Lot # 776: 1966 Topps Salesman Sample w/Sandy Koufax

Category: 1949-Present

Starting Bid: $100.00

Bids: 14 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Summer, 2023 Premier Auction",
which ran from 8/2/2023 12:00 PM to
8/19/2023 9:00 PM



A useful marketing tool used by Topps from 1952 to 1957, Salesman Samples were mailed and hand distributed to their vast network of jobbers (wholesalers), direct markets - large and small - and consolidators, all of whom would receive these small panels in advance of a new release.  Primarily associated with their Baseball cards, Topps would include some ad copy on the reverse usually paired with a sample back from the issue being repped.  Salesman Samples are prized today for their scarcity, visual appeal and oddball character.

By 1966 Topps had refined the use and look of these to a mini art form. This 1966 Baseball sample, EX in appearance, features Hall-of-Fame shortstop Luis Aparicio on the front, while the reverse has a killer image of Sandy Koufax, who represented the colorful Rub-Offs insert that year. A small spot of residue is seen on the upper left of the reverse and does not affect the Koufax image. Light foxing is seen on a couple of areas front and back. This is a fun example of these hard to find relics.

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