[frankhardy]

I am a Cardinals team set collector. I started with just doing Topps base from 1951 to present. I then branched out to vintage Topps inserts and test issues listed in the SCD, vintage and modern Bowman, Fleer, Fleer misc, Donruss, Donruss misc, UD, Topps Heritage, Bowman Heritage, Topps Chrome and Refractors, plus many other misc issues. All of these are completed except for list at very bottom.

1) Yes, in my team sets, I include league leaders, team cards, all star cards, multi-player rookies, etc.

2) No cut off date. I just bought 2014 Topps Heritage this week. I'm waiting on Topps Series 2 to come out.

3) Albums all the way.

4) No graded cards for my team sets. No official autographs for my team sets. I do have a separate collection of Topps base cards that are signed (over 1,000 signatures). I don't do packs and wrappers for team sets, but I have them for my Topps complete sets. I have complete Topps sets from 2013 back to 1968 with packs down to 1975, and wrappers from 1974 to 1968.

5) I do some parallel Topps sets (see opening statement). I have not started Venezuela or OPC yet. I have a few OPC and will probably try to complete them eventually. No Venezuela yet, but I will probably start those eventually.

I must say that every type of team set that I listed above is totally complete except for the following -



Topps test issues and inserts up to 1998 (From SCD Catalog; basically, if it is not listed below, then I have it. I will work on 1999 to present in the future).

1955 Topps Hocus Focus - Wally Moon

1955 Topps Stamps - Joe Cunningham, Alex Grammas, Harvey Haddix

1961 Topps Dice Game - Stan Musial, Bill White

1966 Topps Punchouts - Curt Flood

1967 Topps Discs - Orlando Cepeda

1967 Topps Stand Ups - Orlando Cepeda, Tim McCarver

1968 Topps Plaks - Orlando Cepeda

1970 Topps Candy Lids - Richie Allen

1972 Topps Candy Lids - Lou Brock

1973 Topps Comics - Joe Torre

1990 Topps Folders / Sport Shots / Portfolio / Duo-Tang Pedro Guerrero

1994 Topps Black Gold Winner ABCD

1997 Topps Proshooters Marbles - Ron Gant, Checklist #2

1998 Topps Milestones (regular; not Chrome or Refractor) - Dennis Eckersley


Refractors

2001 Topps Retrofractors 146 Fernando Tatis


Fleer Oddball

1967 Fleer Logo Emblems & Cloth Patches (tallboys; test) - Cardinals Logo Emblem (1966 w/l record; save all 19 cards), Cardinals Cloth Patch, Cardinals Trio Cloth Patch

1968-70 Fleer Cloth Patches - Cardinals (orange; blue bordered logo)

1969 Fleer Pennants & Stamps - Cardinals

1970 Fleer Iron Ons - Cardinals

1973 Fleer Team Logo Decals - Cardinals

1976 Fleer Iron Ons - Cardinals