O-Pee-Chee & The Topps Connection (Questions)

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Posted By: Dave Hornish

Larry's latest post reminded me I wanted to see if I have a handle on the OPC Topps connected inserts/supplemental sets issued in the 60's and 70's. I only show the following:

1960 Tattoo
1967 Pinups
1969 Deckle
1973 Team Checklists
1974 Team Checklists

This does not seem right to me. Would there not have been inserts issued in 1965 (1st year of OPC branded Topps cards) and 1966? And it seems like there should have been '68 game cards and the scratch offs in '70 and '71 at a minimum?

I believe the '71 wrapper advertises an "extra story booklet" so maybe there was a year lag? in OPC inserts vs. Topps? Was Topps burning off extras from the US a year later? The '70 wrapper also indicates an "extra" within but I cannot read the print on the scan I found online. This would possibly mean the Pinups came in '68, Game Gards in '69, Deckles in '70 and Scratch Offs in '71. Any OPC experts out there know?

1952 through 1964 presumably saw Topps cards baseball simply repackaged for Canadian sale (excluding certain known "gray back" or similar type cards). It's likely these were retailed in Toronto and Montreal metro areas but I am only certain of Toronto. It is unclear to me if the 61-64 packs would have had the main inserts for the year.

For that matter, the '60 Tattoos are the only supplemental OPC set I can ID (thanks to Larry-I have no external reference). Is that because it was just a wrapper and gum, with no cards?

Is there a comprehensive guide to OPC cards available?

And, can we get people to post their OPC wrappers from '65 thru '75?

Thanks!