Category Archives: Joy of Completed Things

May you live in interesting times (and ’71 ball!)

Posted on April 28, 2015 by 1967ers

“Interesting times” means things like blogs fall by the wayside for a spell.  I’ve got scans of all the great things Fuji sent me, but can’t write any of them up yet because I need to research them to sound … Continue reading →

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Joy of a completed set: 1957-58 Topps Hockey (Part 4)

Posted on February 25, 2015 by 1967ers

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 →

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Joy of a completed set: 1957-58 Topps Hockey (Part 3)

Posted on February 23, 2015 by 1967ers

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 →

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Joy of a completed set: 1957-58 Topps Hockey (Part 2)

Posted on February 13, 2015 by 1967ers

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 →

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Joy of a completed set: 1957-58 Topps Hockey (Part 1)

Posted on February 10, 2015 by 1967ers

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 →

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Small things come in small packages

Posted on February 10, 2014 by 1967ers

Sometimes you get down to the last card you need to complete a set and it’s the toughest of the tough rookies.  Sometimes it’s the key card of key cards.  Sometimes it’s a card you’ve left out because it has … Continue reading →

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Joy of a completed set – 1962-63 Topps Hockey (Part 3)

Posted on September 9, 2013 by 1967ers

One of the little oddities of this set is that it includes the only card of a trainer that I’ve seen in 30-plus years of collecting. Frank Paice wasn’t expected to have a card this year.  I’ve seen a photo … Continue reading →

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Joy of a completed set – 1962-63 Topps Hockey (Part 2)

Posted on September 6, 2013 by 1967ers

Part of the reason this set took so long to complete is that vintage sets involve a lot of waiting.  It’s always possible to find something with a gigantic “Buy it Now” price tag attached to it, but if the … Continue reading →

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Joy of a completed set – 1962-63 Topps Hockey (Part 1)

Posted on September 5, 2013 by 1967ers

About 30 years ago, give or take a couple weeks, I stood in a dimly-lit card shop.  I was in awe.  We’d just moved to Ontario in August and the one saving grace for me was that I had heard … Continue reading →

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Joy of a Completed Set – 1963-64 Parkhurst Part 3

Posted on June 12, 2012 by 1967ers

These are the last 35 cards of the set, plus one dupe I’m hanging onto because it’s interesting.  The cards comprise the standup/full-body poses of Montreal and Toronto, less the first four Leafs who were in the last post.  The … Continue reading →

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