The Curious Case of 1972 Harmon Killebrew...

[toppcat]

Interesting year, 1972. Topps was trying to cut back and save money everywhere as they were launching their IPO in March that year. Could card cutting also be affected by cost cutting?

[JollyElm]

Again, it's all SUPPOSITION. Without question, the vast majority of 1972 Killebrew IA cards (it would have to be waaaaay north of 95%, but again, that's just supposition) left the Topps factory off-centered and/or tilted. The only extant (don't you love people who use that particular word) picture of an uncut sheet available shows the two #52 cards on it properly aligned. You can argue about it as much as you want, neither of them appear tilted to the left. They are straight. So (whoops, I think it's bad form to start a sentence with "So") whatever caused the output of Killers that year to be horrible doesn't change the fact that I finally found one that is absolutely beautiful. In the end, I am as happy as a clam to have one. Nothing else about it really matters.

[Killebrewfan]

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[Fuddjcal]

Originally Posted by Killebrewfan

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Nicely trimmed example...so small in that holder it's funny.

[ALR-bishop]

I have no expertise on trimming but welcome to board Killebrewfan. Are you mostly a Killebrew collector ?