Picked up a sweet ‘61 Topps Jim Gilliam this weekend - found it in a $3 stack. Getting close to finishing his run, but the ‘53 is out there waiting. That will be a fun one to bring home.

I’m not sure why we have a 1961 Topps Hank Aaron recognizing his 1957 MVP season, but I’m glad we do. This is my 2nd highest graded Hank, so far. It’s a great early image of him and that blue is glorious.

My vintage card of the week: The 1961 Topps Carl Yastrzemski “rookie star” card. Though not his rookie card, I prefer the look of this card by far to the 1960 Topps Yaz card. The full-size portrait and gorgeous background colors just make a stunning card. It's probably my favorite card from the 1961 Topps set.

This Mickey Mantle card is one of my Top 10 favorite cards.

Finally finished getting all of the HoF players plus Maris cards in graded condition. Current average grade = 6.37 with 87 cards total.