Need help with Topps set articles by Peter Putman - PLEASE HELP!'

parker95

Hello gang! I am a Topps set builder as most of you know and was surfing the internet for a summary of 1957 Topps baseball cards, which is my favorite vintage Topps set. I read a very well written article by Pete Putman and decided to print it off and add it to my binder to help complement my set. I think this is a great way to help enhance my set and give my son some background about the set when he gets older and one day inherits my Topps set collection. I then did some more searching and found five more Topps articles written by Mr. Putman: 1952, 1953, 1960, 1962, and 1963. These articles are amazing! I went ahead and added those to my set collection as well. However, I am unable to find any more of these awesome articles and would like to find more by Mr. Putman if they exist. If they don’t exist, I would love to hear some of your thoughts on what I could use as a summary for each Topps set. Any ideas? Please help! Thank you!

Craig from Texas

dennis07

Here's couple I used for my 1970 set.

1970 Topps article


1970 Topps article 2

parker95

Dennis,

That's exactly what I'm looking for! Well written articles that are thorough with pictures. Thank you for sharing that! Anyone else have some from the other years that I need? I just think these articles really enhance a set if you store them in binders.

Thanks!

Craig from Texas

bishop

These are not exactly what you are seeking but if you have not checked out these blogs they are worth some time

toppsarchives.blogspot.com

boblemke.blogspot.com

A google search for "Pete Putman Bseball Card Articles" turns up most of his stuff

I have a Topps set run, 1948 and 1951 to 2013 and keep articles with most the older sets myself, but in hard copy. If you have some specific years in mind I can see if I have a reference for you

Al From Texas

parker95

Thank you for the information. I am familiar with the topps archives blog but will check out the other one. I'm really just focused on getting one solid article per year to further enhance my sets. So I need a lot of articles since I just started this little project. I'm sure I'll find one of each online. If I have problems finding an article, I'll write one myself. I'm just trying to save myself some time.

Craig from Texas

mlbfan2

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"A closer look at the bleakly designed 1970 Topps offering reveals some disturbing patterns. This set, for example, showcases the rookie card of Thurman Munson (#189) and one of the last singles of Roberto Clemente (#350), two stars that perished in plane crashes before their playing careers were over. Also featured is the inaugural single of Jim Spencer (#255), the ex-Yankee who died suddenly of a heart attack in 2002."

Is that a joke? The set is jinxed because those 3 players (in a 720-card set) died within the next 32 years? I have a feeling the author blows quite a bit of money on phone psychics and horoscope books.