1956 topps. . .

[ALR-bishop]

I did the set and pack simply because it was part of doing a Topps run, 1948 and 1951 to 2011

[mintacular]

I have been tempted to but at this stage have resisted building the whole set. I think the action shots in the background and the headshot in the foreground are very eye appealing. This set has a ton of golden age HOFers (minus Musial). I have a Mantle and Clemente, and would like to add a Mays like David's (VintageToppsGuy) and probably more. Also, about 5 years ago when I first got into vintage collecting I was at a show in NC and an experienced dealer had just bought a '56 raw set from a walk-in and he gave me the opportunity to take a look at some of the set and every card was razor sharp/pack-fresh. I didn't know much about the set or its worth but was blown away buy the condition. As I walked back around later he had a light on and glasses affixed and was clearly pulling cards to sub. Oh if only I had the cash and know-how to have been able to make an offer to buy the whole set before they were sent away to be entombed.

My two cards:

[BlueDevil89]

I have a page on my website dedicated to 1956 Topps baseball cards. It's a very popular set, especially with Brooklyn Dodgers fans because it depicts the team that defeated the New York Yankees in 1955 to win the first World Series for Brooklyn.

[HRBAKER]

I bought a nearly complete raw set in the late 80's, stuck it in the closet and finished it at the frist National I attended in 2001. Recently picked up this wrapper to go with it.