1959 Topps baseball - official PSA thread

stormsurge · August 18, 2013 5:42AM

Great pickup

bishop · August 18, 2013 5:45AM

Really nice Dob. Is that the best of your 3 set Spahns ?

mariner · August 18, 2013 7:30AM

Al, yes it is.

mariner · August 31, 2013 2:57AM

I always enjoyed following Colavito back in the day.

bishop · August 31, 2013 7:22AM

A beauty Don

cincyredlegs · August 31, 2013 11:57AM

Great additions Don. I've always been a fan of that Spahn.

Mark

mariner · September 1, 2013 2:05AM

Thanks, Al.

Mark, it was great to meet you in Chicago at the National.

mariner · November 17, 2013 7:05AM

I just heard from our old friend, Tony (fiveniner), that he is getting back to collecting 1959 Topps baseball again. What a wonderful bit of news. In honor of Tony, I thought that I would update this thread with two recent pickups for my set.

bishop · November 17, 2013 12:31PM

Great Banks Don, my favorite card of his. George Vrechek has written about a 59 Banks with a blue versus green background ( similar to the blue versus green 58 Aaron).Just a color print defect but would be a neat find. I have seen several of the Aaron's but never a Banks.

GDM67 · November 17, 2013 3:44PM

The Banks is one of my favorite cards from the set. Just a beautiful example there.

mariner · November 21, 2013 11:21AM

Thanks, everyone....I am very pleased with them.

mariner · November 29, 2013 9:24AM

Keeping the thread current.

fiveniner · December 5, 2013 12:15AM

OMG Don where do u find these gems?I just had 15 graded they were mostly 6 & 7s however I am happy just the same.Have all 3 Sullivan Variation and a Hanebrink no trade which I think will grade a 6 or 7 which came with the collection I bought.

bishop · December 5, 2013 7:10AM

There maybe more than 3 Sullivans . There are the 3 back copyright differences ( the one w/o the period being the toughest) and there is a front difference on some cards, a brown box in the lower left near the logo. Cards without it are more scarce. Question is whether the box differences occur on all 3 of the back differences, or just some

mariner · December 5, 2013 11:36AM

Tony, it is great to see you back into your 1959 Topps collecting again. Congrats on your Sullivans and Hanebrink cards.

Al, you are a true expert on variations....I am always amazed.

Chargers49ersTigers · December 6, 2013 8:50PM

My fav card in this set is the Mantle All Star. For some reason, it has always fascinated me! It's a great pic, and I love the design!

OilCanDan · December 16, 2013 5:21AM

A couple of new additions as I work towards completing the set. These scans make the cards appear much more washed out than they are in person. I'm really happy with them both - been trying to find a nice Killebrew for a loooong time!

bishop · December 16, 2013 6:13AM

Great cards, Dan

bobsbbcards · December 16, 2013 1:29PM

<< <i>Great cards, Dan >>

What he said!

mariner · December 17, 2013 1:35PM

Dan, what great cards!! The centering could not be better on both cards.....congrats to you!!

OilCanDan · December 18, 2013 11:08PM

Thanks guys. I'm at 87% on the set in PSA 8 or above. It's been a fun, long haul. Love this set.

fiveniner · January 1, 2014 10:00PM

Hey fellow 59 collectors I am looking for a 59 Warren Spahn born 1931 with a clear 3 any condition as long as the is no paper loss,writing or tears lets say at least VG raw or graded.

bishop · January 2, 2014 2:47AM

That was the toughest of the 3 for me to get

mariner · January 5, 2014 2:59AM

Good luck, Tony, in your search. I don't have a lead to one right now.

Al, thanks for the scans.

mariner · January 16, 2014 11:42AM

Just enjoying the cards....

bishop · January 17, 2014 6:46AM

Don-- you should do a U tube video where you go swimming in 1959 Topps cards :-)

mariner · January 19, 2014 12:01AM

Al....LOL, yes I should!

Just added this gem to my set.

mariner · January 28, 2014 11:14AM

Keepin' it fresh.....

mariner · February 15, 2014 5:05AM

can't let this fall off of the pages....

qualitycards · February 16, 2014 5:23AM

Don just noticed your Norm Cash pickup, its beautiful, Congrats!

bishop · February 16, 2014 6:35AM

Hey, Jay. Hope you are doing better

qualitycards · February 16, 2014 11:35AM

<< <i>Hey, Jay. Hope you are doing better >>

Al, thanks for the well wishes
Still not doing all that great but the doc said that's normal and its a 6 month process
Hope all is well w/ you...jay

mariner · February 16, 2014 12:48PM

Thank you, Jay....I am very pleased with it.

It was great talking with you yesterday, my friend.

mariner · March 5, 2014 1:57PM

Just picked up another HOF'er....Early Wynn.....will scan and post when I receive it.

bishop · March 5, 2014 11:33PM

Did it float by in the deluge ?

mariner · March 8, 2014 2:53AM

It did, Al....lol

mariner · March 15, 2014 7:04AM

Here is the Early Wynn.

GDM67 · March 15, 2014 5:38PM

Every bit as sweet as I expected it to be.

bishop · March 15, 2014 11:22PM

Great card Don. Early Wynn is a great name. Too bad there was no Lately Rains in that set

mariner · March 19, 2014 2:38PM

Just scored this gem as well to add another HOF'er.

bobsbbcards · March 19, 2014 10:33PM

Yowsa, Don! Sweet card.

bishop · March 19, 2014 11:28PM

Great card Don. That guy struck out only 216 times in over 10,000 plate appearances

fiveniner · March 24, 2014 9:18PM

<< <i>Just scored this gem as well to add another HOF'er.

>>

Don,now that's an awesome low series card.

usmc1986 · March 27, 2014 7:57PM

Always love seeing your cards Don! You're a class act.....a bright spot in our hobby!!

bishop · March 27, 2014 11:32PM

<< <i>Always love seeing your cards Don! You're a class act.....a bright spot in our hobby!! >>

+ 1

mariner · March 31, 2014 1:14PM

Thanks Al and Dan!

Dan, it is great to hear from you. I hope that you are doing great!!

fiveniner · April 11, 2014 4:39AM

Come on fifty niners lets keep it alive.

mariner · April 11, 2014 4:29PM

I agree, Tony!

This is a common that I recently picked up...the reason is because the color and gloss plus centering makes this one an incredible card.

fiveniner · April 12, 2014 2:45AM

That card reminds me of when us kids back in 1959 would spit and tear up certain player cards and Jimmy Constable was one of them.It appeared that he would pop in everyones pak.Warren Giles was a bummer card to as well as George Anderson later known as Sparky.Man was that one heck of an ugly card or getting a card of a tiger that was no longer a tigerv like francona,doby,hoeft,alverez.susce.

by the way Don the constable is sweet.

cpamike · April 12, 2014 11:04AM

Happy 1,000th post!!!

I should start working on this set after seeing so many familar faces in here. Some really nice pickups Don!!!

1959 Topps baseball - official PSA thread

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