When Topps cut corners
For about 10 years now I've had a fondness for vintage, delving into '50s and '60s cards, learning about players before my time and in awe of their set design. Despite this, I notice many examples from the 1960s have pictures on cards either completely recycled or just lazy.
Wayne Causey: 1963, 1964 and 1965 Topps have the exacr same picture. Why this is, I don't know.
Billy Hoeft: Same picture in 1961/1962 Topps.
Dave Sisler: See Hoeft
Ken Mackenzie: Different pictures for 1963 and 1964 Topps, but obviously at the same time in the same location.
Larry Haney: 1969 Topps is a mirror reflection of 1968 Topps.
Al Worthington: 1964 Topps is zoomed in from his 1963 card. His 1965 and 1966 Topps are identical.
I'm sure there are plenty of others that I can't think of. Feel free to post.
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