Topps Baseball Cards Still Going Strong

Topps baseball cards became a part of growing up in AMERICA for millions of children. No matter what you grew up in the Decade, chances, if you cared nothing about the sport, you have opened a pack of Topps.

Gum was the main attraction for many children of Les and 60s.A great, long stick of Pink bubble gum sat on top of each pack. for collectors and baseball fans, but were the cards what kept you coming back for more.

Topps Company's first great set was issued in 1952, in a size, there were about three times what young people had been used to with Bowman, Leaf and the other producers. It made a huge splash with kids who saw their heroes as larger than life yet.Late in the season was the Topps baseball cards, however, a hard sell to children who had to go back to school and turned their attention towards football. last row touched, 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle. It would be the most iconic baseball cards in the post War era.

Topps continued his oversized map through the season 1956. In ' 54, produced the Hank Aaron rookie card and also the first ever card of Ernie Banks. In ' 55, see collectors rookie cards Sandy Koufax, Roberto Clemente and Harmon Killebrew. 1957 Topps card saw the company moves to the size, we look at today's products.

Topps baseball cards set continued to expand in size as the ten years turned to the 1960s and in 1969, expansion in Major League Baseball forced the company to produce a 660-card sets for the first time. Remarkable rookie cards of the 60s included Pete Rose (1963), Nolan Ryan and Johnny Bench (1968) and Reggie Jackson (1969).

Throughout the 1970s continued Topps to produce an annual set that was almost the same with regard to printing equipment and overalll approach.Only design changed from year to year, but few cared. it was and still is an annual rite of spring to see what the new map looks like.

While the Fleer attempted to end the Topps monopoly in the early 60s, Topps ' virtual strangehold for industry continued until 1981, when the trial finally opened baseball card market to competition.Upper Deck arrival in 1989 took things to a new level, and the companies who fought vehemently market share.Only in 2010 Topps finally convince the Major League Baseball to sign an agreement on exclusive partnership. other companies were free to produce short, but none would be allowed to make "official card status".

Throughout the last couple of years, the Topps company tried to draw on its history of producing some of the most popular and memorable baseball card of all-time by tying in promotions and create replica short from years gone by. In 2010, but have they taken it to the next level.

Topps "Million Card Giveaway" includes winning game pieces inside packs. a code on the back sends collectors for a special Web site where they can "unlock" the code and see which map from a past, Topps set they have won. Cards go back to 1952 and three Mickey Mantle card was scheduled to be given away.

There have been hundreds of thousands produced in years and vintage baseball cards from maintaining a huge following. Large-Collectors sport offers more information about the collection of Topps baseball cards and the opportunity to see other sportscards manufactured by Topps Company.

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