My Hank Aaron run

[RobertC]

I've been collecting Aaron cards since the 1980's. A few years ago I started getting them graded. I've used both PSA and SGC, so I can't really do a registry set, but that's okay since most are low to mid grade. I've always been more interested in getting an example of the card rather than getting the best example. I've also included the checklists which have Aaron's basic card on them, and some related Braves logo, etc. cards. My son is going to inherit the cards, so I've started scanning them in for a list what I have. I thought the scans would also make a good thread. So here they are, loosely arranged by year.

[RobertC]

1955 Hank Aaron cards

[RobertC]

Some cards from 1956

[RobertC]

Some from 1957. The Bill and Bob postcard is multi-year, but it fit in here. This will be all for today. I'll post some more next week.

[ALR-bishop]

Great cards Robert. Here are a couple more odd ball Hanks

http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj555/Bishop539/img239.jpg
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[Bestdj777]

Beautiful collection. This may be a stupid question, but why the two rookies? Is one a variation? I have a number of duplicates in my collection but always curious as to how others approach a player collection.

[PolarBear]

Nice collection!

I think Swift Meats really shouldn't have been the company to do those put togethers.

[Mark70Z]

That is one nice collection of Aaron cards. For some reason I'm drawn to the odd-ball type of cards like the Spic and Span, Johnston Cookies, and the Bill and Bob postcard (never seen this one before...).

Thanks so much for sharing Robert!

[RobertC]

Beautiful collection. This may be a stupid question, but why the two rookies? Is one a variation? I have a number of duplicates in my collection but always curious as to how others approach a player collection.

I purchased both of them a long time ago and I don't have a lot of money tied up in either one. I never could decide which one to get rid of - one has a higher grade, but the other one looks better. So I just decided to keep them both.

[RobertC]

Got finished early, so I decided to finish out the 50's. I know that there is a problem with the Hires with tab - the tab separated and slipped under the card after the card was graded.

[Vintagevault13]

Great Aarons Robert. I am a fellow Aaron collector and my cards are in similar condition to yours. I have completed the Topps regular issue run, including multi player/leader/all-star cards. I don't have many of the regional or oddball items that you have so I am definitely envious of these pieces. I really like the 1955 Doubleheader. That and the 1964 Topps Stand up are my next goals. Congrats on your great collection!


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[pokerplyr80]

I purchased both of them a long time ago and I don't have a lot of money tied up in either one. I never could decide which one to get rid of - one has a higher grade, but the other one looks better. So I just decided to keep them both.

Nice collection. If you decide to keep only one I would definitely keep the 2.5. Much better eye appeal.

[RobertC]

Sorry about the scans of the Armour coins. My scanner does not like PSA's coin slab. Also, the first Fencebusters card is a white back.

[jb67]

Sweet collection of Hank! Thanks for sharing.

[RobertC]

A few more from '60. The Braves logo tattoo is not really an Aaron, but I thought it looked pretty good and still fits in.

[RobertC]

The 1961 Post Cereal graded A is the hand cut from box version. The 1961 Post Cereal graded 20 FAIR is the perforated, factory sheet version.

[David W]

Very nice. Keep on posting them.

[Bestdj777]

I purchased both of them a long time ago and I don't have a lot of money tied up in either one. I never could decide which one to get rid of - one has a higher grade, but the other one looks better. So I just decided to keep them both.

Thanks for the reply. I don't blame you at all as they are both beautiful cards!

[ValKehl]

Nice collection! I especially like your Home Run Derby card - it sure looks much nicer than "Poor."

[RobertC]

Quite a few from 1962. The SGC Post Canadian is the perforated one; the PSA one is the hand cut from box version. I added back scans of the Exhibits - I don't know why SGC wouldn't add "black stat back" to the label. The first Salada coin is the 180 back version. The second one is the 200 back version.

[RobertC]

Some from 1963. The SGC Peel-off is the instruction back version. The Exhibit is the red stat back version.

[RobertC]

I have a few Topps Venezuelan in 1964. Also, an interesting card is the unperforated Stand-up. There are no factory perforations on the card.

[RobertC]

A few from 1965

[RobertC]

A few variations in 1966. One checklist has "R. Sox Rookies", the other has "Red Sox Rookies". One team card has a dot between Place and National, the other does not.

[RobertC]

#214 on the second checklist is "Dick Kelley"

[ls7plus]

That is one nice collection of Aaron cards. For some reason I'm drawn to the odd-ball type of cards like the Spic and Span, Johnston Cookies, and the Bill and Bob postcard (never seen this one before...).

Thanks so much for sharing Robert!

Especially with the Johnston rookie card originating in Milwaukee and being far tougher than the '54 Topps!

Great cards,

Larry

[RobertC]

1968 was a good year for cards, although somewhat expensive. There were four Topps versions. There were also two versions of each checklist (although I'm not sure about the Venezuelan). I just got back four other checklists back from PSA (not scanned), but they were all MISLABELED. Looks like someone's quality control was a little off. I am waiting for a response back from PSA. There is also my only BVG graded card - a checklist proof from Topps Archives. The last scan is of the backs of the four regular 1968 Aaron's - OPC, Topps, Milton Bradley, and Venezuelan.

[RobertC]

More variations in 1969. There is another version of the 1969 Photostamp with a different back that I don't have. The difference on the checklists is in the cropping of the player; the one on the right shows a small part of his collar, the one on the left does not. There are also two versions of the Nabisco Team Flakes and two sizes of the Kahn's.

[RobertC]

Cards from 1970

[RobertC]

A few hand cut cards and some more checklist variations.

[MCoxon]

A few hand cut cards and some more checklist variations.

Super cool. I love the 1962 postcard with his brother. Great color.

This collection really shows how non-mainstream cards liven up a collection. I'd say my favorites of the whole run are the spic and spans, Johnston cookies, home run derby, Atlantic/transograms, and nabisco

[DeanH3]

Especially with the Johnston rookie card originating in Milwaukee and being far tougher than the '54 Topps!

Great cards,

Larry

Funny how this aspect, originating in Milwaukee, didn't dawn on me until you mentioned it. Shows you how sharp I am. Definitely adds a cool dynamic to the card.

BTW, great collection! Thanks for sharing.

[RobertC]

Cards from 1972

[RobertC]

A few 1973 cards.

[RobertC]

Now, for 1974. There are a lot of cards from this year, almost like something really historic happened. I'm going to split the scans up between two posts.

[RobertC]

One of my favorite postcard sets and some tallboy size cards.

[DBesse27]

What a tremendous collection! My favorite is the 64 Topps Venezuelan 63 HR Leaders. 4 HOFers on any vintage card is awesome, but when it's a Venie? Unreal!!

[David W]

The Daily News is a tough one. Keep them coming love the thread

[quitcrab]

Love the 1974 OPC Aaron specials... Never seen those before. Didn't see the 1973 Topps pin up... Do you need that one ? The 1973 comic is awesome !

[VintageBucs]

Absolutely awesome! Great collection and thank you for sharing, was great to look through!

[RobertC]

The Daily News is a tough one. Keep them coming love the thread


Thanks. Here is a picture of the '70 Dayton Daily News before grading and an even tougher circa 1980 Dayton Daily News. Neither SGC or PSA will grade the 1980 one, though.

[RobertC]

Love the 1974 OPC Aaron specials... Never seen those before. Didn't see the 1973 Topps pin up... Do you need that one ? The 1973 comic is awesome !

There is a story behind the '73 Pin up. Years ago, I bought the comic from a seller that had both the pin up and comic for sale. I knew my then wife (now ex-wife) would be less than thrilled if I bought both, so I just bought the comic and figured I would pick up the pin up later. I haven't seen one in a price range I wanted since then ( a sad FYI: at the time, both were less than $200). I am still looking for a low to mid grade one.

[Harford20]

RobertC,
As another Aaron collector (with my father), I really question the 1980 date on your second Dayton Daily News. I await some "better proof", like to see the card in the actual newspaper or something. Let me explain:

1. I realize that this was printed as a commemorative card, with "one card every 100 years", but why not have Aaron's FINAL STATS listed (not even his 755HRs) listed in 1980 when his career ended in 1976?
2. If you look at the stats, these correspond to the end of the 1975 season, and at that time Aaron contemplated retirement, so MAYBE the card was produced at the end of that season to commemorate his legacy (as he had still broken the HR record, and over 3700 hits).
3. I have seen 1980 listed by several people as the print year of this DDN, but after 5 different inquiries to those experts, not one has been able to give me a DATE or even a MONTH when this was printed in 1980. I have scoured several months of the DDN in both early 1980 and late 1975/early 1976 with no luck.

Would love to hear from you on your thoughts or knowledge on the card
Thanks
Dave

[Harford20]

RobertC,
It is always nice to see cards that I am still searching for (like the 1968 Plaks and the 1973 Comics, as well as Al's beautiful Aaron standup), but quite a surprise after collecting Aaron for over 10 years to see a variation that I did not know existed.

The 1962 Salada coin Aaron with the 180 player back I have never seen. I quickly looked on eBay and saw several other players (low # coins) with the 180-player back variation. Is your Aaron back to same as those (displaying a completely different pattern), or is the variation only a change in the # itself?
Thanks
Dave

[RobertC]

RobertC,
As another Aaron collector (with my father), I really question the 1980 date on your second Dayton Daily News. I await some "better proof", like to see the card in the actual newspaper or something. Let me explain:

1. I realize that this was printed as a commemorative card, with "one card every 100 years", but why not have Aaron's FINAL STATS listed (not even his 755HRs) listed in 1980 when his career ended in 1976?
2. If you look at the stats, these correspond to the end of the 1975 season, and at that time Aaron contemplated retirement, so MAYBE the card was produced at the end of that season to commemorate his legacy (as he had still broken the HR record, and over 3700 hits).
3. I have seen 1980 listed by several people as the print year of this DDN, but after 5 different inquiries to those experts, not one has been able to give me a DATE or even a MONTH when this was printed in 1980. I have scoured several months of the DDN in both early 1980 and late 1975/early 1976 with no luck.

Would love to hear from you on your thoughts or knowledge on the card
Thanks
Dave

Dave,

The only evidence(?) I have for the date is that I purchased it in a lot of cards and it was in an envelope marked "1980". I agree that there is no evidence to the date. I read somewhere that it could have been printed on the 100'th anniversary of the Dayton Daily News, and that another player's card was printed on the next day to commemorate their next 100 years, but I never followed it up. I like the card and should have done more research, but I never got around to it. I really would like to get the full story on it.

[ALR-bishop]

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[Harford20]

Thanks for imparting both your knowledge and that 67 Topps disc. Another "killer" item from your amazing collection.
Dave

[Harford20]

RobertC,
Same story here. Will keep looking for conformation some where
Dave

[RobertC]

In 1975 we have Topps, OPC, and Topps Mini versions. Although Aaron was traded to the Brewers on November 2, 1974, he still appears in the 1975 Braves team card (back row, second from right).

[RobertC]

Thanks Al. I don't have a '67 Disc, and your punchout is in way better shape than mine.

[ALR-bishop]

I have just done his Topps and Bowman stuff, not your breadth. I do not collect him per se except as part of sets. I have a handful of the 68 Discs, but no Aaron. Maybe Larry S has one.

Your have a great run of stuff. You could have done a year of Hank, like the year of Brock thread :)

[jason.1969]

Really cool to see all this. I collect Aaron as well but never strayed too far beyond the Topps regular issues.

Am curious if you collect his bobbleheads or any other non-card stuff. A favorite I just got is the Braves unissued certificate for Aaron tying the HR record.

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10/31/1d7e95fc76cfd8c2d84ad7c7d2145104.jpg

[RobertC]

I've got a lot of Aaron stuff, too. You'd be surprised how much you can accumulate if you just stick to one player only. I didn't realize how much I had until I redecorated my home office - until then it was all kept in plastic tubs in storage. Please ignore Yoda and Donald Duck.

[jason.1969]

OMG!! Just amazing! Thanks for posting this other stuff. Happy to see you have the Eau Claire Bears bobble. That one was one of my tougher finds. And do I see you avoided the SAM 500 HR bobble? Part of me thinks I need it to complete my set, but part of me thinks it looks so unlike Hank that it would ruin my display.

[jason.1969]

Ah never mind on the SAM...there he is poking out from behind! :-)

[RobertC]

Not as many regular size cards in '76, but a lot of tallboy sized ones. I just showed the front of the MSA blank back; I showed the backs of the rest. All of the fronts are the same except for the Crane Potato Chips one. Also, I do have a regular Crane disc, but it is back at PSA getting a new label (it was incorrectly labeled when I first got it back). I probably have 10+ more Carousel Snack Bars discs, but I just picked out one for grading.

[RobertC]

Ah never mind on the SAM...there he is poking out from behind! :-)

I hid him in the back. I did see a Catman Aaron bobblehead on ebay that I liked, but it was priced higher than I wanted to spend.

[jason.1969]

Do you also go for his magazine covers? Two of my favorites are here...http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10/31/a4d31d3d8318ccbffa6dd026e9968d9c.jpg

[jason.1969]

Yeah, I stay away from the Catmans, however cute, for three reasons.

1. expensive
2. unlicensed
3. heard they break easily in the mail

[RobertC]

I never got into covers much, but i do have a lot of wire photos in storage. I tried to keep up with all the modern Topps cards, but after Topps started putting out new cards, color variations, new game used cards, and multiple limited cards(1 of 100, 1 of 10, 1 of 5, etc.), I just gave up on the modern stuff.

[RobertC]

A few of the post 1976 cards that I like. On the 1977 Brewers Team card, Aaron is top row, fifth from left.

[RobertC]

Here are two oversized cards I missed and some raw cards that I am waiting on a PSA or SGC sale to get graded. Raw cards, left to right, are: 1962-65 Jay Publishing Type 2 - Batting/Close up; 1958 Jay Publishing Type 1 - Batting; 1964 Hasbro Challenge the Yankees, 1965 Hasbro Challenge the Yankees; 1967 Dexter Press; 1972 Topps Cloth Sticker; 1960 MacGregor Staff; 1967 Topps Pin Up, 1967 OPC Pinup; and 1974 Topps Puzzle (one of my favorite poses).

[DBesse27]

Always liked the Diamond Jubilee cards. Can't wait to add the Yaz. And those photos of your office decorations are incredible!

[RobertC]

RobertC,
It is always nice to see cards that I am still searching for (like the 1968 Plaks and the 1973 Comics, as well as Al's beautiful Aaron standup), but quite a surprise after collecting Aaron for over 10 years to see a variation that I did not know existed.

The 1962 Salada coin Aaron with the 180 player back I have never seen. I quickly looked on eBay and saw several other players (low # coins) with the 180-player back variation. Is your Aaron back to same as those (displaying a completely different pattern), or is the variation only a change in the # itself?
Thanks
Dave

Sorry I missed this earlier, but I had five grandkids over getting dressed up for Halloween and it was crazy. The backs are two different patterns. This is a bigger scan of the backs. Wish it was clearer, but my scanner does not like PSA's coin slab. The one on the right is the 180 version. I got lucky on this one. When I found out about the two variations, I checked and I already had the 180 back. Finding a 200 back was easy.

[quitcrab]

What a great collection Robert I read the comment about the pin up and comic You made the right choose buying the comic over the pin up. Scott

[Mark70Z]

I really enjoy viewing all of the cards you have posted; some great stuff. To me, even better than the cards, are all of the items you have displayed in your office/room. Really like the way you have your items displayed. Is that a lawyer/barrister bookcase? If so, would love to see a pic of the whole bookcase. I'd like to do something similar in my room which is currently in disarray, but it's a work in progress.

On the card front, do you also collect proof items of Hank cards? If so, would love to see.

I really like the publications that Jason posted; the Jet, w/the b&w Aaron is way cool. If you don't collect issues with Hank on the cover I'd recommend doing so. Personally it's fun trying to track down all of the unique publications with your player on the cover. I went a little overboard on this front and started purchasing publications w/articles of my favorite player...I wouldn't suggest being like me (even though most of the articles are a really good read!).

[David W]

There are 2 different Red Barn backs. One with address on back and one without.

[RobertC]

I really enjoy viewing all of the cards you have posted; some great stuff. To me, even better than the cards, are all of the items you have displayed in your office/room. Really like the way you have your items displayed. Is that a lawyer/barrister bookcase? If so, would love to see a pic of the whole bookcase. I'd like to do something similar in my room which is currently in disarray, but it's a work in progress.

On the card front, do you also collect proof items of Hank cards? If so, would love to see.

I really like the publications that Jason posted; the Jet, w/the b&w Aaron is way cool. If you don't collect issues with Hank on the cover I'd recommend doing so. Personally it's fun trying to track down all of the unique publications with your player on the cover. I went a little overboard on this front and started purchasing publications w/articles of my favorite player...I wouldn't suggest being like me (even though most of the articles are a really good read!).

Mark,

The items are in some barrister bookcases that I got after they were pulled out of a very old courthouse. I have six of them in various types of wood. They were in different offices, but were all made to stack up with pins and slots on the tops and bottoms. The glass in them is really hard to photograph through, so I took pictures of each case separately, with the glass fronts open.

I have a few proof cards that I posted above. I don't actively look for them, but I do buy one every now and then if the price is right.

I never could get into magazine covers. A few years ago I bought a lot of Aaron wire photos, but stopped when I realized that they, like magazines, are hard to display. Its bad enough having the cards locked up in secure storage - that was the main reason for scanning the cards.

[RobertC]

There are 2 different Red Barn backs. One with address on back and one without.

Thanks - another card to look for. Actually, after I decided to get the checklists with Aaron's basic cards on them, I discovered that it's fun to try and track down all the variations of certain cards.

[bnorth]

Absolutely amazing Aaron collection. I really like how there is a mixture of PSA/SGC slabs in every grade imaginable. Signs of a true collector. Thank you for sharing!!!

This is my only Aaron a SGC graded 58 Blue Front with bright yellow in the logo. It is a only know variation and just as altered as all the other blue front 58 Aaron cards. I like the looks of the blue much better than the green background.

[jason.1969]

@RobertC - If you haven't seen them before, Pennzoni cases are great for displaying card runs. My case was made for 50 raw cards, but I think they also have styles for slabbed.
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11/02/2987532ebb47e32083092f82076c8c8c.jpg

[Hammerin'Hank]

I purchased both of them a long time ago and I don't have a lot of money tied up in either one. I never could decide which one to get rid of - one has a higher grade, but the other one looks better. So I just decided to keep them both.

Agree that the SGC 2.5 looks MUCH better than the SGC 3.

Great collection ! I'm an Aaron collector too and thoroughly enjoyed viewing your cards. Thanks for sharing !

[David W]

Here are the 2 Red Barn backs. Note the absence of the Kenosha Wisc address in the one on the right.

Also, I see the Crane Potato Chips disc is square. What is that?

[RobertC]

Here are the 2 Red Barn backs. Note the absence of the Kenosha Wisc address in the one on the right.

Also, I see the Crane Potato Chips disc is square. What is that?

Thanks for the scan of the Red Barns. The Crane disc is a square proof. I sent a Crane regular disc and the square proof into PSA for grading; both came back with a "square proof" label. I actually got six cards back that were labeled totally wrong. They are back at PSA getting relabeled.

[alfredoleal2001]

Incredible collection man!!! How do you decide which company to send out each card to???

[RobertC]

Truthfully, whichever is having the best sale that month. My son knows that he is going to inherit them, but he doesn't have a lot of interest in them yet. I'm mainly getting them slabbed for him; if he does decide to sell them in the future, at least he will know what they are and a rough idea of value.

[RobertC]

I hadn't gotten around to posting these yet. I am really happy with the Mattel record - PSA doesn't grade them anymore. I hope to eventually find a graded single side version. I am also getting a few of the different print runs of the sportscaster cards - got a few more to get graded.

[RobertC]

I just purchased the cut. I bought the others years ago and finally sent them in to PSA/DNA.

[Big Red Machine]

I picked up a 1968 Kahn's complete set in which all of them have the complete panel wrapping. Here are the two Hank Aaron's. I'll probably sell all of the non-Cincinnati Reds panels at some point.


http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb128/phil0567/1968%20Kahns%20Hank%20Aaron_zpsxsxs47is.jpg

[t206fix]

Awesome collection! Well done!

[RobertC]

Just got a few more in. I also posted the Pittsburgh Exhibits in a "January Pickups" thread. The 1972 Reggie Jackson In Action cards are not really Aaron cards, but I never noticed what was on the back.

[jason.1969]

A few variations in 1966. One checklist has "R. Sox Rookies", the other has "Red Sox Rookies". One team card has a dot between Place and National, the other does not.
Per our 2016 Jan pickups thread, you may now have to chase a c1966 Van Heusen photo as well!

[RobertC]

Actually, at this time, I'm trying to avoid anything too large to get slabbed. I've got a few 8 x 10's and quite a few wire photos, but I'm trying to focus on cards right now. I just picked up PSA graded examples of both variations of the 1968 Topps Milton Bradley #107 checklists for my Aaron checklist run and a 1971 complete Bazooka box.

[RobertC]

I got a few more for my run of Aaron checklists (checklists that have Aaron's basic cards). The Milton Bradley checklists were a little tough to find. I did not even know about the 1972 Cloth Stickers checklist until recently.

[RobertC]

Not cards, but I think they fit in :D.

[jason.1969]

One helluva collection!!

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[skil55voy]

Absolutely awesome.

[DBesse27]

I'm pretty sure this is my favorite thread on N54

[RobertC]

Thanks, everyone. I should have some more pics soon. I've got 50 more cards at PSA - I'll post them as soon as PSA decides what "50 days" really means. I'm also redoing my office. I got some more really nice items and had to put in a few more shelves.

[irv]

Thanks, everyone. I should have some more pics soon. I've got 50 more cards at PSA - I'll post them as soon as PSA decides what "50 days" really means. I'm also redoing my office. I got some more really nice items and had to put in a few more shelves.

Looking forward to seeing them. :)

[Neal]

Nice stuff!

[RobertC]

Since it seems like it will be near the end of April before I get anything back from PSA and I finished up the changes in my office, I decided to post some new pics here, even though this thread is in a a card forum. Sorry about the not so great photos; I really need to upgrade my camera. The pics go more or less from left to right around the room. Pic #2 has two new bats on top - a 3000 hit bat and a NL MVP's bat. Pic #3 (sorry about the glare) shows the signed helmet, cleat, and glove that I just picked up. Pic #6, middle row, shows some signed ball with Aaron in the inscriptions - Billingham/HR#714, Downing/HR#715, Drago/HR#755, Lum/1'st pinchhitter, and May/traded for Aaron. The last pic is really off topic! It's signed Redskins mini helmets from the Super Bowl XVII winning team. I hope to have some scans of graded cards soon!

[irv]

Very nice! :)

[baseballcardguy]

Wow great stuff!!!

[DBesse27]

Wow great stuff!!!

+1

[RobertC]

It's been really tough finding new, affordable Aaron cards. Since it seems it might be a while before I get anything back from PSA, here is a pic of one new Aaron card. It's a 1975 Brewers team checklist hand cut from sheet.

[begsu1013]

pony cleat is super cool.

[Exhibitman]

Fantastic! I too collect Aaron though not as comprehensively. There are lots of regionals and oddball item you can go after next if you are running out of challenges.

[KCRfan1]

Robert, that's an amazing collection you've put together! Have you reached out to Aaron to let him know about your collection?

[Mark70Z]

Robert,

Thanks so much for the pictures of the room. The way you have your Aaron items displayed is very nice. I particularly like the barrister bookcases that you have items displayed in; makes for a great display.

[RobertC]

My PSA submissions finally arrived. Shipped to them 2/17, arrived 2/19, "received"/put in system 2/29, delivered back to me on 5/26. Just about normal for a PSA 50-day submission. A few cards for my Aaron run:

[RobertC]

Some for my run of checklists with Aaron's basic cards and just some other Aaron cards I put in to complete the order:

[RobertC]

Two Hostess panels and two Challenge the Yankees game cards:

[RobertC]

Some oversized cards:

[RobertC]

Some Jay Publishing and Team issued photos:

[RobertC]

Topps & OPC posters

[RobertC]

Various Sportcaster cards. The Finnish card is the first card that I ever submitted that graded Gem Mint.

[RobertC]

The first complete boxes that I have purchased. The second Action Cartridge has "Assembled in Mexico" on the flap.

[RobertC]

I saved what I thought was best for last. The 76 Parker is one of four graded by PSA. The Birthday Stamp panel is the only one graded by PSA. Also, PSA has only graded 3 other individual stamps. I had originally planned to separate the Aarons out, but I discovered that the panel was small enough to get graded. The '69 MLB Photostamps are Type 2. I was also planning to cut up this panel until I noticed the other players on it. It is also the only one PSA has graded.

[irv]

Incredible collection, Robert!

Nice job! :)

[Mark70Z]

Robert,

Really like the Aaron collection. Especially enjoy the picture pack type photo's as well as some of the odd-ball items that you have obtained. Really sets it off with the PSA slabs as well.

Thanks for taking the time to share pictures of your collection.

[DBesse27]

Lots of great stuff, love the Parker cartoon.

[jason.1969]

Robert, I wanted to make sure you knew a new Aaron bobblehead was just released this month...SGA by the Lakeshore Chinooks. Only 1000 issued but several very affordable on the Bay. http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160618/b0881c86d53d3671d7ad91613f345e44.jpg

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[RobertC]

Robert, I wanted to make sure you knew a new Aaron bobblehead was just released this month...SGA by the Lakeshore Chinooks. Only 1000 issued but several very affordable on the Bay. http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160618/b0881c86d53d3671d7ad91613f345e44.jpg

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Jason,
Thanks. I pre-ordered one off ebay and got it the week after the game. I did notice one thing though. The ads showed Hank with gray hair, but the bobblehead I got had black hair - but not really a problem. Here it is in my showcase.

[jason.1969]

Well done!

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[RobertC]

Just picked up this '73 Topps Pin-up. I really wish I had bought the one years ago that was offered to me for $200; this one cost a little bit more. I get all my Aarons slabbed, but now I have to decide which company. PSA would probably be better for value in the long run, but I already have a '73 Comic in a SGC holder.

[Neal]

Nice stuff fellas!

[Mark70Z]

I think that the '73 Aaron pinup would look great in either holder. If you have one in a SGC holder might as well get one in a PSA holder, but I don't think you can go wrong either way.

[jason.1969]

Question the guys on this thread might have an answer for.

I noticed that the 1977 TCMA is part of the Hank Aaron Master Set. It would make sense to me were the TCMA a set of contemporary players and the Aaron card showed him on the Brewers. However, given that Aaron is shown as a Milwaukee Brave and the other cards in the set are retired players, its inclusion seems odd to me.

Is it just automatic that any card issued the year after a guy's final season qualifies as Master Set? Or is a judgment call?

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[RobertC]

Sometimes I wonder why PSA includes a card in the registry. Trying to figure out PSA's "logic" can give you a headache. It might be just to have another card to grade. For example, the Action Cartridge hand-cut "card" and the Transogram side panels were never intended to be separate "cards", but PSA still includes them in the Aaron master set. Why is it that the Plaks checklist is included, but no other checklists (except for team checklists)? Maybe because the Plaks checklist is an expensive card to grade. I do not mean to bust on PSA, because I do use their Aaron master list as a important reference, but sometimes they make you wonder.

[jason.1969]

I avoid all the post - career stuff, but I made an exception for this Topps Heritage release. I have such a sentimental attachment to 1978-1979 Topps that I just couldn't resist.http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160626/557c36e601e6ccc1807e81aecab5e306.jpg

[GeorgeBailey2]

I avoid all the post - career stuff, but I made an exception for this Topps Heritage release. I have such a sentimental attachment to 1978-1979 Topps that I just couldn't resist.http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160626/557c36e601e6ccc1807e81aecab5e306.jpg

Looks like a beautiful Sunday afternoon at the Vet.

This is a great thread. Congratulations.

I may not have been paying full attention on the bats, but top to bottom:

1) LS 3000 hit;
2) LS NL MVP;
3) LS HOF Induction brown bat;
4) LS 57 WS black bat;
5) ???;
6) Magnavox 715 commemorative?;
7) LS 715 commemorative?

You know there would be a LS 58 NL Champions black bat, too?

[DBesse27]

Why is it that the Plaks checklist is included, but no other checklists (except for team checklists)? Maybe because the Plaks checklist is an expensive card to grade. I do not mean to bust on PSA, because I do use their Aaron master list as a important reference, but sometimes they make you wonder.

Because the Plaks checklist pictures him. That their standard and they're pretty consistent with it. All the 68 Topps CL's picturing players count for those registries, like Marichal and Yaz.

[RobertC]

Looks like a beautiful Sunday afternoon at the Vet.

This is a great thread. Congratulations.

I may not have been paying full attention on the bats, but top to bottom:

1) LS 3000 hit;
2) LS NL MVP;
3) LS HOF Induction brown bat;
4) LS 57 WS black bat;
5) ???;
6) Magnavox 715 commemorative?;
7) LS 715 commemorative?

You know there would be a LS 58 NL Champions black bat, too?

#5 bat is the LS 1976 Bicentennial bat (has the Liberty Bell). #6 is the "very rare" Magnavox bat :D. I just added another bat on top - A silver Rawlings 715 Commemorative. I know about the 58 NL Champs bat, but the only one I've seen was priced a lot more than I want to spend.

[RobertC]

Because the Plaks checklist pictures him. That their standard and they're pretty consistent with it. All the 68 Topps CL's picturing players count for those registries, like Marichal and Yaz.

Never thought about that. I guess I'm okay with that as long as PSA is consistent.

[RobertC]

One more tough card for the Aaron run

[DBesse27]

Wow, nice one!

[KCRfan1]

Great collection Robert!!! Very impressive!

[RobertC]

Nothing really exciting, just three more cards for my run of Aaron checklists. Its been really slow finding new items, but I did pick up a few autographed balls and another Aaron bobblehead.

[quitcrab]

Do you have a list of what Aaron cards you need?

[RobertC]

I posted a list in the BST section.

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?p=1572041#post1572041

[quitcrab]

I saw the list...a couple tough cards to find... others shouldn't be that hard to find(OPC).
I had one of the list but not ready to part with it. I will keep you in mind when I am ready to sell.

[skelly]

I always felt the 56 salesman sample is a great card. Very hard to find. That and the 59 Bazooka are my favorites.

[EdCardShopKid]

Thanks for sharing your Aaron collection. Wow, it's great! I have one, too, but not as extensive. And I am just like you - happy to take any condition. This was fun to look at.


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[RobertC]

Slowly getting a few. The RBI Leaders card is a Venezuelan. The Brewers team card is OPC (which was a little harder to find than I was expecting).

[DBesse27]

Sweet Venezuelan! I'm slowly chipping away at that set.

[RobertC]

Some new additions. The first is a 1976 Bob Parker More Baseball Cartoons checklist. Second is a 1974 Deckle Edge proof (straight edge, white back). Next is a Finnish Sportscaster Rules, then a Swedish Sportscaster Rules. The last two are PWCC pickups (reasonable prices!).

[Neal]

Good stuff
Thanks for sharing!

[jason.1969]

Robert, always a highlight to see your pickups. Can you say more about the deckle proof? Is that Topps? I remember they did a deckle edge set around 1969 or so that had Clemente and others but no Aaron.

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[RobertC]

Topps issued a test set of Deckle edge cards in 1974. Some good info on them is at http://keymancollectibles.com/baseballcards/1974toppsdeckleedgechecklist.htm
Here is a picture of my other two - a regular issue and a gray back straight edge proof.

[Mark70Z]

Topps issued a test set of Deckle edge cards in 1974.


Robert,

So you picked up the white back proof?!? Do you have the white back deckle as well? I'm still missing the white back for my Brooks collection; tough to find.

[RobertC]

I found the white back proof on ebay. It was listed at too high of a price at first, but kept getting lower each time it got relisted. It finally came down to the price I had in mind, so I bought it. I don't have the white back deckle edge Aaron; I don't remember ever seeing one. Just another card I'm still looking for.

[DBesse27]

Congrats on the white back Deckle proof. That action cartridge is an awesome item I've never seen before.

[RobertC]

I've picked up a few cards in the last few months, so I thought I'd update this thread. Here's two '70 Super color proofs, a '70 Braves Stamps panel, a '70 Topps Candy Lid, a '69 Transogram top panel, and a '55 Yellow Basepaths pin. I've been looking for the candy lid for quite a while. I have doubts about whether or not the handcut Transogram should be considered a real card, but PSA does grade them. I am a little concerned about the pin, since I picked it up for really cheap. I guess I'll find out when I send it in to PSA.

[RobertC]

I'm doing a run of checklists with Aaron's cards listed. I got these 2 1968 Topps Venezuela checklists. One is a normal checklist, the other is an error wrong back.

[RobertC]

I picked up this 1958 "blue" Aaron. There was another thread where this exact card was mentioned. I knew exactly what this card was when I bought it, It was a faded 1958. I wanted one like it, but I did not want one that I knew had been purposely faded. This one shows green where a price sticker was probably once attached. I do not believe someone would leave a spot of green on purpose and hope it was just accidental. Nevertheless, it's something I wanted, but did not want to spend a lot on.

[RobertC]

One final post for today. I've been changing my home office around. I thought I'd show one completed wall. I was tired of not being able to see my cards and having to get them out of secure storage to look at them. I decided to get wall display cases for graded cards and jerseys. I was really disappointed with the card case; it was advertised as holding 35 graded cards, but only holds 30 SGC cases. I would like to have shown more. I am really proud of the fact that the most I spent on any card shown was $200 for the rookie. Low to mid grade cards are the most fun!

[DBesse27]

You're the one who got that Venz marichal CL with wrong back! I collect 68 Venz and thought it was interesting, but my conservative snipe of $50 was blown out of the water.

[Izucant05]

Beautiful collection!

[Neal]

Good stuff!

[jason.1969]

Great choices for the display case! Really well done.

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[TheNightmanCometh]

Always impressed with your collection. Thanks for sharing and I can't wait for the next update. :)

[geosluggo]

Here's my Aaron collection, mostly in low- to mid-grade. Can't afford his rookie but otherwise I think I have every Topps card he appeared on as a player, plus some others. My favorite player after Clemente.

[jason.1969]

Beautiful to see them all together like that.

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[mrmopar]

I assume you have one of these? I don't think they are too hard to find. Unless i missed it, I didn't see it pictured.

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a81/mrmopar/Miscellaneous%20Items/Misc%20BB/PA170005.jpg (http://s9.photobucket.com/user/mrmopar/media/Miscellaneous%20Items/Misc%20BB/PA170005.jpg.html)http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a81/mrmopar/Miscellaneous%20Items/Misc%20BB/PA170006.jpg (http://s9.photobucket.com/user/mrmopar/media/Miscellaneous%20Items/Misc%20BB/PA170006.jpg.html)

[geosluggo]

I really admire your collection. Forgive me if it's been answered here and I missed it, but do you know why Aaron isn't included in the 1963 Fleer set or any of the Kellogg's 3-D sets? And why didn't Topps make a deckle-edge card of him in 1969? This is the kind of stuff I've wondered about for a long time.

[RobertC]

I assume you have one of these? I don't think they are too hard to find. Unless i missed it, I didn't see it pictured.



I've got one. I have several tubs of newer cards, etc., in storage. My office is only 12 x 12, so I'm limited on space. I am redoing one wall now with the main part of my display. As soon as I get in some more nameplates I will finish it up and post some pictures.

[RobertC]

I really admire your collection. Forgive me if it's been answered here and I missed it, but do you know why Aaron isn't included in the 1963 Fleer set or any of the Kellogg's 3-D sets? And why didn't Topps make a deckle-edge card of him in 1969? This is the kind of stuff I've wondered about for a long time.

I've wondered about this, too. I don't really know why Aaron wasn't included. You have a nice display. I was really lucky to get my Aaron basic Topps cards before they started rising in price. I really like low to mid grades too. I buy the card, not the grade. The worst thing I can see in an ad for a graded card is "highest graded" or "only one graded higher."

[JollyElm]

I really admire your collection. Forgive me if it's been answered here and I missed it, but do you know why Aaron isn't included in the 1963 Fleer set or any of the Kellogg's 3-D sets? And why didn't Topps make a deckle-edge card of him in 1969? This is the kind of stuff I've wondered about for a long time.

The 1963 Fleer set (as we know it) was really just the start of the set, the first series or what not, before it went kaput. That's why it only contains 66 or 67 cards. Hammerin' Hank would've been included in the set if it reached fruition with all series eventually released.

[RobertC]

Finished up one section of wall above my desk. Not cards, but signed balls from players, etc. at important times in Aaron's career. Some were easy, some were really tough. The research was a lot of fun, though. There are still a few I'd like to get.

[mrmopar]

Do you have this bad boy?

I didn't realize that I had actually gotten a scan from the owner. Garvey is the only cataloged Gafline microfilm that I was aware of. Then a guy reached out to me and said he had Aaron and Jim Hunter. He had sent me the Aaron photo, but I had forgotten. He never sent a scan of Hunter unfortunately and now I have lost track of him.

[62corvette]

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Here is a reasonably tough 55 Aaron:

[quitcrab]

Never seen that before... What a cool card.. I am guessing the base is formed into a circle to stand upright. Wow! Love the oddball issues. Scott