1956 Topps football

[Footballdude]

I've also noticed there seems to be a wide range of printing "qualities", I guess you could say. Especially with the Redskins cards. I have some that are very glossy with vibrant colors, and some that have a dull varnish and lighter colors.

I have also heard that the Browns (or maybe it's the Colts?) cards are also slightly harder to find.

[oddball]

Hey guys, let's keep this one quiet until I'm done with building this set!

I started this set a couple of years ago and it's about 65% complete with all cards PSA 6 or better. I agree with all of the previous comments. It's been a blast and surprisingly affordable to build thus far. The Redskins and Cardinals players are SP's, but I have found that the Redskins players seem to be slightly tougher than the Cardinals players. The #1 Carson still eludes me, but I have a lead to pick one of those up.

There is a really nice selection of HOF rookies in the set like Lenny Moore and Rosey Brown among others, but it doesn't quite have the iconic star power that it's younger brother ('57) has with Unitas, Starr, Hornung, and Berry. With no iconic RC's, the interest in the set as a whole has been relatively tame from what I've seen over the past couple of years. I also feel that it's slightly undervalued, much like the majority of the vintage football market as a whole.

Best of luck on the set!

[Vintagevault13]

Originally Posted by oddball

Hey guys, let's keep this one quiet until I'm done with building this set!

I started this set a couple of years ago and it's about 65% complete with all cards PSA 6 or better. I agree with all of the previous comments. It's been a blast and surprisingly affordable to build thus far. The Redskins and Cardinals players are SP's, but I have found that the Redskins players seem to be slightly tougher than the Cardinals players. The #1 Carson still eludes me, but I have a lead to pick one of those up.

There is a really nice selection of HOF rookies in the set like Lenny Moore and Rosey Brown among others, but it doesn't quite have the iconic star power that it's younger brother ('57) has with Unitas, Starr, Hornung, and Berry. With no iconic RC's, the interest in the set as a whole has been relatively tame from what I've seen over the past couple of years. I also feel that it's slightly undervalued, much like the majority of the vintage football market as a whole.

Best of luck on the set!

Ty,

You are probably right. Maybe we should continue to let this set fly under the radar until we complete it, then we can start a thread to share, LOL. Great cards BTW.

ED

[oddball]

[QUOTE=Footballdude;1300693]I've also noticed there seems to be a wide range of printing "qualities", I guess you could say. Especially with the Redskins cards. I have some that are very glossy with vibrant colors, and some that have a dull varnish and lighter colors.

Thanks Ed! It's a fun set and you'll enjoy putting it together and hopefully it will stay under the radar for a while longer!

Richard: I'm pretty sure that I know what you're talking about with the printing differences. I have a handfull of those as well: Ollie Matson, Tom Fears, and a few of my commons have a slightly more of a dull, "grainy" appearance to them.

[K-Nole]

Please add me to the members starting this set.

[cmoore330]

I have a small raw starter set that is available, and they are in niice condition I'll send pics if anyone is interested. Include Matson, Gifford, Hirsch and several team cards.

[K-Nole]

Absolutely. Pm me with scans and price. Thanks!!!

[cmoore330]

Pm sent.

[skelly]

At the White Plains show recently, a couple dealers both commented how with Baseball sets from the 50's and 60's, the trend seems to be to buy high grade stars and has gone away from set building. With football, they said they had seen quite a few people looking for commons, etc... I think the smaller size of the football sets helps people go after the complete set, which I guess is a good thing going forward.