If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, then 1961 Fleer baseball cards might be for you. A few years ago, I picked up this Mickey Cochrane off of COMC for $6:
If slabbed copies aren't your thing... you can buy raw copies on COMC for under $2:
That's not bad for a fifty-four year old piece of cardboard featuring one of the greatest catchers of all-time. To top it off... the set's design is solid. The stars, stripes, and pennant on the front give this set an America's favorite pastime vibe, while the card backs feature a brief summary about the player and their career totals. I also really like the way Fleer utilized a trophy cup to number their cards.
It's your turn folks...
Happy Flashback Friday and sayonara!
It's your turn folks...
What are your thoughts on 1961 Fleer baseball? Thumbs up or thumbs down?
Happy Flashback Friday and sayonara!
6 comments:
I love the 61 fleer. I got the ted Williams from the set off eBay for like 8 or 10 dollars terffic set
Even though I am working on the set, it isn't among my favorites. It was definitely an improvement over 1960 Fleer, which looked like a kids craft project. But, like you said, it is a set that allows you to have affordable cards of some of the all-time greats.
I like both Fleer sets. I agree the 61 set is better than the 60 set. Mickey Cochrane grew up in my neck of the woods. Couple towns over from where I live
Thumbs up!!!! I only have a couple, but love them.
This set is one of the better-kept secrets in the vintage market. They're really cool, and I consistently find them in bargain bins at card shows.
I got some packs of the '61 as a gift from my uncle who owned a pharmacy. I remember that I was disappointed because as a kid I really didn't know the players on the cards. They had stickers in the packs as inserts as I recall.
Much later i used cards from these sets in my Hall of Fame player collection when it became very obvious that I had no chance of getting original cards for so many of the inductees. I still have a few someplace. I loved both of the Chief Bender cards, He looked like my grandfather.
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