1967 Topps Jim Lefebvre Original artwork?

[mdallen22]

Thank you all for the information. I agree, had this been the back of a HOF'er card the value would escalate.

Can anyone reference previous sales on original artwork they may have seen over the years? Maybe i can get a gauge of what "common" players artwork has sold for even though they are all one of a kind.

Just out of curiosity - Does anyone know who the artist might be? Does anyone know if multiple artists were commissioned by Topps?

[Mark70Z]

Michael... I've seen the cartoon art come up every once in a while on ebay (thetoppsvault). Topps will sell unique items from their archives to the public. Also, as someone else has already said, there was an auction that Topps had years ago within Guernsey's auction house, believe in 1989, for a ton of very nice Topps items.

I would say it's worth around $10...if you can find someone that wants this particular one.

As far as artists I don't know who the artist was, but I've seen different cartoon styles throughout the years. Maybe they had a couple?...not really sure.

[David W]

I have bid on some of the Lou Brock original art work, but did not get it, even though it went fairly cheap as I recall. It's just not easy to display or store.

I would think only player collectors would care, and I don't think to many people are collecting Jim Lefebvre.

I agree with the others $10 to $20 maybe, but also a possibility of never selling.

[Troy Kirk]

The Lefebvre artwork is definitely real, I got some of these from the Guernsey auction and they look the same. I think the values expressed here are low, these artworks from the 1960s have often sold for about $30 for commons from what I have seen. I've seen bigger names go for a lot more. Very cool one of a kind items that I think are very underappreciated.

[laughlinfan]

99.9% it is real - shows the tape and editing marks that are very common for original Topps art, and I think the odds of a faked Jim Lefebrve are low. I think the majority of the original line drawings were sold in the 1989 Topps "Guernsey" auction, although as mentioned, they do pop up from time to time in the Topps Vault auctions.

Just as everyone has said, every one is one of a kind, so it is really driven by the player, year, team and content. Player and team collectors who are interested in oddball one of a kind items will pay a decent price, and sometimes you can just never tell, but $10 is low - I think $20-$30 is more in the ball park, and I do collect some of the Topps original art and follow the auction results. I remember a few years back when Topps was selling some early 70s football artwork through the Vault, a well heeled buyer was paying upward of $100 for commons (if he had to) but would generally win them in the $25-30 range. HOFers can go very high, but sometimes are surprisingly affordable.

Unfortunately, very little info is available about who did the artwork, but they contracted out with some comic book artists for some of their artwork. Although I have never seen a signed piece of line art, I have some from the 60s that were clearly drawn by Jack Davis, and some non sport artwork done by Wally Wood.

Neat items - happy collecting!

[Mark70Z]

I know I would pay a decent price for the player I collect. Now all we need is for someone to have one of the back of the card Brooks Robinson drawings (it would have to relate to him). Wonder what it would go for.

[mdallen22]

Thanks everyone for the information; always helpful!