1956 Topps
Total Cards: 342
Size: 2 5/8" x 3 3/4"
Rating: 8.8 (129 votes)
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1a | Will Harridge PRES, VAR |
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1b | Will Harridge PRES, VAR |
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2a | Warren Giles PRES, VAR |
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2b | Warren Giles PRES, VAR |
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3a | Elmer Valo VAR |
Kansas City Athletics | ||
3b | Elmer Valo VAR |
Kansas City Athletics | ||
4a | Carlos Paula VAR |
Washington Senators | ||
4b | Carlos Paula VAR |
Washington Senators | ||
5a | Ted Williams VAR |
Boston Red Sox | ||
5b | Ted Williams VAR |
Boston Red Sox |
Trivia |
- Cards measure 2 5/8" by 3 3/4"
- This was the first Topps set to include team cards.
- Final year of oversized Topps cards that only fit into 8-pocket pages.
User Comments |
This set and the Topps pins from 1956 are the first cards I remember opening. I’m sure I flipped them and
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This set and the Topps pins from 1956 are the first cards I remember opening. I’m sure I flipped them and attached them to my bike wheels! | ||
Perhaps the end of an era in baseball cards that lasted from 1948-1956. Topps took full control of the market this year and would create the standard 2-1/2" x 3-1/2" card size the following year after 5 years of oversized cards and 1 year of early Bowman-sized cards. | ||
Forum |
Subject | Replies | Last Post |
Looking Back 60 Years to the 1956 Topps Baseball Set | 1 | Sep 9, 2016 10:42 AM by djmilhaus |
External Links |
- 1956 Topps: The Stories Behind All 342 Cards
- BaseballCardPedia: 1956 Topps (R-414-10)
- Just Collect Article: 1956 Topps Baseball Set
- PSA Article: Collecting 1956 Topps Baseball
- PSA Article: Collecting the Famous 1956 Topps Set
- PSA Article: The Year of The Mick, Collecting 1956 Topps Baseball
- PSA Price Guide: 1956 Topps
- Sports Card Radio: 1956 Topps Baseball Checklist
- Sports Collectors Daily: 1956 Topps Baseball Set: Last of the Oversize Concept