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Sunday, February 19, 2023

Year: 1955

Set: Topps Double Header (Rate)

Card: #19-20 Karl Spooner / Jim Hughes


“ I am not a big fan of comic looking art for cards. ” -muskie027
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“ Neat concept using the double header theme. Poor Jim got the short end on this card though. ” -CollectingAfterDeath
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“ How is every one of these cards not already creased in half to so the kids could "flip" between the two double heads? ” -Tscastle
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“ The front is awesome! ” -pjdionne12

“ One of my favorite all-time sets. The backgrounds of the cards line up perfectly when placing the cards next to each other numerically. ” -jayoneill
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“ I wonder if non-standard sized cards made a different sound in bike spokes back then. Like, was there a size that made kids really excited because it sounded more like a rocket bike (or something)? ” -jackal726

“ I had no idea Topps did this first. I always thought it was a Fleer creation in the early 2000s. ” -hiflew

“ B-E-A-utiful card! Lovin’ the artwork on this vintage set. ” -Musclebeech
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“ This card is cool as hell. I think I need one for my collection!! ” -tinyshogun
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“ Nice "tallboy" card, but I'm not sure why they had the picture of the guy on the back upside down.... ” -Theron_Nett

“ Fun looking odd sizes cards. ” -Derek McDonough

“ Very very cool vintage. ” -captkirk42


Additional Comments

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Onemorepoint

Posts: 1446
Joined: Apr 2014
Sunday, February 19, 2023 3:02 PM

Interesting design, if a tricky size to store properly.


   

JKramer44

Posts: 3
Joined: Oct 2022
Sunday, February 19, 2023 5:15 PM

Kind of odd to have one of the players pictures be cut off


   

hawkking

Posts: 912
Joined: Mar 2015
Monday, February 20, 2023 3:13 PM

Don't know how I missed this card. That's my Uncle Jim Hughes on the back .So cool. 


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captkirk42

Posts: 2269
Joined: May 2011
Monday, February 20, 2023 10:25 PM

For those wondering about why the upside down picture on the back. The card can be "folded" so the picture on the back matches up with the lower half of the body on the front to show a different player. Thus the "doubleheader" set name. Also the images on the front can be lined up to make a "continuous" picture.

https://www.number5typecollection.com/2010/06/1955-topps-baseball-doubleheaders-5-ted.html


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