Bee Hive hockey cards.

[irv]

Well, after some serious consideration and hopes of obtaining some 52 Topps cards in a recent trade that didn't work out, I am thinking about selling these or trading them?

I am interested in 52 Topps cards, (and maybe some others depending on who and what they are?) as I need some high number cards as well as some other relative tough cards to add to my set.

I want/need a Mathews, Campanella, Pafko, Berra, Martin, Wilhelm, Black, as well as some other lesser known players and high numbers such as Hal Gregg, Randy Jackson, Bubba Church, and Warren Hacker to name a few.

I've added some recent pics of the tougher higher value/SP cards just to give an idea of what I have and the condition they're in. I also have a personal signed Dit Clapper card.

I would like to sell/trade as a whole lot first before I get into selling/trading any single type players, but I am willing to listen to all offers.

There is lots of info, including my complete lists of all the player/items in this thread for those interested.

I am in no hurry to sell/trade these so therefore there is no deadline like an auction. It would be preferred to sell/trade to another CDN just to make things easier due to the size and amount of them, but will also sell/ship to the U.S. if required.

Lets hear/see what you have!

[irv]

Did someone get an amazing deal here?

I thought the Cy Wentworth in a Canadians sweater was the most rare/most expensive photo in the set but another 2 went higher?
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/326299417410
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/326299417424

Some others also went for decent money but I also assume these are also real tough/rare?
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/326299417414

I haven't paid much attention to Beehives in a long long time so I'm curious, are they getting more love lately or less?

[Balticfox]

I set out to collect the woodgrain Bee Hives just less than two years ago and quickly accumulated 68+. But!!! My collection then stalled out when I couldn't find the right sheets into which to store them.

I need two pocket sheets so I can store four in each sheet back-to-back. Should be simple since the woodgrain Bee Hive's are 8" tall and 5 3/8" wide and a standard piece of office paper is 8 1/2" x 11". Now Ultra Pro makes 8 1/2" x 11" one pocket sheets into which standard size pieces of office paper fit. Therefore Ultra Pro's two pocket sheets should do the job, right? Wrong. For some infernal reason Ultra Pro reduced the width of its two pocket sheets to 7"! (And yes, I have pointed out both the error of their ways and their character deficiency to the company.) The best I've found so far is another brand of two pocket sheets intended for paper currency that are exactly 8" wide and therefore don't quite work.

What kind of sheets do you other fellows use for your Bee Hives? Has anyone found any plastic sheets of ideal size?

[camaro69]

Vay, they do make a soft sleeve for them.I am researching pages right now. Good luck.

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by camaro69

I am researching pages right now.

Thank you! I appreciate it.

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by irv

Any idea where I can look to find out this info?

Originally Posted by toppcat

The current standard is Bobby Burrell's guide; the 2nd edition came out a couple of months ago:
http://vintagehockeycollector.com/

Bobby Burrell's book is absolutely the definitive guide to hockey cards and such. It's chock full of colour pictures of the various sets including not only the wrappers but the display boxes and is absolutely fabulous!



This though is the essential book for serious Bee Hive Hockey card collectors:



Sadly though it's out of print although a second edition may be in the works.

Originally Posted by irv

Here's a pic of Dit Clapper Dr. Next time, instead of driving straight through, Hastings, I think I am going to park and check out some of the local shops to see if see any old memorabilia exists anywhere? (That Banjo's restaurant is a great little spot, BTW! )

Oh man! I just gotta get to Hastings now. Banjo's looks like my kind of restaurant!

[irv]

Originally Posted by Balticfox

Bobby Burrell's book is absolutely the definitive guide to hockey cards and such. It's full of colour pictures of the various sets and is absolutely fabulous!

This though is the essential book for serious Bee Hive Hockey card collectors:


Sadly though it's out of print although a second edition may be in the works.



Oh man! I just gotta get to Hastings now. Banjo's looks like my kind of restaurant!

I haven't been up that way now in 3-4 yrs but I do believe Banjo's is no longer there, or is under a different name, due to the covid plan-demic.

I also never took the time, regretfully, to look around the town of Hastings to see what else I could find that was Dit Clapper or hockey related, but one would think, maybe, there is more?