February Pick-Ups...

[David W]

The 73 F Robby is one of my favorite cards. I remember pulling it from a pack
in 1973 with snow on the ground, after my mom brought home a pack from the grocery store.

I called my friend who lived down the road to tell him baseball cards were in the stores.

He 1 upped me later in the week, when a family friend who owned a gas station and had access to wholesale markers got him either a vending box or a wax box. Either way, he had fun at age 10 busting that whole box.

[ALR-bishop]

So why did they change it back and forth over time, intentional or careless mistake ?

[Jlighter]

[jb217676]

Haven't picked up a post-war card in some time, happy to add this one to my collection:

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

So why did they change it back and forth over time, intentional or careless mistake ?

No clue. Assuming it was a careless mistake?

[ALR-bishop]

There are 3 baseball "cards" in the set

[brob28]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

There are 3 baseball "cards" in the set

Those push pulls a pretty cool, '60's issue? Just noticed the Gehrig is the same photo frm the '61 Topps benched card.

Cheers,

[Volod]

Originally Posted by David W

The 73 F Robby is one of my favorite cards. I remember pulling it from a pack
in 1973 with snow on the ground, after my mom brought home a pack from the grocery store.

I called my friend who lived down the road to tell him baseball cards were in the stores.

He 1 upped me later in the week, when a family friend who owned a gas station and had access to wholesale markers got him either a vending box or a wax box. Either way, he had fun at age 10 busting that whole box.

Great recall. Reminded me of a box experience of my own. My father once owned a small tobacco/magazine store and I used to help him out once in a while after getting out of the service back in the 60's. One day, I found him standing in the stockroom, scratching his head looking at two large boxes that had been hidding in a corner. They were waxboxes of 1968 Topps cards left over from the year before. He was sure his distributor wouldn't take them back for credit because they were over a year old. I can still picture him, chomping on his cigar and waving at the boxes as he told me take them out back and toss them into a dumpster. Meant nothing to me then - I had long since lost all interest in cards. But, now I have to wonder how many HOFers were in all those unopened packs.

[mintacular]

Sweet Reese, great "3". awesome

[Exhibitman]

[Jlighter]

Originally Posted by mintacular

Sweet Reese, great "3". awesome

Thanks, I overpaid a little, but I figured it looked nice so I had to take it.

I also LOVE this card.

[peterose4hof]

Those Push-Pulls are really unique; haven't seen them before.

I picked this one up in the latest Love of the Game auction.

[ALR-bishop]

Nice card Chris. I put together the full set , 18 cards, and know it can be tough to find them in as nice of condition as yours

[peterose4hof]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Nice card Chris. I put together the full set , 18 cards, and know it can be tough to find them in as nice of condition as yours

Thanks Al! Fortunately for me, I only collect Cincinnati Reds cards so this is it for me. Although, this is the dated version. I may pickup an undated one if I come across it.

[the 'stache]

Every time I come here, I learn something new. Or I see something I've never seen before. Bravo, gentlemen.

Those push pulls are amazing.

I really feel like I grew up at the wrong time. All the cool stuff came out before I was born.

[97manoftroy]

Originally Posted by mintacular

Sweet Reese, great "3". awesome

Agreed! Awesome card, especially for a "3"

[Bestdj777]

Chris, one of the coolest cards I've seen in a long time.

[ALR-bishop]

Bill---the Push Pull set was 1965, and like the 3 Hocus Focus /Magic Photo issues, the Who Am I issue, the Great American Stamp issue, the Scoops issue, and others, it was not limited to baseball. It had 36 subjects, only 3 of which involved baseball

The 60s were the heart of the Golden Era for both issued and unissued Topps test issues, which ended in the early 70s

[jthorst75]