My Cardinals Team Set Collection Thread (Rare Stuff - added Odd Sized Album...starting end of pg 3)

frankhardy · February 22, 2016 10:01AM

1984 Topps

frankhardy · February 22, 2016 10:02AM

1985 Topps

frankhardy · February 22, 2016 10:03AM

1986 Topps

frankhardy · February 22, 2016 10:04AM

1987 Topps

frankhardy · February 22, 2016 10:05AM

1988 Topps

frankhardy · February 22, 2016 10:07AM

1989 Topps

saucywombat · February 22, 2016 10:27AM

Enjoyed looking at the 80's teams.

Does the Doug DeCinces drive you nuts?

frankhardy · February 22, 2016 10:53AM

Originally posted by: saucywombat
Enjoyed looking at the 80's teams.

Does the Doug DeCinces drive you nuts?

At first it did, but I have gotten used to it. When you collect team sets, you run into all kinds of things like that. Take a look at my 1966 Topps set for instance. Alex Johnson is in a Phillies uniform and a Phillies team logo, but the trade line on the back says that he was recently traded to the Cardinals....so....I had to include it!

DanBessette · February 22, 2016 12:00PM

Originally posted by: saucywombat

Enjoyed looking at the 80's teams.

Does the Doug DeCinces drive you nuts?

What am I missing?

frankhardy · February 22, 2016 12:20PM

Originally posted by: DanBessette

Originally posted by: saucywombat
Enjoyed looking at the 80's teams.

Does the Doug DeCinces drive you nuts?

What am I missing?

Angels uniform and logo on the 1988 Topps. It says "Now With Cardinals".

DanBessette · February 22, 2016 12:45PM

Man, looked at the 88's multiple times and still didn't notice.

frankhardy · February 27, 2016 10:40AM

1990's Topps Album

frankhardy · February 27, 2016 10:41AM

1990 Topps

frankhardy · February 27, 2016 10:42AM

1991 Topps

frankhardy · February 27, 2016 10:43AM

1992 Topps

frankhardy · February 27, 2016 10:45AM

1993 Topps

frankhardy · February 27, 2016 10:46AM

1994 Topps

frankhardy · February 27, 2016 10:47AM

1995 Topps

frankhardy · February 27, 2016 10:47AM

1996 Topps

frankhardy · February 27, 2016 10:48AM

1997 Topps

frankhardy · February 27, 2016 10:49AM

1998 Topps

frankhardy · February 27, 2016 10:50AM

1999 Topps

Note: For the #220 McGwire Home Run card (#1-70), I chose to include #67 and #68. The reason being is because my wife and I were actually at the game in 1998. We saw him hit #67 and #68. We thought that would be the record. Turns out, he hit 2 more the next day. One day I hope to get the entire set, but for now, #67 and #68 is just fine.

Edited to say - I now have the entire #220 HR subset with home runs number 1-70. Pictures are below.

For now, I am going to keep the original picture, note it as such, and then insert the new pictures.

Original picture (Only had HR #67 & 68).

Updated pictures (The logic behind my placement in the album pages is that I am treating HR #1 as the main card, and #2 - #70 as variations. I always put variations at the end of the main team set.)

frankhardy · February 29, 2016 10:27AM

2000's Topps Album

frankhardy · February 29, 2016 10:28AM

2000 Topps

frankhardy · February 29, 2016 10:29AM

2001 Topps

frankhardy · February 29, 2016 10:30AM

2002 Topps

frankhardy · February 29, 2016 10:31AM

2003 Topps

frankhardy · February 29, 2016 10:33AM

2004 Topps

frankhardy · February 29, 2016 10:34AM

2005 Topps

frankhardy · February 29, 2016 10:36AM

2006 Topps

frankhardy · February 29, 2016 10:38AM

2007 Topps

frankhardy · February 29, 2016 10:39AM

2008 Topps

frankhardy · February 29, 2016 10:41AM

2009 Topps

Note: You will notice a rare SP in my 2009 team set. Not many were made. If you look next to Tony LaRussa, you will see card #661, which is my son, Andrew Hardie. He was 9 years old at the time and I had a Topps card made for him. I included it in my official team set. This one is the most valuable to me.

bishop · February 29, 2016 11:36PM

You need one of those Topps rookie trophies on that card Shane

frankhardy · February 29, 2016 11:47PM

Would have loved that. I don't think it was an option.

BenG76 · March 1, 2016 2:38AM

Awesome collection.

frankhardy · March 5, 2016 10:12AM

2010's Topps Album

frankhardy · March 5, 2016 10:14AM

2010 Topps

frankhardy · March 5, 2016 10:15AM

2011 Topps

frankhardy · March 5, 2016 10:16AM

2012 Topps

frankhardy · March 5, 2016 10:18AM

2013 Topps

frankhardy · March 5, 2016 10:20AM

2014 Topps

frankhardy · March 5, 2016 10:22AM

2015 Topps

frankhardy · March 5, 2016 10:23AM

2016 Topps

BenG76 · March 5, 2016 1:02PM

Nice you already have series one from this year. Awesome collection

SOM · March 5, 2016 1:15PM

So sad to see the 2014 Oscar Taveras RC

SOM · March 5, 2016 1:26PM

I just visited your entire gallery. I kept waiting for the Surf Laundry Detergent ad.

Based on card design only, I think 1983 popped off the page big time.

The color mix on the 1975 set was atrocious. Makes me wonder why that set is so darned popular.

The cards from 1995 on reek "corporate."

Gotta give Topps props for trying something different in 2016, though. Those cards look great.

Terrific compilation, Shane!

frankhardy · March 5, 2016 11:16PM

Nice analysis.

Thanks for the compliments.

frankhardy · March 5, 2016 11:19PM

As a side note....last night I won a complete set of 1999 Topps McGwire Home Run cards 1-70 (#220 in the set). Since I started this project, I have only had #67 and #68. I would have been satisfied with only 1 of them, but my wife and I witnessed number 67 and 68 in person. So, I settle for those 2. The missing cards have been bugging me for a while, so I decided to break down and get the whole set. When I receive them in the mail, I will post.

bishop · March 6, 2016 7:53AM

Great thread and well done Shane

My Cardinals Team Set Collection Thread (Rare Stuff - added Odd Sized Album...starting end of pg 3)

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