1963 Fleer Baseball
# of cards: 66
Dimensions: 2 1/2 x 3 1/2
Collector score: ***** (6 Stars)
In an attempt to circumvent Topps exclusive rights to baseball cards, Fleer issued their 1963 baseball cards with cookies instead of gum. The 1963 Fleer baseball card issue was intended to be a much larger set issued in multiple series but Topps sued Fleer after the first series was released stopping further production. Fleer pulled the set from the market and canceled plans for the remaining series leaving this very popular set at just 66 cards plus one unnumbered checklist. But what a 66 cards! The 63 Fleer Cards are attractive and feature an extremely high percentage of stars: Brooks Robinson, Willie Mays, Carl Yastrzemski, Sandy Koufax, Roberto Clemente, Don Drysdale and Warren Spahn. The set also included 2 very scarce short prints, Joe Adcock and the unnumbered checklist.
The most interesting card is the Maury Wills Rookie card. Even though Wills started his career with the Dodgers in 1959 and became a superstar, his 63 Fleer card is considered his rookie card. In 1959, 1960 and 1961, Topps apparently did not consider Wills worthy enough to have a card!
Not many were printed, and finding cards in mint condition is nearly impossible.
COMPLETE SET (66) $4,000.00 (includes unnumbered checklist)
1963 Fleer #1 Steve Barber $60.00
1963 Fleer #2 Ron Hansen $30.00
1963 Fleer #3 Milt Pappas $50.00
1963 Fleer #4 Brooks Robinson $250.00
1963 Fleer #5 Willie Mays $400.00
1963 Fleer #6 Lou Clinton $30.00
1963 Fleer #7 Bill Monbouquette $40.00
1963 Fleer #8 Carl Yastrzemski $250.00
1963 Fleer #9 Ray Herbert $30.00
1963 Fleer #10 Jim Landis $30.00
1963 Fleer #11 Dick Donovan $30.00
1963 Fleer #12 Tito Francona $30.00
1963 Fleer #13 Jerry Kindall $30.00
1963 Fleer #14 Frank Lary $50.00
1963 Fleer #15 Dick Howser $40.00
1963 Fleer #16 Jerry Lumpe $30.00
1963 Fleer #17 Norm Siebern $40.00
1963 Fleer #18 Don Lee $30.00
1963 Fleer #19 Albie Pearson $40.00
1963 Fleer #20 Bob Rodgers $40.00
1963 Fleer #21 Leon Wagner $40.00
1963 Fleer #22 Jim Kaat $60.00
1963 Fleer #23 Vic Power $50.00
1963 Fleer #24 Rich Rollins $40.00
1963 Fleer #25 Bobby Richardson $60.00
1963 Fleer #26 Ralph Terry $50.00
1963 Fleer #27 Tom Cheney $30.00
1963 Fleer #28 Chuck Cottier $30.00
1963 Fleer #29 Jimmy Piersall $50.00
1963 Fleer #30 Dave Stenhouse $30.00
1963 Fleer #31 Glen Hobbie $30.00
1963 Fleer #32 Ron Santo $60.00
1963 Fleer #33 Gene Freese $30.00
1963 Fleer #34 Vada Pinson $50.00
1963 Fleer #35 Bob Purkey $30.00
1963 Fleer #36 Joe Amalfitano $30.00
1963 Fleer #37 Bob Aspromonte $30.00
1963 Fleer #38 Dick Farrell $30.00
1963 Fleer #39 Al Spangler $30.00
1963 Fleer #40 Tommy Davis $50.00
1963 Fleer #41 Don Drysdale $200.00
1963 Fleer #42 Sandy Koufax $400.00
1963 Fleer #43 Maury Wills RC Rookie card $250.00
1963 Fleer #44 Frank Bolling $30.00
1963 Fleer #45 Warren Spahn $200.00
1963 Fleer #46 Joe Adcock Short printed $400.00
1963 Fleer #47 Roger Craig $40.00
1963 Fleer #48 Al Jackson $40.00
1963 Fleer #49 Rod Kanehl $40.00
1963 Fleer #50 Ruben Amaro $30.00
1963 Fleer #51 Johnny Callison $50.00
1963 Fleer #52 Clay Dalrymple $30.00
1963 Fleer #53 Don Demeter $30.00
1963 Fleer #54 Art Mahaffey $30.00
1963 Fleer #55 Smoky Burgess $50.00
1963 Fleer #56 Roberto Clemente $400.00
1963 Fleer #57 Roy Face $50.00
1963 Fleer #58 Vern Law $40.00
1963 Fleer #59 Bill Mazeroski $60.00
1963 Fleer #60 Ken Boyer $50.00
1963 Fleer #61 Bob Gibson $150.00
1963 Fleer #62 Gene Oliver $40.00
1963 Fleer #63 Bill White $50.00
1963 Fleer #64 Orlando Cepeda $60.00
1963 Fleer #65 Jim Davenport $40.00
1963 Fleer #66 Billy O’Dell $50.00
1963 Fleer #none Checklist Short print $1,000.00