The Topps Vault Presents… The Topps
Vault File Copy™ Cards
The
Topps Company has long been admired for turning out many
of the most definitive trading cards ever created. For
more than fifty years, the most prodigious names in sports
and entertainment have appeared on a Topps-produced picture
card. And now, through this special online promotion,
collectors will have the rare opportunity to own an original
Topps Archival File Copy trading card.
The trading cards offered through this exclusive eBay
promotion are part of the extraordinary collection of
3-ring binders kept by Topps as its in-house archives.
During his distinguished tenure with Topps, the legendary
Woody Gelman and the Topps team painstakingly pasted two
crisp copies of each trading card into an individual set
presentation binder to show the front and back of each.
During the course of their creative endeavors, the Topps
production staff would incessantly reference these rather
distinct binders. Over time, some of the cards were removed
or damaged and sadly, have been lost forever. But in the
end, many of these cardboard treasures would stand the
test of time and now, will find their way into the hands
of collectors yearning to own a small piece of pop culture
history.
The Topps team also inserted many of its original file
copy cards onto special die-cut pages. These striking
cards are free of any staining and present themselves
in high-quality condition. The stain-free cards are encapsulated
two ways, either as "Authentic" or with an actual
BVG numerical grade, i.e. BVG 8. The Topps team archived
only one of each stain-free card into the presentation
binder and this rarity is identified on the label as 1/1.
Description
from the 1989 Topps Guernsey's Auction Catalogue:
We
have grouped the distinctive File Copy cards with paste
staining into two categories. The 1/2 cards will contain
the original paste stain on the reverse side and the 2/2
cards will contain the paste stain on the front of the
card. Other than this subtle paste stain; the majority
of these archival relics boast sharp corners, vivid color
and stunning clarity.
Each original File Copy card is encapsulated and graded
either "Authentic" or by number grade by Beckett
Grading Services. Each card comes with a certificate of
authenticity with a corresponding serial number that is
recorded in a special
data file accessible for viewing on thetoppsvault.com
website. This resource database will be continuously updated
as new cards become available.
In the coming months, The Topps Vault will be offering
a random selection of both sports and non-sports cards
from these extraordinary Topps Presentation Binders. For
collectors wishing to own a bit of hobby history, these
unique Topps File Copy trading cards are just the place
to start.
Live File Copy™ Auctions:
1972
Topps Baseball File Copy™ Cards
The Topps Vault File Copy™ Database is
now available.
