Tuesday, February 5, 2008

JOHN CHUCKMAN'S NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS 1955 - 200-CARD COMPLETE SET - FRONTS AND BACKS - MINT CONDITION - SET DESCRIPTION

This is to my mind the most beautiful set of cards ever issued. Not every image has stunning merit - as with other sets, you can see the varying talent of artists working for Topps - but the ones that are special are really special - see, for example, Cards 12, 31, 90, 104, 140, or 149 - and the overall quality is high. The set has two parts, the first 130 cards, my favorites, being about trains, and the second 70 cards being about ships. The backs for each set have an entirely different design, all done with color, an unusual quality for trading cards. The backs also are among the most genuinely informative ever done. I still remember holding some of these cards after buying a pack down at the corner drugstore - not a frequent event for me and my brother: the excitement of opening the wax-paper package; the bright colors inside; and the pleasant smell of bubble gum. (See both sets of Rails and Sails in Chuckman's Non-Sports Trading Cards, Volumes 2 and 3.)


JOHN CHUCKMAN NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS - 1955 - CARD 001


JOHN CHUCKMAN NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS - 1955 - CARD 002

JOHN CHUCKMAN NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS - 1955 - CARD 003

JOHN CHUCKMAN NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS - 1955 - CARD 004

JOHN CHUCKMAN NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS - 1955 - CARD 005

JOHN CHUCKMAN NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS - 1955 - CARD 006

JOHN CHUCKMAN NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS - 1955 - CARD 007

JOHN CHUCKMAN NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS - 1955 - CARD 008

JOHN CHUCKMAN NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS - 1955 - CARD 009

JOHN CHUCKMAN NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS - 1955 - CARD 010

JOHN CHUCKMAN NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS - 1955 - CARD 011

JOHN CHUCKMAN NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS - 1955 - CARD 012

JOHN CHUCKMAN NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS - 1955 - CARD 013

JOHN CHUCKMAN NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS - 1955 - CARD 014

JOHN CHUCKMAN NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS - 1955 - CARD 015

JOHN CHUCKMAN NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS - 1955 - CARD 016

JOHN CHUCKMAN NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS - 1955 - CARD 0017

JOHN CHUCKMAN NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS - 1955 - CARD 018

JOHN CHUCKMAN NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS - 1955 - CARD 019

JOHN CHUCKMAN NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS - 1955 - CARD 0020

JOHN CHUCKMAN NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS - 1955 - CARD 021

JOHN CHUCKMAN NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS - 1955 - CARD 022

JOHN CHUCKMAN NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS - 1955 - CARD 023

JOHN CHUCKMAN NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS - 1955 - CARD 024

JOHN CHUCKMAN NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS - 1955 - CARD 025

JOHN CHUCKMAN NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS - 1955 - CARD 026

JOHN CHUCKMAN NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS - 1955 - CARD 027

JOHN CHUCKMAN NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS - 1955 - CARD 028

JOHN CHUCKMAN NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS - 1955 - CARD 029

JOHN CHUCKMAN NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS - 1955 - CARD 030

JOHN CHUCKMAN NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS - 1955 - CARD 031

JOHN CHUCKMAN NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS - 1955 - CARD 032

JOHN CHUCKMAN NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS - 1955 - CARD 033

JOHN CHUCKMAN NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS - 1955 - CARD 034

JOHN CHUCKMAN NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS - 1955 - CARD 035

JOHN CHUCKMAN NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS - 1955 - CARD 036

JOHN CHUCKMAN NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS - 1955 - CARD 037

JOHN CHUCKMAN NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS - 1955 - CARD 038

JOHN CHUCKMAN NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS - 1955 - CARD 039

JOHN CHUCKMAN NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS - 1955 - CARD 040

JOHN CHUCKMAN NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS - 1955 - CARD 041

JOHN CHUCKMAN NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS - 1955 - CARD 042

JOHN CHUCKMAN NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS - 1955 - CARD 043

JOHN CHUCKMAN NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS - 1955 - CARD 044

JOHN CHUCKMAN NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS - 1955 - CARD 045

JOHN CHUCKMAN NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS - 1955 - CARD 046

JOHN CHUCKMAN NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS - 1955 - CARD 047

JOHN CHUCKMAN NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS - 1955 - CARD 048

JOHN CHUCKMAN NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS - 1955 - CARD 049

JOHN CHUCKMAN NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS - TOPPS RAILS AND SAILS - 1955 - CARD 050