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Baseball Rarities 02-20-2022 07:15 PM

1969 vs 1970 Transogram Cards
 
I know that the 60 cards in the 1969 Transogram set were issued as individual cards on the back of packages that contained a toy statue of the player.

The 30 cards from 1970 issued in three card panels on the backs of a packages that contained three toy statues.

If a player is in both sets and is individually cut, how can you tell the difference between a 1969 and 1970 card?

My Standard Catalog states that the 1969 cards are 2-1/2" x 3-1/2" while the 1970s are slightly wider at 2-9/16" x 3-1/2".

Is that the only difference?

GasHouseGang 02-20-2022 08:15 PM

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Here is the 2008 Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards entry for the 1969 and 1970 Transograms.

hcv123 02-21-2022 06:07 AM

Stating the obvious
 
Size matters. You tell the difference by 1/16"

Baseball Rarities 02-21-2022 01:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GasHouseGang (Post 2198645)
Here is the 2008 Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards entry for the 1969 and 1970 Transograms.

Thanks David. That is basically the only info that I have been able to find. Seems like the 1/16" width difference is the only thing distinguishing the duplicate subjects in the 1969 and 1970 sets.

Cliff Bowman 02-21-2022 02:55 PM

I know that the 1960’s Bazooka cards that were printed similarly have very subtle photo cropping diffences when they reused the same photo from one year to the next, I don’t know if there are photo cropping differences between the 1969 and 1970 Transogram cards.

Aquarian Sports Cards 08-21-2024 04:13 PM

Is there a difference in scarcity in complete boxes between singles and triples? Better way to put it, was there a noticeably larger production in one set vs the other? Is that known?

rats60 08-22-2024 06:59 AM

Clemente is Bob is the 1969 set and Roberto in the 1970 set. The boxes seem to be a little easier for the 1970s than the 1969s.

hcv123 08-22-2024 11:31 AM

I concur
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by rats60 (Post 2455775)
Clemente is Bob is the 1969 set and Roberto in the 1970 set. The boxes seem to be a little easier for the 1970s than the 1969s.

The 69's are generally tougher than the 70's

raulus 08-22-2024 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hcv123 (Post 2455845)
The 69's are generally tougher than the 70's

That has also been my experience. Although demand isn’t always all that strong. I have several 69 complete boxes for sale that have been waiting patiently for a couple of years without a lot of interest. But maybe my museum prices are the bigger issue.


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