My 1956 Topps Project

[Mike D.]

Wow, what a pretty set! Thanks for posting...looking forward to your progress.

Maybe I'll graduate to a set like this some day. Maybe...

How are you going to store and/or show-off the set? Binder? Storage boxes? Something else?

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by Mike D.

Wow, what a pretty set! Thanks for posting...looking forward to your progress.

Maybe I'll graduate to a set like this some day. Maybe...

How are you going to store and/or show-off the set? Binder? Storage boxes? Something else?

I’m using a storage box for now. However, there’s a chance this set will eventually wind up in a binder. I guess it will depend on whether I work up the nerve to crack out the Mantle.

[cardsagain74]

Just picked up the Mantle! Part of one of the carterscards HOFer auction lots tonight. Looks like a really clean 2.5ish card with just rounded corners.

That card is usually so overpriced that I'm really happy to have gotten it as part of a basically discounted lot

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by cardsagain74

Just picked up the Mantle! Part of one of the carterscards HOFer auction lots tonight. Looks like a really clean 2.5ish card with just rounded corners.

That card is usually so overpriced that I'm really happy to have gotten it as part of a basically discounted lot

Congrats on the Mantle! I'm super happy for you. It's a great feeling to snag a classic baseball card, isn't it?

[cardsagain74]

Originally Posted by Eric72

Congrats on the Mantle! I'm super happy for you. It's a great feeling to snag a classic baseball card, isn't it?

Thanks Eric. Looking forward to adding the Mantle and my new '56 commons to my '55 set to make a bigger hybrid combo set that, once I find the '56 team cards too, will cover everyone and everything that both years have to offer. It should all mesh well since the design and player photos are so similar

But I still love the longer journey you're taking with this. Sometimes I wish I had that patience!

[Eric72]

My next card from the Philly show pickup is this copy of #127. I'm not sure what's more appealing, the action shot or the remarkable nickname.

Willie "Puddin Head" Jones played with the Phillies for 13 years and earned two All-Star nods in the early fifties. He joined the team in 1947, as a 21 year-old who had recently been discharged from the Navy and played some semipro ball.

The focal point of this card is the action shot, in which Jones is pictured sliding into home. An umpire looks on as the opposing catcher attempts to apply the tag, apparently too late.

There is something else which caught my attention. Within the yellow box in the upper left, "3rd base PHILADELPHIA PHILS" is noticeably tilted. Interestingly, this appears the same on the other examples I've seen pictured online, including a Mint 9 copy pictured on the PSA website.

[cardsagain74]

Almost directed you to all the '56 T offered today, but I see you found it already

[dantrades63105]

Awesome start! Good luck in this great endeavor!

I’ve got Koufax from this set in condition that probably matches up with what you are going for (not a blazer, not a beater). If you need him shoot me a PM and we can talk price (and scans).

Cheers!
Dan

Ps - I also have a 206 Mickey Doolan if you need him.