30 December 2014

a nice way to close out 2014 - 60 year old cardboard completed!

i very seriously doubt that i will complete the 1955 topps dodger team set in 2015, but that is the only set that stands between me and having a complete run of topps flagship dodger team sets from 1954 through 2014 (minus a few short print photo variations from 2014).  that's because i recently picked up the last card i needed for the 1954 team set - this jackie robinson card.
it's a beauty.

jim hughes
and ben wade
were the other dodgers i picked up for the team set this past year.

i've got my eye on a 1953 topps jackie robinson card for 2015 - it's the only jackie topps card i don't have - although i am more certain about not being able to complete the '53 team set than i am about the '55 set.  but then again, i never thought i would get this far either.

7 comments:

Greg Zakwin said...

gorgeous man, just gorgeous! it's on my list, one day....

congrats!

Mark Hoyle said...

Great Robinson, Good luck on the 55 quest

Nick said...

Congrats! That Jackie is beautiful.

Play at the Plate said...

That is beautiful. I can almost feel it!

JediJeff said...

That is a glorious card.

Stealing Home said...

Congrats on that Jackie card.
It's givin me Jackie Envy!

Matt Runyon said...

Very impressive. I'm working on a run of Giants sets, but it'll be hard with all those Mays cards.