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The last series in 1952 started with card No. 311, which is Topps's first card of Mickey Mantle, and remains the most valuable Topps card ever (and, as of August 28, 2022, the most valuable trading card of all). On August 28, 2022, the Mickey Mantle baseball card (Topps; #311; SGC MT 9.5) was sold for $12.600 million. [13]
The front of his 1959 Topps card, number 440, shows Burdette, a right-handed pitcher, with a glove on his right hand at the top of a left-handed windup. Topps got revenge on Burdette, however, when they printed his name on the card. Burdette's middle name, "Lewis" is shortened to "Lou", rather than "Lew". The year before Topps had taken no ...
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.
Each year, Topps faced the challenge of designing new cards to distinguish them from the year before. 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.
Hollywood Zombies (Topps, 2007) Horror Monster (Nu-Cards Inc., 1961) Mad Magazine Series 1 (Lime Rock, 1992) Meanie Babies (Comic Images, 1998) Mad (Fleer, 1983) Make Your Own Name (Topps, 1966) National Lampoon (21st Century Archives, 1993) Nasty Tricks (Confex/Fun Stuff, 1990) Nutty Initials (Topps, 1967) Odd Rods (Donruss, 1969)
Pirates of the Caribbean Trading Card Game [169] 2006: Upper Deck: No Pk cards [170] 2008: PKXL Cards, Inc. No Pokémon Trading Card Game [171] 1996: Wizards of the Coast/The Pokémon Company: Yes Power Rangers Action Card Game [172] 2013 Bandai No Power Rangers Collectible Card Game [173] 2008: Bandai: No PowerCardz [1] 1995: Caliber Games ...
Competitors such as Score and Topps neglected to include a card of Griffey in their regular 1989 sets. Both brands would make a card of Griffey in their end of year Traded sets. Upper Deck's Griffey exclusivity gain exposure due to the popularity of Griffey in the 1989 MLB season. Despite the popularity of the Griffey card, it was not a scarce ...
Among those are the famous T206 Honus Wagner issued by American Tobacco, [7] [8] [9] or 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle, [10] [11] although the 1951 Bowman card was the actual rookie year card. Nonetheless, in August 2022, a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle baseball card in mint condition (SGC Mint+ 9.5) sold for a record $12.6 million. It was originally ...