George Vrechek's Wantlist

To contact George Vrechek, send email to vrechek@ameritech.net

WANT LIST as of January 2012, always current.
The easiest hits are probably 70s hockey, Hostess, 1955 Bowman upgrades, 1956 Topps upgrades, and early 60s football. Recently added Flags of the World, 1952 Wheaties and more exhibit needs. The rest of the list has been dwindling down over the past 30 years, except for those pesky variations and printing differences that pop up all the time.
If I pick up two or three of my baseball wants per month, I'm doing pretty well. If you find something on my list, I'll make sure to find something on your list.

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BASEBALL

1940 Playball
1 DiMaggio 6 Gomez 27 Williams 40 Greenberg 74 88 Ott 102 Klein 104 Waner 119 Alexander 120 Johnson 132 Mack 133 Foxx 168 Wagner 171 Heilman 173 Lajoie 175 Mathweson 179 Sisler 181-2 184 186-9 193 196 198 203 208-210 212 216 218 220 223 Jennings 224 Traynor 225 Jackson 226 Hooper 227 Haines 234 Chance 235 McGraw 236 Bottomley 237 Keeler 240 Atwood

1939-1966 Exhibits
1949 Dodgers Team, Ford portrait, Gomez, Hartnett, Kranepool, Mulcahy, Richardson, Rizzo, HOF Ruth w bats, Yastrazemski

1949 M&P
105 DiMaggio

1949 Bowman
50 Robinson 84 Campy 95 148-9 151 156 158 160 162 Roe 166-170 174 Moore 175 Appling 176 178-9 185 193-4 196 201 210-1 214 Ashburn 216 224 Paige 226 Snider 229 Lopat 233 Doby 238 Lemon 240 Young

1950 Royal Desserts
1 5 6 8 9 10 12-4 16 18-24

1952 Wheaties
Berra, Campanella, Rizzuto, Roe, Williams - both poses of each, Kell portrait

1953-5 MARSHALL MERRELL prints of Braves
Burdette throwing, Conley, Gordon batting, Grimm without Tomahawk, Mathews smiling, O'Connell

1953 Johnston Cookies 1 4 5 6 13 19 20 21 23
1954 Johnston Cookies 1-10 12-4 16 18 20-3 25-8 30 33-4 36-7 39 41-2 47-8 Lacks
1955 Johnston Cookies 1-14 16-9 21-7 29 31-41 44 47-8 Lewis

1955 Bowman Baseball commons upgrades needed (better than VG)
67 68 69 143 160 229 235 239 252 261 264 267 269 277 281 284 288 302 308 320

1956 Topps 5 game insert cards
1959 Topps Inserts: Rookie and Felt Pennants
1960 Topps Inserts: Rookie and Hot Iron Transfer

1961 Post
4 Mantle 7 Maris 10 McDougald 23 Shaw 73 Estrada 92 Killebrew 93 Lemon 94 Stobbs 106 Mathews 132 Clemente 135 Virdon 183 McMillan

1962 Post
83 Allison 92 Siebern 101 Hodges 113 Larker 116 Coleman 125 Brosnan 131 McCovey 140 Marichal 158 White 189 Taylor

1963 Post
15 Mantle 16 Maris 30 Thomas 61 Adair 80 Yaz 86 Lumpe 100 Osteen 108 Haller 119 Davis 121 Koufax 128 Kasko 143 Clemente 162 Flood 172 Williams 174 Hubbs 176 Bertell 182 Covington 187 Aspromonte 196 Thomas

1976 Hostess or Twinkies Baseball
17 23 35 37 43-5 50 56 58 61-3 84 87 94 114 130-1 149

1977 Topps Cloth Stickers 2 9-piece puzzles

1978 Hostess Baseball
19-21 25-7 29 31 34-5 115

1979 Hostess Baseball
26 28-30 37-8 42 45 73 75-80 89 91 93-102 104-6 110 115-7 119-121 123-8 137-8 140 144

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BASEBALL - VARIATIONS AND PRINTING DIFFERENCES

1939 Playball
Lower case player's name on back: 7 Doerr 25 30 Dickey 48 Gomez 50 Gehringer 51 Ott 53 Hubbell 56 Greenberg 57 82 Klein 89 Waner 101 109

1939-1966 Exhibits
Boudreau, Lombardi, and Williams large or small projection (can't tell which ones I have), Holmes yours truly without An Exhibit Card, Ritchie Ashburn with An Exhibit Card, Bearden without An Exhibit Card, Berra Printed in USA with and without An Exhibit Card, Dillinger without An Exhibit Card, Doby without An Exhibit Card and with An Exhibit Card scratched out, Doerr without An Exhibit Card, Keller without An Exhibit Card, Rizzuto An Exhibit Card scratched out, Stanky plain uniform without An Exhibit Card, Thomson without An Exhibit Card
1962 Stat Backs Need Black stats for: Aparicio, Fox, Koufax, Mays
Need Red stats for: Aaron, Banks, Berra, Boyer, Burdette, Cash, Cepeda, Clemente, Colavito, Ford, Francona, Gentile, Groat, Kaline, Killebrew, Landis, Mahaffey, Malzone, Mantle, Maris, Mathews, Moon, Musial, Pappas, Pinson, Sieber, Spahn

1948 Bowman
5 Feller without small white squares on top

1949 Bowman
Whitebacks: 6 14 18 22 33 36
Graybacks: 1 3 7 10-13 16-7 19 21 23-4 26-32 34-5 39 42-4 46-7 49 54-5 57 59-72
Name on front 4 85 88 98 Lettered name on back 109 124 126-7 132 143

1950 Bowman
Without Copyright on back: 187-9 191 194 200 203 205-6 210 219 229 Frisch 234 252
Need the 1950 copyright on back: 217 Stengel 220 Durocher 232 Rosen

1952 Topps
146 House tongue of tiger is yellow

1955 Topps
174 Minarcin with chunck of black missing from right border

1956 Topps
30 Robinson gray back, 261 Schantz missing "A" in Athletics on front, 321 Konstanty without right border of stats
Commons upgrades needed (better than VG)
White back: 40 42 57 59 69 98 104 106-7 113 118-120 122 124-5 132 137 139 143 145 147 149 153-5 162 172-3
Gray back Upgrades: 56 126 179 180

1959 Topps
178 Amaro yellow blotch under "s" in shortstop on front, 330 Triandos Missing stats under G & AB on back

1967 Topps
500 Marichal "l" on back disappears

1968 Topps
Bright yellow backs (Milton Bradley issue) 20 B Robinson 110 Aaron 177 Ryan 180 Flood

1971 Topps
243 May with green splotch on chin, 593 Aker "pitcher" in yellow

1975 Hostess
11b Burt Hooton (Correct spelling on front)

1978 Topps - pretty obscure, don't bother
114 Blair Yankees in mustard yellow, 212 Caldwell Bumpy top border

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FOOTBALL

1952 Bowman small
1-4 6-17 20-26 28-30 32-9 41-6 48 51-4 56-7 60-6 68 70-1 73-4 76-83 85-90 92 94-100 102 104-6 109-111 113-9 121-4 127-135 137-141 143-4

1952 Bowman large
1 2 3 5-18 20-3 25-32 34-41 44-50 54-8 60-5 68 72-3 76 78-86 88-90 94-101 103 105-6 108-120 122-139 141-2 144

1953 Bowman
1 3 6-9 11 13-8 21-2 24-32 33-5 37-44 46-50 53-9 63-4 66-73 77 80-1 84-5 87-91 93-5

1955 Topps
12 Graham 14 16 Rockne 18 SP 19 20 Baugh 21 White 25 SP 27 Grange 28 SP 29 SP 30 35 Harmon 38 Stagg 42 SP 54 SP 56 Nevers 61 SP 65 SP 68 FourHoursemen 77 SP 83 SP 84 SP 86 SP 87 SP 93 SP 96 SP 97 Hutson 100 Henry

1956 Topps (difference in card size)
45 Browns 94 Ulrich (cards are cut about 1/8th inch wider)

1957 Topps
58 Sherman (no name) 94 Berry 138 Unitas 151 Hornung

1961 Fleer
2 Casares 5 Hill 11 Brown 17-9 30 Unitas 41 Meredith 44-5 74 Huff 81 88 Starr 89 Taylor 91 Hornung 92 Dowler 93 McGee 94 Gregg 95 Kramer 101 Bass 112 118 Johnson 125 127 McElhenny 134 136 138 140-6 147 Taylor 154 155 Kemp 157 Lowe 160 Maguire 161 Wright 162 Mix 166 Blanda 173 179 182 186 188 Flores 190-1 197 Otto 200 203-4 208 210 215 Maynard

1961 Topps
166 Kemp

1962 Fleer
1-6 8 9 10 12 14-26 28 30 32-3 35 37-40 42-4 46-50 59-63 65-74 76 78-82 84-7

1962 Topps
1 Unitas 13 Wade 17 Ditka 36 Davis 39 Meredith 46 Bishop 48 Plummer 49 Cowboys 63 Starr 64 Hornung 65 Moore 66 Taylor 74 Gros 88 Gabriel 90 Tarkenton 94 Mason 95 Middleton 97 Mercer 100 Winston 101 Vikings 104 Gifford 110 Huff 115 Jurgensen 117 Dean 138 Steelers 151 Kilmer 164 Snead 174 Jackson

1963 Fleer
1-13 15-28 30-4 36-41 43 45-8 50-1 55-8 60-8 70-85 87-8

1963 Topps Variations (A=purple skies variation with purplish tint to skies rather than blue, B=blue or clear skies and greenish background)
Need both A and B: 82 Lilly 107 Marshall
Need A: 1 8 16 18-23 27 30 34 37-8 44 46 52 55-7 59 61-2 68 74-5 77 79-81 90 92 95 99 100 102-3 105 110 117 119 123 125-6 128-131 136 140-1 144 146-7 150-6 160-4 166-8
Need B: 4 5 17 73 76 83 96 98 104 127 158-9

1964 Topps
27 Dunaway 30 Kemp 176 Cklist

1964 Philadelphia
3 Mackey 17 Ditka 30 Brown 48 Lilly

1965 Topps
5 10 11 15-9 22 24-31 33-40 42-3 45-7 50 51 54-6 60 62-6 68-9 71-3 75 77 82 84 87-96 100-2 104-5 107-119 121-2 124-5 127-130 132-9 144-5 148 151-2 155-163 166 169 171-6

1965 Philadelphia
31 Brown 81 Starr

1966 Topps
15 Cklist 26 Kemp 67 Dawson 95 Maynard 96 Namath 104 Beletnikoff 108 Davidson 115 Otto 119 Alworth 127 Lincoln

1966 Philadelphia
24 Unitas 31 Butkus 58 Hayes

1967 Topps
Need bright yellow backs (Milton Bradley issue): 28 30-2 84 98 Namath
Need regular gold back for: 106 Biletnikoff

1974 Topps Wonder Bread
8 17 19

1975 Topps Wonder Bread
1 2 6 12 17

Plus could use any pre-1950 Football

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HOCKEY

1958-9 Topps Hockey
1 2 4 6-11 14-5 17-35 37-52 54-8 60-2 65-6

1959-1968 Any hockey cards

1968-9 Topps
1-14 16-21 23-37 39-47 51-4 56-81 85-105 107-117 118-9 121-7 129-132

1969-70 Topps Hockey
1 2 4 5 7 8 9 11-37 39-41 43-6 48-51 54-75 77 79 80 82-3 86-90 92-4 96-105 109 110 113-4 116-122 124-6 128 131-2

1970-1 Topps Hockey
1-11 14-6 18-27 29-35 37-41 43-53 55-7 59-65 67-72 74-9 81 84 86 89-91 94-104 106-110 113-5 120-3 125-8 131-2

1972-3 Topps Hockey
3 8 12-4 16-20 22-4 29 31-3 39 42 47 49 50 55 57 61-4 66 68-9 72 74 76 78-9 83 88-90 92 95-7 100 107 110 113 115-6 121-6 129 136-7 140-2 147-9 151 153 155 157 159 160 163 166 169 171 175

1975-6 Topps Hockey
1-3 5 7-16 18-24 26-39 42 44-53 55 57-63 66-71 73-6 79-81 83-4 86-7 90 93-5 97 100 102-6 110-1 114-6 118 120-130 133-7 139-141 143-153 155-163 165-6 168-171 174 176 178 180 183-9 191-6 198-208 210-220 222-7 229 230 232-8 240-2 244-252 254-264 266-9 272-3 275-9 281-3 285-8 290-8 300-2 304-9 311-2 314-5 317-323 325-7 329 330

1976-7 Topps Hockey
1-8 10 11 13 15 17-21 23-4 26 28-9 33-4 38 40 44-6 48-50 54-61 63-70 72 74-7 80-3 86-7 89 90 92 95-6 99 103-7 109 110 112-5 117 121-4 127 129 131-4 137-8 140-153 155-6 159-161 163-4 166-170 172-4 176-180 183 188 190 192-4 196 198 200-3 208-9 212-224 226 230-2 237-241 243 245 248-9 251-6 258-263

1977-8 Topps Hockey
23 37 60 68 73-5 77 101 107 109 122 142 149 156 176 192 203 213 217 224 243 247 251 261

Plus could use any pre-1969 Hockey

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BASKETBALL

1970-1 123 Maravich

1972-3 Topps 195 Erving

Plus could use any pre-1964 Basketball

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1951 Topps Ringside Boxing
1 2 12 49 Murphy 50 56 60-3 67 79 88 Louis 95 Tunney, Upgrade from poor: 8 72 80 82

NON SPORT (All OBC sets)

1951 Bowman Red Menace
1-4 6 10 11 13 15 17-21 23-4 26 29-35 38 40 42-6 45-8

1956 Topps Flags of the World
7 9 12 17 26 29 32-3 35 38 39 40 45 54-5 57 59 63-4 66-7 77 79 80

Interested in pre 1970 hobby publications, Need: United States Card Catalog 1939 edition, The New Yorker May 4, 1929
Also interested in older postcards of baseball parks or stadiums, have a few extras to trade.
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CARDS ON MY LIST THAT HAVE REAL SILLY PRICES - A THEORETICAL WANT LIST
1933-4 Goudey 106 Lajoie
1939 Playball UPPER Case name on back: 92 Williams Lower case name on back: 26 DiMaggio
1941 Playball 71 Joe DiMaggio
1948-9 Leaf
Cheaper 14 22 29 31 42 49 53 77 83-4 102 117 125 159
Impossible 1 3-5 8 13 19 20 30 32-3 36 38 43 45-6 48 51 54-5 62-3 66 68 70 75-6 78-9 81 85 88 93 98 104 108 113 120 -1 123 127 129 131 133 137-8 142-4 146 149 153 158 160-1 163 165 168
1951 Bowman 253 Mantle
1952 Bowman Clear image as opposed to dull finish 1 Berra
1952 Topps 311 Mantle 314 Campy 333 Reese 372 McDougald 400 Dickey 407 Mathews; Blackback 1 Pafko
1952 Topps Gray Backs 131-3 135 137-9 146-152 156 158-161 163-5 167-8 170-1 173-6 179-187 189 190
1954 Bowman 66 Williams
1956 Topps Whiteback 135 Mantle, 5 Williams variations: Green and No Line above name
1957 Topps checklists and inserts: Have 1&2 Bazooka and Balony, and Contest May 25. "Need" others
1958 Topps 52 Clemente Yellow team, 433 Herrer
1960 Leaf 58 Smith Team name blacked out
1963 Topps 537 Rose
1967 Topps 581 Seaver
1968 Topps 400 McCormick team name white
1969 Topps White lettter 500 Mantle
EXHIBIT CARDS 1939-46 Averill, Gehrig, Lombardi cordially, Buck NewsoN, Williams 9, 1947-66 Mantle portrait
FOOTBALL: 1948 Bowman set, 1972 Topps 264-298 300-3 306-317 319-351


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