Part Four Of Keith Olbermann's Topps Proof Series - 1977

[Zach Wheat]

Interesting, thanks for posting. Keith also has some interesting info on YouTube on proofs including the 1967 Topps proof of Tom "Tommie" Reynolds @ the 4:38 mark.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmKoquCorgs

[mikemb]

Great information!!

Thanks to KO and Cliff!

Mike

[ALBB]

Its interesting and they are scarce cards.....but I just cant get excited about 1977 Topps cards

[Cliff Bowman]

Here are the 1977 proof variations I could find on the web, if anyone has scans or pics of Baylor, Fingers, Singer, Fitzmorris, Cash, Bando, Greif, Pole, Meyer, Braun, Campaneris, or White please show them. ETA: I found progressive proofs of Meyer and Singer.

[ALR-bishop]

Lee Richards is the only one I have

[roarfrom34]

I'm curious if that Gene Tenace card is actually a photo of him (doesn't appear to be)? Thoughts?

[JustinD]

I have one of the misidentified Dave Cash cards from that auction, this is the issued OPC -

[Cliff Bowman]

Originally Posted by roarfrom34

I'm curious if that Gene Tenace card is actually a photo of him (doesn't appear to be)? Thoughts?

You may be right, I looked for pics of Tenace with a beard and couldn’t find any. A lifelong A’s fan would probably know if it is Tenace or not.

[Cliff Bowman]

Originally Posted by ALBB

Its interesting and they are scarce cards.....but I just cant get excited about 1977 Topps cards

Al R. also got Part 5 from Mr. Olbermann, it covers 1978 to 1984. I will try to start on it in the next couple of days.

[savedfrommyspokes]

Originally Posted by Zach Wheat

Interesting, thanks for posting. Keith also has some interesting info on YouTube on proofs including the 1967 Topps proof of Tom "Tommie" Reynolds @ the 4:38 mark.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmKoquCorgs

For those who have the "Tommy" (with "MY" mostly obscured) version of this card, will some copies of this version be more apparent than other copies? Also, any opinions of the ratio of mostly obscured to completely obscured?

[brad31]

Wow that Fingers card is cool. I have seen pictures of most of these but never the Fingers. Great thread.

[ALR-bishop]

Originally Posted by savedfrommyspokes

For those who have the "Tommy" (with "MY" mostly obscured) version of this card, will some copies of this version be more apparent than other copies? Also, any opinions of the ratio of mostly obscured to completely obscured?

For a time I looked for more prominent remnants on the Reynolds card but the one I ended up is hard to see in scans, just two black points, presumably from the M and Y . The proof version Keith Olbermann mentioned had Tommy on the front and Tommie which he preferred on back, so they apparently scrubbed it on the front

[savedfrommyspokes]

Thank you Al....some of the "sold" copies I saw on ebay appear to have varying levels of the "MY" missing. While my copy is obvious in hand, it is not as obvious in a scan/image.

[Cliff Bowman]

While searching for something else I stumbled across a 1977 Topps proof sheet with some of the unissued proof photos including Bill Greif, unfortunately it's a small scan and loses quality when blown up.