1971 Topps Football - anyone else collecting this set?

[Cliff Bowman]

Originally Posted by G1911

Is anyone else a fan of the 71 issue? Have any favorite cards, any cool print defects or proofs or uncut material? Opened a pack or box of these?

I haven't collected football, basketball, or hockey since I was a kid in the late 70's-mid 80's, but I do look for a few variations and I will get any interesting print flaws I run across if they are priced reasonably. I got this one on eBay years ago, it is missing the final yellow ink print run and the final black ink print run. It has a complete back so it is not a progressive proof.

[G1911]

Picked these two up in separate sales the last few months, both here on N54. I like miscuts, even cooler when they are extreme and have a star.

[G1911]

And a weird Butkus printing defect with way too much black:

[jefferyepayne]

Originally Posted by G1911

And a weird Butkus printing defect with way too much black:

Punk Rock Butkus, LOL.

jeff

[Chicosbailbonds]

The posters are hard to find centered.

[Cliff Bowman]

Originally Posted by G1911

And a weird Butkus printing defect with way too much black:

I love print errors like that with the out of control black ink.

[G1911]

Going through my 1971's again, thought I'd resurrect this with a request for data on the Game Cards. For as long as I've been in the hobby, some of the Game inserts have been marked as DP's. The one thing I've learned about football cards is that what the hobby thinks are SP's and DP's are often wrong once we see a sheet. I'd be surprised if Starr and Namath are NOT DP's as they seem extremely abundant, but does anyone have an image of a sheet of the game cards?

I think there is a legitimate stock difference too, which unlike most Topps stock variations is visible on the front. It could be toning, with the sample size I've had in hand I suspect it is not toning.

[jmoran19]

here you go, top 6 rows same as bottom 6. 53 card set, add another 7 game cards and dupes of Namath, Butkus, Bart Starr, Tom W., Bob Berry and finally Andy Russell

John

[G1911]

Thank you! Didn't know the field marker card was THAT super printed.