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Originally Posted by samosa4u
Did you collect the Topps hockey cards from the previous year?
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The first cards I ever owned were actually four of the 1958-59 Topps
Hockey cards which I gathered off the street one late February or early March day in 1959. The first three were Detroit Red Wings, but the last was a Chicago Blackhawk. When I saw that big Indian head on the red uniform, I knew that was my favourite team - even though I might have had trouble reading the team name at the time! I have every card but the Bobby Hull in my present day collection. Here are some shots:
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Originally Posted by samosa4u
Because it was the last card in the set, it(Bobby Hull) is often found in poor shape (first and last cards got handled the most). Furthermore, it was also on the bottom-right corner of the uncut sheet and was cut very poorly. Most ended up being either off-centered or miscut!!
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I bought a VG- one back in 1980 in an antique junk shop but traded it off just over 25 years ago because it wasn't up to my quality standards when it came to condition. I'm looking for one now that's wayyyy off center because I'm indifferent to centering and I'd like to get one for a semi-reasonable price. (I didn't care a whit about centering as a kid so why should I now?) But the card stock of these 1958-59 Topps Hockey often betrays yellowed borders and I still want a Hull that's as sharp and white as my other cards from this set. I'm not sure that the 8 you posted is white enough for my quality standards. I'd need to compare it side-by-side to my others.
