Saturday 15 July 2023

Topps - (R714-26) Hocus Focus II


1955
(R714-26) Hocus Focus II
Topps
USA
96 cards (1 football)

I don't have the secondary numbering of some of the cards. These cards are slightly larger than the previous series listed - Topps - (R714-26) Hocus Focus - 25.5mm x 39.5mm against 22mm x 36.5mm and have different numbers. I believe the image of the Soccer card is the same in both series. The Soccer card is listed at number 19 and as number 8 of 15 in the Sports Thrills section.  don't have scans of the Soccer card so I've used images of another Sports Thrills card that doesn't appear in the small version.

1.  Jesse James (Westerners - 3/11)
2.  Rotor Craft "Pinwheel" (Airplanes - 5/10)
3.  Empire State Building (World Wonders - 1/10)
4.  Roger Bannister (Sports Thrills - 4/15)
5.  Ted Williams (Baseball Stars - 5/18)
6.  Avro "Vulcan" (Airplanes - 4/10)
7.  Franklin Delano Roosevelt (World Leaders - 1/15)
8.  Mel Parnell (Baseball Stars - 18/18)
9.  Eiffel Tower (World Wonders - 3/10)
10.  Southern California (Sports Thrills - 1/15)
11.  Bat Masterson (Westerners - 6/11)
12.  Lockheed XFV-1 (Airplanes - 8/10)
13.  Jackie Robinson (Baseball Stars - 14/18)
14.  Buffalo Bill (Westerners - 8/11)
15.  Great Wall Of China (World Wonders - 5/10)
16.  Woodrow Wilson (World Leaders - ?/15)
17.  Dog Racing (Sports Thrills - 13/15)
18.  Avro 7078 (Airplanes - 2/10)
19.  Soccer (Sports Thrills - 8/15)
20.  Ars 1301 (Airplanes - 1/10)
21.  Eldorado Brougham (Sports Cars - 3/10)
22.  "Trident" (Airplanes - 7/10)
23.  Kirk Douglas (Movie Stars - 3/7)
24.  Mt. Everest (World Wonders - 7/10)
25.  Antonina Rocca (Sports Thrills - 3/15)
26.  Harvey Haddix (Baseball Stars - 6/18)
27.  Skiing (Sports Thrills - 5/15)
28.  Bing Crosby (Movie Stars - 1/7)
29.  Golden Gate Bridge (World Wonders - 10/10)
30.  Hank Sauer (Baseball Stars - 3/18)
31.  Ray Boone (Baseball Stars - 7/18)
32.  The Wright Brothers (World Leaders - ?/15)
33.  La Salle II Sports Coupe (Sports Cars - 10/10)
34.  Jane Russell (Movie Stars - 6/7)
35.  The Jaguar (Sports Cars - ?/10)
36.  British M.G. (Sports Cars - 2/10)
37.  Charles A. Lindbergh (World Leaders - 15/15)
38.  La Salle II Sports Coupe (Sports Cars - 7/10)
39.  Sunbeam Alpine (Sports Cars - 5/10)
40.  Leaning Tower Of Pisa (World Wonders - 2/10)
41.  Mt. Rushmore (World Wonders - 9/10)
42.  Hal Smith (Baseball Stars - 15/18,)
43.  Dick Groat (Baseball Stars - 1/18)
44.  Ed Lopat (Baseball Stars - 2/18,)
45.  Alfa-Romeo (Sports Cars - 8/10)
46.  Convair "Ficon" (Airplanes - 6/10)
47.  Thomas Alva Edison (World Leaders - 8/15)
48.  General Douglas MacArthur (World Leaders - ?/15)
49.  Gus Zernial (Baseball Stars - 13/18)
50.  Buick Wildcat III (Sports Cars - ?/10)
51.  Mayo Smith (Baseball Stars - 9/18)
52.  Barbara Stanwyck (Movie Stars - 4/7)
53.  Gen. Custer (Westerners - 11/11)
54.  Rocky Marciano (Sports Thrills - 2/15)
55.  Pyramids (World Wonders - 6/10)
56.  James Stewart (Movie Stars - 2/7)
57.  Bullfighting (Sports Thrills - 7/15)
58.  Theodore Roosevelt (World Leaders - 10/15)
59.  Wild Bill Hickok (Westerners - 4/11)
60.  "Spook" Jacobs (Baseball Stars - 17/18)
61.  Hockey (Sports Thrills - 14/15)
62.  Motor Boat Racing (Sports Thrills - 11/15)
63.  Diving (Sports Thrills - 9/15)
64.  Panama Canal (World Wonders - 8/10)
65.  Winston Churchill (World Leaders - 6/15)
66.  Abraham Lincoln (World Leaders - 3/15)
67.  Jim Rivera (Baseball Stars - 11/18)
68.  Dwight D. Eisenhower (World Leaders - 5/15)
69.  Al Rosen (Baseball Stars - 8/18)
70.  Bobsledding (Sports Thrills - 6/15)
71.  Taj Mahal (World Wonders - 4/10)
72.  Annie Oakley (Westerners - 1/11)
73.  Rodeo (Sports Thrills - 15/15)
74.  Alligator Wrestling (Sports Thrills - 12/15)
75.  Kurtis (Sports Cars - ?/10)
76.  Hindenburg (Airplanes - 9/10)
77.  Northrop X-4 (Airplanes - 3/10)
78.  Saab 210 "Draken" (Airplanes - 10/10)
79.  Ted Kluszewski (Baseball Stars - 12/18)
80.  Elizabeth II (World Leaders - 9/15)
81.  Kit Carson (Westerners - 2/11)
82.  Harry S. Truman (World Leaders - 11/15)
83.  Robert Ryan (Movie Stars - 5/7)
84.  Johnny Schmitz (Baseball Stars - 16/18)
85.  Sam Houston (Westerners - 5/11)
86.  "Dusty" Rhodes (Baseball Stars - 4/18)
87.  Warren Spahn (Baseball Stars - 10/18)
88.  Skin Diving (Sports Thrills - 10/15)
89.  Calamity Jane (Westerners - 10/11)
90.  Gordon Scott (Movie Stars - 7/7)
91.  Mahatma Gandhi (World Leaders - 14/15)
92.  Davy Crockett (Westerners - 9/11)
93.  Billy The Kid (Westerners - 7/11)
94.  The Bentley (Sports Cars - 9/10)
95.  Albert Einstein (World Leaders - ?/15)
96.  George Washington Carver (World Leaders - 14/15)

Airplanes

1/10  :  20.  Ars 1301
2/10  :  18.  Avro 7078
3/10  :  77.  Northrop X-4
4/10  :  6.  Avro "Vulcan"
5/10  :  2.  Rotor Craft "Pinwheel"
6/10  :  46.  Convair "Ficon"
7/10  :  22.  "Trident"
8/10  :  12.  Lockheed XFV-1
9/10  :  76.  Hindenburg
10/10  :  78.  Saab 210 "Draken"

Baseball Stars

1/18  :  43.  Dick Groat (Pittsburgh Pirates)
2/18  :  44.  Ed Lopat (New York Yankees)
3/18  :  30.  Hank Sauer (Chicago Cubs)
4/18  :  86.  "Dusty" Rhodes (New York Giants)
5/18  :  5.  Ted Williams (Boston Red Sox)
6/18  :  26.  Harvey Haddix (St. Louis Cardinals)
7/18  :  31.  Ray Boone (Detroit Tigers)
8/18  :  69.  Al Rosen (Cleveland Indians)
9/18  :  51.  Mayo Smith (Philadelphia Phillies)
10/18  :  87.  Warren Spahn (Milwaukee Braves)
11/18  :  67.  Jim Rivera (Chicago White Sox)
12/18  :  79.  Ted Kluszewski (Cincinnati Redlegs)
13/18  :  49.  Gus Zernial (Kansas City Athletics)
14/18  :  13.  Jackie Robinson (Brooklyn Dodgers)
15/18  :  42.  Hal Smith (Baltimore Orioles)
16/18  :  84.  Johnny Schmitz (Washington Senators)
17/18  :  60.  "Spook" Jacobs (Kansas City Athletics)
18/18  :  8.  Mel Parnell (Boston Red Sox)

Movie Stars

1/7  :  28.  Bing Crosby
2/7  :  56.  James Stewart
3/7  :  23.  Kirk Douglas
4/7  :  52.  Barbara Stanwyck
5/7  :  83.  Robert Ryan
7/7  :  90.  Gordon Scott
6/7  :  34.  Jane Russell

Sports Cars

2/10  :  36.  British M.G.
3/10  :  21.  Eldorado Brougham
5/10  :  39.  Sunbeam Alpine
7/10  :  38.  La Salle II Sports Coupe
8/10  :  45.  Alfa-Romeo
9/10  :  94.  The Bentley
10/10  :  33.  La Salle II Sports Coupe

?/10  :  35.  The Jaguar
?/10  :  50.  Buick Wildcat III
?/10  :  75.  Kurtis

Sports Thrills

1/15  :  10.  Southern California
2/15  :  54.  Rocky Marciano
3/15  :  25.  Antonina Rocca
4/15  :  4.  Roger Bannister
5/15  :  27.  Skiing
6/15  :  70.  Bobsledding
7/15  :  57.  Bullfighting
8/15  :  19.  Soccer
9/15  :  63.  Diving
10/15  :  88.  Skin Diving
11/15  :  62.  Motor Boat Racing
12/15  :  74.  Alligator Wrestling
13/15  :  17.  Dog Racing
14/15  :  61.  Hockey
15/15  :  73.  Rodeo

Westerners

1/11  :  72.  Annie Oakley
2/11  :  81.  Kit Carson
3/11  :  1.  Jesse James
4/11  :  59.  Wild Bill Hickok
5/11  :  85.  Sam Houston
6/11  :  11.  Bat Masterson
7/11  :  93.  Billy The Kid
8/11  :  14.  Buffalo Bill
9/11  :  92.  Davy Crockett
10/11  :  89.  Calamity Jane
11/11  :  53.  Gen. Custer

World Leaders

1/15  :  7.  Franklin Delano Roosevelt
3/15  :  66.  Abraham Lincoln
5/15  :  68.  Dwight D. Eisenhower
6/15  :  65.  Winston Churchill
8/15  :  47.  Thomas Alva Edison
9/15  :  80.  Elizabeth II
10/15  :  58.  Theodore Roosevelt
11/15  :  82.  Harry S. Truman
14/15  :  91.  Mahatma Gandhi
14/15  :  96.  George Washington Carver
15/15  :  37.  Charles A. Lindbergh

?/15  :  16.  Woodrow Wilson
?/15  :  32.  The Wright Brothers
?/15  :  48.  General Douglas MacArthur
?/15  :  95.  Albert Einstein

World Wonders

1/10  :  3.  Empire State Building
2/10  :  40.  Leaning Tower Of Pisa
3/10  :  9.  Eiffel Tower
4/10  :  71.  Taj Mahal
5/10  :  15.  Great Wall Of China
6/10  :  55.  Pyramids
7/10  :  24.  Mt. Everest
8/10  :  64.  Panama Canal
9/10  :  41.  Mt. Rushmore
10/10  :  29.  Golden Gate Bridge

Nederlandsche Munt (Netherlands) - Famous Men (Cigar Bands)


1970
Famous Men
Nederlandsche Munt
Netherlands
24 cigar bands (1 football)

Famous Men - Blue
Famous Men - Gold
Famous Men - Multi-coloured
Famous Men - Red

1.  Abraham Lincoln
2.  Piet Hein
3.  Juan Bautista
4.  Trotski
5.  Richelieu
6.  Gen. MacArthur
7.  Robespierre
8.  Monroe
9.  Henry VIII
10.  Tchang-Kai-Chek
11.  Franklin
12.  Fernando Cortes
13.  Oliver Cromwell
14.  Erasmus
15.  Nelson
16.  Pompidoe (sic)
17.  Willy Brandt
18.  Pele
19.  Shakespeare
20.  Armstrong
21.  Che-Quivara (sic)
22.  Jules Verne
23.  Röntgen
24.  Edison

Epoch Cards (Japan) - 2023 Epoch One Japan National Team Holospectra (02)


2023
2023 Epoch One Japan National Team Holospectra
Epoch Cards
Japan
? cards

More Holospectra cards featuring national team line-ups. Previous Holospectra cards can be seen here:

025-H.  SN-001.  Samurai Blue Starting Eleven v El Salvador (Kirin Challenge Cup) 2023-06-15  -  Limited Edition #/20
026-H.  SN-002.  Samurai Blue Starting Eleven v Peru (Kirin Challenge Cup) 2023-06-20  -  Limited Edition #/20

Japanese

025-H.  SN-025.  【SAMURAI BLUE】キリンチャレンジカップ2023 エルサルバドル代表戦 スターティングイレブン(23.6.15)
026-M.  SN-026.  【SAMURAI BLUE】キリンチャレンジカップ2023 ペルー代表戦 スターティングイレブン(23.6.20)

Portsmouth F.C. - Pompey Trumps (2006-07)


2006-07
Pompey Trumps
Portsmouth F.C. / The Pompey Study Centre
30 cards

These cards are similar to Top Trumps.

Title Card
Andrew Cole
Benjani
David James
Dejan Stefanovich
Djimi Traoré
Frogmore (Mascot)
Gary O'Neil
Glen Johnson
Guy Whttingham
Harry Redknapp
Jack Tinn (Manager)
Jamie Ashdown
Jimmy Dickinson
Joe Jordan
Kanu
Lauren
Linvoy Primus
Lomana Lualua
Niko Kranjcar
Noé Pamarot
Matthew Taylor
Pedro Mendes
Richard Hughes
Roudalphe Douala
Sean Davis
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sol Campbell
Svetoslav Todorov
Tony Adams

Fleetway Books / Roy of the Rovers - Roy of the Rovers Poster Sticker Book (04) - Letter from Roy Race


1988
Roy of the Rovers Poster Sticker Book ~ The World's Best!
Fleetway Books / Roy of the Rovers
22 stickers

A letter from Roy Race, Melchester Rovers' Player-Manager that accompanied  the Sticker Book. The complete checklist can be found here - Fleetway Books / Roy of the Rovers - Roy of the Rovers Poster Sticker Book.

The Guardian - Women's World Cup 2023 ~ The Complete Guide


2023
Women's World Cup 2023 ~ The Complete Guide
The Guardian
1 supplement

This 32-page supplement is included in today's edition of The Guardian.

Women's World Cup 2023 - The Complete Guide

Leaf Trading Cards - 2023 Leaf National Sports Collectors Convention Promo Pack


2023
2023 Leaf National Sports Collectors Convention Promo Pack
Leaf Trading Cards
USA
? cards

Leaf Trading Cards will be offering special Promo Packs to collectors who open any of a number of qualifying products at the Convention. Each Promo Pack will include one random 1/1 Proof card, some will also feature autographs. I don't recognise the Lionel Messi card shown in the preview but the Erling Haaland one comes from the Vibrance Multi-Sport collection. Hopefully the VIP Packs will include Convention-specifc cards to seek out.

Topps - Topps NOW MLS (2023) (06)


2023
Topps NOW MLS
Topps
USA
250+ cards

There's a change this season with faster card launches that occur the day after every matchday, a 3 day sales window and every card will feature parallels, as Topps has announced: Base Card Parallels are randomly inserted into every print run! Look for base card parallels numbered to /25, /10, /5, /1! Parallels will be in addition to the base card in your order.
Previous cards can be seen here:

Topps NOW MLS
PARALLEL: Topps NOW MLS #/25
PARALLEL: Topps NOW MLS #/10
PARALLEL: Topps NOW MLS #/5
PARALLEL: Topps NOW MLS 1/1

July 2, 2023
149.  Matías Pellegrini (New York City FC)  -  Print run = 97
150.  Preston Judd (Los Angeles Galaxy)  -  Print run = 250
151.  Bernard Kamungo (FC Dallas)  -  Print run = 215
July 6, 2023
152.  Josef Martínez (Inter Miami CF)  -  Print run = 100
153.  César Araújo (Orlando City SC)  -  Print run = 157
154.  Riqui Puig (Los Angeles Galaxy)  -  Print run = 174
155.  Major League Soccer  - Los Angeles Galaxy v Los Angeles Football Club - 82,110  -  Print run = 211
July 9, 2023
156.  Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew)  -  Print run = 192
157.  Benjamin Cremaschi (Inter Miami CF)  -  Print run = 459
158.  Aziel Jackson (St. Louis CITY SC)  -  Print run = 357
159.  Iván Franco (Houston Dynamo FC)  -  Print run = 87
160.  Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC)  -  Print run = 132
161.  Braian Galván (Colorado Rapids)  -  Print run = 82
162.  Cristian Arango (Real Salt Lake)  -  Print run = 123
163.  Riqui Puig (Los Angeles Galaxy)  -  Print run = 123
164.  Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC)  -  Print run = 299
July 14, 2023
165.  Djordje Petrović (New England Revolution)  -  Print run = 283
166.  Teemu Pukki (Minnesota United FC)  -  Print run = 198
167.  Miguel Trauco (San Jose Earthquakes)  -  Print run = 53
168.  LAFC (Los Angeles Football Club)  -  Print run = 113
July 17, 2023
169.  Chris Donovan (Philadelphia Union)  -  Print run = 177
170.  Ian Harkes (New England Revolution)  -  Print run = 138
171.  Aaron Boupendza (FC Cincinnati)  -  Print run = 323
172.  Samuel Adeniran (St. Louis CITY SC)  -  Print run = 345
173.  Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake)  -  Print run = 278

Friday 14 July 2023

Leaf Trading Cards - 2023 Leaf Soccer (01) - First News


2023
2023 Leaf Soccer
Leaf Trading Cards
USA
? cards

2023 Leaf Soccer is a Blaster Box release. Each Blaster Box will contain 11 cards - 10 base cards and 1 autograph card. The collection is expected to go live some time this month. According to Leaf collectors can expect "tons of future stars", such as Alexis Mac Allister, Eddie Nketiah, Jesus Ferreira, and Paxten Aaronson.

La Vache Qui Rit (France) - Coupe du Monde de Football (1974)


1974
Coupe du Monde de Football
La Vache Qui Rit
France
16 stamps

There were 16 stamps to collect in boxes of La Vache Qui Rit. I don't have examples of all of them but it's strange that the original set of stamps issued by the Republic of Congo featured 18 designs. As I don't have images of all the ones included with the cheese product I don't know which two weren't included. Half the stamps show a player (no idea why England's Raich Carter is included for 1934 - he only made his international debut that year) from each of the tournaments and the other half shows details of the final.

1930.  Zamora (España)
1934.  Carter (Inglaterra)
1938.  Pioli (Italia)
1950.  Ghigga (Urugauy)
1954.  Rahn (Almennia)
1958.  Fontaine (Francia)
1962.  Yachine ((U.R.S.S.)
1966.  Eusebio (Portugal)
1970.  Pele (Brasil)

1930 Cup Final
1934 Cup Final
1938 Cup Final
1950 Cup Final
1954 Cup Final
1958 Cup Final
1962 Cup Final
1966 Cup Final
1970 Cup Final