Saturday, April 24, 2021

Advancing my early Topps cards

Slowly, but surely, I'm advancing my early Topps cards
I finally pulled the trigger on this card that I have wanted for years.  A Topps 1961 Ernie Banks. Below is how my 1961 Chicago teams are going (yes, there are two Billy Williams and Ed Bouchee):
	 
Card #  Brand  Year  Name              Team         	
012     Topps  1961  Moe Thacker       Chi Cubs		 
035     Topps  1961  Ron Santo         Chi Cubs	
058     Topps  1961  Joe Schaffernoth  Chi Cubs		 
107     Topps  1961  Seth Morehead     Chi Cubs		 
141     Topps  1961  Billy Williams    Chi Cubs
141     Topps  1961  Billy Williams    Chi Cubs	
196     Topps  1961  Ed Bouchee        Chi Cubs		 
196     Topps  1961  Ed Bouchee        Chi Cubs
214     Topps  1961  Danny Murphy      Chi Cubs
253     Topps  1961  Sammy Taylor      Chi Cubs		 
264     Topps  1961  Glen Hobbie       Chi Cubs		 
317     Topps  1961  Jim Brewer        Chi Cubs
350     Topps  1961  Ernie Banks       Chi Cubs
382     Topps  1961  Frank Thomas      Chi Cubs		 
391     Topps  1961  Winston Brown     Chi White Sox
I have also expanded my Chicago 1958 cards with the recent purchase of 3 cards; Dale Long, Jim Rivera, and Walt Dropo.
My 1958 Chicago collection now looks like this:

Card #  Brand  Year  Name              Team          	
007     Topps  1958  Dale Long         Chi Cubs		 
011     Topps  1958  Jim Rivera        Chi White Sox		 
033     Topps  1958  Cal Neeman        Chi Cubs		 
041     Topps  1958  Dave Hillman      Chi Cubs		 
066     Topps  1958  Lee Walls         Chi Cubs		 
080     Topps  1958  Dick Drott        Chi cubs		 
135     Topps  1958  Mike Drabowsky    Chi Cubs		 
144     Topps  1958  Bobby Morgan      Chi Cubs		 
184     Topps  1958  Elvin Tappe       Chi Cubs		 
200     Topps  1958  Bob Keegan        Chi White Sox		 
281     Topps  1958  Sam Taylor        Chi Cubs		 
310     Topps  1958  Ernie Banks       Chi Cubs		 
338     Topps  1958  Walt Dropo        Chi White Sox		 
430     Topps  1958  Bobby Thomson     Chi Cubs	 
453     Topps  1958  Tom Qualters      Chi White Sox		 
461     Topps  1958  Ed Mayer          Chi Cubs	
Concerning binder work, I have completed all my score card binders and have now moved on to 1991 Fleer.

Friday, February 12, 2021

Binder progress.

Topps 1988 binder - done
Fleer 1988 binder - done - complete plus
Donruss 1988 binder - done
Score 1988 binder - in progress
Score 1989 binder - in progress
Score 1990 binder - in progress
Score 1991 binder - not stated
Topps 1990 binders - in progress

Yes, I continue to work on the three Topps 1990 binders too. Here are the cards I'm sorting to find:
1990 Topps Std binder 1 #201
1990 Topps Std binder 1 #221
1990 Topps Std binder 1 #417
1990 Topps Std binder 1 #431
1990 Topps Std binder 1 #438
1990 Topps Std binder 1 #445
1990 Topps Std binder 1 #446
1990 Topps Std binder 1 #448
1990 Topps Std binder 1 #451
1990 Topps Std binder 1 #455
1990 Topps Std binder 1 #457
1990 Topps Std binder 1 #459

1990 Topps Std binder 2 #035
1990 Topps Std binder 2 #036
1990 Topps Std binder 2 #043
1990 Topps Std binder 2 #044
1990 Topps Std binder 2 #051
1990 Topps Std binder 2 #052
1990 Topps Std binder 2 #055
1990 Topps Std binder 2 #070
1990 Topps Std binder 2 #083
1990 Topps Std binder 2 #115
1990 Topps Std binder 2 #135
1990 Topps Std binder 2 #137

Sunday, January 31, 2021

9 pocket sheets

I have purchase hundreds of hundreds of 9 pocket card sheets and have been discouraged and how the quality has continued to go down while the price at Walmart and Meijer is now $6 for just 35 for Ultra "pro" sheets. As I have posted before, I have been exploring alternatives. One such alternative is Amazon brand sheets.  Yes, Amazon brand.  I was very pleasantly surprised. 100 sheets for $11 and better quality that what I can purchase at Walmart.  With a thicker mill and easy fit, I was very happy.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PD7KBN5

Now I'm exploring Gold Seal 9 pocket sheets that are 100 sheets for $17.50.

  • 100-Ct. clear HEAVYWEIGHT trading card sleeve pages/protectors, 8.5" x 11"
  • 9 Pockets per page times 100 pages gives you storage for 900 cards!
  • Single-sided top loading for easy card insertion
  • Durable, nonstick, non-glare, archival safe and acid free
  • Reinforced heat-sealed seams to last





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