Tuesday, October 27, 2026

1978 Fleer Grand Slam Hi-Gloss Stickers

Number of Cards

1977 Fleer Grand Slam Hi-Gloss Stickers features a total of 132 stickers, including 5 stickers from the Cubs and 5 from the Sox.

Size of Cards

Standard size, which measure 2 1/2” by 3 1/2”

Basic Features

This is the second year for these stickers. Even though they are the same as the 1977 set, there are a couple of differences. One of them is that on some of the logo stickers, Fleer added a note indicating that there was a "World Series Puzzle on Back." The second difference is the 1978 stickers have a (R) registered trademark beside the MLB logo.

Chicago Cubs 1978 Fleer Grand Slam Stickers Checklist


Player
Chicago Cubs Monogram Puzzle back
Chicago Cubs Monogram Puzzle back
Chicago Cubs Team - Yellow
Chicago Cubs Team - Blue
Chicago Cubs Team - White
White Sox 1978 Fleer Grand Slam Hi-Gloss Stickers
Chicago White Sox Monogram Puzzle back
Chicago White Sox Monogram Puzzle back
Chicago White Sox Team - Pink
Chicago White Sox Team -White Puzzle back
Chicago White Sox Team -White Puzzle back











Sunday, October 25, 2026

1977 Fleer Grand Slam Hi-Gloss Stickers

Number of Cards

1977 Fleer Grand Slam Hi-Gloss Stickers features a total of 95 stickers, including 4 stickers from the Cubs and 3 from the Sox.

Size of Cards

Standard size, which measure 2 1/2” by 3 1/2”

Basic Features

Fleer revolutionized the market in 1977 by introducing its inaugural glossy baseball sticker collection, dubbed the "Grand Slam Hi-Gloss Baseball Stickers".

Following this groundbreaking launch, Fleer maintained an impressive 15-year streak of manufacturing glossy baseball team stickers. Each franchise received two distinct designs: a team logo sticker featuring the city name positioned above the emblem, and a cap monogram/team name sticker that mirrored the design aesthetic of earlier cloth patch editions. The reverse side of each sticker featured a clean white background, while the stickers themselves came in various color combinations—the Cubs had three options in blue, white, and yellow, while the Sox offered pink and white variations.

Chicago Cubs 1977 Fleer Grand Slam Stickers Checklist


Player
Chicago Cubs Monogram
Chicago Cubs Team - Yellow
Chicago Cubs Team - Blue
Chicago Cubs Team - White
White Sox 1977 Fleer Grand Slam Stickers
Chicago White Sox Monogram
Chicago White Sox Team - Pink
Chicago White Sox Team -White





Friday, October 23, 2026

1975 Shakey's Pizza West Coast Greats (F-unc)

This limited-edition card set features 18 retired Major League Baseball players with ties to the West Coast. Distributed to customers during restaurant visits, it followed Shakey’s Pizza’s tradition of issuing similar baseball collections in 1976 and 1977. Only 2,000 sets were produced, making this collection notably scarce.

Each card features a black-and-white photograph of the player against a white background. The red Shakey’s logo appears in the lower-left corner, while the lower-right section identifies the player’s name, position, card number, and specific regional connection—all printed in red. The reverse side contains red promotional text advertising four Shakey’s Pizza Parlor locations in the Seattle area: West Seattle, Aurora, Lake City, and Bellevue.

Chicago Cubs 1975 Shakey's Pizza Hall of Fame Checklist


Number Player
18 Stan Hack


Wednesday, October 21, 2026

1929 Exhibits Four-in-One W463-1

Between 1929 and 1938, seven distinct sets were released, each featuring subtle variations that enable collectors to distinguish between them, despite the fact that ESCO (Exhibit Supply Company of Chicago) did not include any year on the cards.

Number of Cards

1929 Exhibits Four-in-One features a total of 32 cards, including two cards from the Cubs and two from the Sox.

Size of Cards

The size of the cards are 3 3/8" x 5 3/8"

Basic Features

Available in various color combinations yellow, blue, green, orange. The company transitioned its design this year to the "Four-On-One Exhibits" layout, placing four teammates together on a single card. This unique format persisted for nine years, eventually ending in 1938. Instead of utilizing a numbering system, the cards had postcard backs equipped with redemption coupons.

Chicago Cubs 1929 Exhibits Four-in-One Checklist


Player
Leo Hartnett-Clyde Beck-Hack Wilson-Rogers Hornsby
Charlie Root-Kiki Cuyler-Woody English-Charlie Grimm
White Sox 1929 Exhibits Four-in-One
Chalmer Cissell-John W. Clancy-John L. Kerr-Willie Kamm
Alex Metzler-Alphonse Thomas-Carl Reynolds-Martin G. Autry



As illustrated above, this set comes in various colors. I am unsure if certain versions are more valuable because they are harder to find.

White Sox:

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

1939 Goudey BROWN Premiums, Goudey BW Premiums, Goudey Redtone Premiums

Comprising 48 cards, the 1939 Goudey Premiums R303A set features items measuring 4” by 6-3/16”. Each card is printed on paper and showcases a player's photograph alongside a reproduced signature, all rendered in brown-toned sepia on the front. The reverse side provides "how-to" guidance, and this particular series is slightly smaller than the related R303B set. That collection, the 1939 Goudey Premiums (R303B), contains 24 unnumbered cards sized at 4¾" by 7-5/16". These cards, printed in either black ink or redtone, also include baseball instructional tips on their backs.

Player
1939 Goudey BROWN Premiums
Billy Herman
Gus Mancuso
Charley Root
1939 Goudey BW Premiums
Billy Herman
Gus Mancuso
1939 Goudey Redtone Premiums
Billy Herman
Gus Mancuso

1939 Goudey BROWN Premiums:





1939 Goudey Redtone Premiums:



1939 Goudey Black & White Premiums:

Monday, October 19, 2026

1977 Kellogg's 3D Super Stars (F287-9)

Number of Cards

1977 Kellogg's has 57 cards, which there are 1 Cubs player and 1 Sox player.

Size of Cards

The cards are the following dimensions: 2-1/8" by 3-1/4""

Basic Features

The 1977 Kellogg's 3-D set was available either card by card in cereal boxes or as a complete set through the company in exchange for box-tops. Cards that are still encased in their original wrappers are valued at 25 percent more than the prices indicated below. What, then, contributes to the uniqueness of these 3D baseball cards? The process begins with a cutout of a player, which is then complemented by a blurred background, followed by the application of a transparent plastic layer featuring ridges over the image. These cards were produced by the Xograph Company located in Irving, Texas, using technology developed by Visual Panographics from New York.

Except for the multicolored orange design around the player, the overall front layout remained largely unchanged from 1976. These fronts continued to feature the athlete's position, surname, and a facsimile signature. The reverse sides followed a similar pattern, displaying a miniature portrait, key statistics, team emblems, and a short biographical sketch. Consistent with prior releases, the text on the back was printed in blue ink. Notably, this marked the final time player photographs would be included on the backs of vintage Kellogg’s sets.

Chicago Cubs 1977 Kellogg's 3D Checklist


Number Player
20 Bill Madlock
White Sox
13 13 Ralph Garr