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Monthly Archives: February 2015
Joy of a completed set: 1957-58 Topps Hockey (Part 4)
This is the last part of the set and is made up of the balance of the Rangers team. 1957-58 was a good year for New York. They made their third straight playoff appearance and their winning percentage of .550 … Continue reading
Joy of a completed set: 1957-58 Topps Hockey (Part 3)
Part 3 of this set will mostly focus on Detroit. The Wings had been the best team in the game for a long, long time. From 1947-48 through 1956-57, they finished no worse than second and were first eight times, winning … Continue reading
Joy of a completed set: 1957-58 Topps Hockey (Part 2)
Part one covered cards 1-18, all of which were Bruins. This next block is mostly Chicago. The Black Hawks were dismal through most of the 1950s, finishing last every year but one between 1946-47 and 1956-57. In 1957-58, they would … Continue reading
Joy of a completed set: 1957-58 Topps Hockey (Part 1)
1957-58 was the second Topps hockey set and the first since the 1954-55 season. As Topps had managed to secure the rights to the four American-based teams but had not actually produced any cards, this is the first time that … Continue reading
Mostly meaningless milestones – 1971 OPC baseball
This card was the 638th I obtained in my quest to complete 1971 OPC baseball. The significance of that number isn’t immediately apparent, but given that there are 523 cards in the “easy” (and long-since finished) part of the set, … Continue reading
Diamond Cuts and Wax Stains 