1956 Topps Western Round-Up Card # 31 Wyatt Earp (VG) for Sale

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1956 Topps Western Round-Up Card # 31 Wyatt Earp (VG):
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1956 Topps Western Round-Up Card # 31 Wyatt Earp (VG)

1950s Entertainment Trading Cards

Part of a big surge in Topps entertainment releases, the 1950s Entertainment Trading Cards offer a strong mix of non-sport choices.

1956 Topps Round-Up Trading Cards

Focusing on frontier figures like Jesse James, Wyatt Earp and Daniel Boone, 1956 Topps Round-Up is one of the most beloved and popular sets of the era.

Product Details

The 1950s saw no short of frontier- and Western-themed trading card. Despite a crowded field, 1956 Topps Round-Up (also known as Western Roundup) is a standout. Focusing on the legends of some of the Western frontier\'s biggest names, the set is both colorful and fun. Although, one might not want to take it as full historical truth.

1956 Topps Round-Up is an 80-card set.It\'s divided neatly in eight sections, ten cards for each of the focal figures:

Wild Bill Hickock #1-10

Calamity Jane #11-20

Buffalo Bill #21-30

Wyatt Earp #31-40

Daniel Boone #41-50

Jesse James #51-60

Geronimo #61-70

Kit Carson #71-80

All cards have full-color illustrations. The first card in each section is a portrait. These portraits use the main key art used a few years earlier in 1952 Topps Look n See. Backgrounds are different and there are a couple of small changes on some, but the similarities are easy to spot side-by-side. The remaining nine cards for each subset are images showcasing key events.

Card backs use a mix of traditional text and comics to build the Western legends. Besides a main set number, cards come with a subset number as well to help guide collectors through the set\'s multiple narratives.

How We Grade:

GemMint (GMT): (10.0)A flawless card. To be in Gem Mint condition,a card’s borders must have a ratio of 50/50 side to side and top tobottom.

Mint(MT): (9.0-9.5)A perfect card. Well-centered with parallel borders which appearequal to the naked eye. Four sharp, square corners. No creases, edge dents,surface scratches, paper flaws, loss of luster, yellowing or fading, regardlessof age. No imperfectly printed cards – out of register, badly cut or ink flawed– or card stained by contact with gum, wax or other substances can beconsidered truly Mint, even if new out of the pack. Generally, to be consideredin Mint condition, a card’s borders must exist in a ratio of 60/40 side to sideand top to bottom.

NearMint/Mint (NM/MT): (8.0-8.5)A super high-end card thatappears Mint 9 at first glance, but upon closer inspection, may exhibit a veryslight wax stain on reverse, slight fraying at one or two corners, or a minorprinting imperfection. Centering must be app. 65/35 to 70/30 or better on thefront and 90/10 or better on the reverse.

NearMint (NM): (7.0-7.5)A nearly perfect card at first glance, butupon closer inspection, may have slight surface wear, slight fraying on somecorners, slightly out-of-register picture focus, a minor printing blemish orslight wax stain on reverse. Centering must be 70/30 to 75/25 or better on thefront and 90/10 or better on the reverse.

Excellent/NearMint (EX/NM): (6.0-6.5)Card may have visible surfacewear or a printing defect. A very light scratch. Corners may have slightlygraduated fraying. Picture focus may be slightly out-of-register. Card may haveminor wax stain on reverse, may have very slight nothing on edges. Centeringmust be 80/20 or better on the front and 90/10 or better on the reverse.

Excellent(EX): (5.0-5.5)Corners are still fairly sharp with only moderate wear. Cardborders may be off center as much as 85/15. No creases. May have very minorgum, wax or product stains, front or back. Surfaces may show slight loss ofluster from rubbing across other cards. Dark bordered cards may have one or twosmall nicks.

VeryGood/Excellent (VG/EX): (4.0-4.5)Shows obvious handling, but stilllooks nice. Corners may be rounded or have minor creases. No major creases,tape marks or extraneous markings or writing. Surfaces does exhibit loss ofluster, but the printing is intact. May have paper wrinkles. May show majorgum, wax or other packaging stains. All four borders visible, though the ratiomay be as poor as 95/5. Exhibits honest wear.

VeryGood (VG): (3.0-3.5)A well-worn card, but exhibits no intentionaldamage or abuse. May be “Mis-cut or Off-Center” with no border visible. Mayhave major or multiple creases, however, creases are not so deep as to show theunderlying paper. This card is completely readable, has not been written on,and has no tape marks or holes. Corner rounding may extend well beyond theborder.

Good(GD) (2.0-2.5)Shows excessive wear, along with damage or abuse. Will show allthe wear characteristics of a Very Good card, along with such damage as thumbtack holes in or near margins, evidence of having been taped or pasted, perhapssmall tears around the edges or creases so heavily as to break the cardboard.Backs may show minor added pen or pencil writing or be missing small bits ofpaper. Still basically a complete card.

Poor(P): (1.0-1.5)A card that has been tortured to death. Corners or other areasmay be torn off. Card may have been trimmed, show holes from a paper punch orhave been used for BB gun practice. Front may have extraneous pen or pencilwriting, or other defacement. Major portions of front or back design may bemissing. Not a pretty sight.