George Vrechek's Wantlist

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WANT LIST as of February 2010, always current. Any condition is fine.
The easiest hits are probably Hostess, Post Cereals, early 60s football, 1951 Topps Ringside. The rest of the list has been dwindling down over the past 30 years, except for those pesky variations that pop up all the time.
If I pick up a few of my 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.

BASEBALL

1939 Playball
UPPER Case name on back: 81
Lower case name on back: 7 21 25 30 48 50-1 53 55-7 74-5 82 89 101 109

1940 Playball
1 6 7 8 10 14 27 32 37-8 40-1 50 57 63 65 69 71-2 74 79 80-1 83 85 88-9 92 102 104 110 117-120 124-5 129 132-4 136 139 142 145 154 156 158 168 171 173 175 177 179-191 193 196-8 200 203-4 208-212 216 218-220 223-230 232 234-7 240

1941 Playball
need (C) 1941 Copyright on back for: 11 25-8 30-2 34-48
need (C) with no date for 1-10 12-24 29 33

1939-1966 EXHIBIT BASEBALL CARDS
Dean, Feller portrait, Ford portrait, Gomez, Hartnett, Kranepool, Kreevich, Mulcahy, Richardson, Rizzo, HOF Ruth w bats, Yastrazemski

1948 Bowman
5 Feller without small white squares on top

1948-9 Leaf
Cheaper 14 22 26 29 31 39 42 49 50 53 65 77 82-4 97 102 117 125 159
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

1949 M&P
105 DiMaggio

1949 Bowman
50 Robinson 84 Campy 146 148-151 153 156 158 160-2 166-170 174-9 185 193-4 196 200-1 209-212 214 216 219 221 224 226 229 230 232-3 238 240
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 Script name 109 124 126-7 132 143

1950 Bowman
Without Copyright on back needed for 181-2 185-194 196-215 219 221 226 229 231 233-4 236 242 245 247 249-252
Need the copyright on back for: 217 220 232 238 246

1950 Royal Desserts
1 3-10 12-4 16 18-24

1951 Topps Bluebacks
3 Ashburn 27 Pafko

1952 Topps
Gray Backs 131-3 135 137-9 146-152 156 158-165 167-8 170-1 173-6 177 179-184 185-7 189 190

1953-5 MARSHALL MERRELL PRINTS OF MILWAUKEE BRAVES
(If you find any of these that aren't reprints, it will be a minor miracle.) Antonelli Bruton Burdette throwing, Conley Crandall, Gordon 2 variations, Grimm 2 variations, Liddle, Mathews smiling, O'Connell Pendelton Surkont Wilson

1953 Johnston Cookies 1 4-6 13 17 19-21 23-4
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

1954 Bowman 10 Erskine with part of another signature (loop) at top of card

1954 Topps common (Upgrade needed)
175 Leja

1954 Topps Canadian (dark gray backs)
1-20 22-40 43-6 48-50

1956 Topps
30 Robinson gray back, 74 King errant yellow in margin, 321 Konstanty without all stats on back

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

1960 Nu-Card Baseball Hi-Lites
1-33 35-57 59-70 72

1961 POST
Commons and minor stars: 27 129
More expensive: 4 7 10 21 23 73 92-4 106 132 135 183

1962 POST
Commons and minor stars: 10
More expensive: 12 69 83 92 101 113 116 122 125 127 131 140 158 189

1963 POST
Commons and minor stars: 49 126 135 138 163
More expensive: 15-6 30 39 61 70 80 86-7 100 106 108 119 121 128 143 151-2 162 170 172 174 176 181-2 187 196
The Post Cereal cards I have are in lousy condition. No problem with more of the same.

1963 Topps
527 Sadowski border at top of card missing black line

1967 Topps
223 Mike Ryan no dot in i 500 Marichal "l" on back disappears

1968 Topps
Bright yellow backs (Milton Bradley issue) 7 20 B Robinson 78 105 110 Aaron 129 177 Ryan 180
1968 Topps Black & White backs: 362 365 368-370 373-4 377 380
1968 Topps sepia backs: 372 388

1969 Topps
567 Pirates Rookies no line around title

1974 Topps
340 Munson "New York" in white

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

1976 Hostess or Twinkies
11 14-5 17 22-6 28 30 34-5 37 43-5 47-50 56-63 83-5 87 94 111 114 130-1 133-4 136-143 147 149

1978 Hostess
10-13 15 19-31 34-9 43-4 47-8 52-4 60-4 66 73-4 76-8 82-4 90-1 93-6 109 112-6 119 120 126-8 133-148 150

1979 Hostess
8 9 20-6 28-40 42-3 45 52-4 73-81 89-106 110 112-7 119-144

1977 Topps Cloth Stickers
2 9-piece puzzles

1980 Topps
164 Pryor no name vs name in blue, Yellow name variations: 9 Braun 387 Stanley 547 Wathan 597 Poquette

1982 Topps
127 Smith no position


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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 59-66 68-71 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 43-51 54-8 60-6 68 72-3 76 78-86 88-90 94-101 103 105-120 122-139 141-2 144

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

1955 Topps
12-4 16-21 25 27-30 35 38 42-3 51 54 56-7 61 65 68 77 83-4 86-7 93 96-7 100

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

1960 Fleer
66 Cannon

1961 Fleer
2-6 10 11 13-5 17-20 22 24 27-30 32-7 41-8 52 54 63 65 67 70-8 81-4 87-96 99 101-2 104-112 114-6 118-9 124-132 134-8 140-155 157-162 164-7 169 173-188 190-205 208-210 212 214-9

1961 Topps
166 Kemp

1962 Fleer
1-26 28-30 32-5 37-40 42-74 76 78-82 84-7

1962 Topps
1 13 17-8 20 28 36 39 42 44 46 48-9 52 61 63-6 72 74 77 80 82 88-90 94-5 97 100-2 104-5 108 110 111 115 117 120 130 132 134 137-8 140 151 164 166 174-5

1963 Fleer
1-13 15-28 30-41 43 45-51 53 55-8 60-88

1963 Topps (A=purple skies, B=blue or clear skies and greenish background)
Need both A and B: 80-1 SP 82 Lilly 95 Wood 107 Marshall
Need A: 1 8 15-6 18-23 27 30 34 37-8 44 46 52 55-7 59 61-2 68-9 71 74-5 77-9 89 90 92 99 100 102-3 105 110 117-9 123-6 128-132 136 140-1 143-4 146-7 150-6 160-4 166-8
Need B: 4 5 17 73 76 83 96 98 104 127 158-9

1964 Topps
1 Addison 15 Oakes SP 27 Dunaway SP 30 Kemp 31 Lamonica 41 Tracey SP 65 Broncos 69 Cannon 152 Williamson 176 Cklist

1964 Philadelphia
3 Mackey 17 Ditka 30 Brown 48 Lilly

1965 Topps
3-6 8 10 11 13 15-47 49 50 51 54-8 60 62-6 68-9 71-5 77 82 84 87-97 100-2 104-5 107-119 121-130 132-9 144-5 148 150-2 155-163 166 168-9 171-6

1965 Philadelphia
15 Bears 31 Brown 43 Cowboys 53 Renfro 71 Packers 73 Davis 79 Nitschke 81 Starr 84 Lombardi 94 Olsen 103 Butler

1966 Philadelphia
24 Unitas 31 Butkus 58 Hayes 63 Renfro

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

1967 Topps
Need bright yellow backs (Milton Bradley issue): 28 30-2 48-9 84 98 Namath
Need regular gold back for: 106 Biletnikoff

1970 Topps
260 Hills's name in black

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BASKETBALL

1970-1 Topps
50 Wilt 75 Alcindor 100 Robertson 123 Maravich

1971-2 Topps
10 Baylor 50 West 65 Frazier 100 Alcindor 139 Alcindor etc 152 Brown 170 Barry

1972-3 Topps
5 Maravich 32 Jackson 100 Kareem 175 Wilt etc 195 Erving 255 Erving

1973-4 Topps
50 Kareem 70 Robertson 80 Wilt 100 West 240 Erving

1974-5 Topps
39 Walton 81 Maravich etc 100 Havlicek 196 Gervin 200 Erving 250 Wilt

1975-6 Topps
90 Kareem 100 Barry 298 Jones

1976-7 Topps
1 Erving 10 Lanier 43 Bradley 48 Cklist 57 Walton 60 Maravich 68 Gervin 77 Jackson 100 Kareem 101 Malone 115 White 127 Erving 130 Maravich AS

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1951 Topps Ringside Boxing
1 2 6 7 8 11 12 23 25 29 30 31 36 41 43 48 49 50 56-63 67 69 72-4 77 79-82 86 88-9 92 95-6

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Also interested in pre 1970 hobby publications, Need: United States Card Catalog 1939 edition, The New Yorker May 4, 1929, Esquire Magazine Dec 1945,
ALSO COULD USE ANY PRE 1933 BASEBALL, PRE 1950 FOOTBALL, PRE 1963 BASKETBALL, PRE 1971 HOCKEY
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CARDS ON MY LIST THAT HAVE REAL SILLY PRICES - A THEORETICAL WANT LIST
1933-4 Goudey Lajoie
1939 Playball UPPER Case name on back: 92 Williams Lower case name on back: 26 DiMaggio
1941 Playball 71 Joe DiMaggio
1951 Bowman 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
1954 Bowman 66 Williams
1956 Topps Whiteback 135 Mantle, 5 Williams variations: Green and No Line above name
1957 Topps 176 Bakep, 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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