Scanning my Dodger collection: 1959-1962 Topps done!

[TNP777]

Re: Scanning my Dodger collection: next up, 1954 Topps

Finally fired the scanner back up. My favorite Dodger card is the '55 Koufax. It was given to me early on in my reconnection with vintage (around 12 years ago). My goal at the time was to complete every Dodger set from 1960 on up, but not earlier than that. I thought there was no way I'd every have actual Brooklyn Dodger cards (I thought they were going to be very expensive), much less guys like Sandy, Jackie, Pee Wee and Campy. Well, one day I was in a local shop and found a Ryan/Koosman RC for $50 - there was a guy in OBC was missing that card to complete his '68 set, so I got it for him. In OBC, there's a thanks server where the members report what gets sent back & forth, so the completion of the '68 set was duly reported. Another member sent me the Koufax in a "what comes around goes around" gesture. I still remember to this day the thrill and happiness I had as I gazed at the ragged Koufax before me. If I'm ever forced to let my collection go, the Koufax will remain with me. I don't think I can say that about too many other cards in my collection.

 

[TNP777]

Re: Scanning my Dodger collection: next up, 1956 Topps

Wow, it's been a while since I've updated this page. Finally fired up the ol' scanner - 1956 is up!

 

[Bigfan5]

Re: Scanning my Dodger collection: next up, 1956 Topps

Awesome stuff as always.

 

[TNP777]

Re: Scanning my Dodger collection: next up, 1957 & 1958 Topps

The 1957 set is my all time favorite baseball set, followed closely by the 1953 Bowman Color. The ballpark photography is really cool in some shots; you can see many background shots of Ebbets Field. Roughly 12 years ago, I attended a Tri-Star show at the Cow Palace in San Francisco. I made a deal with Roger Neufeldt for the Koufax 3rd year and the Drysdale RC for $50. At the time, that seemed like a LOT of money to me, and in hindsight it may have been. Over the years I learned to be a lot more patient in my chase for beat-up cardboard. However, I was so stoked to have an early Koufax card (I hadn't yet received the surprise '55 RC) and the Drysdale RC that I didn't feel too bad about forking over the money. Years later, I decided I liked the set so much that I made the choice to go beyond just the Dodgers. After Bobby Richardson was finally put in place, the '57 set became my oldest complete set, followed by the '74 set! Quite a gap, eh?

I had fun with the 58s. I forgot I had the Fence Busters card, so that was a pleasant surprise. I also think there may have been some sort of variation with the set. The main set had four borders, and then Topps cleverly came out with a nod to the '53 set, creating a parallel with only three borders. Man, I must have the market cornered on three-bordered Dodgers! :lol:

 

[TNP777]

Re: Scanning my Dodger collection: next up, 1957 & 1958 Topps

Lots of updates this time around:

1959

1960

1961

1962 (includes the four Dodger green tint variations)