October pick ups

[ALR-bishop]

An interesting Topps "set". What was it's purpose ? There were 8 cards and 3 are incorrectly identified. That seems ridiculous on such a small issue. Were they favors at a Topps Banquet or event ? A test for future Archive issues ? ( The 53 set was recreated in 1991) Were they released on a limited retail basis in Brooklyn ?





Furillo is really Bill Antonelli. Rosen is actually Jim Fridley. And McCullough is actually Vic Jancowicz

[Volod]

Interesting, indeed. I've not seen those. Do the cards have any identification marks on the reverse - such as company name, or trademark?

[ALR-bishop]

They are a Topps specialty issue, from 1973. I can post the backs

[ALR-bishop]

[savedfrommyspokes]

That is a great looking set Al...I would not have minded if Topps had indeed issued a set in this format(however, accurately depicting the players in the set).

[Chris-Counts]

Here are a couple of type cards from the 1950s I recently picked up, a 1953 Stahl-Meyer Franks and a 1953 Glendale Meats. For what it's worth, before I busted them out of the slabs they came in, both cards received a "3" by the grading companies ...

[ALR-bishop]

Nice cards Chris

[CharleyBrown]

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[Volod]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Thanks for that, Al. It's pretty odd that a Topps issue (that does read T.C.G. on the close-up, doesn't it? My eyes aren't what they used to be) would have three cards so grossly misidentified. The mixups seem to based on superficial similarities, such as, Janowicz and McCollough - both backup catchers on the Pirates; Antonello and Furillo - both Dodgers with similar names; Fridley and Rosen - both Indians and sharing a facial resemblance. So, did some Topps employee or friend of a friend with only a passing knowledge of players somehow get access to the press plates and run these off for some personal purpose? Were Topps higher-ups alerted and the set stopped at eight? The imagination runs riot.

[CW]

The '48 Williams is pretty recent. No wrinkles or creases, so it's surprising it only graded VG 3 by PSA. The card is an interesting color variation, too, with an almost fuschia color in the background instead of orange. The Koufax rookie arrived this week. Great pickups, everyone!

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Chuck:

Very nice Koufax Rookie.