The 1964 Topps Beatles Plaks trading card set is one of the rarest and difficult to collect Beatles card sets of all time.
There are 55 oversized cards in this series, making it one of the smallest Beatles sets from 1964 (Topps Hard Day’s Night was also 55 cards) but the difficulty in collecting this series is in finding quality cards. Each card included perforations — hooks on the top, slits on the bottom — that allow fans to connect the cards and hang the set on their walls.
Instructions for handling the perforations appear on the reverse of each card so the focus is 100% on the card fronts. Each front is a landscape photo and caption on a “wood” background. Due to the perforations and the tattered edge design, it is very difficult to find high-quality cards that are not damaged or off-center.
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1964 Topps Beatles Plaks Checklist
Base Set – 55 Cards
1 | I Dig the Beatles |
2 | Paul, John, George, Ringo |
3 | Seal of Approval, Beatles Are OK |
4 | The Beatles for Congress |
5 | Ringo, Ringo, Ringo |
6 | Beatles 4 Ever |
7 | Love That Ringo |
8 | The Greatest Ever |
9 | I Love You |
10 | George Harrison |
11 | The Chairmen of the Board |
12 | The Beatles Are the Gear |
13 | Paul is All |
14 | John, John, John |
15 | Keep the Beatles Here |
16 | Go-Go-Go with Ringo |
17 | Beatles, Beatles, Beatles |
18 | Hail the Beatles |
19 | I Pledge Allegiance to the Beatles |
20 | John Lennon |
21 | The World’s Fairest |
22 | Thank You England |
23 | John Sends Me |
24 | I Have Beatlemania |
25 | Beatles |
26 | George is Gorgeous |
27 | John is Fab |
28 | I Love the Beatles |
29 | Beatles, You Are Beautiful |
30 | The Boys from Liverpool Are Real Cool |
31 | Hats Off to the Beatles |
32 | The 8th Wonder of the World, The Beatles |
33 | I Go Ape for the Beatles |
34 | Paul is the Living End |
35 | Smile, the Beatles Are Singing |
36 | Next to Me, I Love the Beatles |
37 | Paul McCartney |
38 | I Flip for George |
39 | I’m Hooked on the Beatles |
40 | Stamp Out Everyone Who Wants to Stamp Out the Beatles |
41 | I Flip My Beatles Wig |
42 | Paul, Paul, Paul |
43 | A Gas |
44 | Ringo is the Cutest |
45 | George, George, George |
46 | The Beatles Are Real Boss |
47 | Ringo Starr |
48 | Fab, Fab, Fab |
49 | Never Leave Me |
50 | Silence, I’m Listening to the Beatles |
51 | The U.S.A. Wants You to Stay |
52 | The Beatles Are Happening |
53 | Ringo For Kingo |
54 | Yeah, Yeah, Yeah |
55 | Think How Wonderful the Beatles Are |