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The 1988 Topps Big Baseball set was released in three smaller series, instead of one larger release. In 1988 that amounted to three series of 88 cards, for a total of 264 cards. (Images courtesy Sal Barry)
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Big Baseball was one of Topps’ earliest premium sets – but size was a problem

Dick Bartell and Jake Powell before Game 5 of the 1936 World Series. There are several in the collection from that series featuring a Giant and a Yankee together. (Photo courtesy of Andrew Aronstein)
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Hobby pioneer Michael Aronstein brought TCMA cards to collectors

AMI 1972 Pirates Ball
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Babe Ruth pinstripe pants dating to Opening Day, 1921
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Ruth's 1921 Pinstripe Pants and Ty Cobb Game-Used Bat Headed to Auction

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