Grant Rainsley's Wantlist

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Updated July 23, 2010 PRIORITY SETS: 1959-1964

Sad to say, Billy Hoeft has passed away. What a great guy. ( May 17, 1932 – March 16, 2010)
Founder, President, and no longer the only member of the Official Billy Hoeft Fan Club. EEK and Mike Rich have muscled their way in. Time to get membership cards printed I guess.

Any and all Billy items will be given a wonderful new home, pictures, articles, whatever!

I need: '57 Graphic Arts Postcard #11, '61? Jay Publishing (Photo Pack), and any other odds and ends I may have missed. June 2008: I have just found out that there is a 1966 Pro's Pizza issue for Billy, and I WANT one! And a 2010 Topps Heritage, guess I’ll have to get one of those, too.

MY HEROES (OBC completed sets etc.)
Ken Morganti(1980T) and 1960 Fleer (The Babe!!), Mike Rich(1964 CFL Coke caps), Bob Schaub-my fave set:1962T!!! Last card Ruth #138 GT, Dan Austin/Mark Talbot (tie)-1978 OPC Last card Alan Ashby, Mike Rich (again)-a personally auto'd pic to Grant from Billy! Big Al-1979 OPC-last card Ozzie rookie!!Brian Lindholme-1979T-last card Eck! Lynn Miller-(1974T)-Griffey Sr. Rookie! Dave Fallen- HOF material!
1978T-The Fugitive & Geordie Calvert..tie...last card Reggie!
My buddy's '53 set-Steve Rittenberg...last card Billy Martin!
Lynn Miller (again)- baseball auto'd by Billy Hoeft! Bob Donaldson (1975T), an all-OBC set! Dave Fallen- 1960 Topps, last card Nellie Fox All Star! Squirrel Earle- 2005 Helmar, last card Shoeless Joe.
Geordie Calvert- MURDERED the last remaining cards from '73, an All-OBC set...thanks to all of you!
1963 Fleer, Mr. RITTENBERG! Last card Clemente, thanks are not enough.

* indicates card is coming in trade

MOST WANTED LIST:

1950 Remar Oakland Oaks George Bamburger (just because, okay?) Got one, thank you Family Toad!
1966(?) Pro's Pizza Billy Hoeft Cubs


This is insane. Doug inspired me to start a type card set of beater-only Zeenuts. I have 1923, 1928, 1929, 1930, and 1931.

Bama started me off on my Impossible Dream..1933 Canadian Goudeys (French/English backs) I have:
3 5 12 13 17 32 33 39 48 51 56 57 73 75 81 86 88 91 92 94

Any '50's cards in beater-only condition are most welcome, please save the nice ones for the guys that care!
***Note*** I have listed upgrades for some years, the ones I have listed on there are just brutal. If it’s a checklist, I’m looking for a clean one. Any downgrades will find a home in an empty slot within OBC.

1950 Remar- have 54 56 60 61 62 63 64 (Or start me on another year!)

1955 Bowman Want List (any condition)
16 22(Campy) 25 153 158(Hodges) 184(Mays) 238 240 241(Banks) 242 250 258 259 260 261 265 266 271 290 291 293 294 297 298 299 303 307 308

1955 Bowman Upgrades, fully intact cards would be a marked improvement
1 12 25 37 65 108 282 295

1956 Topps (Dec. 26th/2001-beaters only please!)
5 10 33 95 110 113 150 181 187 190 194 208 215 217 221 225 226 231 251 252 260 266 288 292 299 313
1956 Topps Upgrades (same as the TV’s!)
6 8 17 20 35 42 68 81 91 101 105 140 219 237 240 276 279 289 300 301 307

1959 Topps (Around G-VG) 360Kaline 509Cash 514Gibson 543CorsairTrio
1959 Topps Upgrades 29 40 69 76 102 108 150 156 182 229 270 512 549 552 559
1960 Topps Upgrades 5 47 62 80 108 110 152 164 173 212 251 257 275 326 351 420 445 454 463 480 512 520 524 538 542 565

1961 Topps (G-VG) High Priority 525 551 560 565 570 573 576 581 (hi#'s are killing me)
1961 Topps Upgrades 17 98 189 211 239 273 274 344 361 437 460 471 495 500 510 516 523 528 543 550 553

1961 Fleer(VG) 152(Williams)

1962 Topps (upgrades to Ex) 1 Maris 318 Mantle IA
1962 Post Canadian BB (any condition)
2 4 5 7 10 11 14 15 21 28 29 32 35 36 37 40 41 42 47 49 52 61 62 64 68 70 75 78 84 85 87 99 105 108 109 111 118 119 123 128 138 142 144 145 146 149 153 158 159 161 167 172 177 179 181

1963 Topps (hauled out of storage Nov.23/98) VG+
233 296 299 323 345 448 449 452 464 466 470 472 475 480 490 496 500 520 524 525 537 550 553 555 562 569
1963 Upgrades 191 199 226 321 327 359 362 456 457 459 460 462 509 568

1963 Fleer (VG+-Ex) FINISHED!!! Last card Clemente, from Steve Rittenberg, June16/2010!

1964 Topps (started June/99) VG+
4b 150 200 230 331 433 443 450 464 466 468 470 471 473 486 487 488 495 509 510 522 523 525 527 528 532 541 543 544 546 547 561 566 572 581 583 (DAMN hi#'s!)
1964 Upgrades 76 102 116 125 136 137 139 178 188 223 225 274 310 398 423 438 478 505

1964 Topps Giants (have list)
1 2 4 5 6 8 9 12 14 15 16 20 22 23 24 27 29 30 31 32 33 35 36 37 38 39 40 43 44 46 52 53 54 56 58 59
HOCKEY (more to come)
1970 OPC (any condition) 7 8 9 11 12 16 19 20 24 25 29 31 46 48 49 50 51 65 69 70 71 71 74 77 80 82 86 94 100 101 103 104 111 112 113 114 119 123 130 132 133 135 137 138 139 140 141 144 146-162 164-170 172 173 174 175 177 179 180 182-191 195 199 200 201 202 206 209 210 211 212 216-223 225-236 238 241 243 245-253 255-263
(There are others, working on that list)
CFL (working on that too), mostly ‘60’s and ‘70’s
1964 22 31 32 33 34 48 51 59 71 79 88

Non-Sport
James Bond- 1965 (EX) 1 4 12 14 15 17 19 24 25 29 32 33 35 42 44 45 47 50 51 52 54 55 57 61 62
- A few other sets too, but the list isn’t ready.

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