned and is his rookie. It's a simple but a very nice looking card IMHO.

Edited to add that my favorite is his '53 Topps card. But it might not fit your collection if you are looking for THE Campy card to have. It's very common and not very expensive even in higher grades.

tkd7

I always loved this card. I think it's a great action pose and I like the ballpark background. This photo is in a few Campy cards but they are either smaller or cropped tighter.




If I were choosing a mainstream card, 1949 Bowman.

cwazzy

I NEED that card, tkd7. Is it yours? Any interest in selling it?

tkd7

Not mine, image grabbed from a Heritage auction from last year, went for around $330.

This one however, is mine:

cardcollector2000

hi I am new to the board been reading for years just never joined. just wanted to bring to your attention that the 52 topps campanella pictured in this thread is in a fake PSA holder with a fake PSA flip look at the number 6's that flip is 100% fake. call PSA or send it to them they will verify it as not there flip

RipublicaninMass

i took that scan from an ebay auction, but those numbers do look way off! Great catch

cardcollector2000

somebody should contact that seller and try and let the buyer know if possable. that is a scary good fake flip.

lostdart58

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Probstein123

I'd go with 52 topps