I collect and sell TCMA cards
As an oldtimer who recalls fondly SCFC and the line drawings of Hall of Famers and regular guys who comprise that 1968-69 set (as well as SCFC's well-done postcard size set), I both collect TCMA and sell quite a nice volume on eBay.
My personal favorites are (in no particular order): The 1950's (291 full-color cards plus 2 teams), The 1930's (504+ cards), The 1960s (482 full-color), Photo Classic Baseball postcards (40), 1942 through 1949 Play Ball (45 cards per year), Play Ball postcards (18), Great Players of 1950s & '60s (both series) and.... There were some truly GREAT cards issued by TCMA starting in 1972 and running for well over a decade.
There was actually a time when Topps was virtually the only game in town - except for TCMA. But TCMA was much more: TCMA cards filled a great void left by Fleer following the 1960 and '61 Baseball Greats sets.
If TCMA should ever get back into the game, sign me up!
Steve Mitchell
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