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The first sports card to sell for one million dollars was a T206 Honus Wagner which went for $1,265,000 at auction in 2000 (equivalent to $2,238,133 in 2023). [1] As of May 2020, the industry brings in over one billion dollars annually for manufacturers and retailers. [2]
The cards included Mickey Mantle's first Topps card, the most valuable card of the modern era. No one at the time, of course, knew the collector's value the cards would one day attain. On August 28, 2022, the Mickey Mantle baseball card (Topps; #311; SGC MT 9.5) was sold for $12.600 million. [13]
This is a year-by-year list of Topps All-Star Rookie Teams. Note that players selected for a particular team appear in the following year's set release. So, a player named to the 2023 Topps All-Star Rookie team will have a trophy symbol on his 2024 Topps baseball card. †
Star Wars Series 2 (1977) - Red border. 66 cards and 11 stickers (black or space with red interior border) (Cards 67-132 Stickers 12-22). Star Wars Series 2 (1977) (Topps UK/Ireland) - Red border. 66 cards. (Cards 1A-66A. No stickers). Star Wars Series 3 (1977) - Yellow border. 66 cards and 11 stickers (black film cell border) (Cards 133-198 ...
The 1962 cards had a wood-grain design on the borders and had included the All-Star Rookie trophy on team members' cards. Topps brought back the gold cup symbol on the 1987 cards. In 2000, a special 10-card insert set of Topps All-Star Rookies was included in packs of the regular issue. Topps combined a list of All-Star names and holographic ...
In 2002, nearly 100 years after the original T206 cards were created, Topps rebooted the brand with Topps 206. The set paid tribute to the original T206 design and artwork, leaning heavily on nostalgic elements. Topps has released several collections of 206 cards over the years, including the first wave of its 2023 series (the “Low Series”).
[46] [47] Fanatics acquired Topps, the preeminent licensed trading card brand that has serviced collectors, fans and retailers for more than 70 years, in early 2022. [48] As part of the deal, approximately 350 global Topps sports and entertainment employees joined Fanatics to operate under Fanatics Collectibles.
The 1952 - 56 sets were varied in presentation, but each were the same size, 2 5/8" x 3 3/4". The '52, '53 and '54 sets were vertical, the '55 and '56 sets horizontal. In 1957, the 2 1/2 x 3 1/2" size card became standard. Also, the design changed dramatically and was now a photograph of the player and not a painting (particularly 1953).