1956 Round-Up Trading cards were released by Topps and focuses on Old-Western legends. This set is a mix of historical fact and fiction. You’ll find 80 cards in the 1956 Topps Western Round-Up set. There are 8 historical icons featured.
Let’s learn more by talking about these non-sports cards, see what they look like, learn about key cards, and get recommendations.
Looking at the Cards
There are a total of eighty 1956 Round-Up trading cards in this set. The set is broken up into subsets of 10, with each subset being focused on an individual historical figure. The first card in each subset is a portrait, while the rest of the nine cards display events related to the individual.
The Front of the Card
Each card features a full color image with a white border around it. The portrait card features the individual’s name in a yellow box at the bottom, while the rest of the cards add a red box that includes the title of the card. Here is an example of card number 41:
The Back
The back of the cards feature the title at the top with a subset numbering right underneath. The main section of the card talks about the event or individual featured on the card through comic style frames. The backs of the cards are printed in black and red. Here, you can see an example of what the back of a 1956 Western Roundup card looks like:
Key Cards
At the time of writing this, there were only 7 cards that were graded by PSA as GEM MINT:
1 Wild Bill Hickok
11 Calamity Jane
25 Surprise Raid
47 Dangerous Mission
67 Night Riders
69 Peace Talk
77 Independence Day
The following cards have a lower population than the rest of the set, making them more difficult to find:
3 Slashing Claws
4 Wild Bill Strikes!
6 Ready to Draw
8 Pounding Hoofs
9 Deadly Mistake
15 Reach
46 Flashing Knives
65 Escape
74 Gun Duel
Finally to note, the first and last card of most sets are popular. In this set, you’ll also want to focus on the first card in each subset, which is the portrait.
1956 Round-Up Trading Cards Checklist
Again, this set is broken down by subsets as follows:
1-10 Wild Bill
11-20 Calamity Jane
21-30 Buffalo Bill
31-40 Wyatt Earp
41-50 Daniel Boone
51-60 Jesse James
61-70 Geronimo
71-80 Kit Carson
Here is a full list of the 1956 Round-Up trading cards, including the number and title:
| 1 Wild Bill Hickok 2 Charge! 3 Slashing Claws 4 Wild Bill Strikes! 5 Quick Shooting 6 Ready to Draw 7 Fighting Fury 8 Pounding Hoofs 9 Deadly Mistake 10 The Last Shot 11 Calamity Jane 12 Daring Rescue 13 Indian Attack 14 Sharpshooting 15 Reach 16 Hooray for Jane! 17 Rough Riding 18 Fighting Mad 19 Queen of the Wild West 20 The Last Ride 21 Buffalo Bill 22 Bullseye! 23 Race With Death 24 Buffalo Hunt 25 Surprise Raid 26 Daring Jump 27 The Royal Hunt 28 Taking Aim 29 Roaring Welcome 30 Frontier Fun 31 Wyatt Earp 32 Put Down That Gun! 33 Flying Fists 34 Shower of Lead 35 Wyatt’s Big Fight 36 Running Battle 37 Rustlers 38 Gunfight 39 The Showdown 40 Leaping Fury | 41 Daniel Boone 42 Captured! 43 Wagon Trail 44 Beating ‘EM Off 45 Pow-Wow 46 Flashing Knives 47 Dangerous Mission 48 Storming the Walls 49 Landslide! 50 Frontier Justice 51 Jesse James 52 Cruel Beating 53 The Raid 54 Crossfire 55 The Holdup 56 Trapped 57 Daring Robbery 58 The Blast 59 Fight for Life 60 Sneak Attack 61 Geronimo 62 Massacre 63 Wall of Flame 64 Double Crossed! 65 Escape 66 Revenge 67 Night Riders 68 Flaming Terror 69 Peace Talk 70 Fast Action 71 Kit Carson 72 Bucking Broncos 73 Ambush! 74 Gun Duel 75 Perfect Shot 76 The Chase 77 Independence Day 78 Surrounded! 79 Kit’s Gamble 80 Indian War |
Set Recommendations
As always, if you’re not looking for a full set of 1965 Round-Up trading cards, focus on the key cards. In this case, there are a few PSA 10s out there that would be a score to have. Also, you’ll want the first card of each subset.
If you enjoyed this set, you may also want to explore these as well:
Looking for other non-sports trading cards from 1956? These were the more popular sets:
- 1956 Gum Inc Adventure
- 1956 Topps Davy Crockett
- 1956 Topps Elvis Presley
- 1956 Topps Flags of the World
- 1956 Topps US Presidents
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