Yeah, Rick! I will always have a special feeling for the 1968 Topps set as it was the first one that I really collected as a kid. I only have a few of those cards now. In the early '70's, I actually bought an entire set for $18! But I sold it for quite a bit more than that several years ago. Since I started collecting again, I've been picking up some of my favorite cards from the set. Those 1950 Bowman cards are nice, too.
1968 was the first year I actually got multiple packs of cards...not a ton, but I did have the Mantle/Mays/Killer card. Never replaced it, but it's on my list. Great walk down memory lane Rick.
So many memories for me with the 68 set. I was 8 when I collected it in 1968. Getting the Mantle was a big deal to me being a Yankees fan. I also love the Don Drysdale card, he was a very popular guy in the culture back then. Good job Rick!
Yeah, Jim Thorpe is from the 1955 Topps All-American set, the set that buried Bowman for good. Gosh, some of those guys you show may be considered commons in the 21st century, but they were considered stars in their eras.
1968 was the year of the players' resistance movement, led by Marvin Miller, which explains some of the problems with the photos. In the end, it forced Topps to give a much better financial deal to the MLBPA and the individual players
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Great pickups Rick and that 68 set is fantastic...well done...fyi, I too hit the big 6-0 on May 4th of next year...cheers my friend!!
Yeah, Rick! I will always have a special feeling for the 1968 Topps set as it was the first one that I really collected as a kid. I only have a few of those cards now. In the early '70's, I actually bought an entire set for $18! But I sold it for quite a bit more than that several years ago. Since I started collecting again, I've been picking up some of my favorite cards from the set. Those 1950 Bowman cards are nice, too.
Have to check them out I m here in the Inkand Empire ❤ great pick ups
1968 was the first year I actually got multiple packs of cards...not a ton, but I did have the Mantle/Mays/Killer card. Never replaced it, but it's on my list. Great walk down memory lane Rick.
So many memories for me with the 68 set. I was 8 when I collected it in 1968. Getting the Mantle was a big deal to me being a Yankees fan. I also love the Don Drysdale card, he was a very popular guy in the culture back then. Good job Rick!
Remember the Vitalis commercial he was in?
Yeah, Jim Thorpe is from the 1955 Topps All-American set, the set that buried Bowman for good. Gosh, some of those guys you show may be considered commons in the 21st century, but they were considered stars in their eras.
1968 was the year of the players' resistance movement, led by Marvin Miller, which explains some of the problems with the photos. In the end, it forced Topps to give a much better financial deal to the MLBPA and the individual players