1968 Topps team cards

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by Jeff Alcorn

Hi, I began collecting with 1967 Topps football, so 1968 Topps were my first baseball cards... Jeff

Wow, Jeff.

Welcome to Net54, and thank you for that post.

Doug

[Jeff Alcorn]

Hi,

Thanks for your kind words Al & Doug. I have been reading Net 54 since before Leon was in charge, but I have never posted a message before. If I have any other info. that might be of interest, I'll be glad to contribute.

Jeff

[ALR-bishop]

Originally Posted by Jeff Alcorn

Hi,

Thanks for your kind words Al & Doug. I have been reading Net 54 since before Leon was in charge, but I have never posted a message before. If I have any other info. that might be of interest, I'll be glad to contribute.

Jeff

So tell us about what you collect

[Jeff Alcorn]

Hi Al,

Well, I collect kind of all over. For baseball it would be 1990 and older, but primarily 50s-70s. I haven't really pursued pre-war cards since the mid-1980s due to the huge price increases, but I love the older cards. In football and hockey it would be about the same with an emphasis again on 50s-70s, while basketball (which I don't particularly like) it would be the Topps sets of '69-'75.

One of my main focuses is on international cards, so I do collect current soccer worldwide, but I do prefer older cards in soccer as well. I have also collected Japanese baseball seriously since the late 1970s, and I also pursue any other international baseball as well.

Thanks for your interest, and I am glad that I could help with some information.

Jeff

[savedfrommyspokes]

Thanks Jeff for the insight on the 68 team cards

[darkhorse9]

On a slightly related topic, I've always wondered about the 1970 set and why Topps continued to identify players as being from Seatlle when the team had already moved to Milwaukee. I can understand the first series or two since the move happened late, but by the time the sixth and seventh series came out the move was old news.

I know they couldn't change the logos on older photos, but at least change the city name.

[ALR-bishop]

They apparently did not learn how to do that until 1974

[HoofHearted]

Originally Posted by Jeff Alcorn

One of my main focuses is on international cards, so I do collect current soccer worldwide, but I do prefer older cards in soccer as well. I have also collected Japanese baseball seriously since the late 1970s, and I also pursue any other international baseball as well.

Jeff, I picked up this Japanese card at an antique show about a year ago. You probably recognize him (I have the specifics written down). Just thought I'd share this here for you:

[Jeff Alcorn]

Hi Mike,

That is an interesting card of Shigeo Nagashima that I have never seen before. Nagashima was the Yomiuri Giants thirdbaseman from 1958-1974, and then managed the team 2 different times. Nagashima's status in post-war Japan is somewhere between a mix of Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, & John Wayne- a true national icon. Nagashima has appeared on hundreds of cards over the years, and the one you have looks to be no later than the mid-1960s, since he still looks very young.

Thanks for showing it.

Jeff