My vintage card of the week: The 1971 Topps Nolan Ryan. I added this card to my collection when I was about 14 years old. I worked at my local card shop in Waco, TX, at the height of the junk wax era. Nolan had just come to the Rangers that season, and when this card came into the shop, I fell in love with the image and the black borders. The owner cut me a deal on it, and it’s been in my collection ever since. I regularly think about having it graded, but I can’t stomach the idea of sending it away for four to six months. It is without a doubt my favorite raw card in my collection.

Almost nothing better than the 1971 Thurman Munson.

One of my all-time favorite sets, loved the cards as a kid, though the set came out before I started collecting. I could barely believe it when I finished it. Super condition-sensitive, but I don't care.

1971 Topps #5, Thurman Munson All-Star Rookie. 🥇
1971 Topps #118, Cookie Rojas.🥇
1971 Topps #275, Vada Pinson.🥇
These 3 are worthy of inclusion of any card collecting HOF.
1971 Topps is my favorite set that I actually collected growing up. The action shots in 1971 Topps fascinated me. It's chock full of them.
Interestingly, all three of these great cards include images of NY Yankees, and I'm not a Yankees fan, per se. @CashLumber

Have a great day!😀

These are just a few of the star cards I found in a box with about 200 other 1971 Topps cards at a yard sale. The person selling them only wanted $20 for the entire box. I told him they were worth more but he didn’t care. He was moving overseas and was just happy to give them to me. There are many more stars but I’d have to post to many pictures