Tag: Venezuelan Baseball Cards
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The Unusual Story of Topps Venezuelan Baseball Cards (1959-1968)
By Bill Coleman Ink, Gum, and Caracas Dreams: When Topps Took Baseball Cards to Venezuela In the late 1950s, as America’s pastime stretched its cultural reach far beyond U.S. borders, one unlikely export followed close behind: the baseball card. For Topps—already the dominant force in the hobby—the decision to produce cards in Venezuela created one of the most…