Double Take

[JollyElm]

The '69 set is replete with photographic hand-me-downs. Two that immediately come to mind are the Ernie Banks, which uses the same photo (more closely cropped) as his 1968 card, and the Larry Haney, which also uses his 1968 photo, only with the negative reversed, making him a left-handed catcher.

[savedfrommyspokes]

There are just a plethora of dupe images used by Topps, especially in the 60s ....the 65/68 Mays is another example of a HOFer Topps used dupe images on (and this image is used 3 years apart too). The 68/69 Carew is also a HOFer with a dupe image(it is cropped in 69).

[Bestdj777]

51 Bowman Mantle and 52 Berk Ross

[Mark70Z]

Since I collect Brooks I know that the '63 and '64 Topps use the same exact image. Then there's the '67 and '69 Topps card that use the same image, just cropped differently. Also, if you count the Topps Super that same image is used on this issue as well. The '62 Topps card image is used for several other issues like the stamp and the Old London coin.

Oh, and keeping with the O's I know Belanger has the same image in '68 and '69.

[kailes2872]

Is the 61 Yaz the same picture as the 60? Also, is the Rose in the 64 pic the same one in his floating head '63 rookie?

[brian1961]

Yes Kevin, to both of your questions. The Yaz and Charlie Hustle shots were indeed used in consecutive years, and they both look so much better the second time around. At least Topps took the time, expense, and trouble to give us kids a brand new shot of Mickey Mantle for his regular card each year.

Good topic for serious griping, though the complaints from the pre-war guys on the re-use of the same photo for the T cards would drown us out.

Don't get me started regarding what Topps did with their 60s-70s hockey---what a sham, or a shame if you prefer.

---Brian Powell