Truly scarce postwar cards

[Peter_Spaeth]

I think this one qualifies, and just happens to be the first issue of a major HOFer. Others?

[Lucas00]

The only Northland I've seen since I've collected Red exclusively. (its been about 6 years)

Got very lucky a fellow member reached out. Never seen one for sale publicly in that time.

[raulus]

With a complete sheet selling recently, they’ve been in the news. Only about 5 copies known for each player, at most.

Added bonus that this issue probably takes the prize for greatest value to visual appeal ratio.

[paul]

1982 Korean card of Tom Seaver. I was told by a friend who is fluent in Korean that it was issued by the Lotte potato chip company. I've never seen another card of any player from the set.

[ValKehl]

I suspect the 1948 Gunther Beer Wash. Senators postcard set is the toughest post-War PC set and tougher than most of the pre-War PC sets. PSA has graded a total of 16 cards from this set, including 1 Vernon-Coan card. As best as I can tell, SGC hasn't graded any cards from this PC set.

[Neal]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I think this one qualifies, and just happens to be the first issue of a major HOFer. Others?

That's awesome!

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[ALR-bishop]

Tough Topps items

[ALR-bishop]

Oddball tough

[ALR-bishop]

In 1981 Topps issued several team sets cobranded with Coke. All but the Yankees had 11 cards and a Header card in their set. For some reason only 3 Yankee cards and the Header card made it to the public. This is the the 8th unissued Yankee card. The other 7 were posted above

[Harliduck]

I'd call this "scarce", not rare by any means but this little known 53 Dorman Skowron is super tough. Took me 4 months to find one when I put my set together. I got it raw and subbed it myself, presents better than a 1 (crease free, got lucky), but it's stamped and was sent. A quick check on Ebay currently and there are two spendy but decently priced...that was not the case when I was looking of course.




About as "scarce" as anything I have...I'm sure the 63 Fleer Checklist doesn't apply...haha. I guess I'm a pretty boring post war collector.

[whiteymet]

1963 Pepsi Bateman

https://sports.ha.com/itm/baseball-c.../50007-81078.s

1967 Dexter Press Paul Schaal only Angel in the set

[Neal]

What a great thread!

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[Powerright46blast]

Thought I would add a few of my own favorites.

[ScooterD]

1971 Topps winners, empty contest box, and entry form





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[sbfinley]

There is some amazing stuff being shared in this thread. Thanks guys!

[whiteymet]

ANY 1959 Dad's Cookies cards. Issued one year in Vancouver Canada stapled to bags of cookies. Here are a few with the ultra rare album

[raulus]

Originally Posted by whiteymet

ANY 1959 Dad's Cookies cards. Issued one year in Vancouver Canada stapled to bags of cookies. Here are a few with the ultra rare album

Dad’s cookies are good fun, for sure. My recollection is that most players have a few known copies. I own 2 of the Mays myself, so they’re not impossible to find!

[ALR-bishop]

Odds and Ends

[ScooterD]

1969 Topps Bowie Kuhn promo


And some more modern ones:

1984 Topps Darryl Palmer (noted above - movie prop from “The Slugger’s Wife”)



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[sflayank]

Only 1 known of any player

[ALR-bishop]

Topps 1975 with Ansel Adams suited up....https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrE...AJF.SxA71mHao-

[John1941]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Topps 1975 with Ansel Adams suited up....https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrE...AJF.SxA71mHao-

Cool set! Of the cards you shared I love best those of Naomi Savage and Ansel Adams. I really like Ansel Adams' work, and (re Naomi) posing with bat and fur coat for a baseball card is epic.

[ScooterD]

1991 Leaf Gold Rookies Mussina numbered variation (276 instead of BC12)




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[whiteymet]

Rarest Topps cards??

1951 Topps Current All Stars Roberts, Stanky and Konstanty

[ValKehl]

George, I'm lovin" your Mascot Dog Food card of "The Boy Wonder."

All 2-card panels of the 1953-54 Briggs Meats cards are quite scarce, and I've never seen another panel signed by both players:

[brian1961]

Adam, I really admire your Pocket Television Theatre Jackie Robinson flip book.

Most of all, I love your 1959 Morrell Meats Sandy Koufax. That baby looks super; the colors are radiant. I devoted chapter 6 to this card, A Boy's Quest to Get the One Card He Wanted, in my book NEVER CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN. Adam, that Sandy really fits this thread to a T. Congratulations, sir. --- Brian Powell

[raulus]

Originally Posted by ValKehl

All 2-card panels of the 1953-54 Briggs Meats cards are quite scarce, and I've never seen another panel signed by both players:

The Briggs are definitely tough, even as singles, but astronomically rare as panels. Here’s the closest thing I have to a panel, which admittedly isn’t really all that close. But it does still retain the hot dogs on the side!!

PSA Pop 14, so still pretty rare.

[ScooterD]

Where do you all find these rarities?

I have been to the National 20 times, and I have never found anyone who sells or collects things as rare as these. Most dealers (while very nice) look at me like I have something wrong with me… or have no idea what I’m talking about.

[Swadewade51]

1960 Post Cereal Killebrew hand cut from Grape Nuts.

Killer's total graded pop is 15 w/ no autos. Given the general scarcity, this may be the only autographed one. But who really knows.

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[raulus]

Here’s another fun one. 1958 Hires Root Beer Test set with tab for my man Mays. Pop 3. Picked this one up at auction a few years ago, and luckily the competition decided to bounce before bidding it up too high, as I was expecting to pay a multiple of where it landed.

[Marckus99]

Another ….

[paul]

Maybe I should start a posting contest with Raulus - rare Mays cards vs. rare Seaver cards. I suspect Mays has more. Anyhow, here are all three candy lids of Seaver.

[raulus]

I guess it’s time to respond with my own candy lids. I will note that the 73 lids are pushing the limits on rare, although some around here argue that any issue that has more than about 3 copies known doesn’t qualify as rare. For Mays, the 72 is pop 7, and the 73 is pop 59.

I guess Seaver takes this round, with a 3rd candy lid.

[dstudeba]

That Mays with tab is a very special card

[Exhibitman]

Very few of these floating around: